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=metidillo= _d of ptc of_ =meter=.
=metódico= methodical.
=método= _m_ method, (practical) system.
=metralla= _f_ case-shot, canister.
=métrico= metrical.
=metro= _m_ meter.
=mezclar= _t_ mix, mingle; _r_ mix, meddle, mix one's self up.
=mezquino= scanty, diminutive.
=mi= my.
=mí= me _w. prep._.
=mico= _m_ (long-tailed) monkey.
=microscopio= _m_ microscope.
=miedo= _m_ fear (=a= of; as mere emotion).
=miedosillo= a little fearful.
=miembro= _m_ member, limb.
=mientras= while, so long as; =---- más= the more the.
=miga= _f_ crumb; =hacer buenas---- s= _c_ hit it off well together.
=mil= _m or adj_ thousand.
=milagro= _m_ (=hacer= work) miracle.
=milicia= _f_ soldiership; soldiery.
=militar= military, of the military; _m_ army man, soldier.
=militarismo= _m_ militarism.
=militarote= _m_ great man in uniform.
=millón= _m_ million.
=mimar= _t_ spoil (child), pet, pamper.
=mimo= _m_ petting, fondling, coddling; slick ways.
=mina= _f_ mine.
=minero= mining, of mining.
=ministerio= _m_ ministry; department (of central government).
=ministro= _m_ minister (of state; _or_ = servant).
=minuciosidad= _f_ (instance of) carefulness in little things.
=minucioso= detailed.
=minutillo= _m_ little minute, just a minute.
=minuto= _m_ minute.
=mío= my, mine, of mine.
=mira= _f_ aim.
=mirada= _f_ look, gaze, glance.
=mirar= _i_ look; _t_ look at, look upon, look to, look and see; bear in
mind, consider; _imperative_ see, look out, look here; _m_ way of
looking; =---- bien= take good care; =---- por= look out for.
=misa= _f_ mass (=mayor= high).
=miserable= wretched, wretch; _adv._ =--mente=.
=miseria= _f_ wretchedness, (extreme) poverty, want, penury.
=misión= _f_ mission.
=mismito=: =lo---- = just the same.
=mismo= same, very; himself _etc. (intensive); also intensifying
reflexive or forming with_ =sí= _the noun_ self; =un---- = the same, a
single; =el---- de siempre= (_Caballuco_) the same I always was; =lo----
que= the same as, as good as, equally ... and, and ... alike, as much as
if; =por lo---- que= by the very fact that, for the very reason that;
=así---- = exactly so, just that; =ahora---- = this very minute, right
now; =--ísimo= very ... himself.
=misterio= _m_ mystery.
=misterioso= mysterious.
=misticismo= _m_ mysticism.
=místico= mystic, mystical.
=mistificación= _f_ mystification.
=mitad= _f_ half, middle; N =209= 13.
=mixto= mixed.
=mocito= whippersnapper.
=moco= _m_ mucus; =a---- y baba= with sniveling and drooling.
=moda= _f_ fashion, way.
=modales= _m pl_ behavior, demeanor, manners.
=modelo= _m_ model.
=moderno= modern.
=modestia= _f_ modesty (unpretentiousness).
=modesto= modest (unassuming); _adv._ =--mente=.
=modo= _m_ (=de= in) manner, fashion, wise, way; =de----que= so that;
=de tal---- = so; =al---- de= a sort of.
=modular= _t_ modulate; =---- entre dientes= hum.
=mohoso= moldy, rusty.
=mojigatería= _f_ sanctimoniousness, cant.
=mojón= _m_ landmark (for boundary), boundary monument.
=molde= _m_ mold.
=molestar= _t_ molest, trouble, bother.
=molestia= _f_ molestation, discomfort.
=molesto= annoying, uncomfortable.
=molino= _m_ mill.
=molusco= _m_ mollusk.
=momento= _m_ (=al= this) moment.
=momia= _f_ mummy.
=monaguillo= _m_ acolyte (in looser sense; i.e. boy, unordained).
=mondar= _t_ peel, shell.
=mono= cute, darling; _m_ monkey, ape (=mono= _includes both_).
=monsieur= _m French_ monsieur.
=monstruo= _m_ monster.
=monstruosidad= _f_ monstrosity.
=montar= _i or t_ mount, ride; get (on horseback); (_Gall._) fit out,
furnish; =---- a caballo sobre= bestride.
=monte= _m_ mountain; (piece of) wild land; monte.
=montón= _m_ heap.
=monumento= _m_ monument.
=moño= _m_ pug, knot of hair.
=morada= _f_ abode, place of habitation.
=moral= moral; _f_ morality.
=morar= _i_ lodge.
=morcilludo= (_not in A._) bloated, puffy.
=mordaz= mordacious, acrimonious.
=morder= _t_ bite.
=moreno= swarthy.
