=manchego=, _m._, an inhabitant of La Mancha.
=mandar=, to command, send, order.
=mandato=, _m._, command.
=mando=, _m._, command.
=manejar=, to manage, handle.
=manera=, _f._, way, manner;
=de una ----=, in a way;
=de ---- que=, so that;
=por ---- que= (S. A.), so that.
=manifestación=, _f._, show, proof.
=manifestar=, 24, to show, manifest, say.
=maniquí=, _m._, manikin, figure.
=mano=, _f._, hand.
=manojo=, _m._, handful.
=manta=, _f._, cloak.
=mantel=, _m._, tablecloth.
=mantener=, 18, to support.
=mantequilla=, _m._, butter.
=manto=, _m._, covering.
=manzana=, _f._, apple.
=maña=, _f._, skill.
=mañana=, to-morrow; _f._, morning.
=mapa=, _m._, map.
=máquina=, _f._, machine.
=maquinaria=, _f._, machinery.
=maquinista=, _m._, engineer.
=mar=, _m._ _f._, sea.
=Maracaibo=, a city of Venezuela.
=maravilla=, _f._, wonder.
=maravillar=, to wonder;
=no es de ----=, no wonder.
=maravillosamente=, wonderfully.
=maravilloso=, wonderful.
=marcar=, 31, to mark, indicate.
=marco=, _m._, frame.
=marcha=, _f._, course, march.
=marchar=, to walk, go, set out.
=Marchena=, a Spanish priest of the time of Columbus.
=marchitar=, to wither.
=Margarita=, an island off the eastern coast of Venezuela.
=margen=, _f._, bank.
=marido=, _m._, husband.
=marina=, _f._, navy;
=---- mercante=, merchant marine.
=Marina=, _f._, street and district by the water edge in a city;
specifically in San Juan, P. R.
=marítimo=, maritime.
=mármol=, _m._, marble.
=Martinica=, _f._, Martinique, island belonging to France in the
Caribbean Sea.
=mártir=, _m._, martyr.
=mas=, but.
=más=, more, most, plus;
=de ---- en ----=, more and more.
=mascar=, 31, to chew.
=matar=, to kill.
=matemático=, _m._, mathematician.
=matina=, _f._, a local Costa Rican name for cocoa.
=matinita=, _see_ =matina=.
=matricular=, to matriculate.
=Mayagüez=, a seaport city on the western coast of Porto Rico, third in
size of the island.
=Mayflower=, _m._, the boat that brought the Pilgrims to America.
=mayo=, _m._, May.
=mayor=, greater, older;
=---- de edad=, of age.
=mayoría=, _f._, majority.
=mayúscula=, capital (letter).
=me=, me.
=mediados=: =a ---- de=, about the middle of (in time expressions).
=medianamente=, moderately.
=medicina=, _f._, medicine.
=medicinal=, medicinal.
=medida=, _f._, measure;
=a ---- que=, accordingly as, while.
=Medinaceli=, an Italian nobleman.
=medio=, half;
=en ---- de=, in the midst of;
=de en ----=, from the middle.
=medio=, _m._, way, means;
=por ---- de=, by means of.
=mediodía=, _m._, noon, south.
=medir=, 29, to measure.
=meditación=, _f._, meditation.
=meditar=, to meditate.
=Mediterráneo=, _m._, Mediterranean.
=mejicano=, Mexican.
=Méjico=, _m._, Mexico.
=mejor=, better;
=el ----=, best.
=mejorar=, to improve.
=mejorcito=, _dim. of_ =mejor= (colloquial).
=melancolía=, _f._, melancholy.
=melón=, _m._, musk-melon, cantaloupe.
=memoria=, _f._, memory, treatise.
=memorioso=, of good memory.
=mención=, _f._, mention.
=mencionar=, to mention.
=Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix= (1809-1847), great German
composer.
=mendicante=, _m._, mendicant, beggar.
=mendiga=, _f._, beggar-woman.
=mendigo=, _m._, beggar.
=Mendoza, González= (1428-1495), a Spanish cardinal.
=Mendoza, Pedro de= (1487-1537), founded colony of Buenos Aires, Feb. 2,
1535.
=Mendoza=, an important city of western Argentina, 632 miles west of
Buenos Aires.
=menester=, _m._, necessity;
=ser ----=, to be necessary.
