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parentesco
continuo, fanfold paper. 9. ~ moneda, paper
money. 10. ~ volante, memo paper. 11. ser ~
mojado, to be worthless.
papelada s.f. (Am.) 1. farce. 2. pretence,
charade.
papeleo s.m. 1. bureaucratic procedure. 2. (fam.)
red tape.
papelería s.f. stationer’s, stationer’s shop.
papelero -ra, adj. 1. showy, boastful. 2. paper.
3. paper-selling. s.m. y s.f. 4. poseur. 5.
stationer. s.f. 6. waste paper basket.
papeleta s.f. 1. (Am.) visiting card. 2. (fig.) tough
one, touchy problem.
papelón s.m. 1. laughing stock. 2. hacer un ~, to
do something ridiculous.
papeo s.m. (fam.) grub, (fam.) chow.
papera s.f. 1. MED. goitre. pl. 2. MED. mumps.
papiamento -ta, adj. / s.m. y f. Papiamento
(hablado en Curazao).
papila s.f. ANAT. papilla.
papilla s.f. 1. baby food. 2. guile, (fig.) soft soap
(astucia). 3. echar la ~, to be sick.
papiloma s.m. MED. papilloma.
papiro s.m. papyrus.
papisa s.f. female pope.
papista adj. 1. papist. s.m. y s.f. 2. papist. 3. ser
más ~ que el papa, (fig.) to be more Catholic
than the Pope.
papo s.m. 1. ZOOL. dewlap. 2. MED. goitre. 3.
ZOOL. crop (aves).
paquebote o paquebot s.m. packet boat.
paquete s.m. 1. packet, parcel, package. 2.
(fam.) dandy (majo). adj. 3. (Am.) chic,
elegant.
paquetear v.i. (Am.) to give oneself airs, (fam.)
to swank.
paquidermo s.m. ZOOL. pachyderm.
paquistaní adj. 1. Pakistani. s.m. y s.f.
Pakistani.
par adj. 1. equal, similar. 2. even (números).
s.m. 3. pair, couple. 4. peer. 5. DEP. par. 6. a
la ~, ECON. at par. 7. a pares, in twos. 8. de
~ en ~, wide open. 9. ir a la ~, to go halves.
10. sin ~, peerless, unique.
para prep. 1. for (finalidad). 2. for (destino): estos
anillos son para tu hermana: these rings
are for your sister. 3. for, by (tiempo). 4. for
(adecuación). 5. ~ colmo, to cap it all. 6. ~
que, conj., so that, in order that.
parabién s.m. congratulations.
parábola s.f. 1. parable. 2. GEOM. parabola.
parabólica s.f. satellite dish.
parabrisas s.m. (brit.) windscreen, (EEUU)
windshield.
paracaídas s.m. parachute.
paracaidismo s.m. parachute jumping.
paracaidista s.m. y f. 1. parachutist. 2. MIL.
paratrooper.
parachoques s.m. (brit.) bumper, (EEUU)
fender.
paracleto o paráclito s.m. REL. Paraclete.
parada s.f. stop; pause, break.
paradero s.m. 1. whereabouts, location. 2. end.
3. (Am.) railway station. 4. (Am.) bus stop. 5.
ignorar el ~ de algo/alguien, not to know
something’s/someone’s whereabouts.
paradigma s.m. 1. model. 2. GRAM. paradigm.
paradigmático -ca, adj. exemplary,
paradigmatic.
paradisiaco -ca o paradisíaco, -ca, adj.
heavenly, blissful.
parado -da, pp. 1. de parar. adj. 2. shy. 3. at a
standstill, motionless (inmóvil). 4. out of work,
unemployed (desempleado). 5. standing (en
pie). s.f. 6. stop. 7. (bus) stop. 8. halt, pause.
9. MIL. parade. 10. salir bien/mal ~, to come
off well/badly.
paradoja s.f. paradox.
paradójicamente adv. paradoxically.
paradójico -ca, adj. paradoxical.
parador -ra, adj. 1. stopping. s.m. 2. inn. 3.
state-owned hotel.
paraestatal adj. semi-official.
parafernales adj. pl. bienes ~, DER.
paraphernalia.
parafina s.f. 1. paraffin wax. 2. (Am.) paraffin.
parafrasear v.t. to paraphrase.
paráfrasis s.f. 1. paraphrase. 2. free verse
translation.
paragoge s.f. paragoge, paragogue.
paragolpes s.m. (Am.) (brit.) bumper, (EEUU)
fender (parachoques).
parágrafo s.m. 1. section of text. 2. paragraph.
paraguas s.m. umbrella.
Paraguay s.m. Paraguay.
paraguaya s.f. fruit similar to a peach.
paraguayo -ya, adj. 1. Paraguayan. s.m. y f.
Paraguayan.
paragüero -ra, s.m. y f. 1. umbrella maker,
umbrella seller. s.m. 2. umbrella stand.
parahúso s.m. drill, awl.
paraíso s.m. 1. REL. paradise. 2. gallery, (fam.)
gods (teatro). 3. ~ terrenal, Earthly paradise,
Garden of Eden.
paraje s.m. faraway place, isolated spot.
paral s.m. 1. prop. 2. shore (puntal). 3. chock,
putlog (náutico).
paralelamente adv. 1. comparably. 2. at the
same time.
paralelepípedo s.m. GEOM. parallelepiped.
paralelismo s.m. parallelism.
paralelo -la, adj. 1. parallel. s.m. 2. parallel of
latitude. s.f. 3. MIL. trench. s.f. pl. 4. DEP.
parallel bars.
paralelogramo s.m. GEOM. parallelogram.
parálisis s.f. MED. paralysis.
paralítico -ca, adj. 1. paralytic; paralyzed. s.m.
y f. 2. paralytic.
paralización s.f. 1. MED. paralysis. 2. ECON.
stagnation. 3. stoppage, suspension.
paralizador -ra o paralizante, adj. 1. MED.
paralyzing. 2. (fig.) stunning, shocking.
paralizar v.t. y r. 1. to paralyse. 2. to be
paralysed, to become paralysed. 3. (fig.) to
bring or come to a standstill.
paralogismo s.m. FIL. paralogism.
paramecio s.m. BIOL. paramecium.
paramento s.m. 1. ornament. 2. adornment. 3.