=morería= _f_ Moorery, Moordom, N =69= 10.
=morir= _i_ die; =muera= (_cf._ =viva=) death to, down with; =hasta----
= to the death.
=moro= Moor, Moorish; =de---- = Moorish.
=morrioncete= _m d of_ =morrión= (morion; shako).
=morro= _m_ knob, hummock; (prominence of the) lips.
=mortal= _adj or m_ mortal; deathly.
=mortificación= _f_ annoyance, annoyances.
=mortificar= _t_ annoy, torment.
=mosca= _f_ fly; =---- muerta= dead fly, _c. for_ person seemingly
listless but really keen.
=mosquita= _f d of_ =mosca=.
=mosquito= _m_ mosquito (_also_ =mosco=).
=mostacilla= _f_ (small, 'mustard-seed-size') beads.
=mostaza= _f_ mustard.
=mostrar= _t_ show.
=mote= _m_ nickname; N =88= 25.
=motivar= _t_ motivate, occasion, explain.
=motivo= _m_ motive, reason (=para, de=, for; =para que, por que=, why),
grounds; =con---- = on account.
=movedizo= movable, shifting.
=mover= _t_ move.
=movimiento= _m_ movement, motion.
=mozalbete= _m. d. de_ =mozo= _A._.
=mozo= lad, young man.
=muchacho= boy.
=muchedumbre= _f_ multitude.
=mucho= much, a great deal of, a lot of, a great matter; _often tr._
great (_w. abstract nouns_); _full form of_ =muy=, _used when not
preceding adj. etc.; pl_ many; =lo---- que le quiero= the great
affection which I have for him.
=mudanza= _f_ change.
=mudar= _t_ change (=de= one's).
=mudo= dumb.
=mueble= _m_ piece of furniture, article, _pl_ furniture.
=mueca= _f_ grimace.
=muela= _f_ molar, grinder, jaw-tooth.
=muelle= _m_ wharf, quay; freight platform.
=muerte= _f_ death.
=muerto= _ptc of both_ =morir= _and_ =matar=.
=muestra= _f_ sign, evidence, token, sample.
=mujer= _f_ woman, wife; N =95= 33.
=muladar= _m_ dunghill, rubbish-heap.
=Muley-Abbas= _m_ N =69= 4.
=mulo= mule.
=multiplicación= _f_ multiplication.
=multiplicar= _t_ multiply.
=multitud= _f_ a multitude.
=mundanal= worldly, fashionable.
=mundano= mundane, worldly, of this world.
=mundo= _m_ world; (big) trunk; =todo el---- = everybody.
=municipal= municipal.
=municipio= _m_ municipality.
=muñeco= doll.
=muralla= _f_ rampart, fortification, wall.
=murió= _see_ =morir=.
=murmullo= _m_ murmur.
=murmuración= _f_ backbiting, personality (against the absent),
criticism.
=murmurar= _i or t_ murmur.
=muro= wall.
=museo= _m_ museum.
=música= _f_ music.
=mustio= dreary, forlorn; wilted.
=mutuo= mutual; _adv._ =--mente=.
=muy= _shortened form of_ =mucho=, _used before adj. or adv. or their
equivalents_, very, very much, very well; _weaker than the sup., which
forms a climax after it_, =160= 24.


=nácar= _m_ mother-of-pearl.
=nacarado= pearly.
=nacer= _i_ be born, take its rise, spring up.
=nación= _f_ nation.
=nacional= national.
=nacionalidad= _f_ nationality.
=nada= nothing, not a bit, not at all, no; enough said, well; _w. neg.
etc._ anything; _f_ nothingness, a nothing; =---- de= none of, no.
=nadie= _m_ nobody; _w. neg._ anybody.
=Nápoles= _f_ Naples.
=naranja= _f_ orange.
=naranjero= orange man.
=narigudo= big-nosed.
=nariz= _f_ nose.
=narración= _f_ narration.
=narrar= _t_ narrate, relate.
=nativo= inborn, innate.
=natura= _(Latinizing word) f_ nature.
=natural= natural, _adv._ =--mente=; _m_ nature, temperament, the way
one is made.
=naturaleza= _f_ nature.
=naturalidad= _f_ a natural air.
=naturalista= naturalist.
=navaja= _f_ (clasp-) knife.
=navegar= _i_ sail; =-o bien= I can steer all right.
=navío= _m_ ship of the line.
=nec= _etc. see_ =53= 33.
=necedad= _f_ silliness.
=necesario= necessary; _adv._ =--mente=; =en caso---- = in case of
necessity.
=necesidad= _f_ necessity.
=necesitar= _t_ need, have need of.
=necio= silly, simpleton, dunce.
=nefasto= inauspicious.
=negar= _t_ deny; _r_ decline, refuse.
=negativa= _f_ negative.
=negligencia= _f_ negligence.
