PAGAR v. to pay PAÍS m. country, region PAISAJE m. landscape PAJA f. straw PÁJARO m. bird PALABRA f. word PALMERA f. palm tree PALMITO m. palmetto, dwarf fan-palm PALMO m. span, handsbreadth PALO m. stick, wood; —— DE TINTE dye wood; —— SANTO lignum vitae PALTA f. alligator pear PAMPA f. plain, prairie (Arg.) PAN m. bread PANADERO m. baker PANTANO m. reservoir PANTEÓN m. pantheon PÃO (Port.) f. bread, loaf; —— D'ASSUCAR sugar-loaf PAPEL m. paper; HACER UN —— to play a part PAQUETE m. packet, parcel PAR adj. equal; A LA —— QUE just as, like PARA prep. for; conj. in order to, until; ESTAR —— to be on the point of PARADA f. stop, stopping place, port of call PARADÓJICO, -A adj. paradoxical PARAGUAS m. umbrella PARAR v. to stop; —— MIENTES to notice PARECER v. to seem; AL —— apparently; ——SE to resemble PARECIDO, -A adj. similar PAREZCA see PARECER PARLAMENTARIO, -A adj. parliamentary PARQUE m. park PARTICIPAR v. to inform, to share PARTICULAR adj. particular; private PARTIDO m. party PARTIR v. to split, to separate; to depart PASAJE m. passage, journey PASAJERO m. traveler, passenger PASEO m. promenade, avenue; walk; —— EN COCHE drive PASILLO m. passage, corridor PASO m. pass, passing, way PASTO m. pasture PASTOREO m. pasturage PATA f. foot (of an animal); DE —— SEGURA sure-footed PATATA f. potato PATIO m. court, courtyard PATRÓN m. pattern, standard PAULATINAMENTE adv. slowly PAVIMENTAR v. to pave PAZ f. peace PECUARIO, -A adj. pertaining to cattle PECHO m. chest, breast PEDREGOSO, -A adj. stony PENA f. pain, trouble PENDIENTE m. slope PENSAR v. to think PENÚLTIMO, -A adj. penultimate, next to last PEÓN m. day-laborer, peasant PEQUEÑO, -A adj. small PERDER v. to lose PÉRDIDA f. loss PERIÓDICO m. newspaper PERITO, -A adj. expert, skilled PERJUICIO m. detriment, injury PERLA f. pearl PERMANECER v. to remain PERMISO m. permission PERSONAJE m. personage PERSONAL m. personnel, faculty PERSPECTIVA f. outlook, prospect PERTENECER v. to belong, to pertain PESAR v. to weigh; A —— DE in spite of PESCUEZO m. neck PESETA f. silver coin (worth about twenty cents) PESO m. weight, dollar PESQUERA f. fishery, fishing grounds PESQUERÍA f. fishery, fishing grounds PETITGRAIN (Fr.) m. oil extracted from leaves of the orange tree PICO m. point, peak, bill PIE m. foot PIEDRA f. stone PIEL f. skin, hide; leather PIERNA f. leg PIEZA f. piece, coin; room PINO m. pine (wood or tree) PINTOR m. painter PINTORESCO, -A adj. picturesque PINTURA f. painting; paint PIÑA f. pineapple PIRATA m. pirate PISO m. floor, story PLACER m. pleasure PLANICIE f. plain PLANO, -A adj. smooth, level; m. plan, design PLATA f. silver; —— LABRADA wrought silver PLÁTANO m. banana PLATINO m. platinum PLAYA f. beach, shore PLAZA f. square, market-place PLOMO m. lead POBLACIÓN f. population; town POBLADO m. city, town POBLAR v. to colonize, to populate POCITO m. small well POCO, -A adj. little; -OS -AS few, some PODER v. to be able; m. power PODEROSO, -A adj. powerful PODRIDO, -A adj. decayed POLICÍA f. police POLÍTICA f. politics; policy POMADA f. salve, pomade PONER v. to place POR prep. by, for, through; —— CIENTO per cent; —— EXCELENCIA par excellence PORVENIR m. future POSEER v. to possess POSTERIOR adj. later POTENCIA f. power POZO m. well; shaft (of a mine) PRACTICAR v. to perform; to make PRADERA f. prairie, meadow PRECIO m. price PRECOLOMBINO, -A adj. pre-Columbian, antedating Columbus PREFERIR v. to prefer PREFIERE see PREFERIR PREGUNTA f. question PRELADO m. prelate PRENDA f. pledge, token; —— DE VESTIR garment PRESTAR v. to lend; —— ATENCIÓN to pay attention PREVER f. to foresee PRIMER, PRIMERO, -A adj. first PRIMO, -A adj. first; MATERIA -A raw material PRINCIPIO m. beginning; principle PRIVADO, -A adj. private PROBAR v. to try, to test, to prove PROCEDIMIENTO m. process, proceeding PRODUCIR v. to produce PRODUJERON see PRODUCIR PROEZA f. prowess PROMEDIO m. average PRONTO, -A adj. quick, prompt; -O adv. quickly, promptly PROPAGAR v. to propagate PROPIAMENTE adv. properly; —— DICHO strictly speaking PROPICIO, -A adj. propitious, suitable PROPIO, -A adj. proper, own, same, very, characteristic PROPORCIONAR v. to furnish, to supply; to adjust PROPÓSITO m. purpose; A —— DE regarding PROSEGUIR v. to pursue, to proceed, to prosecute PROSIGUE see PROSEGUIR PROTEGER v. to protect PROTEJA see PROTEGER PROVEER v. to provide, to supply PROVENIR v. to proceed, to arise PROVIENE see PROVENIR PROVISORIO, -A adj. provisional, temporary PROVISTO see PROVEER PRÓXIMO, -A adj. nearest; next PROYECTO m. project, plan PRUEBA f. proof, evidence, test; A —— DE proof against PUDIENDO see PODER PUEBLO m. town; people, population; nation PUEDE see PODER PUERTO m. port; —— DE EMBARQUE shipping port PUES conj. since, because; adv. then PUESTO m. position; see also PONER; —— QUE since PULGADA f. inch PUNTO m. point, dot, place PUSO see PONER