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starter (motor); starting (acción). 14. puesta
de sol, sunset. 15. ~ que, since, as.
puf s.m. 1. pouf (asiento). interj. 2. ugh!
pufo s.m. (fam.) swindle, con.
púgil s.m. 1. DEP. boxer. 2. HIST. pugilist.
pugilismo s.m. DEP. boxing.
pugilístico -ca, adj. DEP. boxing.
pugna s.f. conflict, fight, struggle.
pugnar v.i. 1. to fight, to struggle (luchar). 2. (fig.)
to insist.
puja s.f. 1. bid (en subastas). 2. (fig.) effort.
pujador -ra,s.m. y f. bidder.
pujante adj. forceful, vigorous; powerful.
pujanza s.f. strength, (brit.) vigour, (EEUU) vigor.
pujar v.t. 1. to bid (en subasta). v.i. 2. to struggle
(luchar). 3. to pout, to be on the verge of tears
(hacer pucheros). 4. to dither, to hesitate
(vacilar).
pujo s.m. 1. MED. tenesmus, straining. 2. urge,
yearning (deseo). 3. aspiration. 4. irresistible
urge.
pulcritud s.f. neatness, tidiness; exquisiteness.
pulcro -ra, adj. 1. neat, smart, tidy (limpio). 2.
immaculately turned out (bien puesto). 3.
upright, utterly scrupulous.
pulga s.f. 1. ZOOL. flea. 2. tener malas pulgas,
to be touchy, to be bad tempered.
pulgada s.f. inch.
pulgar s.m. 1. ANAT. thumb. 2. BOT. shoot, bud.
pulgón s.m. ZOOL. plant louse.
pulidamente adv. neatly, tidily.
pulido adj. 1. polished, smooth (bello). 2. neat,
smart, refined (pulcro).
pulido -da, p.p. 1. de pulir.
pulir v.t. 1. to polish, to shine (sacar brillo). 2.
to smooth (alisar). 3. to adorn (adornar).
4. (fig.) to polish, to polish up, to touch up
(perfeccionar). 5. to refine, to polish up
(educar). 6. (fam.) to nick, (fam.) to pinch. 7.
to sell off, (fam.) to flog (vender). 8. (fam.) to
blow.
pulla s.f. 1. obscene comment (palabrota). 2.
taunt, jibe (mofa). 3. (fam.) dig, cutting remark,
snide comment.
pull-over s.m. pullover, jumper.
pulmón s.m. 1. ANAT. lung. 2. ~ de acero, MED.
iron lung.
pulmonar adj. ANAT. pulmonary, lung.
pulmonía s.f. MED. pneumonia.
pulpa s.f. 1. pulp. 2. BOT. pulp, flesh.
pulpejo s.m. 1. ANAT. soft flesh. 2. ZOOL. soft
part of horse’s hoof.
pulpería s.f. (Am.) general store.
pulpero -ra, s.m. y f. (Am.) owner of a
“pulpería”.
púlpito s.m. pulpit.
pulpo s.m. 1. ZOOL. octopus. 2. man who
persistently tries to fondle women.
pulposo -sa, adj. pulpy, fleshy.
pulque s.m. pulque.
pulquería s.f. (Am.) bar serving “pulque”.
pulsación s.f. 1. BIOL. pulsation, beat. 2.
keystroke, touch, tap.
pulsador s.m. button, push-button.
pulsar v.t. 1. MÚS. to play; to pluck (cuerda). 2.
to push, to press. 3. to strike, to press, to hit,
to touch (tecla). 4. MED. to take somebody’s
pulse. 5. (fig.) to sound out. v.i. 6. to throb,
to beat.
pulsera s.f. 1. bracelet, bangle (brazalete). 2.
reloj de ~, wristwatch.
pulso s.m. 1. FISIOL. pulse. 2. ANAT. wrist
(muñeca). 3. strength of wrist (fuerza).
4. steadiness of hand, sureness of touch
(firmeza). 5. (fig.) prudence, good sense. 6.
a ~, (fig.) by one’s own efforts, by sheer hard
work. 7. echar un ~, to arm wrestle, to Indian
wrestle. 8. tomar el ~ a alguien, to take
somebody’s pulse.
pulular v.i. 1. to pululate, to teem with (abundar).