=negocio= _m_ business.
=negro= black; _m_ negro.
=negrura= _f_ blackness.
=negruzco= blackish.
=nerviosidad= _f_ nervousness.
=nervioso= nervous.
=ni= neither, nor, not even; (_before words meaning or suggesting_
'even') not; (_w. preceding neg._) either, or; =---- qué= or what.
=nido= _m_ nest.
=nieto= grandson.
=ninfa= _f_ nymph.
=ningun[o]= no, not any; _w. neg._ any.
=niñez= _f_ childhood, boyhood.
=niño= boy, child; =-a= (of eye) pupil, (_fig._) apple.
=nivel= _m_ level (as instrument, _or abstract_).
=nivelar= _t_ level, take the level of.
=no= not, no; non-; he doesn't _etc._; =yo---- = not I; I don't.
=nobis= _L_ us, me (_dat. or w. certain preps._).
=noble= noble; _sup._ nobilísimo.
=nobleza= _f_ nobility.
=noche= _f_ (=de= at) night; =media---- = midnight; =buenas---- s= good
night.
=nombrar= _t_ name.
=nombre= _m_ name.
=nominavito, genivito, davito, acusavito,= _errors, w. d. ending_
=-ito=, _for_ =nominativo, genitivo, dativo, acusativo,= nominative,
genitive, dative, accusative.
=noria= _f_ noria, sakieh, N =6= 28.
=normal= normal, ordinary, regular.
=norte= _m_ north.
=nos= us; _refl see_ =se=.
=nosotros= we.
=nota= _f_ mark, standing, note, memorandum.
=notabilidad= _f_ celebrity, man of mark.
=notable= notable.
=notar= _t_ mark, note, observe.
=noticia= _f often pl_ information, news, item of news, knowledge.
=notificar= _t_ give notice of.
=notorio= notorious; (_usually, but not in A._) conspicuous.
=novedad= _f_ novelty; anything happening.
=novela= _f_ novel.
=novelista= novelist.
=novena= _f_ novena, N =227= 9.
=noviazgo= _m_ engagement, (declared) courtship.
=novillo= _m_ (unbroken) young bull, steer; =hacer---- s= play truant.
=novio=bridegroom, betrothed, lover, wooer.
=novísimo= _sup of_ =nuevo=.
=nube= _f_ cloud.
=nuestro= our, ours.
=nueve= nine.
=nuevo= new; =de---- = anew, re-.
=nuez= _f_ nut.
=numérico= numerical (_'numerous,' i.e. metrical, is =numeroso= by A._).
=número= _m_ number.
=nunca= never.
=nutrir= _t_ nourish.


=o= or; =o ... o= either ... or; =o sea= that is to say.
=obedecer= _t_ obey (=a=).
=obispo= _m_ bishop.
=objetar= _t_ object.
=objeto= _m_ object; (=llevar= have) purpose; topic.
=obligación= _f_ obligation, duty.
=obligar= _t_ oblige, bind.
=óbolo= _m_ (small) gift(s), mite, pennies.
=obra= _f_ work (mainly as thing made); act, deed.
=obrar= _t or i_ work, operate, act.
=obsceno= obscene.
=obscurecer= _t_ darken.
=obscuridad= _f_ darkness, obscurity.
=obscuro= dark; =---- as= the dark.
=obsequiar= _t_ favor, treat, regale.
=observación= _f_ observation.
=observador= observant, observer, watcher.
=observar= _t_ observe; watch.
=obstáculo= _m_ (=hallar= meet with) obstacle, obstruction.
=obstinación= _f_ obstinacy, stubborn fit.
=ocasión= _f_ opportunity, occasion.
=ocasionar= _t_ occasion, give rise to.
=octavo= eighth.
=ocultar= _t_ conceal.
=oculto= concealed, covert; _adv._ =--mente=.
=ocupación= _f_ occupation, thing to attend to.
=ocupar= _t_ occupy, concern (=con= with, =en= in; _also_ =de= with,
_which A. emphatically condemns as 'solecism,' condemning at the same
time the extended use of_ =ocuparse=), take possession of.
=ocurrencia= _f_ bright idea, happy thought.
=ocurrir= _i_ occur, happen.
=ocho=eight.
=odio= _m_ hatred.
=oeste= _m_ west.
=ofender= _t_ offend.
=ofensa= _f_ offense (=a= against).
=ofertorio= _m_ offertory.
=oficial= official; _adv._ =--mente=.
=oficio= _m_ business, occupation; office; official letter.
=oficiosidad= _f_ officiousness.
=oficioso= officious.
=ofrecer= _t_ offer; _r_ suggest itself; =¿se le ofrece a usted algo?=
can I do anything for you?
=ofuscar= _t_ bedim.
=oh= O.
=oído= _m_ hearing; ear (_esp. in metonymy_).
