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pituita s.f. FISIOL. phlegm (flema), mucus.
pituitario -ria, adj. ANAT. pituitary.
pituso -sa, adj. 1. cute, tiny. s.m. y f. 2. tot.
piular v.i. to chirp, to cheep, to chirrup.
pivote s.m. TEC. pivot.
pizarra s.f. 1. GEOL. slate. 2. blackboard
(encerado).
pizarrín s.m. slate pencil.
pizarrón s.m. (Am.) blackboard.
pizca s.f. 1. pinch: una pizca de sal: a pinch of
salt. 2. (fig.) spot, jot, scrap. 3. the least bit.
pizcar v.t. 1. to pinch, to tweak. 2. to take a
pinch.
pizpireta s.f. (fam.) bright spark, (fam.) bundle
of fun.
placa s.f. 1. badge (insignia). 2. plate (lámina). 3.
plaque. 4. number plate (matrícula). 5. plate
(fotográfica).
placable adj. placable.
placar v.t. to tackle.
pláceme s.m. 1. congratulations, felicitations. 2.
dar el ~, to congratulate.
placenta s.f. 1. ANAT. placenta. 2. BOT.
placenta.
placenteramente adv. with pleasure, joyfully.
placentero -ra, adj. pleasing, agreeable.
placer v.t. 1. to please, to content. s.m. 2.
pleasure (gusto). 3. contentment (ánimo). 4.
enjoyment. 5. pleasure, will. 6. GEOL. placer.
7. sandbank, shoal. 8. (Am.) oyster bed. 9. a
~, at one’s pleasure, as one likes.
plácet s.m. 1. approval. 2. placet (del gobierno).
plácidamente adv. placidly.
plácido -da, adj. 1. placid, tranquil. 2. pleasant
(grato).
plafón s.m. 1. ARQ. soffit. 2. wall light.
plaga s.f. 1. MED. plague. 2. AGR. pest, blight.
3. (fig.) scourge.
plagado -da, adj. 1. full, infested. 2. ~ de,
crawling with, infested with.
plagiar v.t. to plagiarise.
plagio s.m. copying.
plan s.m. 1. plan. 2. (Am.) GEOG. plateau.
plancha s.f. 1. sheet, plate. 2. iron (útil). 3.
ironing (acto). 4. blunder (equivocación). 5.
DEP. horizontal dive. 6. TEC. plate.
planchado adj. 1. ironed (ropa). 2. speechless
(sin saber qué decir).
planchado -da, p.p. de planchar.
planchar v.t. 1. to iron. v.i. 2. to iron, to do the
ironing.
planchazo s.m. blunder, gaffe.
plancton s.m. plankton.
planeador s.m. glider.
planeadora s.f. 1. acepilladora. 2. MAR. fast
boat.
planear v.t. 1. to draw a plan. 2. to plan. v.i. 3.
AER. to glide.
planeo s.m. gliding.
planeta s.m. planet.
planetario adj. 1. planetary. s.m. 2. planetarium.
planicie s.f. 1. GEOG. plain. 2. level ground
(terreno nivelado).
plañidero -ra, adj. 1. plaintive, mournful. s.f. 2.
paid mourner.
plañido s.m. wail, lament.
planificación s.f. planning.
planificador -ra, adj. 1. planning, well-
organized. s.m. y f. 2. planner.
planificar v.t. to plan.
planimetría s.f. 1. survey. 2. surveying,
planimetry.
plañir v.i. (p.u.) to wail, to lament, to moan.
planisferio s.m. GEOM. planisphere.
plano -na, adj. 1. flat, level (llano), smooth (liso).
s.m. 2. MAT. plane. 3. (fig.) plane. 4. map,
street-plan (mapa). s.f. 5. float (de albañil). 6.
page (hoja). 7. de ~, outright. 8. en primer
~, in the foreground. 9. plana mayor, MIL.
staff. 10. ~ coordenado, coordinate. 11. ~
inclinado, inclined plane.
planta s.f. 1. ANAT. sole of the foot. 2. ARQ.
ground plan. 3. ARQ. floor, storey (piso). 4.
