#noche#,
f.
night; #buenas —s#, good evening
or
night; #de ——#, by night.
#nombre#,
m.
name, Christian name; #a —— de#, in thename of.
#notar#, to notice, observe.
#noticias#,
f. pl.
news.
#novedad#,
f.
new thing; trouble.
#Noviembre#, November.
#novio, -a#,
m. and f.
sweetheart, lover, betrothed.
#nube#,
f.
cloud; multitude; #andar por las —s#, to behigh-priced, come dear.
#nuestro, -a#, our.
#nuevamente#, anew, again.
#nueve#, nine.
#nuevo, -a#, new, newly arrived; #de nuevo#, again.
#número#,
m.
number.
#nunca#, never, ever.
#O#
#o#, either, or.
#obedecer#, to obey.
#obligación#,
f.
duty.
#obispo#,
m.
bishop.
#obligar#, to compel, oblige.
#observar#, to watch, examine, scrutinize; look to see.
#ocasión#,
f.
opportunity.
#ocioso, -a#, idle.
#ocultar#, to hide, conceal.
#oculto, -a#, hidden.
#ocurrencia#,
f.
strange idea.
#ocurrir#, to occur; happen; #lo que se me ocurre#, an idea ofmine.
#ocho#, eight.
#odio#,
m.
hate, hatred.
#oficio#,
m.
office, occupation.
#ofrecer#, to offer; #¿qué se le ofrece?# what do you wish?
#ofrese# = #ofrece#.
#oído#,
m.
ear.
#oír#, to hear, listen to; #¡oiga usted!# see here!
#ojalá#, (
used to introduce a wish
); #—— sea#, I hopeit is.
#ojeada#,
f.
glance.
#ojo#,
m.
eye; #entrar por el —— derecho#, to suitexactly
or
at first glance.
#ola#,
f.
wave.
#óleo#,
m.
oil.
#oler#, to smell, sniff out.
#olfatear#, to scent.
#Olivenza#,
pr. n.
#olvidar#, to forget.
#once#, eleven; #a las ——#, at eleven o'clock.
#opinar#, to believe, hold the opinion, think.
#oponerse#, to oppose.
#oratorio#,
m.
private chapel.
#orden#,
f.
order, command.
#original#, original, odd.
#originalidad#,
f.
originality.
#oro#,
m.
gold; #—— molido#, gold dust.
#ortografía#,
f.
spelling.
#otoño#,
m.
autumn.
#otro, -a#, another, other; different; #es otra#, she is adifferent person.
#oyito# = #hoyito#.
#P#
#pa# = #para#.
#padecer#, to suffer, suffer from.
#padre#,
m.
father;
pl.
parents.
#pagar#, to pay, repay.
#paisana#,
f.
fellow-country-woman, compatriot.
#paisanaje#,
m.
quality of belonging to the same country.
#pajarito#,
m.
little bird.
#pájaro#,
m.
bird.
#palabra#,
f.
word.
#palabrería#,
f.
empty talk.
#palique#,
m. (coll.)
conversation.
#paliza#,
f.
beating.
#paloma#,
f.
dove; innocent person; #de ——#, innocent.
#pan#,
m.
bread.
#pantalón#,
m.
trousers.
#pañuelo#,
m.
handkerchief.
#papá#,
m.
father.
#papel#,
m.
paper.
#paquete#,
m.
parcel, bundle.
#par#,
m.
pair, couple.
#par#, equal, alike; #a la ——#, at the same time;#a —— del alma#, to the bottom of one's heart.
#para#, to, in order to, for, toward; #contener ——#, torestrain from; #—— eso#, for that purpose; #—
— que#, inorder that; #—— sí#, to himself
or
herself.
#parar#, to stop, stay, remain; #—— de#, cease; #venir a——#, land in.
#parecer#, to appear, seem; #al ——#, apparently;#¿te parece?# don't you think so?
refl.
to resemble.
#pared#,
f.
(
interior
) wall.
#pariente, -ta#,
m. and f.
relative.
#París#,
pr. n.
Paris.
#parrafito#,
m.
little paragraph; #echar un ——#, tohave a chat, little talk.
#parte#,
f.
part, place, side; #a todas —s#, everywhere;#de —— de doña C.#, doña C. sends word.
#particular#,
m.
point, subject.
#partir#, to set out, start; #a —— de#, beginning with, eversince.
#pasado, -a#, past, last; #pasado mañana#, day after to-morrow, n. m.
past.
