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inheritance. 3. wealth. 4. ECON. assets. 5.
~ real, crown land. 6. ~ nacional, national
heritage.
patrio -tria, adj. 1. native, home. 2. paternal.
patriota adj. s.m. y f. patriot.
patriotero -ra, adj. jingoistic, chauvinistic.
patrióticamente adv. patriotically.
patriótico -ca, adj. patriotic.
patriotismo s.m. patriotism.
patrístico -ca, adj. 1. REL. patristic. s.f. 2.
patristics.
patrocinador -ra, adj. 1. sponsoring. s.m. y f. 2.
sponsor, backer.
patrocinar v.t. to sponsor.
patrocinio s.m. 1. patronage, sponsorship.
patrón s.m. 1. patron (que patrocina). 2. landlord
(de pensión, etc.). 3. owner, employer, boss
(dueño); master (amo). 4. skipper (de barco).
5. pattern, template (plantilla). 6. ECON.
standard. 7. BOT. stock, host. 8. boss,
employer (patrono).
patrona s.f. 1. patroness (que patrocina). 2.
hostess, landlady (de pensión, residencia,
etc.). 3. owner, employer (dueña); mistress
(ama).
patronal adj. 1. employer, employer’s,
managerial. 2. cierre ~, lockout.
patronato s.m. 1. patronage, sponsorship. 2.
COM. employers’ organization. 3. board of
trustees, management board (junta). 4. trust.
5. ~ real, royal patronage.
patronazgo s.m. patronage.
patronímico adj. y s.m. patronymic.
patrono s.m. patrón.
patrulla s.f. 1. patrol. 2. group, band.
patrullar v.t. e i. to patrol.
patuco s.m. bootee.
patulea s.f. 1. mob (gentuza). 2. (fam.) bunch
of kids.
patuleco -ca, adj. bandy, bandy-legged.
paúl adj. y s.m. 1. REL. Vincentian. s.m. 2.
marsh, swamp (pantano).
paular s.m. 1. swamp, bog. 2. marshy ground.
paulatinamente adv. slowly, gradually.
paulatino -na, adj. slow, gradual.
pauperismo s.m. pauperism.
paupérrimo -ma, adj. poverty-stricken.
pausa s.f. 1. pause. 2. interval, break. 3. MÚS.
rest. 4. hacer una ~, to take a break.
pausadamente adv. unhurriedly, slowly, calmly.
pausado -da, adj. slow, deliberate.
pauta s.f. 1. rule (regla). 2. writing guide. 3.
model, example.
pautado -da, adj. 1. ruled. 2. papel ~, music
paper.
pava s.f. 1. ZOOL. turkey hen. 2. (Am.) kettle. 3.
(fig.) bore.
pavada s.f. 1. flock of turkeys. 2. children’s
game. 3. (Am.) silliness.
pavana s.f. MÚS. pavan.
pavero -ra, adj. 1. funny, amusing. s.m. y f. 2.
turkey farmer, turkey dealer. 3. (Am.) practical
joker. s.f. 4. pan for cooking turkeys.
pavés s.m. 1. HIST. long shield.
pavesa s.f. 1. spark. 2. estar hecho una ~, to be
very weak.
pavía s.f. BOT. clingstone peach.
pávido -da, adj. terrified, (fig.) petrified.
pavimentación s.f. paving (calles).
pavimentar v.t. to pave, to tile (suelos).
pavimento s.m. 1. flooring (solería). 2. paving
(losas). 3. surfacing (firme).
pavo adj. 1. (fig.) wet, gormless. 2. (Am.) stupid,
idiotic. s.m. 3. (fam.) drip, prat. 4. ZOOL.
turkey. 5. ~ real, peacock. 6. comer el ~,
(fam.) to be a wallflower.
pavonar v.t. 1. TEC. to blue, to bronze. 2. (Am.)
to coat with quicksilver.
pavonear v.i. y r. to strut, to show off.