ARQ. face (de pared, un silla). 4. paramentos
sacerdotales, priest’s liturgical vestments.
paramera s.f. GEOG. high moorland.
parámetro s.m. parameter.
paramnesia s.f. MED. paramnesia.
páramo s.m. 1. GEOG. moor. 2. bleak plateau.
3. (Am.) high grassland. 4. wilderness. 5.
(Am.) drizzle (llovizna).
parangón s.m. 1. comparison, parallel. 2. no
tener ~, to be matchless. 3. sin ~, matchless.
parangonar v.t. 1. to compare. 2. to justify
(alinear letras desiguales).
paraninfo s.m. 1. main hall (universidades). 2.
(p.u.) paranymph, best man (de una boda).
paranoia s.f. MED. paranoia.
paranoico -ca, adj. / s.m. y f. paranoic.
paranomasia s.f. paronomasia.
parapente s.m. paragliding.
parapetarse v.r. to fortify (oneself), to protect
(oneself).
parapeto s.m. parapet.
paraplejía s.f. MED. paraplegia.
parapsicología s.f. PSIC. parapsychology.
parar s.m. 1. pairs (naipes). v.t. 2. to stop, to halt.
3. to point (perro de caza). v.i. y r. 4. to stop,
to come to a halt. v.i. 5. to stop, to cease. 6.
to stop, to stay, to lodge. 7. to become, to end
up. v.r. 8. (Am.) to stand up (levantarse). 9.
(Am.) to become wealthy (enriquecerse). 10.
sin ~, at once.
pararrayos s.m. lightning conductor.
parasceve s.f. 1. preparation. 2. REL. Good
Friday.
parasimpático adj. y s.m. FISIOL.
parasympathetic.
parasíntesis s.f. GRAM. parasynthesis.
parasitismo s.m. MED. parasitism.
parásito -ta o parasito, -ta, adj. 1. parasitic. s.m.
2. parasite.
parasol s.m. parasol, sunshade.
parata s.f. AGR. terrace.
paratifoidea s.f. MED. paratyphoid.
parcamente adv. frugally (comidas), moderately.
Parcas s.f. pl. Fates, Parcae.
parcela s.f. 1. plot of land. 2. smallholding. 3.
particle (partícula).
parcelación s.f. division into plots, division into
lots.
parcelar v.t. to divide into plots, to divide into
lots.
parcelario -ria, adj. divided into plots.
parchar v.t. (Am.) to patch (ropa).
parche s.m. 1. MED. sticking plaster. 2. patch. 3.
drumhead (piel de tambor). 4. drum (tambor).
5. botch.
parchís s.m. ludo.
parcial adj. 1. partial. 2. incomplete. 3. biased
(parcializado). 4. partisan (partidista). s.m. 5.
assessment examination (examen).
parcialidad s.f. bias.
parco -ca, adj. 1. sparing, parsimonious. 2.
frugal. 3. mean.
pardal adj. 1. rustic. 2. brown, dun (color). s.m.
3. wily rogue. 4. ZOOL. sparrow.
pardela s.f. ZOOL. small seagull.
¡pardiez! interj. by Jove!
pardillo adj. 1. rustic. s.m. 2. coarse brown cloth
(paño). 3. ZOOL. linnet. 4. beginner, novice.
pardo -da, adj. 1. dun, tawny. s.m. 2. mulatto. 3.
oso ~, ZOOL. brown bear.
pardusco -ca o parduzco, -ca, adj. greyish,
brownish.
pareado -da, adj. 1. semi-detached (casa). s.m.
2. LIT. couplet.
parear v.t. 1. to match. 2. to form pairs. 3. to
compare. 4. ZOOL. to mate.
parecer s.m. 1. opinion. 2. looks (aspecto). v.i.
3. to seem, to appear. 4. to look. v.imp. 5. to
think, to believe. v.r. 6. to resemble each other,
to look alike. 7. ~ a, to resemble; to look like.
8. ~ bien/mal, to look good/bad, to think it’s
right/wrong: me parece mal: I think it’s wrong.
parecido -da, adj. 1. similar, alike, like. s.m. 2.
similarity. 3. bien ~, good-looking.
pared s.f. 1. wall. 2. arrimarse uno a las
paredes, (fam.) to be sozzled. 3. entre
cuatro paredes, lonely. 4. las paredes oyen,
walls have ears. 5. hasta la ~ de enfrente,
resolutely. 6. pegado a la ~, ashamed. 7.
subirse por las paredes, (fam.) to go up the
wall.
paredón s.m. 1. thick wall. 2. ¡al ~!, up against
the wall! 3. llevar al ~, to have executed by
firing squad.
parejero -ra, adj. 1. cocky, conceited. s.m. y s.f.
2. (Am.) racehorse.
parejo -ja, adj. 1. similar, alike, equal. 2. flat. s.f.
3. couple. 4. partner. 5. por parejas, in pairs.
paremia s.f. 1. proverb, wise saw (refrán). 2.
fable (fábula).
parénquima s.m. BIOL. parenchyma.
parentela s.f. 1. relations. 2. blood relationship.
parentesco s.m. 1. relationship. 2. relations.