2. to swarm, to teem with (moverse mucho).
pulverización s.f. atomization, spraying.
pulverizador s.m. spray; spray-gun (para
pintura).
pulverizar v.t. 1. to pulverize, to powder. 2.
to spray, to sprinkle (líquido). 3. (fig.) to
smash, to tear to pieces, to pulverize. v.r. 4.
to pulverize, to be reduced to powder, to be
reduced to dust.
pulverulento -ta, adj. 1. pulverulent, powdered,
powdery. 2. dusty.
puma s.m. ZOOL. puma, cougar, mountain lion.
puna s.f. 1. (Am.) GEOG. high Andean plateau,
puna. 2. GEOG. bleak steppe. 3. mountain
sickness (enfermedad). 4. cold mountain wind
(viento).
puñado s.m. 1. fistful, handful. 2. a puñados, by
the handful, galore.
puñal s.m. dagger.
puñalada s.f. stab wound, stab.
punchar v.t. (Am.) to punch (picar).
punción s.f. 1. MED. puncture. 2. sharp pain
(dolor).
pundonor s.m. 1. dignity, self-respect (amor
propio). 2. honour.
pundonorosamente adv. honourably.
pundonoroso -sa, adj. honourable.
puñeta s.f. 1. (fam.) pain, drag (molestia, lata). 2.
(Am.) (vulg.) wank.
puñetazo s.m. punch.
punga s.f. 1. (Am.) thieving, (fam.) nicking
(acción). s.m. y f. 2. pickpocket, petty thief.
pungente adj. stinging.
pungir v.t. 1. to prick, to pierce (punzar). 2. to
sting (picar). 3. (fig.) to wound, to hurt, to
cause anguish to.
punible adj. punishable.
punición s.f. punishment.
púnico -ca, adj. HIST. Punic, Carthaginian.
punitivo -va, adj. (form.) punitive.
puño s.m. 1. ANAT. fist. 2. fistful (puñado).
3. handle, grip (de herramienta). 4. hilt (de
espada). 5. cuff (de manga de camisa). 6.
meter o tener en un ~ a alguien, to have
someone in the palm of one’s hand.
punta s.f. 1. point. 2. tip, end. 3. small nail, tack,
pin (clavo). 4. GEOG. point. 5. horn (cuerno).
6. (Am.) small group (de ganado). 7. pinch
(pizca). 8. BOT. tobacco leaf. pl. 9. point lace
(encaje). 10. a ~ de pistola, at gunpoint. 11.
a ~ pala, (fam.) galore, by the dozen. 12. de
~ en blanco, dressed up to the nines, in best
bib and tucker. 13. sacar ~ a algo, to sharpen
something; (fig.) to read more into something
than is there.
puntada s.f. 1. pinhole, needle hole (agujero).
2. stitch (de costura). 3. (fig.) dig, insinuation
(indirecta). 4. sharp pain.
puntal s.m. 1. ARQ. prop, shore (madero). 2.
GEOG. elevation. 3. (fig.) support (apoyo).
4. depth of hold (de nave). 5. (Am.) snack,
refreshment.
puntapié s.m. kick.
punteado p.p. 1. de puntear. s.m. 2. dotted line,
series of dots (tipográfico). 3. MÚS. pizzicato.
puntear v.t. 1. to dot, to mark with dots. 2. ART.
to stipple. 3. to stitch, to sew (coser). 4. MÚS.
to pluck, to play pizzicato. 5. (Am.) to brand, to
label, to call (tildar). 6. to fleck (salpicar).
punteo s.m. MÚS. plucking.
puntera s.f. 1. toecap (de calzado). 2. toecap
repair (remiendo). 3. kick, toe punt (puntapié).
puntería s.f. 1. aiming, aim (acción). 2.
markmanship.
