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preconizador
posteriormente adv. later, at a later time,
subsequently, afterwards.
postigo s.m. 1. secret door. 2. wicket (puerta
pequeña que se abre en otra mayor). 3.
postern (portillo). 4. shutter (contraventana).
postilla s.f. MED. scab.
postillón s.m. postillion.
postín s.m. 1. (desp.) airs and graces,
importance (presunción). 2. elegance,
stylishness, chic (elegancia). 3. darse ~,
to put on airs, to give oneself airs, (fam.) to
show off, (fam.) to swank (presumir). 4. de ~,
elegant, stylish, chic.
postizo -za, adj. 1. false, artificial. s.m. 2.
hairpiece, toupée (peluca). s.f. 3. MÚS.
castanet.
postor s.m. bidder: al mejor postor: the highest
bidder.
postración s.f. prostration, exhaustion.
postrar v.t. 1. to prostrate, to humble (humillar).
2. to overthrow, to overcome (derribar). 3.
MED. to weaken (debilitar). v.r. 4. to exhaust
oneself. 5. to kneel down (arrodillarse).
postre s.m. 1. dessert, sweet (plato). 2. a la ~,
finally, in the end. 3. de ~, for dessert.
postremo -ma, adj. final, ultimate, last.
postrero -ra, adj. 1. last, ultimate. 2. rear,
hindmost. s.m. y f. 3. last one, (fam.) tail-
ender.
postrimerías s.f. pl. 1. end (de la vida). 2. dying
moments, closing stages (final). 3. REL.
death. 4. en las ~ del siglo, at the close of
the century.
postulación s.f. REL. postulation.
postulado -da, p.p. 1. de postular. s.m. 2.
postulate, proposition.
postulante -ta, adj. 1. postulating. s.m. y f. 2.
REL. postulant.
postular v.t. 1. postulate. 2. to request, to claim.
3. to collect for charity (dinero).
póstumo -ma, adj. posthumous.
postura s.f. 1. position, attitude, posture. 2. (fig.)
posture, attitude. 3. bid (subasta). 4. bet, stake
(juego). 5. laying (huevos). 6. transplanting. 7.
seedling (plantón).
postventa adj. posventa.
posventa adj. after-sales.
potabilidad s.f. potability.
potable adj. 1. drinkable. 2. (fam.) acceptable,
passable. 3. agua ~, drinking water.
potaje s.m. 1. broth (caldo). 2. vegetable stew
(olla). 3. dish of dried vegetables (legumbres).
4. (fig.) jumble, mishmash (mezcla).
potasa s.f. QUÍM. potash.
potásico -ca, adj. QUÍM. potassic.
potasio s.m. QUÍM. potassium.
pote s.m. 1. earthenware pot (de barro). 2. pan
(de hierro). 3. stew.
potencia s.f. 1. power, capability. 2. power,
strength. 3. potency. 4. power. 5. MAT.
power. 6. FÍS. power. 7. en ~, potential, in the
making.
potencial adj. 1. potential. 2. GRAM.
conditional. s.m. 3. potentiality. 4. ELEC.
potential energy. 5. GRAM. conditional. 6.
power (fuerza, poder).
potencialidad s.f. potential.
potencialmente adv. potentially.
potenciar v.t. 1. to promote (promover). 2. to
boost, to reinforce (reforzar).
potenciómetro s.m. ELEC. potentiometer.
potentado -da, s.m. y f. potentate.
potente adj. 1. potent (sexualmente). 2.
powerful.
potentemente adv. powerfully, mightily.
poterna s.f. postern.
potestad s.f. 1. power. 2. authority; jurisdiction.
3. patria ~, parental authority, custody.
potestativo -va, adj. DER. facultative, optional,
not compulsory.
potingue s.m. (fam.) concoction, brew.
potito s.m. jar of baby food.
potosí s.m. 1. immense wealth. 2. valer un ~, to
be worth a fortune (cosa); to be worth his or
her weight in gold (persona).
potra s.f. 1. ZOOL. filly. 2. MED. (fam.) rupture
(hernia). 3. tener ~, to be lucky.
potranca s.f. ZOOL. young filly.
potrero s.m. 1. herdsman (persona). 2. (Am.)
paddock (prado), pasture.
potril adj. 1. horse-grazing, grazing. s.m. 2.
pasture for colts, paddock.
potro s.m. 1. ZOOL. colt. 2. HIST. rack (de
tormento). 3. shoeing frame (de herrero). 4.
DEP. vaulting horse (de gimnasia). 5. (fam.)
drag, bind, bore (molestia).
poyete s.m. stone bench.
poyo s.m. stone bench.
poza s.f. 1. large puddle, pool (charca). 2.
deepest part (del río).
pozal s.m. 1. pail, bucket (cubo). 2. large jar.
pozo s.m. 1. well (de agua, petróleo). 2. MIN.
pit. 3. MIN. mine shaft (galería vertical). 4.
deepest part (del río). 5. (fig.) fount, source,
mine .6. ~ artesiano, artesian well.
práctica s.f. 1. practice. 2. experience,
knowledge. 3. custom. 4. method (modo
particular). 5. skill. pl. 6. practical training. 7.
practical classes. 8. en la ~, in practice. 9.
la ~ hace maestro, practice makes perfect.