=menor=, less, lesser, least, younger (speaking of persons).
=menos=, less, least, except;
=a ---- que=, unless.
=mensaje=, _m._, message.
=mensajero=, _m._, messenger.
=mente=, _f._, mind.
=mentir=, 27, to lie.
=mentira=, _f._, lie.
=mentiroso=, lying, liar.
=menudo=, small;
=a ----=, often.
=mercader=, _m._, merchant.
=mercadería=, _f._, merchandise.
=mercado=, _m._, market.
=mercancía=, _f._, merchandise.
=mercante=, commercial, mercantile.
=mercantil=, commercial.
=merced=, _f._, grace, mercy;
=a ---- de=, at the mercy of.
=mercurio=, _m._, mercury.
=merecer=, 39, to deserve.
=meridional=, southern.
=meridiano=, meridian.
=mérito=, _m._, merit.
=mes=, _m._, month.
=mesa=, _f._, table, table-land.
=meseta=, _f._, table-land, plateau.
=mestizo=, half-breed (Indian and white).
=metal=, _m._, metal.
=metálico=, metallic.
=meter=, to place, put;
=----se a=, to undertake;
=----se en=, to get into;
=----se por=, to get into, to penetrate.
=método=, _m._, method.
=metro=, _m._, metre.
=metrópoli=, _f._, metropolis.
=metropolitano=, metropolitan.
=Meyerbeer, Giacomo= (1791-1863), German composer.
=mezcla=, _f._, mixture.
=mezclar=, to mix.
=mi=, my.
=mí=, me (after preposition);
=¡ay de ----!= poor me!
=miedo=, _m._, fear.
=miel=, _f._, honey.
=miembro=, _m._, member.
=mientras=, while.
=mil=, _m._, thousand.
=milagro=, _m._, miracle.
=militar=, military.
=milreis=, _m._, a coin of Brazil worth about 32-1/2 cents.
=millón=, _m._, million.
=mina=, _f._, mine.
=minar=, to mine.
=Minas Geraes (Minas Generales)=, a city and state of Brazil.
=mineral=, _m._, mineral.
=ministro=, _m._, cabinet officer.
=Minos=, proper name.
=minúscula=, small (letter).
=mío=, my, mine;
=el ----=, _etc._, mine.
=miramiento=, _m._, consideration, courtesy.
=mirar=, to look at, behold;
=---- de reojo=, to look askance;
=----se=, to look at each other.
=miseria=, _f._, misery, poverty.
=mísero=, insignificant, miserable.
=Misisipi=, _m._, Mississippi.
=mismamente=, exactly (familiar, S. A.).
=mismito=, very same (colloquial).
=mismo=, same, very, self;
=yo ----=, =tú ----=, _etc._, myself, thyself, _etc._
=misterioso=, mysterious.
=mitad=, _f._, half.
=mixto=, mixed, accommodation (of a train).
=mobiliario=, _m._, furniture.
=modelar=, to model.
=modelo=, _m._, model.
=modernizar=, 34, to modernize.
=moderno=, modern.
=modestamente=, modestly.
=modestia=, _f._, modesty.
=modificar (a)=, 31, to modify;
=----se=, to be lessened, softened.
=modismo=, _m._, idiom, idiomatic expression.
=modo=, _m._, way, manner;
=de ---- que=, so that;
=de este ----=, in this way;
=de todos ----s=, at any rate.
=mofa=, _f._, ridicule.
=mofarse (de)=, to mock, make fun of.
=Moka=, _f._, Mocha, a Red Sea port in Arabia.
=molestar=, to trouble, annoy.
=molestia=, _f._, hardship, trouble.
=molinero=, _m._, miller.
=molino=, _m._, mill.
=momento=, _m._, moment.
=momia=, _f._, mummy.
=mona=, _f._, monkey.
=monarca=, _m._ _f._, monarch.
=monarquía=, _f._, monarchy.
=monarquista=, _m._, monarchist.
=moneda=, _f._, coin.
=monetario=, monetary.
=monótono=, monotonous.
=montaña=, _f._, mountain.
=montañoso=, mountainous.
=montar=, to mount, to ride;
=---- al anca=, to get on behind in riding a horse.
=monte=, _m._, hill, woods.
