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pachorra s.f. sluggishness.
pachucho -cha, adj. 1. overripe (fruta). 2.
drooping (flojo). 3. poorly, under the weather
(enfermo).
pachulí s.m. patchouli, pachouli.
paciencia s.f. 1. patience. 2. small roll; almond
cake.
paciencioso -sa, adj. (Am.) long-suffering.
paciente adj. 1. patient (tranquilo). s.m. y f.
MED. patient.
pacientemente adv. patiently.
pacienzudo -da, adj. very patient.
pacificación s.f. pacification.
pacificador -ra, s.m. y f. 1. peacemaker. adj.
2. pacifying.
pacíficamente adv. peaceably.
pacificar v.t. 1. MIL. to pacify. 2. to appease
(apaciguar). v.r. 3. to calm down.
pacífico -ca, adj. peaceable, pacific.
Pacífico s.m. el (océano) Pacífico, the Pacific
(Ocean).
pacifismo s.m. pacificism.
pacifista adj. s.m. y f. POL. pacifist.
paco -ca, adj. (Am.) reddish, reddish-brown.
pacotilla s.f. 1. goods carried by seamen free
of freight charges. 2. ser de ~, to be shoddily
made; to be jerry-built; to be second-rate.
pactar v.t. to agree.
pacto s.m. 1. pact. 2. agreement (acuerdo).
padecer v.t. 1. to suffer. 2. to endure (aguantar).
v.i. 3. to suffer from, to suffer with.
padecimiento s.m. suffering.
pádel s.m. paddle tennis.
padilla s.f. 1. skillet (cazuela). 2. bread oven.
padrastro s.m. 1. stepfather. 2. (fig.) cruel father.
3. hangnail (en dedos).
padrazo s.m. indulgent father, loving father.
padre s.m. 1. father. 2. ZOOL. sire. 3. REL.
father, priest. pl. 4. parents. 5. forefathers. 6. ~
espiritual, REL. confessor. 7. ~ Eterno, REL.
God the Father. 8. ~ nuestro, REL. Lord’s
Prayer. 9. Padre Santo, REL. Holy Father,
Pope. 10. padres políticos, in-laws.
padrear v.i. 1. to behave or look like one’s father.
2. to breed (from the male).
padrino s.m. 1. REL. godfather. 2. sponsor (que
patrocina). 3. best man (bodas). 4. second
(duelo). 5. patron. pl. 6. godparents.
padrón s.m. 1. local census. 2. electoral roll. 3.
TEC. pattern. 4. inscribed column.
paella s.f. paella.
paga s.f. 1. salary, pay, wages. 2. repayment. 3.
payment.
pagadero -ra, adj. payable (cheque).
pagaduría s.f. cashier’s office.
paganismo s.m. REL. paganism.
paganizar v.t. 1. to paganize. v.r. 2. to become
a heathen.
pagano -na, adj. 1. heathen, pagan. s.m. y s.f.
2. pagan. 3. (fig.) the person who ends up
paying.
pagar v.t. 1. to pay. 2. to pay off (crimen). 3.
to repay (deuda). v.r. 4. to take a liking to
something. 5. to show off, boast.
pagaré s.m. promissory note.
pagel s.m. ZOOL. red sea bream (pez).
página s.f. page.
paginación s.f. pagination.
paginar v.t. to paginate.
pago s.m. 1. payment. 2. prize, reward. adj. 3.
paid. s.m. 4. agricultural district, field. 5. (Am.)
region. 6. en estos pagos, in this neck of the
woods.
pagoda s.f. ARQ. pagoda.
paidología s.f. (brit.) paedology, (EEUU)
pedology.
paila s.f. large frying pan.
pailebote o pailebot s.m. MAR. pilot’s boat.
paipai s.m. palm fan (típico de Filipinas).
país s.m. 1. country, nation. 2. ART. landscape.
3. fan paper, back of fan.
paisaje s.m. 1. countryside. 2. ART. landscape.
paisajismo s.m. landscape gardening.
paisajista adj. 1. landscape. s.m. y f. 2.
landscape painter.
paisajístico -ca, adj. scenic.
paisano -na, adj. 1. of the same country. s.m.
y s.f. 2. compatriot, fellow countryman, fellow
countrywoman. 3. MIL. civilian (civil). 4.
peasant.
paja s.f. 1. straw. 2. blade of grass. 3. trifling
matter/reason. 4. (fig.) padding, waffle. 5.
(vulg.) wank (masturbación). 6. no dormirse
en las pajas, to keep alert.
pajar s.m. 1. straw loft. 2. haystack.
pájara s.f. 1. ZOOL. hen bird. 2. sly woman. 3.
(fig.) collapse.
pajarear v.i. 1. to shoot or catch birds. 2. to loaf
about (haraganeat).
pajarero -ra, adj. 1. fun-loving. 2. garish, gaudy
(colores). 3. (Am.) nervous, highly-strung,
spirited (nervioso). s.m. y f. 4. bird snarer, bird
dealer. s.f. 5. aviary, birdcage.
pajarita s.f. 1. paper bird. 2. bow tie. 3. BOT.
toadflax, snapdragon. 4. cuello de ~, wing
collar.
pájaro s.m. 1. bird. 2. (fam.) slippery customer,
wily individual (granuja). 3. más vale ~ en
mano que ciento volando, a bird in the
hand is worth two in the bush. 4. matar dos
pájaros de un tiro, to kill two birds with one
stone.
pajarraco s.m. 1. big, ugly bird. 2. (fam.) shifty
character.
paje s.m. 1. page, page-boy. 2. cabin-boy
(barco).
pajizo adj. 1. straw (de paja). 2. straw-coloured
(color).
pajolero -ra, adj. (fam.) damned, irritating.
pajuato -ta o pajúo, -a, adj. (Am.) daft, silly,
stupid.