=oír= _t_ hear; =oiga Vd. una cosa= see here.
=ojalá= would that; =---- no= I wish I wasn't, _etc._.
=ojeada= _f_ glance.
=ojeo= _m_ battue.
=ojo= _m_ (=a= in) eye.
=ojuelo= _m depr d of_ =ojo=.
=oleaje= _m_ waves, swell, surge.
=oler= _t_ smell, scent.
=Olimpo= _m_ Olympus.
=olivo= _m_ olive-tree.
=olmo= _m_ elm.
=olor= _m_ odor; N =140= 9.
=olvidar= _t_ forget _commonly a knowledge; commonly_ =se me olvida
de= _a thing to be done_.
=olvido= _m_ oblivion.
=omitir= _t_ omit.
=once= eleven.
=onda= _f_ wave.
=ondulación= _f_ undulation.
=onza= _f_ ounce; N =92= 28.
=opacidad= _f_ opacity.
=opaco= opaque.
=ópera= _f_ opera.
=operación= _f_ operation.
=opinar= _i_ think, be of opinion, one's opinion is.
=opinión= _f_ opinion, judgment, mind; public opinion.
=oponer= _t_ oppose (_acc._ the obstacle, =a= the thing resisted).
=oportunidad= _f_ opportuneness, timeliness, pertinence; good time,
favorable time.
=oportuno= opportune, favorable, on proper occasion; _adv._ =--mente=.
=oprimir= _t_ oppress, burden, press.
=opuesto= opposite.
=opulencia= _f_ wealth.
=opulento= opulent, wealthy.
=ora ... ora= now ... now.
=oración= _f_ prayer (_cf._ N =172= 15).
=oráculo= _m_ oracle.
=orador= orator.
=orar= _i_ pray.
=oratoria= _f_ oratory.
=oratorio= oratorical.
=orbajosense= Orbajosan.
=orden= _m in one sense, f in another_, order.
=ordenar= _t_ order.
=ordeñar= _t_ milk.
=ordinario= ordinary; _adv._ =--mente=; =de---- = commonly.
=oreja= _f_ ear (_esp. physically_).
=Orfeo= _m_ Orpheus.
=organismo= _m_ organism.
=organista= organist.
=organizar= _t_ organize, get up.
=órgano= _m_ organ.
=orgía= _f_ orgy, revelry.
=orgullo= _m_ pride.
=orgulloso= haughty, proud; _as noun, say_ egotist.
=origen= _m_ origin, rise.
=original= original.
=originar= _t_ originate.
=orilla= _f_ bank.
=ornato= _m_ decoration, adornment.
=oro= _m_ gold.
=os= you (_pl., familiar_); _refl see_ =se=.
=osado= daring.
=ostentación= _f_ display.
=ostentar= _t_ display.
=Osuna= _f_ Osuna; =el duque de---- = N =227= 15.
=otero= _m_ (isolated) hill.
=otro= other, another; else, some ... else, any ... else; a different
person; (_w. numeral_, =tanto=, _etc._) more; =el---- = _w. proverbs
etc._ that man.
=otrosí= furthermore.
=oveja= _f_ sheep.
=Ovidio= _m_ Ovid.
=ovillo= _m_ (_d of_ =huevo=) ball, _or say_ hank (_A._ 'ball or bundle'
made by winding the yarn tight from the =madeja=, the skein proper).
=oye= _see_ =oír=.
=oyente= hearer, auditor.


=Pablo= _m_ Pablo, Paul.
=paciencia= _f_ (=no hay= one cannot have) patience.
=pacienzudo= patient.
=pacífico= peaceable, at peace.
=padecer= _t_ suffer.
=padecimiento= _m_ suffering, ailment.
=padre= _m_ father; _pl_ parents; =---- nuestro= (_A. uncapitalized_)
paternoster, Lord's Prayer.
=paf= _'word expressing the sound of falling or striking against
anything' A._.
=paganismo= _m_ paganism.
=pagano= pagan, heathen.
=pagar= _t_ pay, pay for; =---- a cualquier precio= pay any price for.
=pago= _m_ payment.
=país= _m_ country, land, district.
=paisaje= _m_ landscape.
=paisano= fellow-townsman, (local) compatriot.
=paja= _f_ straw; N =198= 15.
=pajarillo, pajarito=, _m_ little bird.
=pájaro= _m_ bird; big-bug.
=pajizo= straw-colored.
=palabra= _f_ word, words, speech; =tomar la---- = take the floor, put
in one's word, speak; =en buenas---- s= in plain terms.
=palabreja= _f_ outlandish word, free and easy word.
=palabrilla= _f_ little word, half-word, bit of word.
=palabrota= _f_ big word, fine word.
=palacio= _m_ palace.
=palco= _m_ box (at theater).
=paleontología= _f_ paleontology.
=palidecer= _i_ pale, turn pale.