=Monte Misti=, a high mountain of Peru.
=Montevideo=, chief city and capital of Uruguay.
=montón=, _m._, heap, pile, group.
=morada=, _f._, stay, dwelling.
=morder=, 26, to bite.
=morir(se)=, 28, to die.
=morisco=, Moorish.
=moro=, Moorish.
=mortal=, mortal.
=mortificar=, 31, to mortify, humiliate.
=mosca=, _f._, fly.
=mostrar=, 23, to show, indicate.
=motivo=, _m._, cause, reason.
=motriz=, motor, motive.
=movedizo=, shifting.
=mover=, 26, to move.
=movimiento=, _m._, movement.
=mozo=, _m._, youth, waiter.
=muchacho=, _m._, boy.
=muchedumbre=, _f._, crowd.
=mucho=, much;
=----s=, many.
=muelle=, _m._, dock;
=---- de embarque=, loading dock.
=muerte=, _f._, death.
=muerto=, _pp. of_ =morir=.
=muestra=, _f._, sample, indication.
=mujer=, _f._, woman, wife.
=mula=, _f._, mule.
=muleta=, _f._, crutch.
=multiplicar=, 31, to multiply;
=---- en= _or_ =por=, to multiply by.
=mundano=, earthly.
=mundial=, pertaining to the world.
=mundo=, _m._, world;
=todo el ----=, everybody.
=muñequear=, to take form (of ears of corn).
=muralla=, _f._, wall (outer).
=murmurar=, to murmur.
=muro=, _m._, wall (outer).
=museo=, _m._, museum.
=música=, _f._, music.
=muy=, very;
=---- niño=, very young.
=nacer=, 39, to be born.
=naciente=, growing.
=nacimiento=, _m._, birth.
=nación=, _f._, nation.
=nacional=, national.
=nacionalidad=, _f._, nationality.
=nada=, nothing, by no means.
=nadar=, to swim.
=nadie=, _m._ _f._, no one.
=nadita=, _familiar dim. of_ =nada= (S. A.).
=Napoleón Bonaparte= (1769-1821), the French General and Dictator.
=naranja=, _f._, orange.
=narración=, _f._, narration.
=natural=, natural, native;
=del ----=, from life.
=naturaleza=, _f._, nature.
=naturalmente=, naturally.
=naufragar=, 32, to be shipwrecked.
=náutico=, nautical.
=nave=, _f._, ship.
=navegación=, _f._, navigation.
=navegador=, _m._, navigator.
=navegante=, _m._, navigator.
=navegar=, 32, to sail, navigate.
=navidad=, _f._, Christmas.
=navío=, _m._, ship.
=necesario=, necessary.
=necesidad=, _f._, necessity.
=necesitado=, needy.
=necesitar=, to need.
=necio=, foolish; _m._, fool.
=negarse (a)=, 24, 32, to refuse.
=negocio=, _m._, affair, business;
=---- concluido=, the matter is settled.
=negro=, black; _m._, negro.
=Newport=, the famous watering place in Rhode Island.
=ni=, nor, neither; not even.
=Nicaragua=, _f._, Nicaragua.
=nicaragüense=, Nicaraguan.
=nido=, _m._, nest.
=niebla=, _f._, fog.
=nieto=, _m._, grandson.
=ninfa=, _f._, nymph.
=ninguno=, no, none, no one, any.
=Niña=, _f._, one of Columbus's ships.
=niñito=, _dim. of_ =niño=.
=niño=, _m._, child;
=---- de pecho=, infant, babe.
=nivel=, _m._, level.
=no=, no, not;
=---- obstante de=, notwithstanding.
=noble=, noble.
=nobleza=, _f._, nobility.
=nocturno=, nocturnal.
=noche=, _f._, night.
=nogal=, _m._, walnut tree.
=nombrar=, to name, nominate.
=nombre=, _m._, name.
=nominativo=, nominative.
=nordeste=, _m._, northeast.
=noria=, _f._, water-wheel.
=norma=, _f._, standard, norm.
=norte=, _m._, north.
=norteamericano=, North American.
=Noruega=, _f._, Norway.
=noruego=, Norwegian.
=nosotros= (=as=), we; us.
=notable=, noteworthy, notable.
=notar=, to notice.
=noticia=, _f._, news.
=novecientos=, nine hundred.
