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moruno, GAST. pork kebab.
pindonga s.f. gadabout (mujer).
pineal adj. 1. ANAT. pineal. 2. BOT. pineal.
pinga s.f. pole.
pingajo s.m. tatter, rag.
pingar v.i. 1. to ooze, to drip. 2. to leap about, to
jump. 3. to hang down.
pingo s.m. 1. tatter, rag. 2. shabby dress. 3.
(Am.) horse.
ping-pong s.m. DEP. ping-pong, table tennis.
pingüe adj. 1. fat, greasy, fatty. 2. (fig.)
abundant, juicy, fat.
pingüino s.m. ZOOL. penguin.
pinito s.m. 1. child’s first step. 2. hacer pinitos,
to toddle; (fig.) to be just getting going
(empresa, etc.).
pino s.m. 1. BOT. pine, pine tree. 2. ~ piñonero,
umbrella pine, stone pine. 3. ~ rodeno, cluster
pine. 4. ~ tea, pitch pine. 5. ser un ~ de oro,
to look handsome/beautiful.
pinocha s.f. BOT. pine needle.
piñón s.m. 1. BOT. pine seed. 2. pine nut. 3.
MEC. pinion.
pinrel s.m. foot, (fam.) trotter.
pinta s.f. 1. ZOOL. mark, marking, spot.
2. GEOL. mark. 3. polka dot. 4. look,
appearance. 5. pint. 6. ser uno un ~, to be a
scoundrel.
pintado -da, p.p. 1. de pintar. adj. 2. colourful,
multi-coloured, dappled. s.f. 3. ZOOL. Guinea
fowl. 4. painted slogan, graffiti. 5. el más ~,
the slickest, the cleverest. 6. venir como ~
que ni ~, to suit perfectly, to suit down to the
ground.
pintamonas s.m. dauber.
pintar v.t. 1. to paint. 2. to depict, to portray
(retratar). 3. (fig.) to describe. 4. (fam.) to
be important, to carry weight. v.i. 5. to write
(marcar). 6. to be trumps (naipes). v.r. 7. to
paint. 8. to put on one’s makeup (maquillarse).
9. ~ bien/mal una cosa, to turn out well/badly.
10. pintarla, to put on airs. 11. pintarse uno
solo para hacer una cosa, (fam.) to be a dab
hand at doing something.
pintarrajar o pintarrajear v.t. 1. to daub, to
bedaub.
pintarroja s.f. dogfish.
pintear v.i. to drizzle, to spit with rain.
pintiparado -da, adj. 1. identical. 2. just right.
pinto -ta, adj. pinto, dappled.
pintor -ra, s.m. y s.f. 1. painter, artist. 2. ~ de
brocha gorda, painter and decorator.
pintoresco -ca, adj. picturesque, colourful.
pintura s.f. 1. ART. painting. 2. picture,
painting (cuadro). 3. paint. 4. (fig.) portrayal,
description. 5. ~ al fresco, fresco. 6. ~ al
óleo, oil painting. 7. ~ al pastel, pastel. 8. ~ al
temple, tempera.
pinturero -ra, adj. 1. conceited, flashy, showily
dressed. s.m. y f. 2. dandy, flashy dresser.
pinza s.f. 1. TEC. pincers. 2. tweezers. 3. tongs.
4. clothes peg. 5. MED. forceps. 6. ZOOL.
claw, pincer.
pinzamiento s.m. trapped nerve.
pinzón s.m. ZOOL. finch, chaffinch.
pío -a, adj. 1. REL. pious. 2. charitable. 3.
piebald (caballo con manchas de varios
colores). s.m. 4. ZOOL. chirping, cheeping. 5.
no decir ni ~, not to say a word, (fam.) not to
say boo to a goose.
piocha s.f. pickaxe.
piojillo s.m. bird louse.
piojo s.m. louse.
piojoso -sa, adj. 1. lice-ridden, lousy. 2. stingy
(mezquino), (fig.) tight-fisted.
piola s.f. twine.
piolet s.m. ice axe.
piolín s.m. (Am.) cord, twine.
pionero -ra, adj. 1. pioneering. s.m. y s.f. 2.
pioneer.
piorrea s.f. MED. (brit.) pyorrhoea, (EEUU)
pyorrhea.
pipa s.f. 1. pipe (para fumar). 2. cask (tonel). 3.
