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=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, perfectness.
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