=novelista=, _m._, novelist.
=noviembre=, _m._, November.
=nube=, _f._, cloud.
=nuera=, _f._, daughter-in-law.
=nuestro=, our.
=Nueva Granada=, New Granada, name in Spanish colonial times for what is
now Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.
=Nueva York=, New York.
=nuevamente=, again.
=nueve=, nine.
=nuevo=, new;
=de ----=, again.
=nuez=, _f._, nut.
=numeral=, numeral.
=numeroso=, numerous.
=nunca=, never.
=ño=, South American term for =señor=.
=o=, or;
=---- bien=, or.
=oasis=, _m._, oasis.
=obedecer=, 39, to obey.
=objeto=, _m._, object.
=obligación=, _f._, obligation.
=obligar= (=a=), 32, to compel, oblige.
=obra=, _f._, work.
=obscurecer=, 39, to grow dark.
=obscuro=, dark, unknown.
=observación=, _f._, remark, observation.
=observar=, to observe.
=observatorio=, _m._, observatory.
=obstáculo=, _m._, obstacle.
=obstante=: =no ----=, in spite of.
=obtener=, 18, to obtain.
=obtuve=, _etc., from_ obtener.
=ocasión=, _f._, occasion, opportunity.
=ocasionar=, to cause.
=occidental=, western.
=océano=, _m._, ocean.
=octubre=, _m._, October.
=ocultamente=, secretly.
=ocultar=(=se=), to hide.
=oculto=, occult, secret.
=ocupar=, to occupy.
=ocurrir=, to happen, occur.
=ochenta=, eighty.
=ocho=, eight.
=odio=, _m._, hatred.
=oeste=, _m._, west.
=ofrecer=, 39, to offer.
=oiga=, _etc., from_ =oír=.
=oigo=, _from_ =oír=.
=oír=, 11, to hear; =---- hablar de=, to hear spoken of.
=ojo=, _m._, eye.
=ola=, _f._, wave.
=óleo=, _m._, oil;
=al ----=, in oil (of paintings).
=olor=, _m._, smell.
=olvidar=, to forget;
=----se de=, to forget.
=olivar=, _m._, olive orchard.
=once=, eleven.
=operación=, _f._, operation.
=opinar=, to think, form an opinion.
=opinión=, _f._, opinion.
=oprimir=, to oppress.
=oración=, _f._, sentence.
=orador=, _m._, orator.
=oralmente=, orally.
=oratorio=, oratorical.
=ordenar=, to order.
=organismo=, _m._, organization.
=organizar=, 34, to organize.
=orgulloso=, proud.
=oriental=, eastern.
=oriente=, _m._, east; the brilliant white color of pearls.
=origen=, _m._, origin.
=original=, original.
=originario de=, indigenous to.
=orilla=, _f._, shore.
=Orinoco=, _m._, a river of Venezuela, the second largest of S. A.
=ornamental=, ornamental.
=oro=, _m._, gold.
=ortografía=, _f._, orthography.
=ortográfico=, orthographic, pertaining to spelling.
=os=, you.
=osar=, to dare.
=oso=, _m._, bear.
=otoño=, _m._, autumn, fall.
=otorgar=, 32, to grant.
=otro=, other, another;
=uno que ----=, a few here and there.
=oveja=, _f._, sheep.
=oye=, _from_ =oír=.
=oyente=, _m._, auditor.
=oyó=, _from_ =oír=.
=Pablo=, _m._, Paul.
=pacer=, 39, to feed, graze.
=Pacífico=, Pacific.
=pactar=, to contract, agree upon.
=padecer=, 39, to suffer.
=padre=, _m._, father, priest; _pl._, parents.
=paga=, _f._, payment.
=pagar=, 32, to pay (for).
=página=, _f._, page.
=pago=, _m._, payment.
=país=, _m._, country.
=paisaje=, _m._, landscape.
=paja=, _f._, straw.
=pájaro=, _m._, bird.
=palabra=, _f._, word.
=palacio=, _m._, palace.
=pálido=, pale.
=palma=, _f._, palm, palm tree.
=palo=, _m._, stick, pole; =---- del Brasil=, a dye-wood.
=Palos=, a small coast village near Cadiz, Spain.
=palpitar=, to palpitate, quiver.
