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pertrechar v.t. 1. to equi. v.r. 2. to equip oneself.
pertrechos s.m. pl. 1. MIL. stores, munitions. 2.
equipment, tackle, gear.
perturbación s.f. 1. disturbance. 2. mental
disorder.
perturbado -da,p.p. 1. de turbar. adj. 2.
mentally unbalanced.
perturbador -ra, adj. 1. disturbing, upsetting.
s.m. y f. 2. disruptive person.
perturbar v.t. 1. to disturb. 2. to upset, to
unsettle. 3. MED. to perturb.
pertuza s.f. rabble, riffraff.
Perú s.m. Peru.
peruano -na,adj. s.m. y f. Peruvian.
peruétano -na, adj. annoying, tedious.
perulero -ra,adj. s.m. y f. HIST. emigrant
returned from Peru having made his fortune.
perversamente adv. perversely.
perversidad s.f. perversity, wickedness.
perversión s.f. perversion; corruption.
perverso -sa, adj. perverse.
pervertido -da, p.p. 1. de pervertir. adj. 2.
perverted. s.m. y f. 3. pervert (por lo general
en sentido sexual).
pervertir v.t. 1. to pervert. 2. to corrupt. 3. to
distort (texto).
pervivencia s.f. 1. survival. 2. persistence.
pervivir v.i. 1. to survive. 2. to subsist.
pesa s.f. 1. weight. 2. DEP. shot. pl. 3. DEP.
weights, dumbells.
pesacartas s.m. 1. letter-weighing scales. 2. fine
balance.
pesadamente adv. 1. heavily. 2. slowly, moving
with difficulty. 3. boringly.
pesadez s.f. 1. heaviness. 2. obstinacy, (fam.)
pig-headedness. 3. (fig.) bind, bore, drag,
tiresomeness. 4. sluggishness.
pesadilla s.f. 1. nightmare. 2. bugbear.
pesado -da, adj. 1. heavy. 2. overweight. 3.
tedious, annoying. 4. sluggish, slow. 5. deep.
6. sultry, muggy. s.m. y f. 7. pain in the neck.
s.f. 8. weighing.
pesadumbre s.f. 1. bother, irritation. 2. sorrow,
grief. 3. displeasure, disagreement.
pésame s.m. 1. condolences. 2. expression
of sympathy. 3. dar el ~, to express one’s
condolences.
pesar v.i. 1. to weigh, to be heavy. 2. (fig.) to
carry weight. 3. to cause distress, to cause
regret. v.t. 4. to weigh. 5. to weigh up. s.m. 6.
sorrow, grief. 7. regret (arrepentimiento). 8. a
~ de, in spite of, despite.
pesaroso -sa, adj. sad, sorrowful; regretful.
pesca s.f. 1. fishing, angling (acto). 2. catch
(peces). 3. ~ de altura, deep-sea fishing.
pescadería s.f. fish shop.
pescadero -ra,s.m. y f. fishmonger.
pescadilla s.f. ZOOL. whiting.
pescado s.m. 1. fish. 2. ahumársele a uno el
~, to make someone angry, to make someone
see red.
pescante s.m. 1. coachman’s seat, driver’s seat.
2. hoist (tramoya).
pescar v.t. 1. to fish. 2. to catch (coger). 3. (fig.)
to land. 4. to catch out.
pescocear v.t. 1. (Am.) to grab by the scruff of
the neck. 2. to slap.
pescozón s.m. smack round the neck.
pescuezo s.m. 1. ZOOL. neck. 2. ANAT. scruff
of the neck.
pesebre s.m. 1. manger, crib. 2. stall (cuadra).
pesebrera s.f. (Am.) Nativity scene, crib.
peseta s.f. peseta.
pesetero -ra, adj. 1. (fam.) money-grubbing
(avaro). 2. (fam.) penny-pinching. 3. (Am.)
scrounging, sponging. s.m. y f. 4. scrounger,
sponger.