=palidez= _f_ paleness.
=pálido= pale.
=palillo= _m_ (_d of_ =palo=) (wooden) toothpick.
=paliza= _f_ cudgeling, caning.
=palma= _f_ palm.
=palmada= _f_ slap (friendly).
=palmadita= _f_ little slap.
=palo= _m_ stick; =---- s= _metonymically_ clubs, blows, rows, a
cudgeling.
=paloma= _f_ pigeon, dove.
=palomar= _m_ dovecote, pigeon-house.
=palpitante= palpitating, quivering.
=palpitar= _i_ palpitate, throb.
=palurdo= rustic, clown, yokel.
=pan= _m_ bread, loaf.
=panenteísmo= _m_ panentheism (Krause's mixture of pantheism with
theism).
=panera= _f_ granary.
=panorama= _m_ panorama.
=pantalón= _m mostly pl_ pantaloons.
=pantalla= _f_ shade, screen.
=panteísmo= _m_ pantheism.
=panteísta= pantheist.
=paño= _m_ cloth.
=pañuelo= _m_ handkerchief.
=papá= _m_ papa, father.
=papel= _m_ paper; part (rôle).
=papelillo= _m_ little paper; (druggist's) powder.
=papelucho= _m_ yellow journal.
=par= _m_ pair, couple (of things); =un---- = a couple, (_Germanism?_) a
few.
=para= for, toward; to (_not of place_); something for, enough for;
=---- que= in order that, that, to, so as to; =---- eso está= that's
what ... is for; =no es---- tanto= it doesn't amount to so much as all
that; =acá---- entre los dos= just between you and me.
=paraíso= _m_ paradise.
=paraje= _m_ place.
=parar= _i_ halt, hold on, come to a stop; (_also_ =ir a---- =) bring
up; (finally) come to; =--do= standing, in a position.
=parcial= partial; partisan.
=pardo= (dark brownish) gray (color of a bear, _A._).
=parecer= _i_ appear, seem (=que= that, as if); (_properly refl_) be
like; _m_ view of the case (_esp._ as to what should be done); =--ido=
similar; =qué te parece= what do you think (of, _nominative_); =¿no te
parece?= don't you think so? don't you think I had better? =me parece
ver= I seem to myself to see; =al---- = apparently.
=pared= _f_ wall (not military).
=paredón= _m augm of_ =pared=.
=pareja= _f_ pair (of persons or things).
=parentesco= _m_ relationship.
=paréntesis= _m_ parenthesis, pair of parenthesis marks; =entre---- = in
parentheses, by the way.
=parlero= loquacious, talkative.
=Parnaso= _m_ Parnassus.
=parra= _f_ (grape-)vine (trained).
=parsimonioso= parsimonious.
=parte= _f_ part; place, quarter, hand,-where (_e.g._ =en otra---- =
elsewhere, somewhere else), side; =por mi---- = for my part, on my part;
=meterse en buena---- = (_ironically_) get into the wrong box, come to
the wrong door; _m_ despatch.
=Partenón= _m_ Parthenon.
=participar= _t_ communicate.
=particular= special, peculiar; _m_ point, matter.
=partida= _f_ start, leaving; band, guerrilla band, bushwhacking
company; _w._ =de caza= _etc._ party.
=partidario= partisan; bushwhacker.
=partidilla= _f d of_ partida.
=partido= _m_ party; advantage, benefit; judicial district; =sacar----
de= make anything out of.
=partir= _t_ part, divide, split, share; N =144= 10, =150= 22; _i_
start; leave.
=pasaje= _m_ passage.
=pasajero= passing, passer-by.
=pasar= _t or i_ pass, pass on, pass by; happen; cross one's mind; be
more (=de= than); have enough to live on; undergo; (_Gall.?_) take a
trip; _m_ livelihood; =--do= past; =se le pasa= he gets over it; =pasa
aquí= (_Gall.?_) come this way; =---- por allá= go over, come over.
=pasatiempo= _m_ pastime, diversion, entertainment, amusement.
=pascual= paschal.
=pasear= _i_ take a walk, take the air, walk, saunter.
=paseo= _m_ (=dar= take) walk, ride, turn; walking; mall, boulevard.
=pasión= _f_ passion (=de= for).
=pasivo= passive.
=pasmoso= astounding; _adv._ =--mente=.
=paso= _m_ (=dar= take; =de= at) step, pace; passage; =mal---- = scrape,
pickle, hard place; =dar---- a= make way for.
=pastoril= shepherd-haunted, pastoral.
=pastosidad= _f_ smooth softness.
=pata= _f_ paw, leg (not human); =a (la)---- (la) llana= in plain
everyday fashion.
=patán= _m_ yokel, bumpkin, clodhopper.
=patente= patent; _f_ charter, certificate.
=paternidad= _f_ fatherhood.
=patético= feeling, of strong feeling; telling.
