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8. productos básicos, commodities. 9.
productos de consumo, consumer goods.
productor -ra, adj. 1. producing. 2. productive.
3. producer. s.m. y f. 4. producer. 5. worker
(obrero). 6. producer (de cine). s.f. 7.
production company (de cine).
proel adj. 1. bow. s.m. 2. bowman (marino).
proemio s.m. preface, introduction.
proeza s.f. 1. heroic deed, exploit, feat (hazaña).
2. prowess.
profanación s.f. desecration (de algo santo o
importante).
profanador -ra, s.m. y f. defiler.
profanamente adv. irreverently.
profanar v.t. to defile, to desecrate.
profano -na, adj. 1. profane, secular, worldly.
2. profane, irreverent. 3. indecent, immodest.
4. licentious, immoral (libertino). 5. ignorant,
uninitiated (lego, sin conocimientos). s.m. y f.
6. ignoramus, layman. s.m. 7. libertine, rake.
s.f. 8. hussy, trollop.
profase s.f. BOT. prophase.
profecía s.f. prophecy.
proferir v.t. 1. to utter. 2. ~ insultos, to hurl
insults, to hurl abuse. 3. ~ un suspiro, to
heave a sigh.
profesar v.t. 1. (brit.) to practise, (EEUU) to
practice (profesión). 2. to profess, to declare.
3. to feel, to have. 4. to profess (doctrina). v.i.
5. REL. to profess vows, to take vows.
profesión s.f. 1. profession, declaration (acto).
2. profession, career (empleo). 3. ~ liberal,
liberal profession. 4. hacer ~ de, to profess.
profesional adj. 1. professional. s.m. y f. 2.
professional.
profesionalidad s.f. professionalism.
profesionalismo s.m. professionalism.
profesionalizar v.t. to make more professionally-
orientated, to professionalize.
profesionalmente adv. professionally.
profesionista s.m. y f. (Am.) professional.
profeso -sa, adj. REL. 1. professed. s.m. 2.
professed monk. s.f. 3. professed nun.
profesor -ra,s.m. y f. 1. teacher (de instituto).
2. (brit.) lecturer, (EEUU) professor (de
universidad).
profesorado s.m. 1. post of teacher; (brit.) post
of lecturer, (EEUU) professorship. 2. teaching
profession (profesión). 3. teaching staff,
(EEUU) faculty (profesores).
profeta s.m. prophet.
proféticamente adv. prophetically.
profético -ca, adj. prophetic.
profetisa s.f. prophetess.
profetizar v.t. to prophesy.
profiláctico -ca, adj. MED. 1. preventive,
prophylactic. s.m. 2. condom.
profilaxis s.f. MED. prophylaxis.
prófugo -ga, adj. 1. fugitive. 2. MIL. deserting.
s.m. y f. 3. fugitive. 4. MIL. deserter.
profundamente adv. 1. deeply. 2. deeply,
profoundly. 3. soundly (manera de dormir).
profundizar v.t. 1. to deepen, to make deeper
(al excavar). 2. to study in depth, to go into in
detail (al estudiar).
profundo -da, adj. 1. deep (hondo). 2. (fig.)
profound (erudito). 3. heartfelt, deep (intenso).
4. deep. 5. poco ~, shallow.
profusamente adv. profusely, lavishly.
profusión s.f. profusion, abundance.
profuso -sa, adj. profuse, lavish.
progenie s.f. 1. lineage, line, family. 2. offspring,
progeny.
progenitor -ra, s.m. y f. 1. progenitor. s.m. pl. 2.
ancestors. 3. (hum.) parents.
prognatismo s.m. ANAT. prognathism.
programa s.m. 1. (brit.) programme, (EEUU)
program. 2. INF. program. 3. (Am.) love affair.
4. ~ de aplicación, INF. application program.
5. ~ concurso, game show. 6. ~ de estudios,
syllabus. 7. ~ de televisión, television
programme.
programación s.f. 1. TV. scheduling, timetable
of programmes. 2. INF. programming. 3.
planning of work, scheduling.
programador -ra,s.m. y f. 1. INF. programmer.
adj. 2. programming.
programar v.t. 1. to plan, to arrange, to
schedule. 2. INF. to program.
progre s.m. y f. trendy.
progresar v.i. to make progress.
progresión s.f. 1. progression. 2. ~ aritmética,
arithmetic progression. 3. ~ geométrica,
geometric progression.
progresismo s.m. progressive outlook.
progresista adj. 1. progressive. s.m. y f. 2.
progressive.
progresivamente adv. progressively, gradually.
progresivo -va, adj. 1. progressive. 2. GRAM.
progressive, continuous.
progreso s.m. 1. progress, advance. 2. hacer
progresos, to make progress.
prohibición s.f. prohibition, ban.
prohibicionista s.m. y f. HIST. prohibitionist (del
alcohol en los años 20).
prohibir v.t. 1. to ban, to prohibit, to forbid. 2. se
prohíbe fumar, no smoking.
prohibitivo -va, adj. prohibitive.
prohijar v.t. 1. to adopt. 2. (fig.) to take up, to
adopt (causa).
prohombre s.m. great man, outstanding figure.
prójima s.f. 1. (fam.) tart, loose woman (de
mala fama). 2. (fam.) la ~, the old woman, the
missus (parienta).
prójimo s.m. 1. fellow man, neighbour. 2. (fam.)
chap, bloke (tío).
