piso, floor;
o —— bajo, ground floor, lower story
plancha, flatiron
planta, sole of the foot, foot
plantear, to shape;
o —se, to come up, be raised, take shape
plata, silver
plaza, place, public square
plazo, fixed time, respite, reprieve, term
pleito, case, lawsuit; dispute
pobre, poor
pobrecito, poor little fellow
pobrete, poor old fellow
pobreza, poverty
poco, -a, little;
o pocos, -as, some, a few
poco, adv. , little;
o a —— (tiempo) de, in a little while, soon
poder, m. , power, possession
poder, to be able;
o no puedo menos de, I cannot help but
política, politics
político, -a, political
pollo, chicken
poner, to put, set, call; ( = tratar) to consider; to put on; o —se, to become;
o —se a, to begin
poquísimo, -a, very little
poquitillo, -a, very little
por, per, for, by, through; so as to;
o ¿—— qué? why?
o ——... que, however...;
o —— si, if, in case, possibly, lest, for fear that;
o —— la tarde, in the afternoon
pormenor, m. , detail
porque, because, so that, for; often que for porque
portal, m. , doorway, entrance, archway
porte, m. , bearing, carriage
portero, -a, porter, janitor
porvenir, m. , future
posar, —se, to rest
poseedor, possessor, owner
poseer, to possess, own
posible, possible
posición, position
positivo, -a, positive
posterior, posterior, after; later
postura, posture
potencia, potency, power
potentado, potentate, powerful one
preámbulo, preamble, preface
precaución, precaution
preceder, to precede
Preciados (calle de), Smart-set (Street)
precio, price
precisamente, precisely
preciso, -a, precise, exact; necessary
predecir, to predict
predominar, to predominate
preferir, to prefer
pregonar, to herald, proclaim, announce
pregunta, question
preguntar, to ask, question
prenda, pledge, jewel;
o gracias, ——, thanks, dear
prendarse de, to be taken with, fall in love with;
o prendado, enamored
preparar, to prepare
prescindir de, to forego, do without, omit
presencia, presence
presentar, to present, introduce
presente, present, actual; hacer—— , to remind, recommend
presente, present
presentir, to foresee, have a presentiment of, anticipate
presidente, president
presidio, prison, garrison (of a prison); fort
prestado, loan, thing or amount loaned
prestar, to lend, give
preste, priest
Preste Juan de las Indias, Prester John (a supposed rich and
powerfuloriental ruler)
presteza, quickness, speed
presunto, -a, presumptive, supposed
presuntuoso, -a, presumptuous, forward
pretender, to pretend, seek; claim, woo
pretendiente, suitor, wooer
previo, -a, previous
primavera, spring
primer: see primero, -a
primero, first, sooner, rather
primero, -a, first, foremost
primo, cousin;
o —— hermano, first cousin, cousin german
princesa, princess
principal, principal, chief, leading, prominent
príncipe, prince
principiar, to begin
principio, beginning
prisa, haste, hurry;
o de ——, quickly, hurriedly;
o darse ——, to hasten;
o tener ——, to be in a hurry
privadamente, privately
privado, -a, deprived
privar, to deprive
privilegio, privilege
probabilidad, probability
probable, probable
probablemente, probably
procedencia, source, origin
proclamar, to proclaim
procurador, attorney, solicitor
procurar, to try, endeavor
prodigio, prodigy, wonder
prodigioso, -a, prodigious, great
producir, to produce
producto, product, proceeds
proferir, to set forth, declare, assent
profesar, to profess
profundamente, deeply
profundizar, to go deep, penetrate
profundo, -a, profound, deep
pronóstico, prognostics, (doctor's) prediction, forecast
pronto, -a, prompt, ready, quick;
o al ——, at once, at first
pronto, quickly, soon;
o de ——, suddenly
pronunciar, to pronounce, say;
o —se, to declare one's self (in revolt)
propio, -a, proper, own, self, very
proponer, to purpose, propose;
o —se, to propose to one's self
proporcionar, to proportion, grant, get
propósito, purpose, intention;
o a ——, to the purpose;
o a —— de, apropos of, with regard to
proscrito, -a, proscribed, outlawed
proseguir, to continue
prosperidad, prosperity
protagonista, m. , protagonist (first or chief actor), hero
protección, protection
protesta, protest
proveer, to provide, plan for, decide
Providencia, Providence
provocar, to provoke, make angry
próximo, -a, near, very near
proyectil, m. , projectile
prudencia, prudence
prudente, prudent
prudentísimo, -a, very prudent
prueba, proof
psicólogo, psychologist
público, public, audience
público, -a, public
puchero, boiling pot; whimpering, sobbing
pudor, m. , modesty, sense of propriety
pudoroso, -a, modest
pueril, puerile, childish
puerta, door, gate
Puerta del Sol, the great square in Madrid
puerto, port, harbor
pues, then; well;
o —— bien, all right; conj. , for, since
puesto, post, place
puesto, -a: puesto que, it being supposed that, since, because
pugnar, to fight, contend
pulcritud, beauty, neatness
pulcro, -a, neat, well-groomed
pulsar, to feel the pulse of
pulso, pulse
punta, point;
o de ——, on end
punto, point (of time or place), purpose;
o un ——, for a moment;
o —— por ——, item by item;
o a —— de, on the point of;
o hasta cierto ——, up to a certain point;
o puesto (puesta) en sus —s, in all her perfection
puñado, handful, group
puñal, m. , poniard, dagger;
o clavar un ——, to thrust a dagger
puño, fist
pupilaje, m. , board
pupilo, boarder
pupitre, m. , desk
puramente, purely
purísimo, -a, most pure, most holy
puro, -a, pure
Q
Q. S. G. H. = que santa gloria haya, may he (she) rest in peace
que, who, which;
o el, la ——, the one who, he who;
o lo ——, (that which), what;
o a lo ——, as
que, that, so that; often for porque, because;
o a ——, until;
o el ——, (the fact) that;
o en ——, in case that;
o es ——, the fact is that
que, than, as
¿qué? which? what?
o ¿a ——? to what end? what for?
