foot,
foot
plantar
plant;
—se
en
take
one's
stand
plata
f.
silver
plateresco, -a plateresque ( a highly ornate style of architecture combined with sculpture; it flourished
in
Spain
in
the
16th
century)
plaza
f.
square,
market
place
plazo m. space or limit of time, time of payment plebeyo m. plebeian, man of vulgar birth pleno,
-a
full
pliego
m.
sheet,
envelope
pluma
f.
pen;
feather
pluvial:
capa
—
cope
poblar
people,
fill
pobre
poor,
weak
pobrecillo
m.
poor
fellow
pobrecito
m.
poor
creature
pobreza
f.
poverty
poco,
-a
little,
few,
slight;
adv.
poco
little,
not
very,
not
much;
—
menos
que
almost;
n.m.
a
little;
dentro
de
—
soon;
para
—
faint-hearted
pocho,
-a
faded,
discolored
poder
be
able,
can;
no
—
más
can't
stand
it
longer;
no — menos de can't help; n.m. power poderoso,
-a
powerful
podrido,
-a
decayed,
rotten
poético,
-a
poetic
policía
f.
policing
política
f.
politics
político,
-a
political
polvo
m.
dust
pollo
m.
chicken
pompa
f.
pomp,
show,
splendor
poner place, put, put on; lay, fix; send;
—se
put
on;
become;
—se
a
begin
to,
set
out
to;
—se
en
camino
start
out
poquísimo,
-a
extremely
little
poquito
m.
bit
por for, through, along, across, on, at, by, to, in, over, on account of; in order to; as; per; referring to;
——
qué
why;
——
malo
que
however
ill;
——
si
to
see
whether;
in
case
porcelana
f.
porcelain
porque
because;
in
order
that
por
qué
( as
n.
m. )
reason
porquería
f.
filth;
trifle,
shabby
thing
portal
m.
vestibule
portalada
f.
portico;
opening
porte
m.
cost
of
carriage,
freight;
——
pagado
prepaid
Porto m. a city in Portugal; hence Port wine poseedor,
-ra
m.
and
f.
possessor
poseer
possess
posibilidad
f.
possibility
posible
possible
posición
f.
position
positivo,
-a
positive
potente
powerful
Potosí m. a province of Bolivia, famous from its earliest
history
for
rich
silver
mines
pozo
m.
well
práctica
f.
practice
practicable
real,
capable
of
functioning
práctico,
-a
practical
precario,
-a
precarious
precio
m.
price
preciosidad
f.
gem,
beauty
precioso,
-a
charming,
beautiful;
precious
precipicio
m.
precipice
precipitar
hurl;
hasten;
—se
rush
preciso,
-a
necessary
preferir
prefer
pregonar publish, announce, cry aloud, proclaim pregonero
m.
town
crier
pregunta
f.
question
preguntar
ask
( a
question)
premio
m.
reward
premioso,
-a
slow,
with
difficulty
prenda
f.
garment,
article
of
value
preocupación
f.
prejudice,
preconception
preocupar
worry,
concern;
—se de concern oneself with, make provision for; p.p.
concerned,
anxious
preparación
f.
preparation
preparar
prepare
presencia
f.
presence
presentar
present,
introduce;
—se
appear
presente
present;
los
—s
those
here
present
preservativo
m.
preservative;
conservation
presidio
m.
fortress;
military
prison
préstamo
m.
loan
prestar
lend
presteza
f.
speed,
haste
presumir
presume,
suppose,
imagine
presunción
f.
presumption
presuntuoso,
-a
conceited
presuroso,
-a
hasty,
in
haste
pretender
try,
intend,
wish
pretendiente
m.
suitor
pretensión
f.
intention,
expectation;
claim,
pretension
preterición
f.
omission
prevalecer
prevail
prevenir warn, inform; provide against, foresee; p.p.
ready
prever
foresee
previsión
f.
foresight;
en
——
de
foreseeing
primero,
-a
first;
adv.
—o
first,
at
first
primitivo,
-a
original
primor m. beauty, exquisiteness, beautiful quality principal
principal,
leading
príncipe
m.
prince
principiar
begin
principio
m.
beginning;
principle;
en
un
——
at
first
prisa
f.
haste;
a
——
quickly;
dar
——
urge
to
hasten
prisita
intensified
form
of
prisa
privación
f.
privation
privar
deprive
probabilidad
f.
probability
probar prove, try, try on, test, taste; suit proceder proceed; n.m. procedure, behavior procesar try ( in court), bring suit against procesión
f.
procession;
la —— va por dentro (his) thoughts are kept to (him)self
proceso
m.
suit
procurar
try;
procure
prodigar
lavish
producto
m.
product
profecía
f.
prophecy
profeta
m.
prophet
profetizar
prophesy
profundo,
-a
deep
prohibir
forbid
promesa
f.
promise
prometer
promise
prontitud
f.
promptness
pronto,
-a
ready,
speedy;
adv.
—o
soon,
quickly;
por
de
——,
por lo —— provisionally, for the present
propender
tend,
incline
propiedad
f.
ownership,
property,
estate
propietario
m.
proprietor,
owner
propina
f.
tip,
gratuity
propio, -a one's own, private; proper, same; tú
——
you
yourself;
——
de
befitting,
suited
proponer
propose
proporción
f.
proportion;
match
propósito
m.
aim,
intention;
a
——
by
the
way;
suitable;
a
——
de
speaking
of
prorrumpir
burst
out
proteger
protect
protesta
f.
protest
protestar
protest
provecho
m.
profit
proveer
provide
provenir
arise,
be
caused
by
Providencia
f.
Providence
provincia
f.
province
provinciano,
-a
provincial
próximo,
-a
near,
nearby,
approaching
proyecto
m.
project,
plan
prueba
f.
test,
trial;
proof
publicar
publish
público,
-a
public;
n.m.
public
puchero m. pot, pan; stew; pl. pouting, whimpering pueblo m. people, common people, nation; town puerta
f.
door,
gate
pues
well,
then,
just
so;
why!
¡——
no!
of
course!
why
not?
puesto
p.p.
of
poner;
—— que since; although; n.m. posi