prole s.f. 1. progeny, offspring. 2. (desp.) brood,
brats.
prolegómeno s.m. prolegomenon.
prolepsis s.f. prolepsis.
proletariado s.m. POL. proletariat.
proletario -ria, adj. 1. proletarian. s.m. y f. 2.
proletarian.
proletarización s.f. POL. proletarianization.
proletarizar v.t. to proletarianize.
proliferación s.f. proliferation.
proliferante adj. 1. abundant. 2. multiplying,
proliferating.
proliferar v.i. to proliferate, to multiply.
prolífico -ca, adj. prolific.
prolijamente adv. extensively, with an excess
of detail.
prolijo -ja, adj. 1. extensive. 2. thorough,
exhaustive. 3. (desp.) long-winded, tedious;
(form.) prolix.
prologar v.t. to write an introduction to, to
preface.
prólogo s.m. 1. preface, introduction. 2. (fig.)
prelude.
prologuista s.m. y f. writer of introductions,
preface writer.
prolongable adj. extendible.
prolongación s.f. 1. prolongation, extension. 2.
lengthening, extension.
prolongadamente adv. at great length, lengthily.
prolongado -da,p.p. 1. de prolongar. adj. 2.
lengthy, prolonged.
prolongamiento s.m. prolongación.
prolongar v.t. 1. to prolong, to extend (alargar).
2. to prolong, (desp.) to drag out (hacer que
dure demasiado). v.r. 3. to extend, to go on. 4.
to go on (desp.) to drag on.
promecio s.m. QUÍM. promethium.
promediar v.t. 1. to divide equally, to divide in
two. 2. MAT. to take the average of. v.i. 3. to
mediate. 4. to be halfway through, to be in the
middle of (en tiempo).
promedio s.m. 1. middle, mid-point (mitad). 2.
average (media).
promesa s.f. 1. promise. 2. pledge. 3. faltar a su
~, to break one’s promise. 4. una joven ~, a
rising young talent.
promesero -ra, s.m. y f. (Am.) pilgrim.
prometedor -ra, adj. promising.
prometer v.t. 1. to promise. 2. to pledge. v.i. 3.
to be promising, to show promise. v.r. 4. to
expect, to promise oneself. 5. to get engaged
(novios).
prometido -da,p.p. 1. de prometer. adj. 2.
promised. s.m. 3. fiancé (novio). 4. promise,
commitment (promesa). s.f. 5. fiancée (novia).
prominencia s.f. 1. protuberance. 2. bulge,
swelling. 3. rise (terreno). 4. hillock
(montículo). 5. (fig.) prominence (importancia).
prominente adj. 1. distinguished, prominent
(importante). 2. protuberant, prominent.
promiscuamente adv. promiscuously.
promiscuidad s.f. promiscuity.
promiscuo -cua, adj. 1. mixed, mixed up, in
disorder. 2. ambiguous. 3. promiscuous.
promisión s.f. Tierra de ~, the Promised Land.
promisorio -ria, adj. promissory.
promoción s.f. 1. promotion, preferment
(ascenso). 2. DEP. promotion. 3. year, class,
intake. 4. COM. Promotion. 5. partido de ~,
DEP. play-off (for promotion).
promocionar v.t. 1. COM. to promote. 2. to give
rapid promotion to (facilitar el camino). v.r. 3.
to better oneself. 4. to put oneself forward, to
push oneself forward.
promontorio s.m. 1. GEOG. hill, rise. 2. GEOG.
promontory, headland. 3. ANAT. promontory.
promotor -ra,s.m. y f. 1. developer. 2. promoter.
promover v.t. 1. to promote, to further, to foster
(fomentar). 2. to promote (ascender).
promulgación s.f. enactment, passing,
promulgation.
promulgar v.t. 1. to proclaim, to make public
(publicar). 2. to enact, to pass, to promulgate
(leyes).
pronaos s.m. ARQ. pronaos.
prono -na, adj. 1. (fig.) prone (inclinado). 2.
prone (de bruces).
pronombre s.m. GRAM. pronoun.
pronominal adj. GRAM. pronominal.
pronosticar v.t. 1. to forecast, to foretell, to
predict. 2. MED. to give a prognosis of.
pronóstico s.m. 1. forecast, prediction (del
tiempo, del futuro, etc.). 2. MED. prognosis. 3.
de ~ leve, MED. slight. 4. de ~ reservado, of
unknown gravity.
prontamente adv. promptly, quickly.
prontitud s.f. promptness, quickness.
pronto -ta, adj. 1. prompt, rapid, quick, early. 2.
ready, prepared. s.m. 3. impulse, urge. adv.
4. promptly, at once, quickly. 5. soon (dentro
de poco). 6. de ~, on the spur of the moment
(sin reflexión); suddenly, all of a sudden (de
repente). 7. ¡hasta ~!, see you soon! 8. por
lo ~ o por de ~, for the time being, for the
present; to start with.
prontuario s.m. 1. summary. 2. handbook,
compendium.
pronunciable adj. pronounceable, utterable.
pronunciación s.f. pronunciation.
pronunciado -da, p.p. 1. de pronunciar. adj. 2.
pronounced. 3. sharp, tight. 4. noticeable.
pronunciamiento s.m. 1. POL. uprising revolt,
insurrection. 2. DER. pronouncement.
pronunciar v.t. 1. to pronounce, to utter
(palabras, sonidos). 2. to deliver (discurso).