=pampa=, _f._, plain (S. A.).
=Panamá= (=El=), Panama, the Central American republic.
=panameño=, Panamanian.
=panamericano=, Pan-American.
=panorama=, _m._, panorama, wide view.
=pañuelo=, _m._, handkerchief.
=papa=, _m._, Pope.
=papel=, _m._, paper, rôle.
=papeleta=, _f._, paper, document, ticket.
=par=, equal, even;
=a la ----=, likewise;
=a la ---- que=, equally with;
=de ---- en ----=, wide; _m._, pair.
=para=, for, in order to, about.
=Paraguay= (=El=), Paraguay.
=paraguayano=, Paraguayan.
=paraje=, _m._, place.
=parar=(=se=), to stop.
=parecer=, 39, to appear;
=----se a=, to resemble;
=¿qué le parece?= what do you think of it?
=parecido=, similar.
=pared=, _f._, wall.
=paréntesis=, _m._, parenthesis.
=parezca=, _from_ parecer.
=parienta=, _f._, relative, wife (familiar).
=pariente=, _m._, relative, husband (familiar).
=París=, Paris.
=parque=, _m._, park.
=párrafo=, _m._, paragraph.
=párroco=, _m._, parson.
=parroquia=, _f._, parish.
=parte=, _f._, part, district, place;
=en mayor ----=, in large part;
=por todas ----s=, everywhere.
=participio=, _m._, participle.
=particular=, particular, private.
=partida=, _f._, party, band.
=partir=, to leave, branch out, share.
=pasaje=, _m._, passage.
=pasajero=, _m._, passenger.
=pasar=, to pass;
=---- a=, to turn to;
=---- a poder de=, to pass into the possession of;
=---- algo a uno=, to have something the matter with one;
=---- de=, to exceed;
=---- el río=, to succeed, win the day.
=Pascuas=, _f._, Christmastide; Easter.
=pasear=(=se=), to stroll, take a pleasure walk, drive or ride;
=---- los ojos por=, to cast one's eyes over.
=paseo=, _m._, pleasure trip; avenue.
=pasivo=, passive.
=pasmado= (=de=), astonished (at).
=paso=, _m._, step, passage.
=pasto=, _m._, pasture, grass, hay.
=pastor=, _m._, shepherd, minister.
=pastorcillo=, _m. dim. of_ pastor.
=pata=, _f._, paw.
=patán=, _m._, rustic, "clodhopper."
=patata=, _f._, potato.
=paternal=, paternal.
=paternidad=, _f._, paternity; also a title used in addressing a priest
or "padre."
=patio=, _m._, courtyard.
=patrón=, _m._, proprietor, "boss"; monetary standard.
=Pavía=, Pavia, a city of northern Italy.
=paz=, _f._, peace.
=pecado=, _m._, sin.
=pecho=, _m._, breast, heart.
=pedacito=, _m. dim. of_ =pedazo=.
=pedazo=, _m._, piece, portion.
=pedir=, 29, to ask for, seek, order;
=---- algo a uno=, to ask somebody for something.
=pedregoso=, rocky.
=Pedro=, _m._, Peter.
=Pedro I, Dom=, emperor of Brazil from 1825 to 1831;
=---- II, Dom=, son of Dom Pedro I, emperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889,
an able ruler who accepted without opposition the establishment of a
republic in Brazil.
=Pegaso=, Pegasus, a winged horse of Greek legend.
=pelea=, _f._, battle, fight.
=pelear=, to fight.
=peligro=, _m._, danger, peril.
=pelo=, _m._, hair.
=pelota=, _f._, ball.
=pena=, _f._, penalty.
=penetración=, _f._, keenness.
=penetrar= (en), to enter.
=penitente=, _m._, penitent.
=península=, _f._, peninsula.
=Península=, _f._, Spain.
=penoso=, difficult, painful.
=pensamiento=, _m._, thought.
=pensar=, 24, to think; =----en=, to think of.
=pensativo=, thoughtful.
=peñón=, _m._, rock, cliff.
=Pepito=, _m._, Joe, nickname for José.
=pequeño=, small.
=pera=, _f._, pear.
=peral=, _m._, pear tree.
=perder=, 25, to lose; =---- de vista=, to lose sight of.
=pérdida=, _f._, loss.
=perdón=, _m._, pardon.