Pakistán s.m. Pakistan.
pala s.f. 1. spade, shovel (herramienta). 2. blade
of an oar (remo). 3. flat part of the teeth. 4.
skill. 5. upper (de zapato). 6. DEP. bat.
palabra s.f. 1. word. 2. power of speech. 3.
eloquence. 4. promise. 5. right to speak. 6.
coger la ~ a uno, to take someone at his
word. 7. comerse las palabras, to mumble.
8. correr la ~, to pass the word on. 9. dirigir
la ~ a uno, to address someone. 10. faltar
a la ~, to break one’s word. 11. medir las
palabras, to choose one’s words carefully. 12.
~ de Dios, REL. Word of God. 13. palabras
mayores, strong words. 14. quitar la ~ de
la boca, to take the words out of someone’s
mouth. 15. tomar la ~, to have the floor.
palabreo s.m. bandying words; (fam.) hot air.
palabrería s.f. o (Am.) palabrerío s.m. idle
chatter.
palabrero -ra, adj. 1. garrulous. 2. (fam.) all talk.
palabrota s.f. swear word, obscenity.
palacete s.m. small palace.
palacial adj. (Am. y fig.) palatial, luxurious.
palaciego -ga, adj. 1. palace, court. s.m. y f. 2.
courtier.
palacio s.m. 1. palace. 2. (fig.) mansion.
palada s.f. 1. spadeful, shovelful. 2. stroke (de
remo).
paladar s.m. ANAT. palate.
paladear v.t. to taste, to savour.
paladín s.m. 1. paladin. 2. (fig.) champion.
paladino -na, adj. 1. public, open. s.m. 2.
paladin.
paladio s.m. MET. palladium.
paladión s.m. palladium, talisman.
palafrén s.m. palfrey.
palafrenero s.m. HIST. groom.
palanca s.f. 1. lever. 2. (fam.) influence, pull. 3.
hacer ~, to act as a lever.
palangana s.f. 1. washbasin. s.m. y s.f. 2. (Am.)
intruder. 3. (Am.) (fam.) windbag (charlatán),
braggart.
palanganear v.i. (Am.) to brag, (fam.) to show
off.
palanganero s.m. (arc.) washstand.
palangre s.m. MAR. trot line (para pescar).
palanqueta s.f. 1. crowbar, jemmy (pata de
cabra). 2. grappling iron. 3. (Am.) weight(s).
palanquín s.m. 1. porter. 2. palanquin.
palatal adj. ANAT. 1. palatal. 2. FON. palatal.
palatalización s.f. FON. palatalization.
palatinado s.m. 1. palatine prince. 2. palatinate.
palatino -na, adj. 1. ANAT. palatine. 2. palatine.
palco s.m. 1. box (teatro, toros). 2. row of
seats. 3. ~ de platea, (brit.) ground floor box;
(EEUU) parquet box.
palear v.t. 1. to shovel, to dig. 2. AGR. to winnow.
3. (Am.) to pole. 4. (Am.) AGR. to thresh. v.i.
to paddle (canoa).
palenque s.m. 1. fence, palisade (valla). 2.
arena, enclosure. 3. (Am.) tethering post.
paleo- prefijo palaeo-.
paleoantropología s.f. palaeoanthropology.
paleofítico -ca, adj. palaeophitic.
paleografía s.f. palaeography.
paleolítico -ca, adj. HIST. 1. palaeolithic. s.m. 2.
Palaeolithic.
paleología s.f. palaeology.
paleontología s.f. 1. palaeontology. 2. ~
lingüística, linguistic palaeontology.
palestino -na, adj. 1. Palestinian. s.m. y f. 2.
Palestinian.
palestra s.f. 1. palaestra. 2. (fig.) lists. 3.
wrestling. 4. salir a la ~, (fig.) to take the floor.
paletilla s.f. shoulder blade.
paleto -ta, adj. 1. (desp.) rustic. s.m. y s.f. 2.
(desp.) country bumpkin. s.f. 3. ART. palette.
4. palette knife. 5. trowel. 6. turbine blade. 7.
fan blade (ventilador). 8. propeller (hélice).
9. ANAT. shoulder blade. 10. (Am.) lollipop
(pirulí).
paletó s.m. paletot, heavy overcoat.
palia s.f. 1. altar cloth. 2. curtain in front of the
tabernacle.
paliar v.t. 1. to conceal, (fig.) to cloak. 2. to
alleviate.
paliativo -va, adj. 1. palliative. 2. sin paliativos,
without excuses.
pálidamente adv. 1. palely. 2. wanly.
palidecer v.i. 1. to turn pale, to turn white. 2. to
grow dim (la luz).
palidez s.f. 1. paleness, whiteness. 2. wanness
(por debilidad o enfermedad).
pálido -da, adj. 1. pale.
paliducho -cha, adj. palish, pale, sickly.
palier s.m. MEC. bearing.
palillo s.m. 1. toothpick. 2. MÚS. drumstick. 3.
lacemaker’s bobbins. s. pl. 4. castanets. 5.
pins (billar). 6. chopsticks (chinos).
palimpsesto s.m. HIST. palimpsest.
palíndromo o palíndrome s.m. palindrome
(figura literaria).
palingenesia s.f. palingenesis.
palinodia s.f. 1. recantation.
palio s.m. 1. HIST. pallium. 2. REL. pallium,
mantle. 3. REL. baldachin. 4. prize. 5. ZOOL.
pallium, mantle.
palique s.m. chatter, chitchat, small talk.
palisandro s.m. BOT. rosewood.
palitroque o palitoque s.m. 1. stick (palo). pl. 2.