v.
a. ,
to
strike,
to
hit;
—
fuego
a,
7,
to
set
fire
to;
—la cotidiana paliza, 62, 5, to give the daily beating;
—
los
ojos,
64, 4,
to
close
the
eyes;
— un tiro, 79, 21, to shoot, to fire.
peinar,
v.
a. ,
to
comb,
to
groom;
mejor peinado, 19, 14, bettergroomed.
pelar,
v.
a. ,
to
strip,
to
pluck;
— la pava, 45, 24, to make love, tocourt through a window; see note to 45, 24.
pelear, v. n. , to fight, to struggle.
peligro, m. , danger.
pelo,
m. ,
hair;
con más —s y señales, 57, 5, more exactly, in moredetail.
pelotera, f. , quarrel, scolding, 46, 10.
pellizco, m. , pinch.
pena, f. , penalty, punishment; pain.
penar, v. n. , to suffer, 30, 12.
pender, v. n. , to hang, to be hanging.
penetración, f. , penetration, insight. 222
penetrar, v. n. , to penetrate, to enter, 107, 8; v. a. , topenetrate, to go into, 18, 7, 55, 28, 92, 5.
Península, f. , 6, 11, the Iberian Peninsula.
penitencia, f. , penance.
Penitenciario, m. , Penitentiary; see note to 46, 12.
pensado,
da,
adj. ,
bethought,
provided;
mal pensada, 28, 16, evilthinking.
pensamiento, m. , thought.
pensar, v. a. , to think, to think out; v. n. , to think; to believe;
—
en,
to
think
of;
no está mal pensado, 33, 1, it is not ill thoughtof, not a bad idea.
peonza, f. , top, whirligig, 14, 22.
peor,
adj. ,
worse;
— que —, 114, 1, worse and worse.
pequeño, ña, adj. , small, little.
percudirse, v. refl. , to become tarnished, 4, 14.
perder, v. a. , to lose, to ruin, to undo.
perdición, f. , perdition, ruin, 85, 10.
perdidamente, adv. , desperately, violently.
perdido,
da,
adj. ,
lost;
see
ponerse.
perdiguero,
ra,
adj. ,
perro —, 48, 6, hunting dog, bird dog,retriever.
perdón, m. , pardon, forgiveness.
perdonar, v. a. , to forgive.
peregrinación, f. , pilgrimage.
peregrino, na, adj. , strange, unusual, rare.
perfección, f. , perfection.
perfectamente, adv. , perfectly.
pérfido, da, adj. , faithless, 106, 23.
pericón, m. , large fan, 101, 15.
periquete,
m. ,
en un —, 83, 22, in a jiffy.
perito, m. , expert.
perjuicio, m. , prejudice; harm, damage, 79, 25; sin — de, 88, 21,without estoppel, reserving my right, without giving up my right.
permanecer, v. n. , to remain.
permiso, m. , permission, 113, 25; permit, written permission,
30;
con —, 108, 15, by your leave, beg pardon.
permitir, v. a. , to permit, to allow.
pero,
conj. ,
but;
however;
as
subs.
m. ,
no había — que poner, 3, 9,there was no possible objection
to
be
offered;
no
hay
—
que
valga,
37, 3;
nada de —, 112, 9, no but about it.
perpetuo, tua, adj. , perpetual, permanent; see Regidor.
perro,
m. ,
dog;
— perdiguero, 48, 6, hunting dog, bird dog. 223
persona,
f. ,
person;
en
—, 34, 10, in person, himself; pl. ,
—s, 88, 5, people.
personaje, m. , personage, great man, 28, 1.
personal, adj. , personal.
personificado, da, adj. , personified.
persuadir, v. a. , to persuade, to convince.
pertenecer, v. n. , to belong, to pertain, to appertain.
perturbar, v. a. , to disturb, 122, 22.
pervertir, v. a. , to pervert.
pesar,
v.
a. ,
to
weigh;
a — de, in spite of.
pescar, v. a. , to fish.
pescuezo, m. , neck.
pesebre, m. , manger, feeding-rack, crib.
pesebrera, f. , row of mangers, 65, 6.
peseta, f. , peseta, see note to 21, 8.
peso,
m. ,
weight;
see
caerse, 85, 22.
pestañear, v. n. , to wink; to blink.
pestiño, m. , fritter; pancake; sweetmeat.
petate, m. , bore; liar; 31, 10, bolster, mattress.
pez, m. , fish.
pezuña, f. , hoof.
piar, v. n. , to chirp.
picado, da, adj. , pitted, 18, 4.
picar, v. a. , to pick; to pick up; to break into bits; to prick.
picaresco, ca, adj. , roguish, willful, 14, 28; see note to 1,
9.
pícaro, ra, adj. , naughty; rascally; knavish; see note to 1,
9.
pícaro, m. , scoundrel, rogue.
picatoste, m. , bread fried in oil or butter, often with ham;
8, 6.