BOT. plant. 5. ~ baja, ground floor. 6. tener
buena ~, to look good, to be attractive.
plantación s.f. AGR. plantation (de cultivo).
plantar v.t. 1. AGR. to plant (plantas o terreno).
2. to put in (poste). 3. to pitch (tienda). 4.
to throw out. 5. to drop. v.r. 6. to stand firm,
(fam.) to dig one’s heels in (mantenerse en
sus trece). 7. to reach, to turn up. 8. to plant
oneself. adj. 9. ANAT. plantar.
plante s.m. 1. stoppage, strike (huelga). 2. stand
(postura). 3. expression of defiance (desafío).
planteamiento s.m. 1. outlining (de problema,
asunto, etc.). 2. approach (enfoque).
plantear v.t. 1. to plan, to set out (planificar). 2.
to establish, to set up (establecer). 3. to pose,
to raise.v.r. 4. to consider. 5. to arise.
plantel s.m. 1. nursery, seedbed. 2. (fig.) training
centre. 3. DEP. squad. 4. cadre.
plantificar v.t. 1. to establish, to institute. v.r. 2.
to install oneself, to plant oneself.
plantígrado -da, adj. 1. ZOOL. plantigrade. s.m.
y f. 2. plantigrade.
plantilla s.f. 1. insole (zapato), sole (calcetín). 2.
TEC. model, pattern, template. 3. staff, payroll
(nómina). 4. DEP. squad, team.
plantío -a, adj. 1. cultivable, cultivated. s.m. 2.
planting (acción). 3. plot, patch, field.
plantón s.m. 1. guard, watchman (vigilante).
2. MIL. sentry (centinela). 3. MIL. soldier
punished with extra guard duty. 4. tedious
wait. 5. BOT. seedling. 6. (Am.) MIL. standing
facing a wall.
plaqueta s.f. 1. BIOL. blood platelet. 2. ceramic
tile (azulejo).
plasma s.m. 1. BIOL. plasma (sangre). 2. BIOL.
protoplasm.
plasmar v.t. 1. to shape, to give form to. 2. to
mould (moldear). v.r. 3. to be expressed.
plasta s.f. 1. lump, soft mass. adj. s.m. y f. 2.
pain in the neck.
plaste s.m. size, sizing.
plasticidad s.f. plasticity.
plástico -ca, adj. 1. plastic. 2. ductile. 3.
evocative, expressive. s.m. 4. plastic. s.f. 5.
plastic art.
plastificar v.t. to laminate.
plata s.f. 1. QUÍM. silver. 2. (Am. y fam.) money.
3. como la ~, clean as a whistle. 4. hablar en
~, to speak frankly, to put it bluntly.
plataforma s.f. 1. platform, stage. 2. open goods
wagon, flatcar (ferrocarril). 3. platform. 4.
POL. (fig.) platform. 5. ~ continental, GEOL.
continental shelf.
platanal o platanar s.m. AGR. banana
plantation.
plátano s.m. BOT. 1. banana tree (árbol). 2.
banana (fruta). 3. plane tree.
platea s.f. stalls (teatro).
plateado -da,p.p. 1. de platear. adj. 2. silver-
plated, silvery.
platear v.t. 1. to silver. 2. TEC. to silver-plate.
plateresco -ca, adj. ARQ. plateresque.
platería s.f. silverware shop.
platero -ra, s.m. y s.f. 1. silversmith (orfebre).