BOT. pip, seed. 4. (Am. y fam.) belly (barriga).
pipe s.m. (Am.) friendly form of address.
pipermín s.m. peppermint, creme de menthe
(licor).
pipeta s.f. pipette.
pipí s.m. 1. (fam.) pee, wee. 2. hacer ~ to pee,
to have a pee. 3. hacerse ~ to pee oneself, to
wet oneself.
pipiolo -la, s.m. y f. 1. novice (novato). 2.
newcomer. 3. (Am.) youngster, little boy
(chiquillo); young girl (chiquilla). 4. (Am.)
gullible type (inocente).
pipón -na, adj. 1. (Am.) pot-bellied, paunchy.
s.m. 2. (Am.) belly, gut.
pique s.m. 1. pique, resentment. 2. grudge.
3. rivalry. 4. irse a ~, to founder, to sink
(hundirse); to fail (fracasar).
piqué s.m. piqué.
piqueta s.f. pickaxe.
piquetazo s.m. 1. (Am.) peck (de un ave). 2.
(Am.) bite, sting.
piquete s.m. 1. MIL. squad. 2. fence post
(jalón). 3. small hole (agujero). 4. MIL. picket,
detail. 5. ~ de autodefensa, steward at
demonstrations.
pira s.f. 1. pyre. 2. bonfire (fogata). 3. irse de ~,
to play truant, to cut class.
piragua s.f. 1. pirogue. 2. canoe.
piragüista s.m. y f. canoeist.
pirámide s.f. pyramid.
piraña s.f. ZOOL. piranha.
pirarse v.pron. 1. to run away (fugarse). 2. to
clear off, to leave (marcharse).
pirata s.m. 1. pirate. 2. (fig.) brute, hardhearted
person.
piratería s.f. piracy.
piratona s.f. (Am.) arbitrariness.
pirca s.f. (Am.) dry-stone wall.
pirenaico -ca, adj. GEOG. Pyrenean.
pirético -ca, adj. MED. pyretic.
pirexia s.f. MED. pyrexia.
pírico -ca, adj. pertaining to fire or fireworks.
pirindola s.f. spinning top.
pirita s.f. 1. MIN. pyrites. 2. ~ arsenical/cobriza,
arsenical /copper pyrites. 3. ~ magnética,
magnetic pyrites.
pirograbado s.m. 1. pyrogravure. 2. pyrography.
pirolusita s.f. MIN. pyrolusite.
piromancia o piromancía s.f. pyromancy.
pirómano -na, adj. 1. pyromaniacal, fire-raising.
s.m. y s.f. 2. pyromaniac, arsonist.
piropo s.m. 1. garnet (joya). 2. flattering remark,
compliment.
pirotecnia s.f. pyrotechnics.
pirotécnico -ca, adj. pyrotechnic; firework.
piroxena s.f. pyroxene.
pirrarse v.pron. to be crazy about, (fam.) to be
potty about.
pirriquio s.m. LIT. pyrrhic.
pirueta s.f. pirouette.
piruleta s.f. lollipop.
pirulí s.m. lollipop.
pis s.m. 1. (fam.) pee, wee. 2. hacer ~ to pee, to
have a pee. 3. hacerse ~ to pee oneself, to
wet oneself.
pisada s.f. 1. footprint (huella). 2. footstep
(paso). 3. footfall (sonido).
pisapapeles s.m. paperweight.
pisar v.t. 1. to tread on, to stand on, to step on. 2.
to tread (apretar con el pie). 3. MÚS. to pluck,
to strike. 4. (fig.) to trample. 5. to disregard.