pésimamente adv. wretchedly, hopelessly, very
badly.
pesimismo s.m. pessimism.
pesimista adj. 1. pessimistic. s.m. y f. 2.
pessimist.
pésimo -ma, adj. very bad, dreadful.
peso s.m. 1. FÍS. gravity. 2. weight. 3.
weightiness. 4. scales (balanza). 5. (Am.)
peso (moneda). 6. ~ atómico, atomic
weight. 7. ~ bruto, gross weight. 8. ~
específico, specific weight. 9. ~ gallo, DEP.
bantamweight. 10. ~ ligero, DEP. lightweight.
11. ~ molecular, molecular weight. 12.
~ neto, net weight. 13. ~ pesado, DEP.
heavyweight. 14. caerse una cosa por su
propio ~, to be obvious. 15. tomar una cosa
a ~, to weigh something up.
pespuntar v.t. to backstitch.
pespunte s.m. backstitch.
pesquero -ra, adj. 1. fishing. s.m. 2. fishing
boat.
pesquis s.m. insight, (fam.) nous.
pesquisa s.f. inquiry.
pestaña s.f. 1. ANAT. eyelash. 2. ANAT. fringe. 3.
edging. 4. MEC. flange.
pestañear v.i. 1. to blink, to wink. 2. to flutter
one’s eyelashes. 3. to show signs of life.
4. sin ~, without batting an eyelid; without
turning a hair.
peste s.f. 1. MED. plague. 2. stench. 3.
pestilence, evil. 4. plague. pl. 5. curses,
threats.
pestífero -ra, adj. 1. pestiferous. 2. foul-
smelling.
pestilencia s.f. 1. pestilence, plague. 2. stench,
reek.
pestilente adj. stinking, foul.
pestillo s.m. 1. bolt. 2. latch.
pestiño s.m. honey-coated pancake.
pesuña s.f. pezuña.
pesuño s.m. ZOOL. digit (of a cloven hoof).
petaca s.f. 1. tobacco pouch. 2. cigarette case
(pitillera). 3. (Am.) leather chest, suitcase.
petacón -na, adj. chubby, tubby.
pétalo s.m. BOT. petal.
petanca s.f. boules, French bowls.
petardo s.m. 1. firecracker. 2. (fig.) bore. 3.
(fam.) ugly old bag. 4. swindle, fraud. 5. MIL.
petard.
petate s.m. 1. kit bag. 2. (Am.) palm matting
(para dormir). 3. (fam.) runt, poor devil. 4. liar
el ~, to pack up and go (marcharse); (fam.) to
turn up one’s toes (morir).
petenera s.f. Andalusian popular song.
petición s.f. 1. request, demand. 2. petition,
plea (favor). 3. DER. plea. 4. ~ de principio,
begging the question.
peticionario -ria, s.m. y f. petitioner; applicant.
petimetre s.m. dandy, fop, (EEUU) dude.
petirrojo s.m. ZOOL. robin.
petiso -sa, adj. (Am.) short, stumpy. s.m. small
horse, pony.
petitorio -ria, adj. 1. petitionary. 2. mesa
petitoria, stall (en cuestaciones benéficas).
s.m. y s.f. 3. petitionary. s.m. 4. medicine
catalogue. s.f. 5. request, plea.
peto s.m. 1. bib, bodice. 2. MIL. breastplate. 3.
peen.
petrel s.m. petrel.
pétreo -a, adj. 1. stone, of stone. 2. stony, rocky.
petrificación s.f. GEOL. petrification.
petrificar v.t. 1. to petrify. 2. (fig.) to turn to stone,
(fig.) to root to the spot. v.r. 3. to petrify.
petrodólar s.m. petrodollar.
petrogénesis s.f. GEOL. petrogenesis.
petrografía s.f. GEOL. petrography.
petrolear v.t. to spray with oil.
