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turn sideways, to show one’s profile. 4. to take
shape, to start to look like. 5. (Am.) to slim.
perforación s.f. perforation.
perforador -ra, adj. 1. piercing. s.f. 2. drill.
perforar v.t. to perforate, to pierce, to drill.
perfumador -ra, adj. 1. perfuming, s.m. y f. 2.
perfumer. s.m. 3. perfume jar, incense burner.
perfume s.m. 1. perfume, scent. 2. fragrance.
perfumería s.f. 1. perfumery (tienda). 2.
perfumery (arte).
pergamino s.m. 1. parchment. 2. en ~, bound in
parchment.
pergeñar v.t. 1. (fig.) to knock together, to fix up.
2. to rough out.
pergeño o pergenio s.m. appearance, look.
pérgola s.f. 1. pergola. 2. roof garden.
perica s.f. (Am. y fam.) agarrarse una ~, to get
sloshed.
pericia s.f. expertise, skill.
pericial adj. expert.
pericialmente adv. expertly.
periclitar v.i. 1. to be in danger. 2. to decline, to
decay (caducar).
perico s.m. 1. ZOOL. parakeet. 2. chamber pot
(orinal). 3. (Am.) compliment (piropo). 4. (Am.
y fam.) windbag. 5. Perico de los palotes,
(fam.) any Tom, Dick or Harry. 6. ~ entre
ellas, lady’s man.
pericón s.m. (Am.) popular Argentinian dance.
periferia s.f. 1. periphery. 2. contour. 3. outskirts.
periférico -ca, adj. 1. peripheral, marginal. 2. on
the outskirts . s.m. pl. 3. INF. peripherals.
perifollo s.m. 1. BOT. chervil. 2. frills, fripperies.
perífrasis o perífrasi s.f. GRAM. periphrasis.
perifrástico -ca, adj. periphrastic.
perigeo s.m. ASTR. perigee.
perihelio s.m. ASTR. perihelion.
perilla s.f. 1. pear-shaped ornament (adorno). 2.
goatee beard, Vandyke beard (barba).
perillán -na, s.m. y s.f. rascal.
perímetro s.m. GEOM. perimeter.
perindola s.f. perinola.
perineo s.m. ANAT. perineum.
perinola s.f. teetotum.
periódicamente adv. periodically.
periodicidad s.f. frequency, periodicity,
recurrence.
periódico adj. 1. periodic, periodical. 2. MAT.
recurring. s.m. 3. newspaper. 4. sistema ~,
QUÍM. periodic system.
periodismo s.m. journalism.
periodista s.m. y f. 1. journalist, pressman. 2.
newspaper publisher.
periodístico -ca, adj. journalistic.
período o periodo s.m. 1. period (tiempo).
2. MED. period. 3. MAT. period. 4. GRAM.
sentence.
periostio s.m. ANAT. periosteum.
peripatético -ca, adj. 1. FIL. Aristotelian.
2. ridiculous (opiniones). s.m. y f. 3. FIL.
Aristotelian.
peripecia s.f. 1. vicissitude, incident. 2. twist in
the plot of a story.
periplo s.m. 1. circumnavigation. 2. HIST.
periplus. 3. long tour o voyage.
peripuesto -ta, adj. dandified, spruced up,
overdressed.
periquete s.m. 1. (fam.) jiffy. 2. en un ~, in a jiffy.
periquito s.m. ZOOL. parakeet.
periscopio s.m. periscope.
peristáltico -ca, adj. FISIOL. peristaltic.
peritación s.f. 1. expert opinion. 2. expert’s
report. 3. specialist’s fee (honorario).
peritaje s.m. specialist professional training.
perito -ta, adj. 1. skilful, skilled, experienced. 2.
expert, specialist. 3. s.m. y f. expert, specialist.
peritoneo s.m. ANAT. peritoneum.
peritonitis s.f. MED. peritonitis.
perjudicar v.t. to harm, to damage.
perjudicial adj. harmful, damaging, detrimental.
perjudicialmente adv. harmfully, damagingly,
detrimentally.
perjuicio s.m. 1. harm, damage. 2. wrong. 3. sin
~ de, even though, without prejudice to.
perjurar v.i. y pron. 1. DER. to perjure oneself, to
commit perjury. v.i. 2. to curse, to swear.
perjurio s.m. DER. perjury.
perjuro -ra, s.m. y f. perjurer.
perla s.f. 1. pearl. 2. (fig.) pearl. 3. venir de
perlas, to suit down to the ground.
perlesía s.f. MED. 1. paralysis. 2. palsy.
perlongar v.i. MAR. to sail inshore, to coast
(barcos).
permanecer v.i. to stay, to remain.
permanencia s.f. 1. permanence. 2. stay. 3.
payment for teachers’ administrative duties.
permanente adj. 1. permanent. s.f. 2.
permanent wave, perm (pelo).
permanentemente adv. permanently, constantly.
permanganato s.m. 1. QUÍM. permanganate. 2.
~ potásico, potassium permanganate.
permeabilidad s.f. permeability.
permeable adj. 1. permeable. 2. pervious,
impressionable (persona)
permisible adj. permissible.
permisión s.f. 1. permission. 2. MIL. leave.
permisivo -va, adj. permissive (moral).
permiso s.m. 1. permission. 2. MIL. leave. 3.
licence (carnet).
permitir v.t. 1. to permit, to allow. 2. to tolerate.