=patio= _m_ court, courtyard.
=patochada= _f_ ineptitude (senseless utterance).
=patria= _f_ (one's) country, fatherland; home (town etc., not house).
=patriarca= _m_ patriarch.
=patriarcal= patriarchal.
=patricio= patrician (_has, beside the Eng. senses, that of_ 'one who
overtops his fellow-citizens by his birth, wealth, or virtues,' _A._).
=patrimonio= _m_ patrimony.
=patrio= of our country.
=patriotismo= _m_ patriotism.
=patrón= patron, patron saint.
=pausa= _f_ pause.
=pavo= _m_ turkey; =---- real= peacock.
=pavor= _m_ trepidation.
=pavoroso= terrific.
=paz= _f_ peace.
=pecador= sinner.
=pecaminoso= sinful.
=pecar= _i_ sin; =---- de= have too much tendency to be; =si de algo
peca es de= if he has any fault it is that of being rather; =--do= _m_
sin.
=peculiar= peculiar (=de= to).
=pecho= _m_ breast, chest.
=pedacito= _m_ scrap.
=pedante= pedantic, pedant (as boastful rather than as finical).
=pedantear= _i_ pedantize, play the pedant.
=pedantería= _f_ pedantry.
=pedazo= _m_ piece, bit; =hacer---- s= break in pieces, break to pieces.
=pedestal= _m_ pedestal.
=pedir= _t_ ask, ask for, request; order (goods).
=pedrada= _f_ blow of a stone.
=pedregoso= stony (with loose stones).
=Pedro= _m_ Pedro, Peter; N =4= 22, =152= 21.
=pedrusco= _m_ piece of stone.
=pegar= _t_ (1) stick on, fasten on; =---- fuego= set fire; =---- la
hebra= get one's needleful started, get started; =---- los ojos= get a
wink of sleep; (2) beat; strike (a blow), fire (a shot), _etc. according
to context_.
=peinar= _t_ comb; _r_ do up one's hair.
=pelagatos= _m_ mudlark ('poor and contemptible man' _A._).
=pelar= _t_ cut the hair of, pull out the hair from, shave; pluck (a
bird); =que se las pela= with all one's might, like mad; =--do= bald,
bare (treeless, featherless, etc.).
=peldaño= _m_ step (of stairway).
=pelea= _f_ fray.
=pelear= _i_ combat, fight.
=peliagudo= fine-haired; _c_ difficult, awkward, delicate.
=peligrar= _i_ be in peril.
=peligro= _m_ (=haber= be in) danger, peril.
=peligroso= risky, perilous.
=pelillo= _m_ trifling annoyance; =pararse en---- s= boggle over
trifles, stick at trifles.
=pelmazo= _m_ slow-coach, dawdler.
=pelo= _m_ hair; nap (of cloth); =---- malo= down (of birds); =tocar el=
(_A._ =al=) =---- de la ropa= touch a hair of one's head, do any injury
at all to; =---- s y señales= details.
=pelota= _f_ ball (e.g. for play).
=pellejo= _m_ skin.
=pellizcar= _t_ pinch.
=pellizco= _m_ pinch.
=pena= _f_ penalty, grief, pain, pains, difficulty; =valer la---- = be
worth while, pay; =no vale la---- = don't mention it (N =67= 6), isn't
worth mentioning.
=pendiente= hanging (=de= from, by).
=péndulo= _m_ pendulum.
=penetrante= penetrating.
=penetrar= _t or i_ penetrate, make one's way in, imbue.
=penitencia= _f_ repentance, penitence, penance; =hacer----con mí= take
dinner, such as it is, with me; _nearly_ = take pot-luck.
=penitenciario= _m_ penitentiary (N =16= 31).
=penoso= painful, uncomfortable, suffering.
=pensamiento= _m_ thought; mind.
=pensar= _t_ think (=de= about), think about, think of, think over; _i_
think (=en= on, of, about).
=pensativo= pensive.
=penumbra= _f_ penumbra, half-shadow.
=peña= _f_ cliff, crag.
=peor= worse, worst.
=Pepe= _m d of José_; =Pepa= _f d of_ =Josefa=.
=Pepillo, Pepito,= _d of_ =Pepe=.
=pequeñez= _f_ little thing, trifle.
=pequeñito= tiny.
=pequeño= small, little.
=pequeñuelo= diminutive, petty, small fry.
=pera= _f_ pear; =poner las---- s a cuarto= _or_ =a ocho= put the screws
on, force to give way.
=peral= _m_ pear tree.
=peralito= _m_ little pear tree.
=percance= _m_ perquisite; harm, mishap.
=perder= _t_ lose; bring to perdition; =--ido= reprobate; =--ido de la
cabeza= bereft of reason.
=pérdida= _f_ loss.
=perdón= _m_ pardon; =no tener---- de Dios= be beyond forgiveness.