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petróleo s.m. QUÍM. 1. oil, petroleum. 2. (Am.)
paraffin.
petrolero -ra, adj. 1. oil, petroleum: industria
petrolera: the oil industry. s.m. y f. 2. oil
retailer (vendedor al por menor). s.m. 3. MAR.
oil tanker, petrol tanker.
petrolífero -ra, adj. oil-bearing (roca, zona, mar,
etc.).
petrología s.f. petrology.
petroquímica s.f. petrochemistry.
petroquímico -ca, adj. petrochemical.
petulancia s.f. 1. insolence, effrontery. 2.
arrogance, vanity, smugness.
petulante adj. vain.
petulantemente adv. vainly.
petunia s.f. BOT. petunia.
peyorativo -va, adj. pejorative, deprecatory.
pez s.m. 1. fish. s.f. 2. pitch, tar. 3. estar uno
como el ~ en el agua, to be in one’s element,
(fig.) to be at home.
pezón s.m. 1. BOT. stem, stalk. 2. ANAT. nipple.
3. knob.
pezuña s.f. ZOOL. hoof.
pi s.f. 1. pi (letra griega). 2. MAT. pi.
piadosamente adv. 1. piously, devoutly. 2. (fig.)
kind-heartedly, compassionately.
piadoso -sa, adj. 1. pious, devout (pío). 2. pitiful.
3. compassionate, sympathetic (compasivo).
piafar v.i. ZOOL. to paw the ground.
piamáter s.f. ANAT. pia mater.
pianista s.m. y f. MÚS. pianist, piano player.
piano s.m. 1. MÚS. piano. adv. 2. piano.
pianola s.f. pianola.
piar v.i. 1. ZOOL. to chirp, to cheep. 2. (fig.) to
cry for, to be longing for.
piara s.f. herd.
piastra s.f. piastre.
pibe -ba, s.m. y s.f. (Am.) child, (fam.) kid.
pibería s.f. (Am.) crowd of youngsters, (fam.)
bunch of kids.
pica s.f. 1. MIL. pike. 2. goad, lance. 3.
measurement of depth equal to just over two
fathoms. 4. ZOOL. magpie. 5. (Am.) pique,
resentment.
picacera s.f. (Am.) pique, resentment.
picacho s.m. GEOG. peak.
picadero s.m. 1. riding school. 2. ring for taming
wild horses.
picadillo s.m. 1. minced meat, mincemeat. 2.
sausage meat.
picado -da, adj. 1. minced. 2. pitted, perforated.
3. sour (vino). 4. piqued. 5. (Am.) tipsy. s.m. 6.
AER. nosedive. 7. mince. 8. MÚS. pizzicato.
s.f. 9. ZOOL. peck, pecking. 10. bite, sting
(picadura). 11. MED. decayed, bad.
picador s.m. 1. picador. 2. horsebreaker, horse
trainer. 3. MIN. faceworker.
picadura s.f. 1. (insect) bite, sting. 2. prick
(pinchazo). 3. cut tobacco. 4. MED. tooth
decay, caries.
picaflor s.m. (Am.) ZOOL. humming-bird.
picajoso -sa, adj. touchy, testy.
picamaderos s.m. ZOOL. woodpecker.
picanear v.t. (Am.) to spur on, to goad, to
provoke (provocar).
picante adj. 1. spicy, peppery, hot: comida
picante: hot food. 2. saucy, racy. s.m. 3. hot
taste, piquancy.
picapedrero s.m. quarryman, stonecutter.
picapica s.f. itching powder.
picapleitos s.m. 1. litigious individual. 2. (desp.)
lawyer. 3. (fam.) charlatan.
picaporte s.m. 1. doorknocker (aldaba). 2. latch
(pestillo). 3. latchkey (llave). 4. door handle
(manivela).
picar v.t. 1. to peck (ave). 2. to bite, to sting
(insecto). 3. to prick (pinchar). 4. to mince. 5.