3. to turn a blind eye (hacerse el de la vista
gorda). v.r. 4. to be allowed. 5. to be tolerated.
permuta s.f. exchange.
permutar v.t. 1. to exchange. 2. to switch
(empleos). 3. to swap.
pernada s.f. kick.
pernera s.f. trouser leg.
perniciosamente adv. harmfully, perniciously.
pernicioso -sa, adj. pernicious.
pernil s.m. 1. ham, haunch. 2. trouser leg.
pernio s.m. hinge.
perno s.m. MEC. bolt.
pernoctar v.i. to spend the night, to stay
overnight.
pero conj. 1. but. s.m. 2. problem, fault,
objection. 3. (Am.) pear tree (peral).
perogrullada s.f. platitude.
perogrullesco -ca, adj. platitudinous, trite.
perol s.m. 1. pot. 2. (Am.) tack, stud (tachuela).
3. (Am.) cauldron (caldera). 4. (Am.) frying
pan (sartén).
perola s.f. large pot.
peroné s.m. ANAT. fibula.
perorar v.i. 1. to give a speech. 2. (hum.) to
spout.
perorata s.f. long-winded speech.
peróxido s.m. QUÍM. peroxide.
perpendicular adj. 1. perpendicular. 2. at right
angles. s.f. 3. perpendicular, vertical.
perpendicularmente adv. perpendicularly.
perpetrar v.t. to perpetrate.
perpetuación s.f. perpetuation.
perpetuamente adv. perpetually, everlastingly.
perpetuar v.t. perpetuate.
perpetuidad s.f. 1. perpetuity. 2. a ~, for ever. 3.
condena a ~, DER. life sentence.
perpetuo -tua, adj. 1. perpetual, everlasting. 2.
for life. 3. s.f. BOT. everlasting, immortelle. 4.
cadena ~, DER. life sentence.
perplejidad s.f. 1. perplexity, bafflement. 2.
confusion, dilemma.
perra s.f. 1. ZOOL. bitch. 2. tantrum (rabieta). 3.
small coin. 4. drunkenness. pl. 5. perras, (fig.)
dough (dinero).
perrada s.f. 1. pack of dogs (perros). 2. dirty
trick.
perrera s.f. 1. kennel. 2. dog’s home, dog pound.
perrería s.f. 1. pack of dogs (perrada). 2. dirty
trick (mala pasada).
perrero -ra,s.m. y f. 1. dog-catcher. 2. dog lover
(aficionado).
perrito s.m. ~ caliente hot dog.
perro -ra, adj. 1. vile, dreadful. 2. (fam.) lousy,
rotten. s.m. y f. 3. ZOOL. dog. 4. como
perros y gatos, like cat and dog. 5. morir
como un ~, to die forgotten. 6. ~ dogo,
bulldog. 7. ~ galgo, greyhound. 8. ~ mastín,
mastiff. 9. ~ marino, dogfish.
persa adj. / s.m. y f. 1. Persian. s.m. 2. Persian
(idioma).
persecución s.f. chase, hunt.
perseguir v.t. 1. to pursue (seguir). 2. to chase
(cazar). 3. to strive after. 4. to persecute, to
hound.
perseverancia s.f. perseverance.
perseverante adj. persevering.
perseverantemente adv. perseveringly.
perseverar v.i. 1. to persevere. 2. to persist.
persiano -na, adj. 1. Persian. s.f. venetian blind.
pérsico -ca, adj. 1. Persian: el golfo pérsico:
the Persian Gulf. s.m. 2. peach tree. 3. peach.
persignarse v.r. to cross oneself, to make the
sign of the cross.
persistencia s.f. persistence.
persistente adj. persistent.
persistentemente adv. persistently.
persistir v.i. to persist.
persona s.f. 1. person. 2. de ~ a ~, person
to person, face to face. 3. en ~, in person,
personally. 4. tercera ~, third party; GRAM.
third person.
personaje s.m. 1. personage. 2. character.
personal adj. 1. personal. s.m. 2. personnel,
staff.
personalidad s.f. 1. personality. 2. DER. legal
status, legal entity.
personalizar v.t. 1. to personalize. 2. GRAM. to
make personal.
personalmente adv. personally, in person.
personarse v.r. 1. to appear in person. 2. to
report (to) (acudir). 3. DER. to appear.
personificación s.f. personification,
embodiment.
personificar v.t. 1. to personify, to embody. 2. to
allude to.
perspectiva s.f. 1. ART. perspective. 2. point
of view (punto de vista). 3. ART. view. pl. 4.
prospects. 5. ~ aérea, aerial view. 6. ~ lineal,
linear perspective.
perspicacia s.f. sagacity, shrewdness.
perspicaz adj. 1. keen-sighted, sharp-eyed. 2.
(fig.) shrewd, perceptive.
perspicuo -cua, adj. 1. clear. 2. perspicuous
(inteligible).
persuadir v.t. 1. to persuade. v.r. 2. to become
convinced.
persuasión s.f. 1. persuasion. 2. conviction
(ideas).
persuasivo -va, adj. persuasive, convincing.
pertenecer v.i. to belong.
perteneciente adj. 1. member. 2. pertaining,
belonging.
pertenencia s.f. 1. ownership. 2. possession,
estate (propiedad). 3. outbuilding.
pértiga s.f. pole.
pertinaz adj. 1. pertinacious, obstinate (terco).
2. persistent.
pertinencia s.f. pertinence, relevance.
pertinente adj. 1. pertinent. 2. relevant,
opportune.
pertinentemente adv. appropriately.