pavor s.m. terror, horror.
pavorido -da, adj. terrified.
pavorosamente adv. frightfully, terrifyingly.
pavoroso -sa, adj. frightful, terrifying.
paya s.f. (Am.) gaucho folksong improvised in
competition with someone else.
payador s.m. (Am.) gaucho minstrel.
payasear v.i. to clown around, to play the fool.
payaso s.m. 1. clown. 2. (fig.) buffoon.
payé s.m. 1. (Am.) sorcerer, wizard. 2. sorcery,
wizardry.
payo -ya,adj. s.m. y s.f. 1. peasant. 2. rustic. 3.
non-gipsy.
payucano -na, s.m. y f. peasant.
paz s.f. 1. peace. 2. peacefulness. 3. descansar
en ~, to rest in peace. 4. estar/quedar en
~, to be at peace; to be quits. 5. hacer las
paces, to make it up, to make peace.
pazguato -ta, adj. 1. easily impressed. 2.
simple, stupid. s.m. y f. 3. fool, nitwit.
pazo s.m. country seat in Galicia; manor house.
pazpuerco -ca, adj. filthy.
¡pche! o ¡pchs! interj. bah!
pe s.f. 1. name of the letter p. 2. de ~ a pa, from
A to Z, from beginning to end.
peaje s.m. toll.
peana s.f. 1. ARQ. plinth, pedestal. 2. REL.
platform. 3. window sill. 4. piste (esgrima).
peatón s.m. 1. pedestrian. 2. village postman.
pebete s.m. 1. joss stick (incienso). 2. touch
paper, fuse (mecha). 3. stench.
pebetero s.m. 1. incense burner.
peca s.f. freckle.
pecado s.m. 1. REL. sin. 2. guilt, shame. 3. ~
capital, mortal sin. 4. ~ mortal, deadly sin. 5.
~ original, original sin. 6. ~ venial, venial sin.
pecaminoso -sa, adj. REL. sinful.
pecar v.i. 1. REL. to sin. 2. (fig.) to be at fault. 3.
(fig.) to go astray. 4. to do wrong. 5. ~ de, to
be too...
pecarí s.m. peccary.
pecblenda s.f. MIN. pitchblende.
peccata minuta s. pl. peccadillo.
pececillo s.m. 1. little fish, small fry. 2. ~ de
plata, silverfish.
peceño -ña, adj. tarry, pitch-coloured. (color).
pecera s.f. 1. aquarium, fish tank (rectangular).
2. fish bowl (redonda).
pechar v.t. 1. (Am.) to shove, to push (empujar).
2. to knock down (atropellar). 3. to pay
(impuesto). 4. to take responsibility for. 5. (Am.
y fam.) to touch someone for money.
pechera s.f. 1. dicky. 2. jabot. 3. shirtfront. 4.
breast collar. 5. ANAT. breast, chest.
pechicatería s.f. (Am.) meanness, miserliness,
(fam.) stinginess.
pechicato -ta, adj. (Am.) mean, miserly, (fam.)
stingy.
pechiches s.m. pl. (Am.) pampering, coddling.
pechichoso -sa, adj. (Am.) finicky, prudish.
pechina s.f. 1. REL. pilgrim’s shell. 2. ARQ.
pendentive.
pecho s.m. 1. ANAT. chest. 2. LIT. breast.
3. bosom, breast, bust (de mujer). 4. (fig.)
heart (corazón). 5. (fig.) courage (valentía).
6. a ~ descubierto, defenceless, unarmed;
openly. 7. criar a uno a los pechos, to
take someone under one’s wing. 8. dar el
~, to breastfeed, to suckle. 9. echar el ~ al
agua, (fam.) to get stuck into something.
