even;
dar
de
—
strike
directly,
hit
squarely
planta
f.
sole
of
the
foot,
foot
plaza
f.
square,
place;
—
fuerte
fortress,
stronghold
plazca
see
placer
plazo m. term, time, delay, date or limit of payment plebeyo,
-a
plebeian,
common
plectro m. plectrum ( for playing stringed instruments) plenitud
f.
fulness
pluma
f.
pen
pobre
poor,
wretched,
miserable;
el
—
the
poor
man;
los
—s
the
poor;
—
de
ambiciones
lacking
in
ambition;
¡—
de
mí!
poor
me!
pobrecito,
-a
( dim.
of
pobre)
poor;
¡—!
poor
fellow!
pobrete
( dim.
of
pobre)
poor;
los
—s
the
poor
poco,
-a
little,
a
little,
but
little;
adv.
also
very
little,
not
very;
—s
few,
a
few;
al
or
en
—
tiempo
in
a
short
time;
a
—
after
a
little
while,
soon;
—
a
—
little
by
little,
gradually,
slowly;
—
más
o
menos
more
or
less,
about;
gentecilla de — más o menos people of little account; un
—
de
a
little
poder
m.
power,
hands
poder
be
able;
can,
may;
no
—
con
be
unable
to
stand;
tanto — be able to do so much, be so powerful poderoso,
-a
powerful;
los
—s
the
powerful,
the
mighty
podr-é,
-ás,
-á,
-án
see
poder
podría
see
poder
poema
m.
poem
poesía
f.
poetry
poeta
m.
poet
poético,
-a
poetic
Polichinela
m.
Punch;
estos
viejos
polichinelas
these
old
clowns;
see
page
119
política
f.
politics
político,
-a
political
pon
see
poner
ponderación
f.
consideration,
praise,
eulogy,
talk
pondr-é,
-á
see
poner
poner
put,
put
on,
place,
set;
put
in,
fix,
arrange;
charge;
—
lo
blanco
negro
make
white
seem
black;
— en evidencia make clear, make known, demonstrate, set forth;
—
en
juego
put
into
play;
—
de
largo
put
long
dresses
on;
—
de
mal
humor
put
into
a
bad
humor;
—
la
mesa
set
the
table;
— en ocasión de put in a position to, give the opportunity to;
—
orden
en
put
in
order,
set
straight;
—
en
ridículo
make
a
fool
of;
—
me
a
riesgo
de
run
the
risk
of
my;
—
sospecha
en
cast
suspicion
upon;
—se
become,
get;
put
on;
—se
de
acuerdo
come
to
an
agreement;
—se
al
alcance
de
get
within
reach
of;
—se
en
ridículo
make
a
fool
of
oneself;
poned
sesenta
make
it
sixty
pong-a,
-áis
see
poner
pongo
see
poner
popularidad
f.
popularity
populoso,
-a
populous
por for, in exchange for, by, through, about, on account of, for the
sake
of;
—
+
inf.
through,
because
of;
in
order
to;
—
+
adj.
or
adv.
que
however,
although;
— noble que sea however noble she may be;
—
que
in
order
that;
¿—
qué?
why?
no
tener
—
qué
have
no
reason
to;
—
sí
by
himself;
—
lo
tanto
therefore;
for other expressions containing por see Notes and other headings
in
this
vocabulary
porque
because
portero
m.
porter,
janitor
porvenir
m.
future
posada
f.
inn,
lodging
house
posible
possible;
todo
lo
—
everything
possible
posición
f.
position
postrimería
f.
last
period
of
life;
—s
last
years
potaje
m.
porridge,
stew
practicable
practicable,
feasible;
puerta — door that opens and shuts ( in stage setting) práctico,
-a
practical
preceder
precede
precio
m.
price,
value
precisamente
precisely,
exactly,
just
preciso,
-a
necessary
preferible
preferable
preferir
prefer
pregunta
f.
question
preguntar
ask,
question
prelado
m.
prelate
prendar
pledge,
charm;
—se
de
take
a
fancy
to
prender
seize,
arrest;
pin,
fix,
set;
take
root,
catch,
be
catching
preocupación
f.
worry,
care
preparado,
-a
prepared,
ready;
see
preparar
preparar
prepare;
see
preparado
presencia
f.
presence,
appearance
presenciar
witness
presentar
present,
introduce,
exhibit,
give
presente
present,
at
hand;
de
—
at
present,
now
presidente
m.
presiding
officer,
chairman,
president
presidir
preside,
preside
over
prestar
lend,
offer;
—se a lend or offer oneself to, be ready or willing to presumir
presume;
—
de
boast
of
presunción
f.
presumption
presupuesto
m.
estimate,
budget;
—s
estimates,
budget
pretender pretend (to), expect (to), claim (to); try (to), attempt (to);
woo,
court
pretexto
m.
pretext
prevenido,
-a
prepared,
provided,
foreseen;
see
prevenir
prevenir
prepare,
notify;
see
prevenido
previno
see
prevenir
previo,
-a
previous,
prior
previsión
f.
foresight
prima
f.
cousin
primeramente
first,
in
the
first
place
primer(o),
-a
first;
lo
—
the
first
thing;
de
buenas
a
primeras
suddenly
primero
adv.
first,
at
first
primitivo,
-a
primitive,
early
primo
m.
cousin
princesa
f.
princess;
Teatro
de
la
Princesa
see
page
113
principal
principal
príncipe
m.
prince
principio
m.
beginning,
start;
principle;
a
—s
de
at
the
beginning
of
prisa
f.
hurry,
haste;
de
—
hurriedly,
fast
privación
f.
privation
privanza
f.
protection,
favor
privar
deprive;
—se
de
deprive
oneself
of,
go
without
privilegio
m.
privilege
probabilidad
f.
probability
probar
try,
test,
prove
proceder
proceed
procedimiento
m.
proceeding,
legal
procedure
proceso
m.
process,
case,
lawsuit
proclamar
proclaim,
declare
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