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6. (fig.) to get in first, to beat someone to
something. 7. no ~ un sitio, not to set foot in
a place. 8. ~ huevos/andar pisando huevos,
to tread carefully. 9. ~ los talones a alguien,
to be on someone’s heels.
pisaverde s.m. dandy, (EEUU) dude.
piscicultor -ra, s.m. y f. expert in fish-breeding.
piscicultura s.f. fish farming.
piscifactoría s.f. fish farm, fish hatchery.
pisciforme adj. pisciform, fish-shaped.
piscina s.f. 1. DEP. swimming pool. 2. fish pond,
fish tank.
Piscis s.m. ASTR. Pisces.
pisco -ca, adj. 1. (Am.) conceited, (fam.) cocky.
s.m. 2. pisco brandy.
piscolabis s.m. light snack.
piso s.m. 1. ground, floor. 2. sole (suela). 3.
GEOL. layer, stratum. 4. floor, storey (planta).
5. flat (apartamento).
pisón s.m. 1. ram, beetle (herramienta). 2. (Am.)
stamp on the foot (pisotón).
pisotón s.m. stamp (en el suelo o en el pie de
una persona).
pista s.f. 1. trail, track (huella). 2. DEP. track,
course; court (cancha). 3. runway, airstrip (de
aterrizaje). 4. clue (indicio). 5. (Am. y fam.)
dough. 6. seguir la ~, to track, to follow the
trail.
pistilo s.m. BOT. pistil.
pisto s.m. 1. gravy (jugo). 2. type of ratatouille. 3.
hotchpotch (mezcla). 4. (Am.) elegance, style.
5. (Am. y fam.) dough.
pistola s.f. 1. pistol (arma). 2. TEC. spray gun.
pistolera s.f. holster.
pistolero s.m. gunman, gangster.
pistoletazo s.m. 1. pistol shot, gun shot. 2. ~ de
salida, DEP. starting signal.
pistón s.m. 1. piston (émbolo). 2. percussion cap
(de arma). 3. MÚS. valve (de instrumento). 4.
(Am.) corn tortilla. 5. (Am.) MÚS. cornet.
pistonudo -da, adj. (fam.) terrific, great.
pita s.f. 1. BOT. agave. 2. pita fibre. 3. hissing,
booing.
pitagórico -ca, adj. 1. Pythagorean. s.m. y f. 2.
Pythagorean. 3. tabla ~, MAT. Pythagorean
table.
pitanza s.f. 1. daily ration. 2. dole (para los
pobres). 3. (fam.) daily bread. 4. price.
pitar v.i. 1. to whistle, to blow a whistle. 2. (fam.)
to work (funcionar). 3. (Am.) to smoke. 4. irse/
salir pitando, to rush off.
pitecántropo s.m. ZOOL. pithecanthropus.
pitera s.f. 1. BOT. agave plant. 2. hole (ropa).
pitido s.m. whistling, whistle (sonido del pito),
hooting.
pitillera s.f. 1. cigarette case (petaca). 2.
cigarette maker.
pitillo s.m. cigarette, (brit. y fam.) fag.
pitiminí s.m. BOT. miniature rose bush.
pito s.m. 1. whistle (silbato). 2. cigarette, (brit. y
fam.) fag (cigarrillo). 3. (Am.) pipe (pipa). 4.
(Am.) kind of sweet. 5. entre pitos y flautas,
what with one thing and another. 6. no
importarle a uno un ~ una cosa, not to care
two hoots about something. 7. no valer un ~
una cosa, not to be worth a light. 8. por pitos
o por flautas, for one reason or another. 10. ~
real, ZOOL. woodpecker.
pitón s.m. 1. ZOOL. python. 2. ZOOL. budding
horn. 3. spout. 4. marble (canica).
pitonisa s.f. 1. pythoness (sacerdotisa de Apolo).
2. sorceress (hechicera).
pitorrearse v.r. to make fun (of), (fam.) to take
the mickey (out of).
pitorreo s.m. teasing; mockery, jeering.
pitorro s.m. spout.
pitpit s.m. ZOOL. pitpit.