2. jeweller.
plática s.f. 1. chat, talk (conversación). 2. REL.
sermon.
platicar v.i. (Am.) to talk, to chat.
platija s.f. ZOOL. plaice (pez).
platillo s.m. 1. saucer (taza). 2. MÚS. cymbal. 3.
kitty (juegos de naipes). 4. ~ volador, flying
saucer.
platina s.f. 1. stage, slide (microscopio). 2. deck
(tocadiscos). 3. platen (impresora). 4. QUÍM.
platinum.
platino s.m. MIN. platinum.
plato s.m. 1. plate (vasija plana). 2. dish, course
(comida). 3. (fig.) daily fare. 4. comer en un
mismo ~, to be very close friends, (fam.) to
be as thick as thieves. 5. no haber roto uno
un ~ nunca, (fig.) to look as if butter wouldn’t
melt in one’s mouth. 6. ~ combinado, single-
course meal. 7. ~ sopero, soup dish.
plató s.m. film set.
platónicamente adv. platonically.
platónico -ca, adj. FIL. 1. Platonic. s.m. y f. 2.
Platonist.
platudo -da, adj. (Am.) wealthy, (fam.) loaded
(adinerado).
plausibilidad s.f. plausibility.
plausible adj. 1. praiseworthy, laudable (loable).
2. plausible, acceptable.
plausiblemente adv. plausibly.
playa s.f. 1. beach (orilla). 2. seaside, seaside
resort (punto de veraneo).
playero -ra, adj. 1. beach. s.f. pl. 2. popular
Andalusian songs. 3. beach shoes, sandals.
plaza s.f. 1. square, town square. 2. market
place (mercado). 3. MIL. stronghold (fuerte).
4. post, position (empleo). 5. open space
(espacio). 6. COM. town, centre. 7. seat. 8. ~
de toros, bullring.
plazo s.m. 1. period (tiempo). 2. time limit, expiry
date (vencimiento). 3. instalment. 4. a largo
~, COM. long-term (préstamo); long-dated
(valores). 5. a corto ~, COM. short-term
(préstamo); short-dated (valores).
plazoleta s.f. small square.
plazuela s.f. small square.
pleamar s.f. high tide, high water, flood tide.
plebe s.f. 1. HIST. plebs, plebeians. 2. common
people, masses (las masas). 3. (desp.) plebs,
rabble, riff-raff.
plebeyo -ya, adj. 1. HIST. plebeian. 2. (desp.)
common, vulgar, coarse. s.m. y s.f. 3. (desp.)
plebeian, commoner.
plebiscito s.m. POL. plebiscite.
plectro s.m. 1. MÚS. plectrum (púa). 2.
inspiration (musa).
plegable adj. collapsible.
plegamiento s.m. 1. folding. 2. GEOL. folding.
plegar v.t. 1. to fold. 2. to bend. 3. to pleat. v.r. 4.
to bend, to crease (arrugarse). 5. (fig.) to give
way, to yield (ceder).
plegaria s.f. REL. 1. prayer (oración). 2. angelus
bell.
pleistoceno -na, adj. GEOL. 1. Pleistocene.
s.m. 2. Pleistocene.
pleita s.f. plaited length of esparto grass.
pleitear v.t. 1. DER. to engage in litigation.
2. (fig.) to break off relations (romper las
relaciones). 3. (Am.) (fig.) to argue (discutir).
pleitesía s.f. homage, tribute (homenaje).
pleitista adj. 1. DER. litigious. 2. (fig.)
quarrelsome. s.m. y f. 3. DER. litigious person.
4. (fig.) troublemaker.
pleito s.m. 1. DER. lawsuit, case. 2. DER. action.
3. (fig.) dispute. 4. (Am.) quarrel. 5. (Am.)
brawl. 6. poner ~ a uno, to sue someone, to
take someone to court.
plenamente adv. fully, completely.
plenario -ria, adj. plenary: sesión plenaria:
plenary session.
plenilunio s.m. full moon.
plenipotencia s.f. unlimited powers.
plenipotenciario -ria, adj. 1. plenipotentiary.
s.m. y f. 2. plenipotentiary.
plenitud s.f. 1. plenitude, fullness. 2. (fig.) height.