=perecer=, 39, to perish.
=Pérez, Diego=, a Spanish naval officer of the sixteenth century.
=perfección=, _f._, perfection.
=perfectamente=, perfectly.
=perfecto=, perfect; _m._, perfect tense, also called the present
perfect and the past definite.
=perfumar=, to perfume.
=periódico=, _m._, newspaper.
=periodista=, _m._, journalist.
=período=, _m._, period (of time).
=perla=, _f._, pearl.
=permanecer=, 39, to remain.
=permanente=, permanent.
=permanentemente=, permanently.
=permitir=, to permit, allow.
=Pernambuco=, an important seaport on the extreme eastern coast of
Brazil.
=pero=, but.
=perpetuo=, perpetual, lasting.
=perro=, _m._, dog.
=persa=, _m._ _f._, Persian.
=perseguidor=, _m._, pursuer.
=perseguir=, 38, to persecute, pursue.
=perseverancia=, _f._, perseverance.
=perseverar=, to persevere.
=Persia=, _f._, Persia.
=persona=, _f._, person.
=personal=, personal.
=pertenecer=, 39, to belong.
=Perú= (=El=), the South American republic.
=peruano=, Peruvian.
=pesar=, to weigh, grieve; _m._, trouble;
=a ---- de=, in spite of.
=pescado=, _m._, fish.
=pescar=, 31, to fish (for); catch.
=peso=, _m._, dollar.
=pesquería=, _f._, fishery.
=petróleo=, _m._, petroleum.
=piano=, _m._, piano.
=picador=, _m._, horseman armed with a goad in a bull-fight.
=pícaro=, _m._, rogue.
=picaronazo=, aug. of =picaro=.
=Piccini, Niccola= (1728-1800), a celebrated Italian composer who gained
fame in Paris, particularly by his "Iphigénie en Tauride" produced in
1781.
=Pico, Giovanni= (1463-1494), one of the leading philosophers of the
Italian Renaissance.
=pie=, m,. foot;
=a ----=, on foot.
=piedra=, _f._, stone.
=piel=, _f._, skin, fur.
=pierna=, _f._, leg.
=pieza=, _f._, piece, portion.
=pillar=, to catch.
=pincel=, _m._, artist's brush.
=Pinta=, one of Columbus's ships.
=pintar=, to paint; to ripen (of fruits).
=pintor=, _m._, painter.
=pintoresco=, picturesque.
=pintura=, _f._, painting.
=Pinzón=, family name of the three wealthy Spanish navigators who aided
Columbus in the discovery of America.
=piña=, _f._, pineapple.
=piragua=, _f._, canoe, dug-out.
=pirámide=, _f._, pyramid.
=pisada=, _f._, footprint.
=pisar=, to tread upon.
=piso=, _m._, floor, story.
=pisotón=, _m._, trampling, tread.
=pista=, _f._, pursuit; trace, track.
=pistola=, _f._, pistol.
=pizarra=, _f._, slate, blackboard.
=Pizarro, Francisco= (1471-1541), the Spanish discoverer and conqueror
of Peru.
=pizarrón=, _m._, blackboard.
=placentero=, pleased, joyous.
=placer=, _m._, pleasure.
=plaga=, _f._, plague.
=plan=, _m._, plan.
=planeta=, _m._, planet.
=plano=, _m._, design, plan, map.
=planta=, _f._, plant, floor.
=plantación=, _f._, plantation.
=plantar=, to plant.
=plata=, _f._, silver.
=Plata, Río de la=, the River Plate, a great estuary between Argentine
and Uruguay.
=platanal=, _m._, banana plantation.
=plática=, _f._, sermon, address.
=platillo=, _m._, small dish.
=playa=, _f._, beach, seashore.
=plaza=, _f._, public square, plaza.
=plazo=, _m._, period of time.
=plegaria=, _f._, prayer.
=plomo=, _m._, lead.
=pluma=, _f._, feather.
=pluscuamperfecto=, _m._, pluperfect tense, past perfect.
=población=, _f._, population, town.
=poblador=, _m._, inhabitant, settler.
=poblar=, 23, to populate.
=pobre=, poor.
=pobrecito=, _dim. of_ =pobre=.
=pobreza=, _f._, poverty.
=poco=, little; _pl._, few;
=---- a ----=, gradually.