#pasar#, to pass, enter, come in; spend, happen; #no pasa de 45años#, she is not more than 45; #se le irá pasando, she will get overit; #hacer ——#, to let in; #pasó#, it is over, has gone;#¿qué pasa?# what's the matter? #pasarlo bien#, to enjoy oneself;#—— por#, tolerate.
#pasear#, to walk back and forth.
#paseo#,
m.
walk, promenade; #de ——#, for a walk.
#pasillo#,
m.
corridor.
#pasión#,
f.
passion.
#paso#,
m.
step; (
theatrical
) curtain-raiser, sketch;#salir del ——#, to get out of a difficulty.
#pata#,
f.
foot and leg of beasts; #—— de gallo#,nonsense.
#patente#, evident, manifest.
#pausa#,
f.
pause.
#paz#,
f.
peace.
#pecho#,
m.
breast, chest; #quedar entre —— y espaldas#,to remain unsaid.
#pedío# = #pedido#.
#pedir#, to ask, beg.
#pegado, -a#, stuck, glued.
#pegar#, to hit; stick, glue; #¿otra te pego?# another blow?what next?
#pelearse#, to fight, quarrel.
#pelo#,
m.
hair; #por un ——#, by a hair's breadth.
#pelota#,
f.
ball.
#pellejo#,
m.
hide, skin; #quitarle a uno el ——#, torun down, pull to pieces, "skin alive."
#pena#,
f.
sorrow.
#pensamiento#,
m.
thought.
#pensar#, to think, intend; consider, think over.
#pensativo, -a#, thoughtful.
#peó# = #peor#.
#peor#, worse, worst; #—— que ——#, worse and worse.
#pequeñito, -a#, very small.
#pequeño, -a#, little, small.
#perder#, to lose; #—— la casa#, lose your position;
refl.
be lost, lose one's way.
#perdiz#,
f.
partridge.
#perdón#,
m.
pardon.
#perdonar#, to pardon, excuse.
#peregrino, -a#, strange, unusual.
#perejil#,
m.
parsley; #ponerle a uno de hoja de ——#,to tear to pieces, scold violently (
another form of
#poner comoun trapo#).
#perfectamente#, perfectly well.
#pérfido, -a#, treacherous.
#perifollos#,
m. pl.
finery, gew-gaws.
#perillán#,
m.
rascal.
#perjurar#, to swear again; #jurando y perjurando#, vowing anddeclaring.
#perla#,
f.
pearl; #como unas —s#, beautifully.
#permanecer#, to remain.
#permiso#,
m.
permission, leave.
#pero#, but.
#perplejo, -a#, perplexed.
#perro#,
m.
dog.
#persona#,
f.
person.
#personaje#,
m.
character.
#personalísimo, -a#, very personal, individual.
#perturbación#,
f.
unsoundness, derangement.
#pesar#, to weigh.
#pescador#,
m.
fisher.
#peseta#,
f.
peseta (
worth 20 cents
).
#peso#,
m.
weight.
#pesquis#,
m.
shrewdness.
#Petra#,
pr. n. f.
#petróleo#,
m.
kerosene.
#picar#, to sting; burn, be hot.
#picaresco, -a#, malicious.
#pie#,
m.
foot; #—s y manos#, right hand, indispensiblehelper; #a los —s de usted#, at your service (
said to a lady
);#al —— de la letra#,
literally
, at its face value (
aGallicism
); #estar de ——#, to be up, able to work.
#piedra#,
f.
stone.
#piel#,
f.
skin.
#pillo#,
m.
rascal, knave.
#pindonga#,
f.
gadabout, woman fond of loitering in the streets.
#pintar#, to paint, describe.
#piquete#,
m.
squad.
#piso#,
m.
floor, story; #—— principal#, second floor.
#pista#,
f.
trail, track.
#pitá# = #pitar#.
#pitar#, to whistle; (
coll.
) to leave on the run, light out;#—— donde no se le espera#, to do the unexpected thing.
#placer#,
m.
pleasure.
#plan#,
m.
plan; #en —— de#, about to.
#planeta#,
m.
planet.
#plantar#, to plant, place.
#plata#,
f.
silver.
#platear#, to silver.
#platónico, -a#, Platonic.
#playa#,
f.
beach, shore.
#plaza#,
f.
square, market place; #—— mayor#, mainsquare; #—— de toros#, bull ring.
#pliego#,
m.
sheet.
#pluma#,
f.
pen.