=perdonar= _t_ pardon, forgive, let off.
=perecer= _i_ perish.
=pereza= _f_ laziness.
=perezoso= lazy; _adv._ =--mente=.
=perfección= _f_ perfection, perfectness.
=perfeccionamiento= _m_ (process of) perfection, perfecting.
=perfecto= perfect, consummate; _adv._ =--mente= perfectly, precisely.
=perfidia= _f_ perfidy, double-dealing.
=pérfido= perfidious, disloyal.
=perfil= _m_ profile; fine line, stroke.
=periódico= _m_ periodical, newspaper.
=periodiquillo= _m_ little paper.
=período= _m_ period.
=periquete= _m_ twinkling.
=Periquito= _m d of_ =Perico= _d of_ =Pedro=.
=perito= expert.
=perjuicio= _m_ prejudice; mischief, damage.
=perjurar= _i_ swear one's hardest; _t_ =jurar y---- = swear up and
down, swear by all that is holy.
=permanecer= _i_ remain.
=permiso= _m_ permission.
=permitir= _t_ permit.
=pero= but; why _followed by comma in Eng.,_ O; _gives climactic
emphasis to reiteration; m c_ N =52= 11.
=perogrullada= _f_ (superfluous statement of) self-evident truth,
obvious fact, N =19= 5.
=perorata= _f_ (inopportune) harangue.
=perpetuar= _t_ perpetuate.
=perpetuo= perpetual, _adv._ =--mente=.
=perplejidad= _f_ perplexity.
=perplejo= perplexed, in perplexity.
=perrero= _m_ 'he who has charge of putting dogs out of a cathedral'
_(A.); say_ beadle _or_ dog-beadle.
=perro= _m_ dog.
=perseguir= _t_ pursue; persecute.
=persona= _f_ person.
=personaje= _m_ prominent man, notability, magnate, worthy.
=personal= personal.
=personalidad= _f_ personality.
=pertenecer= _i_ pertain, belong.
=perteneciente= pertaining, belonging.
=perturbación= _f_ disturbance.
=perturbar= _t_ disturb, unsettle, embroil, throw into disorder.
=perversidad= _f_ perversity.
=pervertir= _t_ pervert.
=pesa= _f_ weight.
=pesadumbre= _f_ weight; trouble, displeasure.
=pesar= _t or i_ weigh, be heavy, be painful; _m_ regret, grief; =a----=
in spite, in despite; =--do= heavy; disagreeable.
=pesca= _f_ fishing.
=pescar= _t_ catch (fish).
=pescuezo= _m_ (_A. esp_. back of) neck _(esp. as part of looks; more
familiar than_ =cuello=; =16= 28, =93= 23, _the lady gets a more classic
word than the gentleman_); =cortar el---- = cut off the head.
=peseta= _f_ peseta (= French franc, nearly 20 cents).
=peso= _m_ weight.
=pestañear= _i_ one's eyelashes quiver.
=pestilencia= _f_ pestilence, pest.
=petaca= _f_ cigar-case.
=pétreo= stony.
=petróleo= _m_ petroleum.
=pez= _m_ fish.
=piadoso= pious.
=piano= _m_ piano.
=picadillo= _m_ timbale; =hacer---- a= make into mince-meat, make hash
of.
=picante= pungent.
=picaporte= _m_ latch.
=picar= _t or i_ prick (slightly), sting, bite, be hot, spur; put (spurs
to).
=picardía= _f (from_ =pícaro=) knavery, (piece of) rascality.
=picaresco= roguish, sly, picaresque.
=pícaro= rogue, knave; rascally.
=picarón= great rascal; _f_ jade, hussy.
=picazón= _f_ pricking, biting (of insects etc.), itching.
=pico= _m_ beak, bill; pick; peak; odd (_i.e._ odd units in excess of a
round number, _as in_ '200 and odd'); _c_ mouth; =---- de oro= 'persona
qui habla bien' _A.; not personal at_ =165= 32.
=picotazo= _m_ peck.
=pide= _see_ =pedir=.
=pie= _m_ foot; bottom; leg (of furniture etc.); =en---- = on his feet;
=a cuatro---- s= on all fours; =al---- de la letra= literally; =ponerse
sobre un---- = (_A._ =andar en un----, andar en un---- como grulla=
(crane), =estar en un---- =) put one's best foot foremost, bestir one's
self, be up and doing.
=piedad= _f_ piety; pity (=de= on).
=piedra= _f_ stone.
=piedrecilla, piedrecita=, _f_ little stone.
=piel= _f_ skin, hide; =de la---- del miedo= just made of fear (_A._ =de
la---- del diablo= a limb of Satan).
[=pienso= _m obs_ thought]; =ni por---- = not a bit, not in the least.
=pierna= _f_ =leg=.