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puntero -ra, adj. 1. leading (primero). 2. latest.
s.m. 3. pointer. 4. chisel. 5. (Am.) hand
(manilla). 6. punch. 7. INF. pointer.
puntiagudo -da, adj. pointed, sharp.
puntilla s.f. 1. fine lace, lace trimming (encaje).
2. short dagger. 3. dar la ~, (fig.) to finish off,
to give the coup de grace, to put out of (its)
misery. 4. de puntillas, on tiptoe.
puntillo s.m. 1. punctilio. 2. (desp.) touchiness,
exaggerated sense of honour. 3. MÚS. dot.
puntilloso -sa, adj. 1. punctilious. 2. (desp.)
touchy, over sensitive.
punto s.m. 1. dot (tipográfico, dibujado). 2. (brit.)
full stop, (EEUU) period (de puntuación). 3.
place, spot, point (lugar). 4. MÚS. pitch. 5.
DEP. point. 6. spot, pip (en naipes). 7. mark,
point (calificación). 8. tip, point (pluma). 9.
stitch (puntada). 10. knitting (labor de tejido).
11. moment. 12. subject matter, question.
13. hole (agujero). 14. point (imprenta). 15.
sight (de fusil). 16. clause (cláusula). 17.
point, purpose (finalidad). 18. dignity,honour
(pundonor). 19. MED. stitch. 20. INF. pixel.
21. al ~, at once. 22. a ~, ready; on time. 23.
de todo ~, absolutely, completely. 24. dos
puntos, colon. 25. en ~, exactly, on the dot.
26. estar a ~ de, to be on the point of, to be
about to. 27. estar en su ~, to be just right,
to be done to a turn. 28. hasta cierto ~, to a
certain extent, up to a point. 29. poner a ~,
to knock into shape, to bring up to scratch; to
tune (motor). 30. poner los puntos sobre las
íes, to dot one’s i’s and cross one’s t’s. 31. ~
por ~, point by point. 32. ~ cardinal, cardinal
point. 33. ~ céntrico, central point. 34. ~ de
apoyo, fulcrum. 35. ~ de ebullición, boiling
point. 36. ~ de partida, starting point. 37. ~
de penalty, penalty spot. 38. ~ de referencia,
reference point, point of reference. 39. ~ de
venta, point of sale. 40. ~ de vista, point of
view. 41. ~ muerto, MEC. dead centre; neutral
(en caja de cambios); (fig.) deadlock. 42. ~ y
coma, semicolon. 43. puntos suspensivos,
ellipsis, suspension points; dot, dot, dot.
puntuable adj. ~ para that counts towards.
puntuación s.f. 1. punctuation (tipográfica).
2. DEP. score, scoring. 3. marks, score (en
examen).
puntualizar v.t. 1. to fix in one’s mind (recordar).
2. to describe in detail, to detail. 3. to perfect,
(fig.) to polish (perfeccionar). 4. to state, to
specify (precisar).
puntualmente adv. punctually.
puntuar v.t. 1. GRAM. to punctuate. 2. (brit.) to
mark, (EEUU) to grade (corregir). v.i. 3. DEP.
to score, to count, to keep the score.
puntudo -da, adj. 1. (Am.) sharp, pointed. 2.
(fig.) faultfinding.
punzada s.f. stab (de dolor).
punzante adj. sharp.
punzar v.t. 1. to prick, to pierce, to puncture
(pinchar). 2. TEC. to punch. v.i. 3. to give
twinges, to give stabbing pains. 4. (fig.) to
have pangs, to have twinges.
punzón s.m. 1. needle. 2. TEC. awl, bradawl,
punch, bodkin (puntero). 3. TEC. burin.
pupa s.f. 1. MED. pimple, pustule (grano).
2. MED. cold sore (en los labios). 3. scab
(postilla). 4. hurt, sore, bump. 5. ZOOL. pupa,
chrysalis.
pupilaje s.m. 1. DER. pupillage, ward. 2.
boarding house, guesthouse (pensión). 3.
board (precio de la pensión).
pupilo -la,s.m. y f. 1. pupil (discípulo). 2. DER.
ward. 3. orphan. 4. boarder, paying guest. s.f.
5. ANAT. pupil.
pupitre s.m. desk.