Picio;
más feo que —, 17, 1, uglier than mud, ugly as sin.
pico,
m. ,
point,
corner;
las siete y —, 46, 4, seven o'clock andafter.
pie,
m. ,
foot;
a
—,
11,
on
foot;
de
—,
3,
standing;
ponersede
—,
5,
to
rise;
al — de la letra, 50, 22, literally, exactly,step for step; deme un — para montar, 96, 22, give me a lift.
piedra, f. , stone; 71, 3, flint.
piel,
f. ,
skin,
hide;
— de toro, 95, 17, rawhide.
pierna, f. , leg.
pieza,
f. ,
piece;
hecho
una
—,
17,
stiff;
buenas —s, 91, 12,scamps, scallywags.
pillar, v. a. , to rob, to despoil.
pinar, m. , pine-wood, pine-grove.
pincel, m. , brush, 36, 2, 101, 7.
pintar, v. a. , to paint.
pintoresco, ca, adj. , picturesque. 224
Piñona, f. npr. , Piñona.
pío,
pía,
adj. ,
pious;
see
pósito, 50, 27.
pipa, f. , pipe.
las Pirámides, fpl. npr. , the Pyramids.
Pirineo, m. npr. , Pyrenees.
Pirineos Occidentales, m. pl. n. pr. , Western Pyrenees; see note to15, 14.
piso, m. , story, floor, 98, 1, etc.
pisotear, v. a. , to trample, to tread under foot, to stamp upon.
pistola, f. , pistol.
plácido, da, adj. , placid, calm.
plan, m. , plan, project, scheme.
planchar, v. a. , to iron.
planeta, m. , planet.
planta, f. , plant.
plantar,
v.
a. ,
to
set
out,
to
plant;
pp.
plantada, 41, 10, standingfirm, standing still.
plaza,
f. ,
place,
square,
market-place;
sentar —, 15, 11, to enlist.
plazoleta, f. , courtyard; little square.
plazoletilla, f. , courtyard; little square.
plebe, f. , people, populace.
pleito, m. , law-suit.
pleno, na, adj. , full; complete.
pliego, m. , sheet of paper.
pluma, f. , feather; pen.
población, f. , village, settlement; 50, 9, 92, 5, city.
poblar, v. a. , to people, to occupy.
pobre,
adj. ,
poor;
— hombre, 93, 9, poor creature, simple, guilelesscreature;
los —s, 124, 12, the poor.
poco, ca, adj. , little, a little; few, a few.
poco,
adv. ,
little;
a — de, soon after.
poder,
v.
n. ,
to
be
able;
puede
que,
perhaps,
maybe;
no habían podidomenos de sobresaltarlo, 105, 11, had not failed to startle him, couldnot help startling
him;
como pudo, as best he could, 39, 8, etc.
poder, m. , power, might.
poderoso, sa, adj. , powerful, potent.
poeta, m. , poet.
polaco, m. , Pole.
polilla, f. , moth; 8, 22, mustiness, mouldiness.
político, ca, adj. , political.
polvo,
m. ,
dust;
— de rapé, 49. , 26, a grain of rappee, a pinch ofsnuff.
pólvora, f. , powder, gunpowder.
polvorear, v. a. , to powder, to dust.
Pomona, f. npr. , Pomona.
pompa, f. , see note to 122, 19.
Ponce de León, see Zúñiga.
ponderar, v. a. , to extol; to exaggerate. 225
poner, v. a. , to place, to put, to set; to put on ( of clothes),
116, 17, etc. ; 12, 1, to write, to write down; 2, 26;
—
al
corriente,
toinform;
— en conocimiento, 56, 20, to communicate, to bring to
theknowledge;
18,
to
put
in;
tener
puesto,
llevar
puesto,
to
bewearing,
to
have
on;
así te hemos puesto, 25, 16, this is the way wehave treated
you;
— la toda de nuevo, 124, 13, to furnish it all anew;
—se, v. refl. , to become, to turn, to get;
cómo me he puesto, 78, 8,into what a state I've got; poniéndose colorado, 37, 29, turning red,blushing; se ha puesto perdido de polvo, 40, 5, has got himself allcovered with dust; 119, 16, to place oneself, to take one's stand; toset ( the sun).
poniente, adj. , setting, 44, 24.
por, prep. , for; by; to; through; as to; on account of, because
of;
bymeans
of;
—
acá,
here,
hither,
this
way;
una
vez
— semana, 6, 9, oncea week;
— infame que, 119, 23, however base;