10. echarse uno al ~ (bebida), to knock
back. 11. meter entre ~ y espalda, (fam.)
to tuck away, to eat. 12. no caber a uno
una cosa en el ~, (fig.) to be bursting with
something. 13. tomarse algo muy a ~, to
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pechuga s.f. 1. ZOOL. breast. 2. ANAT. breast,
bosom. 3. GEOG. slope.
pechugón -na, adj. 1. big-breasted, busty. 2.
(Am.) cynical, (fig.) hard-faced (descarado).
s.m. 3. punch in the chest. 4. great effort.
pecina s.f. slime, silt.
pecíolo o peciolo s.m. BOT. petiole.
pécora s.f. head of sheep, etc.
pecorear v.t. 1. to steal sheep, etc.; to rustle
(cattle). v.i. 2. to go on the rampage.
pecoso -sa, adj. freckled.
péctico -ca, adj. pectic, pectinous.
pectina s.f. QUÍM. pectin.
pectoral adj. 1. ANAT. pectoral. s.m. 2. REL.
pectoral cross.
pecuario -ria, adj. livestock.
peculiar adj. peculiar, characteristic, typical.
peculiaridad s.f. peculiarity, characteristic.
peculiarmente adv. peculiarly, typically.
peculio s.m. 1. HIST. peculium. 2. own personal
money.
pecunia s.f. cash; (fam.) dough.
pedagogía s.f. pedagogy.
pedagógicamente adv. pedagogically.
pedagógico -ca, adj. pedagogic, pedagogical.
pedagogo -ga, s.m. y f. pedagogue; educator.
pedal s.m. 1. pedal. 2. MÚS. pedal.
pedáneo adj. juez ~, Justice of the Peace.
pedante adj. 1. pedantic. s.m. y f. 2. pedant.
pedantería s.f. pedantry.
pedazo s.m. 1. piece, portion, lump. 2. a
pedazos, in pieces, in bits. 3. caerse a
pedazos, (fam.) to be knackered, to be dead
beat. 4. ~ de alcornoque/de animal/de
bruto, idiot.
pederasta s.m. pederast.
pedernal s.m. 1. MIN. silex. 2. flint (en armas
de fuego).
pedestal s.m. 1. pedestal. 2. plinth, base
(peana). 3. basis (base). 4. podium.
pedestre adj. 1. (fig.) pedestrian. 2. common,
vulgar (ordinario). 3. una carrera pedestre,
a footrace.
pediatra s.m. y f. MED. (brit.) paediatrician,
(EEUU) pediatrician.
pediatría s.f. MED. (brit.) paediatrics, (EEUU)
pediatrics.
pedicuro -ra, s.m. y f. chiropodist.
pedidera s.f. (Am.) request, demand.
pedido s.m. 1. COM. order. 2. tax. 3. request,
petition.
pedigüeño -ña, adj. demanding, persistent. s.m.
y f. (fig.) pest, nuisance.
pediluvio s.m. footbath.
pedir v.t. 1. to ask for, to request. 2. to beg. 3.
to ask (precio). 4. COM. to order. 5. DER. to
sue, to file a claim against. 6. (fig.) to want,
to need.
pedo s.m. fart.
pedrada s.f. 1. stone throw. 2. hit (con piedra). 3.
(fig.) snide comment.
pedrea s.f. 1. fight with stones. 2. hailstorm. 3.
consolation prizes in a lottery.
pedregal s.m. stony outcrop, rocky ground.
pedregoso -sa, adj. stony, rocky.
pedrera s.f. stone quarry.
pedrería s.f. jewels, gemstones, precious stones.
pedrero s.m. 1. quarryman. 2. cannon. 3. HIST.
slinger (hondero).
pedriscal s.m. pedregal.
pedrisco s.m. hailstones, hailstorm.
pedrusco s.m. lump of stone.
pedúnculo s.m. 1. BOT. peduncle, stalk. 2.
BIOL. peduncle.
pega s.f. 1. sticking, gluing. 2. prank (travesura).
3. hoax (burla). 4. snag, problem. 5. pitch,