#poblacho#,
m.
ugly village.
#pobre#, poor.
#pobrecillo#,
m.
poor fellow.
#poco, -a#, little, few; #poco murmurar#, no complaints, now!
#poco#,
adv.
little, not much; #a ——#, little by little;#a —— de hablar#, after talking a little; #a —— que se meditensus palabras#, if one reflects upon her words a little.
#poder#, to be able, can; #no —— con#, sink under; #no puedemenos de#, it cannot help; n. m.
power.
#poderoso, -a#, powerful, great, potent.
#poeta#,
m.
poet.
#poético, -a#, poetic.
#poltrón, -ona#, lazy.
#polvito#,
m.
fine dust; (
pinch of
) snuff.
#pólvora#,
f.
(gun-)powder.
#pollo#,
m.
chicken; young man; #estás hecho un ——#,you look like a youth.
#pone# = #poner#.
#poner#, to place, put, put on; put down; #—— bueno#,
see
#bueno#;
refl.
, become, put on.
#poquito, -a#, very little; #poquita cosa#, good for nothing.
#por#, for, through, along, across, on, at, by, to, in, over, onaccount of; in order to; as; #—— eso#, on that account;#—— aquí#, this way; #¿—— qué?# why? #—— si#, in casethat.
#porque#, because.
#portal#,
m.
entrance, vestibule.
#portamonedas#,
m.
purse, pocketbook.
#porte#,
m.
carriage, behavior, demeanor.
#portón#,
m.
door of the courtyard.
#porvenir#,
m.
future.
#pos# = #pues#.
#posible#, possible.
#poso# = #pozo#.
#postigo#,
m.
wicket, rear gate; peep-window (
in a door orwindow
).
#postizo, -a#, artificial, false (
of teeth or hair
).
#postura#,
f.
attitude.
#potrito#,
m.
colt.
#pozo#,
m.
well.
#precaución#,
f.
precaution.
#preceder#, to precede.
#precioso, -a#, charming (
both
beautiful
and
witty).
#precisamente#, precisely.
#preciso, -a#, necessary.
#predilección#,
f.
liking; #de toda mi ——#, of whom Iwas very fond.
#predilecto#,
m.
chosen one.
#preferido, -a#, favorite.
#preferir#, to prefer.
#pregunta#,
f.
question.
#preguntar#, to ask, question.
#prehistórico, -a#, prehistoric, "from before the Ark."
#prendarse de#, to take a fancy to, fall in love with.
#preocupar#, to worry.
#preparar#, to prepare, make ready.
#prescindir (de)#, to do without, put aside.
#presencia#,
f.
presence (bearing
or
appearance).
#presentación#,
f.
introduction.
#presentar#, to introduce, present;
refl.
appear.
#presente#, present, before one; current; #la ——#, the presentwriting, letter.
#presentimento#,
m.
presentiment.
#presidio#,
m.
military prison, penitentiary.
#prestar#, to lend.
#presumir#, to suppose, presume.
#pretexto#,
m.
pretext, excuse.
#primavera#,
f.
spring.
#primero, -a#, first, front; #primero#,
adv.
at first.
#primo, -a#,
m. and f.
cousin.
#principal#, main; #piso ——#, second floor (
one flightabove the ground
).
#probable#, probable.
#probablemente#, probably.
#procurar#, to try.
#prodigar#, to lavish.
#pródigo, -a#, spending readily, wasteful, generous.
#profesional#, professional.
#profeta#,
m.
prophet.
#prolongarse#, to last, be prolonged.
#pronto#, soon; #de ——#, suddenly; #por de ——#, for thepresent, just now.
#propiedad#,
f.
property, landed estate, ownership.
#propio, -a#, one's own, private.
#proponer#, to propose.
#protectora#,
f.
protectress.
#proteger#, to protect, screen.
#protesta#,
f.
protest.
#provechito#,
m.
(much) benefit; #buen ——#, may it doyou good.
#proverbio#,
m.
proverb.
#providencia#,
f.
providence.
#provocador#,
m.
challenger.
#provocar#, to anger, enrage, provoke.
#próximo, -a#, near, close.
#prudente#, prudent.
#prueba#,
f.
proof.
#prurito#,
m.
itch, desire.
#público, -a#, public;
n. m.
audience.
#puchero#,
m.
pouting.
#pudor#,
m.
modesty, sense of shame.
#pueblo#,
m.
town, village; people.
#puerta#,
f.
door.