de= on the point of; =a——­ fijo= to a dot; =por ——­ = (not in A.) this minute. =puntual= punctual; adv. =—­mente=. =punzante= pricking, stinging, irritant. =punzar= t prick, pierce. =punetazo= m blow with one’s fist. =puno= m fist. =pupilo= ward. =pupitre= m desk (to set on table). =pureza= f purity. =puro= pure; sheer, mere, bare. =puse= see =poner=.

=que= rel pr that, who, which; often introduces clause equivalent to Eng. ptc.; conj that, the fact that, than, as, for, since, in such fashion that; and (e.g. in =roe——­ roe=, A. ’equivalent to =y mas=’); sometimes untr., esp. directly after =no= or an oath or before direct quotation; =lo——­ = what, w. subjunctive whatever; =pase lo——­ pase= happen what may; =antes de lo——­ pense= sooner than I thought (expected to); =hay glorias——­ cantar= there are glories to sing of; =dar——­hablar= give something to talk of, give anything to talk of; =y eso ——­ = and that when; =——­ tienes= you do have; =que= what, what a, w. adj. or adv. how; =que de= how many, what a lot of; =?que tal?= what’s the word; =a que= why (to what purpose); =por que= why (for what reason), why is it that; =que ——­ ni ——­, que ——­ ni que nino muerto= (other words may be substituted for =nino muerto=), ——­ fiddlesticks, don’t talk of ——.. =quebradero= m breaker; =——­ de cabeza= quandary, bother. =quebrantar= t break. =quebrar= t break; i go bankrupt; =—­do= bankrupt. =quedar= i remain, stay, be left, stand, be; =haberse—­do en= have come down to; =—­se con= retain, be left with; =me queda= I am left with; =me——­ e dormida= I got to sleep. =quedo= quiet; softly, cautiously; adv. =—­mente=. =quehacer= m affair, concern, thing one has to attend to, small duty. =queja= f (=dar= make) complaint. =quejar= r complain. =quejido= m complaint, plaint. =quejumbroso= querulous. =quemar= t burn. =querencioso= attached to one spot (properly of wild beasts), home-crazy; perhaps (not in A.) set in one’s ways. =querer= t wish, will, want to, mean to, try to, be willing; love, be fond of, like; will have; =—–­ido= dear (=para= to), beloved; =quiero que maten= I want ... killed; =no——­ nada con= not want anything to do with; =quiera= after rel. any ... ever; =quiera que= after rel. = ever as suffix, e.g. =donde quiera que= wherever; =Dios quiera= God grant; =si Dios quiere= literally translates the very common Arabic in sha ’ll[a]h; =lo que se quiera= what may, what you will. =quien= who, he who, one who, the one who; =o——­ sea= or whoever it may be. =quiero= see_ =querer=. =quijotada= f quixotism (not collectively). =quimera= f chimera. =quincalleria= f notion-shop, notion-counter, N =60= 32. =quince= fifteen; =——­ dias= a fortnight. =quinque= m Argand lamp, student lamp. =quinta= f conscription. =Quintiliano= m Quintilian. =quitar= t take off, take away, remove, get out. =quiza, quizas,= maybe, possibly.