=pedregoso= stony (with loose stones). =Pedro= m
Pedro, Peter; N =4= 22, =152= 21. =pedrusco= m
piece of stone. =pegar= t (1) stick on, fasten
on; =—— fuego= set fire; =——
la hebra= get one’s needleful started, get started;
=—— los ojos= get a wink of sleep;
(2) beat; strike (a blow), fire (a shot), etc. according
to context. =peinar= t comb; r do
up one’s hair. =pelagatos= m mudlark
(’poor and contemptible man’ A.).
=pelar= t cut the hair of, pull out the hair
from, shave; pluck (a bird); =que se las pela= with
all one’s might, like mad; =—do= bald,
bare (treeless, featherless, etc.). =peldano=
m step (of stairway). =pelea= f fray.
=pelear= i combat, fight. =peliagudo= fine-haired;
c difficult, awkward, delicate. =peligrar=
i be in peril. =peligro= m (=haber=
be in) danger, peril. =peligroso= risky, perilous.
=pelillo= m trifling annoyance; =pararse en——
s= boggle over trifles, stick at trifles. =pelmazo=
m slow-coach, dawdler. =pelo= m hair;
nap (of cloth); =—— malo= down (of
birds); =tocar el= (A. =al=) =——
de la ropa= touch a hair of one’s head, do any
injury at all to; =—— s y senales=
details. =pelota= f ball (e.g. for play).
=pellejo= m skin. =pellizcar= t pinch.
=pellizco= m pinch. =pena= f penalty,
grief, pain, pains, difficulty; =valer la——
= be worth while, pay; =no vale la——
= don’t mention it (N =67= 6), isn’t worth
mentioning. =pendiente= hanging (=de= from, by).
=pendulo= m pendulum. =penetrante= penetrating.
=penetrar= t or i penetrate, make one’s
way in, imbue. =penitencia= f repentance, penitence,
penance; =hacer——con mi= take dinner,
such as it is, with me; nearly = take pot-luck.
=penitenciario= m penitentiary (N =16= 31).
=penoso= painful, uncomfortable, suffering. =pensamiento=
m thought; mind. =pensar= t think (=de=
about), think about, think of, think over; i
think (=en= on, of, about). =pensativo= pensive.
=penumbra= f penumbra, half-shadow. =pena=
f cliff, crag. =peor= worse, worst. =Pepe=
m d of Jose; =Pepa= f d of =Josefa=.
=Pepillo, Pepito,= d of =Pepe=. =pequenez=
f little thing, trifle. =pequenito= tiny.
=pequeno= small, little. =pequenuelo= diminutive,
petty, small fry. =pera= f pear; =poner las——
s a cuarto= or =a ocho= put the screws on,
force to give way. =peral= m pear tree. =peralito=
m little pear tree. =percance= m perquisite;
harm, mishap. =perder= t lose; bring to perdition;
=—ido= reprobate; =—ido de la
cabeza= bereft of reason. =perdida= f loss.
=perdon= m pardon; =no tener——
de Dios= be beyond forgiveness. =perdonar= t
pardon, forgive, let off. =perecer= i perish.
=pereza= f laziness. =perezoso= lazy; adv.
=—mente=. =perfeccion= f perfection,


