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primitivo
4. ~ de ánimo, presence of mind.
presencial adj. testigo ~, eyewitness.
presenciar v.t. 1. to be present at. 2. to witness,
to see.
presentable adj. presentable.
presentación s.f. 1. introduction (personas). 2.
presentation (tema, libro, etc.).
presentador -ra, s.m. y f. TV. presenter (de un
programa).
presentar v.t. 1. to present. 2. to offer (ofrecer).
3. to put forward, to submit (proponer).
4. to present, to introduce (personas).
v.r. 5. to present oneself/itself, to turn up
(aparecer). 6. to volunteer, to put oneself
forward (ofrecerse). 7. to report, to appear
(comparecer).
presente adj. 1. present (asistente). 2. present
(corriente). 3. GRAM. present. s.m. 4. GRAM.
present, present tense. 5. present, gift. 6.
mejorando lo ~, present company excepted.
7. ¡~!, present!, here!
presentimiento s.m. premonition, presentiment.
presentir v.t. to have a presentiment, to have a
feeling.
preservación s.f. preservation, conservation.
preservante s.f. QUÍM. preservative.
preservar v.t. to preserve, to protect.
preservativo -va, adj. 1. preservative. s.m. 2.
condom.
presidencia s.f. 1. presidency; chairmanship.
2. president’s office, chairman’s office
(despacho). 3. ocupar la ~, to take the chair,
to preside.
presidencial adj. presidential.
presidencialismo s.m. POL. presidential
system.
presidente -ta, s.m. y f. 1. POL. President
(jefe del Estado). 2. POL. Prime Minister. 3.
POL. speaker (de parlamento). 4. chairman
(hombre), chairwoman (mujer), chairperson;
president (de club).
presidiario -ria,s.m. y f. convict.
presidio s.m. 1. prison (cárcel). 2. convicts
(presos). 3. hard labour (trabajos forzados). 4.
POL. praesidium. 5. MIL. garrison, fortress.
presidir v.t. 1. to be president of (gobierno). 2.
to chair, to preside over (reuniones). 3. (fig.)
to prevail in, to dominate. v.i. 4. to preside, to
take the chair.
presilla s.f. 1. loop. 2. buttonhole stitch.
presión s.f. 1. pressure. 2. FÍS. pressure.
3. grupos de ~, pressure groups. 4. ~
atmosférica, atmospheric pressure. 5. ~
arterial, blood pressure. 6. ~ osmótica,
osmotic pressure. 7. ~ sanguínea, blood
pressure.
presionar v.t. 1. to press (haciendo fuerza
física). 2. (fig.) to put pressure on (a una
persona psicológicamente). 3. ~ por/para, to
press for.
preso adj. 1. under arrest, imprisoned. s.m. y f.
2. prisoner. s.f. 3. seizure, capture (acción de
prender). 4. catch, prize, haul. 5. MIL. spoils.
6. ZOOL. prey, quarry. 7. ditch, irrigation
channel (acequia); dam (embalse). s.f. pl. 8.
fangs (colmillos), claws, talons.
preso -sa, p.p. irr. 1. de prender.
prestación s.f. 1. contribution (aportación). 2.
service. pl. 3. performance. 4. ~ personal,
compulsory community work (castigo). 5. ~
por desempleo, unemployment benefit.
prestamista s.m. y f. moneylender, pawnbroker.
préstamo s.m. 1. ECON. loan (crédito). 2.
lending (acción de prestar). 3. borrowing. 4.
loan word (lingüístico).
prestancia s.f. 1. excellence. 2. distinction,
elegance, dignity (estilo).
prestar v.t. 1. to lend, to loan. 2. (fig.) to lend, to
give. v.r. 3. to lend oneself/itself.
prestatario -ria, s.m. y f. borrower.
preste s.m. REL. (arc.) priest.
presteza s.f. promptness, alacrity.
prestidigitación s.f. conjuring, sleight of hand.
prestidigitador -ra, s.m. y f. conjuror, magician.
prestigiar v.t. to give prestige to.
prestigio s.m. 1. prestige. 2. trick; spell. 3.
sleight of hand.
prestigioso -sa, adj. prestigious; renowned.
presto -ta, adj. 1. prompt, quick. 2. ready,
prepared. 3. MÚS. presto. adv. 4. promptly,
quickly, (fam.) at the double.
presumible adj. probable.
presumiblemente adv. probably; presumably.
presumido -da,p.p. 1. de presumir. adj. 2.
conceited, vain.
presumir v.i. 1. to give oneself airs, to be
conceited, (fam.) to show off. v.t. 2. to
presume, to assume, to suppose.
presunción s.f. 1. supposition, presumption. 2.
conceit.
presuntamente adv. 1. supposedly, presumably.
2. DER. allegedly.
presunto -ta, adj. 1. presumed, supposed.
2. (desp.) so-called. 3. DER. alleged. 4.
heredero ~, heir presumptive.
presuntuosamente adv. conceitedly, vainly.
presuntuoso -sa, adj. 1. presumptuous,
conceited (engreído). 2. pretentious.
presuponer v.t. 1. to presuppose. 2. ECON. to
cost, to work out a budget for (presupuestar).
presuposición s.f. presupposition.
presupuestar v.t. to budget for; to reckon up.
presupuestario -ria, adj. budgetary.
presupuesto -ta, p.p. irr. 1. de presuponer.
s.m. 2. reason, motive. 3. assumption. 4.