¡qué! what a! what! how!
quebrantar, to break
quedamente, quietly
quedar, to remain;
o —— en ( = consentir en), to rest or settle on, agree on, abide by; o —se, to stay
quedo, -a, quiet, gentle
quejarse, to complain
quemar, to burn, heat up
querer, to wish, love, like;
o —— decir, to mean
querido, -a, beloved, dear
quien, who, whom; he who
¿quién? who?
quieto, -a, quiet, still
quina, quinine
quince, fifteen
quinientos, -as, five hundred
quitar, to take away, remove;
o —se, to take off;
o de quita y pon, adjustable, that can be put on or taken off
quizá, perhaps
R
rabia, rage
rabioso, -a, raging, furious
radicar, to have root, have its origin
rama, branch;
o en ——, raw
ramillete, m. , bouquet;
o —— de dulces, assortment of candied fruit (on centerpiece, in a box)
ramo, bunch, bouquet
Ramón, Raymond
rápidamente, rapidly
rápido, -a, rapid, quick
raro, -a, rare, queer
rato, moment
rayo, lightning, flash
razón, f. , reason;
o tener ——, to be right;
o venirse a razones, to yield to reason
real, royal; real
real, m. , real (Spanish coin, worth about five cents)
realidad, reality
realizar, to realize, effect
recado, message, announcement
recato, prudence, care, consideration
receta, prescription, recipe
recibir, to receive
reclinar, to recline, lean back
recobrar, to recover, get back
recomendar, to recommend
recompensa, reward, compensation
reconocer, to recognize, acknowledge
reconstituir, to reëstablish, reconstitute
reconvenir, to rebuke
recordar, to remember, recall, remind
recorrer, to pass through, traverse, cover
recurso, recourse, resource, way
rechazo, rebound, ricochet;
o de ——, upon the rebound, deflected
red, f. , net
redondo, -a, round
reducir, to reduce, set (a bone)
reemplazo, substitute;
o estar de ——, to be suspended, be on half pay;
o paga de ——, half pay
refajo, a short skirt, petticoat
referir, to relate, refer, cite;
o referido, aforesaid
refilón: de—— , obliquely, glancing, angling
reflejo, reflexion
reflexión, reflection
reflexionar, to reflect
reflexivo, -a, reflexive
reformar, to reform, form anew
refrenar, to refrain, hold back, rein in
refriega, affray, conflict
regalar, to present, give
regalo, present, gift
regatear, to wrangle, haggle over (in buying and selling)
regimiento, regiment
regresar, to return
regular, regular
regular, to regulate, make regular
regularidad, regularity
reina, queen
reinar, to reign
reintegro, making up, reimbursement
reír, to laugh;
o —se (de), to laugh at
reja, iron bars, window grating
relación, relation, narration, story, account
relato, statement, narration
relevar, to relieve, free
religioso, -a, religious
reloj, m. , timepiece, watch, clock
reluciente, resplendent
remate, m. , end, finish
remediar, to remedy
remedio, remedy, help;
o sin ——, in spite of everything
remendar, to mend
remolón, -ona, lazy, shirking
remoto, -a, remote, distant
rencor, rancor, cherished hate
rendir, to subject, vanquish;
o —se, to surrender
renglón, m. , line (written or printed);
o a —— seguido, right after that
renovar, to renew
renta, income
renunciar, to renounce, forego
reñir, to quarrel
reo, m. and f. , criminal;
o —— en capilla, a (sentenced) criminal (at prayer) in (the prison) chapel
reojo: mirar de—— , to look at out of the tail of the eye
reparar, to repair, stop;
o —— en, to give attention to
reparo, objection, what one stops over
repetir, to repeat
replicar, to reply
reponer, to put back, reply;
o —se, to recover;
o repuso = respondió, he replied
reportar, to restrain;
o —se, to control one's self
reposar, to repose, rest
reposo, repose, peace
representación, representation
representante, representative
representar, to represent
reprimir, to repress
república, republic
republicano, -a, a. and s. , republican
repugnancia, repugnance
repugnante, repugnant
repuso = respondió, he replied
reputación, reputation, renown
requerir, to require, seek;
o —— de amores, to make love to
requilorios, m. pl. , roundabout ways, beating around the bush
resabio, ("bad taste"), vice, bad habit
reseñar, to sum up briefly, outline
reserva, reserve, secrecy
reservar, to reserve, hold back;
o —se de, to keep clear of
resignar, to resign;
o —se a, to give up to
resistir, to resist
resolución, resolution, solution, settlement, outcome
resolver, to resolve, finish up, decide, settle
resoplido, snort, blow
resorte, m. , spring
respecto, respect, regard;
o —— a, —— de, in or with respect to
respetable, respectable
respetar, to respect
respeto, respect, esteem
respirar, to breathe
responder, to answer;
o —— de que, vouch for; for respondió, he answered, often repuso
respuesta, answer
restablecer, to reëstablish
restañar, to staunch
restar, to remain
resto, remainder, rest
resueltamente, resolutely
resuel