10. poner algo en ~, to put something into
practice.
practicable adj. 1. feasible. 2. passable, usable.
prácticamente adv. practically.
practicante adj. 1. (brit.) practising, (EEUU)
practicing. s.m. y f. 2. practitioner. 3.
medical assistant (ayudante médico). 4.
nurse (enfermero). 5. assistant chemist
(farmacéutico).
practicar v.t. 1. (brit.) to practise, to put into
practice, (EEUU) to practice. 2. to make a
practice of . 3. DEP. to play, to go in for, to do.
v.i. 4. to practise; (EEUU) to practice.
práctico -ca, adj. 1. practical, handy (útil). 2.
skilled, expert. 3. sensible, practical. s.m. 4.
coastal pilot (marino).
practicón -na, adj. expert, skilled, adept.
pradera s.f. 1. meadow (prado). 2. (EEUU)
prairie (prado extenso). 3. grasslands
(pastos).
pradería s.f. meadowlands, grasslands.
prado s.m. meadow, pasture land.
Praga s.f. Prague.
pragmático -ca, adj. 1. pragmatic. s.m. y f. 2.
pragmatist. s.f. 3. DER. pragmatic sanction.
pragmatismo s.m. 1. FIL. pragmatism. 2.
pragmatism, realism.
pragmatista s.m. y f. pragmatist.
praseodimio s.m. QUÍM. praseodymium.
praviana s.f. popular Asturian song.
preacuerdo s.m. draft agreement, outline
agreement.
preámbulo s.m. 1. preamble, introduction
(prefacio). 2. (desp. y fam.) waffle, (fig.)
beating about the bush (rodeos). 3. sin más
preámbulos, without further ado.
prebenda s.f. 1. REL. prebend. 2. REL. benefice,
living. 3. sinecure, (fam.) cushy job. 4. (fam.)
perk.
preboste s.m. provost.
precalentamiento s.m. warm-up.
precampaña s.f. run-up to the election
campaign.
precariamente adv. precariously.
precario -ria, adj. precarious, uncertain, (fam.)
shaky.
precaución s.f. 1. precaution (acto); preventive
measure. 2. foresight, wariness.
precaver v.t. 1. to guard against, to try to
prevent. 2. to forestall (anticipar). v.r. 3. to be
forewarned, to be on one’s guard.
precavidamente adv. warily, guardedly.
precavido -da, adj. wary, guarded.
precedente adj. 1. preceding, previous, former.
s.m. 2. precedent.
preceder v.t. 1. to precede, to go before. 2. (fig.)
to take precedence over.
preceptivamente adv. compulsorily, mandatorily.
preceptivo -va, adj. 1. mandatory, compulsory.
s.f. 2. precepts, rules. 3. preceptiva literaria,
list of literary rules.
precepto s.m. 1. precept. 2. rule, order (regla).
preceptor -ra, s.m. y f. 1. teacher, private tutor.
s.f. 2. governess.
preceptuar v.t. 1. to establish, to lay down
(establecer). 2. to act as a tutor for (tutelar).
preces s.f. pl. 1. supplications (ruegos). 2.
prayers (oraciones).
preciado -da, adj. precious, valued.
preciar v.t. 1. to value. v.r. 2. to be conceited
(presumir), to boast (vanagloriarse).
precinta s.f. 1. customs seal. 2. corner
reinforcement (en cajones). 3. MAR. (brit.)
parcelling, (EEUU) parceling.
precintado -da,p.p. 1. de precintar. adj. 2.
sealed.
precintar v.t. 1. COM. to seal. 2. DER. to seal
off. 3. to reinforce, to parcel (con una cuerda).
precinto s.m. 1. sealing (acto). 2. COM. seal. 3.
DER. seal.
precio s.m. 1. price. 2. (fig.) worth.
preciosamente adv. beautifully, exquisitely,
charmingly.
preciosidad s.f. beauty (cosa o persona).
preciosismo s.m. preciosity.
precioso -sa, adj. 1. precious, valuable (de
valor). 2. lovely, delightful (hermoso).
preciosura s.f. 1. (Am.) preciousness, value.
2. precious object, beautiful thing. 3. (desp.)
preciosity.
precipicio s.m. 1. GEOG. precipice, cliff. 2. (fig.)
downfall, ruin.
precipitación s.f. 1. haste (prisa); rashness
(imprudencia). 2. GEOG. precipitation,
rainfall (lluvia), snowfall (nieve). 3. QUÍM.
precipitation.
precipitadamente adv. hastily, rashly.
precipitado -da, adj. 1. hasty, hurried (veloz).
2. impulsive, rash, reckless, precipitate
(imprudente). s.m. 3. QUÍM. precipitate.
precipitar v.t. 1. to hurl down, to throw down.
2. to hasten; to accelerate, to speed up
(acelerar). 3. QUÍM. to precipitate. v.r. 4. to
hurl oneself down, to throw oneself down. 5. to
hasten, to rush. 6. to pounce.
precisamente adv. 1. precisely, exactly. 2. just.
precisar v.t. 1. to specify, to determine exactly.
2. to compel, to force. 3. to need, to require
(necesitar). v.r. 4. to be necessary, to be
needed.
precisión s.f. 1. precision, accuracy (exactitud).
2. necessity, need (necesidad).
preciso -sa, adj. 1. exact, accurate; precise
(cantidad, tiempo). 2. necessary, essential.
preclaramente adv. illustriously.
preclaro -ra, adj. illustrious, celebrated.
precocidad s.f. precociousness, precocity.
preconcebido -da, adj. preconceived.
preconización s.f. commendation,
recommendation.
preconizador -ra, adj. 1. laudatory. s.m. y f. 2.