ECON. budget. 5. estimate (de servicios,
obras). 6. ~ del Estado, state budget. 7. ~
nacional, national budget.
presura s.f. 1. difficulty, (fam.) jam (apuro). 2.
haste, urgency. 3. persistence.
presurosamente adv. quickly; hastily.
presuroso -sa, adj. quick; hasty.
pretencioso -sa, adj. pretentious.
pretender v.t. 1. to want, to aim, (aspirar a). 2. to
claim (asegurar). 3. to court, to woo (cortejar).
4. to try (intentar).
pretendiente s.m. y f. 1. suitor (de tipo
amoroso). 2. pretender (trono). 3. claimant,
candidate.
pretensión s.f. 1. claim (exigencia). pl. 2. aim(s),
objective(s). 3. pretension(s).
preterición s.f. 1. preterition (en retórica). 2.
omission.
preterir v.t. 1. to leave out, to pass over. 2. (p.u.)
to pretermit.
pretérito -ta, adj. 1. past. 2. GRAM. past. s.m.
3. past, past tense. 4. ~ imperfecto, GRAM.
imperfect. 5. ~ perfecto, GRAM. perfect.
preternatural adj. preternatural.
pretextar v.t. to give as a pretext, to use as an
excuse.
pretexto s.m. excuse, pretext.
pretil s.m. 1. parapet (muro pequeño). 2.
guardrail (baranda).
pretina s.f. 1. belt (correa). 2. waistband. 3.
waist. 4. girdle.
pretónico -ca, adj. FON. pretonic.
pretor s.m. HIST. praetor.
pretoriano -na, adj. 1. HIST. praetorian. 2.
guardia ~, praetorian guard.
pretorio -ria, adj. HIST. praetorian.
prevalecer v.i. 1. to prevail (sobresalir). 2. to
prevail, to triumph. 3. (fig.) to thrive. 4. BOT.
to take root.
prevaler v.i. 1. to prevail (prevalecer). v.pron. 2.
to avail oneself. 3. (desp.) to take advantage
(of), to cash in (on).
prevaricación s.f. DER. breach of official duty.
prevaricador -ra, s.m. y f. person who fails in
his/her duties.
prevaricar v.i. 1. to betray one’s trust. 2. to
perjure oneself, to prevaricate.
prevención s.f. 1. readiness, preparedness. 2.
preparation; precaution. 3. prevention (acción
de impedir). 4. prejudice. 5. de ~, to be on the
safe side, just in case.
prevenidamente adv. cautiously; with
preparation.
prevenido -da, p.p. 1. de prevenir. adj. 2.
estar ~, to be prepared, to be ready. 3. ser
~, to be cautious. 4. hombre ~ vale por dos,
forewarned is forearmed.
prevenir v.t. 1. to prepare, to get ready. 2. to
foresee. 3. to prejudice (predisponer). 4. to
prevent, to avoid (impedir). 5. to warn. v.r.
6. to get ready. 7. to take precautions (ser
precavido).
preventivamente adv. preventively.
preventivo -va, adj. 1. MED. preventive. 2.
DER. preventive. 3. precautionary (medida).
preventorio s.m. MED. preventorium.
prever v.t. 1. to foresee. 2. to forecast. 3. to plan,
to have in mind.
previamente adv. previously.
previo -via, adj. 1. previous, prior. 2. preliminary.
previsible adj. predictable, foreseeable.
previsiblemente adv. predictably, foreseeably.
previsión s.f. 1. foresight (de lo que va a ocurrir).
2. caution. 3. forecast. 4. en ~ de, as a
precaution against; in case of.
previsor -ra, adj. prudent, wise.
prez s.m. o f. (brit.) honour, (EEUU) honor, glory.
prieto -ta, adj. 1. firm (firme). 2. tight,
compressed. 3. very dark, blackish. 4. mean,
(fam.) tight-fisted (tacaño).
primacía s.f. 1. primacy (superioridad), priority
(prioridad). 2. REL. primacy.
primado s.m. REL. primate.
primario -ria, adj. 1. primary: enseñanza
primaria: primary education. 2. elementary,
rudimentary (elemental). 3. GEOL. primary.
primate s.m. 1. important figure, outstanding
person (prócer). 2. ZOOL. primate.
primavera s.f. 1. spring, springtime (estación). 2.
(fig.) springtime, prime. 3. BOT. primrose. 4.
ZOOL. blue tit (pájaro).
primazgo s.m. 1. cousinhood, cousinship. 2.
primacy.
primer adj. primero.
primerizo -za, adj. 1. inexperienced, novice
(fam.) green. 2. MED. first-time, primiparous.
s.m. y f. 3. novice, beginner. s.f. 4. MED.
primipara, first-time mother.
primero -ra, adj. (primer delante de s.m.) 1.
first. 2. former (anterior). 3. primary. 4. (fig.)
best (mejor). 5. (fig.) leading, principal. 6.
prime. 7. (fig.) basic, fundamental (básico).
adv. 8. first, firstly. 9. sooner, rather (antes).
10. la primera página, PER. the front page.
11. a primeros de mes/año/siglo, at the
beginning/start of the month/year/century. 12.
de primera, (fig.) first-class. 13. lo ~ es lo ~,
first things first.
primicia s.f. scoop (noticia exclusiva).
primigenio -nia, adj. primitive, original.
primitivamente adv. 1. originally (en un
principio). 2. in a primitive manner, primitively
(de manera primitiva).
primitivismo s.m. primitivism.
primitivo -va, adj. 1. early (temprano). 2.
original. 3. primitive (en lingüística). 4.