=pieza= _f_ piece (_not often in sense of_ =pedazo=, fragment, scrap),
room; =buena---- = rogue, fine thing.
=pila= _f_ basin (large, of stone etc.); font; (galvanic) cell.
=pillería= _f_ scoundrelism, rascality.
=pillo= scoundrel, blackguard.
=pinchar= _t_ prick (as with pin or thorn).
=pintar= _t_ paint, depict.
=pintoresco= picturesque.
=pintura= _f_ painting.
=piñón= _m_ pine nut (seed, not cone).
=pío= pious.
=piquillo= _m_ (_d of_ =pico=) driblet, trifle.
=piros= _L acc pl_ pear trees.
=pisar= _t or i_ tread.
=piso= _m_ floor, story; N =92= 14.
=pistolita= _f d_ pistol handy.
=pitillo= _m_ cigarette.
=placentero= pleasurable.
=placer= _m_ pleasure.
=plácido= placid.
=plaga= _f_ plague (not as disease), calamity, infestation (_A._ 1,
national 'calamidad grande'; 2, personal; ... 4, _fig._ any trouble; 5,
'abundance of a harmful thing--said also of things not harmful').
=plan= _m_ plan.
=planetario= planetary.
=plano= flat, plane; =de---- = plainly, outright; (_of judgment_)
summarily, off-hand.
=planta= _f_ plant.
=plantar= _t_ set out; _c_ put ('against one's will' _A._); _r c_ get
(to a place, with speed); plant one's self ('de pie firme' _A._).
=plantear= _t_ mark out; establish; start (topic).
=plañidero= wailing.
=plato= _m_ a plate (to eat on).
=Plauto= _m_ Plautus.
=plaza= _f_ plaza, market; fortress; =---- fuerte= fortified town.
=plazo= _m_ date (set so as to give time).
=plazoleta= _f_ little plaza.
=plegaria= _f_ supplication.
=pleiteante= litigant.
=pleitear= _i_ have a lawsuit, carry on lawsuits.
=pleitista= litigious.
=pleito= _m_ lawsuit, (=poner= bring) suit, litigation, case.
=pletórico= plethoric.
=pléyade= _f_ Pleiad (coterie).
=pliego= _m_ sheet (of paper); (sealed) letter; N =225= 5.
=pliegue= _m_ fold.
=Plinio= _m_ Pliny.
=plinto= _m_ plinth.
=pluma= _f_ feather; pen.
=población= _f_ town (_A. defines_ =ciudad, villa, pueblo, lugar=, _as
different grades of_ =población=).
=poblacho= _m_ rubbishy old town.
=poblachón= _m_ big old town, rank old town, mean old town.
=pobre= poor, N =45= 8.
=pobrecito= poor creature, poor dear, poor fellow.
=pobreza= _f_ poverty.
=poco= little (not much); un-; _pl_ few; _vulgarism for_ =no---- =,
_cf._ =en mi vida; un---- = a little, somewhat, rather; =---- a---- =
little by little, gradually, go slow; =tener en---- = think little of,
put a low value on.
=poda= _f_ pruning.
=poder= _t_ can, be able, may; _r_ can be done; _m_ power; =no---- con=
cannot do anything with, cannot keep under; =puede (que)= maybe,
possibly; =como pueda= as best he may.
=poderoso= powerful.
=podredumbre= _f_ decay, rottenness.
=podrir, pudrir,= _both forms of inf. equally good_, rot, decay, molder.
=poesía= _f_ poetry.
=poeta= _m_ poet.
=poético= poetic, poetical.
=polígono= _m_ polygon.
=polilla= _f_ moth.
=política= _f_ politics, policy.
=político= political; politician;-in-law.
=politiquejo= rascal of a politician.
=polvo= _m_ (=hacer= reduce to, grind to) dust, powder.
=pólvora= _f_ gunpowder.
=polvoriento, polvoroso=, dusty.
=pollo= _m_ chicken.
=pomada= _f_ pomade, pomatum.
=pompa= _f_ pomp.
=pomposo= pompous.
=ponderación= _f_ panegyric, laudation.
=ponderar= _t_ magnify, extol, make much of.
=poner= _t_ put, place, set (about, at, =a=), lay, put on, put in, set
up; give (a name); make (_w. adj. etc._); (_not in A._) drop (_as in_
drop me a line); _r_ become, turn (_w. adj. etc., not noun_), get; go
(to, at, =a=); =---- cariño a= take a fancy to, be taken with; =cómo te
han puesto= what a figure they have made of you; =puesto (_of hat etc._)
on; =se ponía de este modo= he went like this; =--se en su penumbra=
assume its penumbra; =--se en camino,--se en marcha,= set out, be off.
=poniente= setting (sun).
=popular= popular.
=popularidad= _f_ popularity.
=poquito= _d of_ =poco=; =un---- = a little bit, just a little, the
    
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