=poder=, 12, to be able; _m._, power.
=poderoso=, powerful.
=podré=, _etc._, _from_ =poder=.
=podría=, _etc._, _from_ =poder=.
=poema=, _m._, poem.
=poeta=, _m._, poet.
=polaco=, Polish; _m._, Pole.
=policía=, _f._, police.
=política=, _f._, politics.
=político=, polite; _m._, politician.
=Polo, Marco= (1254-1324), the greatest of the early travellers and
discoverers; a Venetian; wrote the "Book of Marco Polo."
=Polonia=, _f._, Poland.
=polvo=, _m._, gunpowder, dust.
=polvoroso=, dusty.
=pollino=, _m._, donkey, ass.
=pon=, _from_ =poner=.
=Ponce=, a city of southern Porto Rico.
=poncho=, _m._, travelling cloak _or_ blanket.
=ponderación=, _f._, deliberation, imagination.
=poner=, 13, to put, place, put aside;
=---- a calentar=, to put on to heat;
=---- de vuelta y media=, to abuse;
=---- en claro=, to set right;
=---- en libertad=, to set free;
=---- pies en polvorosa=, to hurry away, "dust out";
=----se=, to become, put on;
=----se a=, to begin;
=----se a prueba=, to be put to the test;
=----se en camino=, to set forth;
=----se en la cabeza=, to take it into one's head;
=----se en salvo=, to seek safety.
=ponga=, _from_ =poner=.
=pontífice=, _m._, pontifex, pope.
=popular=, popular.
=populoso=, populous.
=poquito=, _dim. of_ =poco=.
=por=, by, for, through, in, for the sake of, in exchange for.
=porcelana=, _f._, porcelain.
=porción=, _f._, portion.
=pordiosero=, _m._, beggar.
=porfiado=, stubborn, obstinate.
=¿porqué?= _or_ =¿por qué?= why?
=porque=, because.
=portarse=, to conduct oneself, act.
=portentoso=, wonderful.
=portillo=, _m._, gate.
=portorriqueño=, Porto Rican.
=Portugal=, _m._, Portugal.
=portugués-a=, Portuguese.
=porvenir=, _m._, future.
=posada=, _f._, inn, hotel.
=poseer=, 45, to possess.
=posesión=, _f._, possession.
=posesivo=, possessive.
=poseyendo=, _from_ =poseer=.
=posible=, possible;
=todo lo ----=, as much as possible.
=posición=, _f._, position.
=posteriormente=, recently.
=potable=, drinkable.
=potencia=, _f._, power.
=pozo=, _m._, well.
=practicarse=, 31, to be made, effected.
=precedente=, preceding.
=preceder (a)=, to precede.
=precio=, _m._, price.
=precioso=, fine, valuable, precious.
=precipitación=, _f._, haste.
=precisamente=, exactly.
=precisar (a)=, to compel.
=precisión=, _f._, exactness.
=preciso=, necessary, exact.
=precocidad=, _f._, precociousness, unusual ability at an early age.
=precoz=, precocious.
=predicado=, _m._, predicate.
=predicador=, _m._, preacher.
=predicante=, preaching.
=predicar=, 31, to preach.
=predominar=, to predominate.
=preferencia=, _f._, preference.
=preferible=, preferable.
=preferir=, 27, to prefer.
=pregunta=, _f._, question;
=hacer una ----=, to ask a question.
=preguntar=, to ask;
=---- cuántas son cinco=, to teach a thing or two, call to account.
=premeditar=, to prearrange.
=premiar=, to reward.
=premio=, _m._, prize.
=prenda=, _f._, piece of jewelry.
=prendedor=, _m._, breast-pin, brooch.
=preparación=, _f._, preparation.
=preparar=, to prepare.
=preposición=, _f._, preposition.
=presagio=, _m._, forerunner, token.
=presencia=, _f._, presence.
=presenciar=, to witness.
=presentar=, to present, offer;
=----se=, to appear.
=presente=, present.
=presidente=, _m._, president.
=prestamista=, _m._, money-lender.
=préstamo=, _m._, loan.
=prestar=, to lend, render;
=---- atención=, to pay attention.
=presteza=, _f._, swiftness.
=pretérito=, _m._, preterite tense, also called past definite and past
absolute.