rfeccionamiento= _m_ (process of) perfection, perfecting.
=perfecto= perfect, consummate; _adv._ =--mente= perfectly, precisely.
=perfidia= _f_ perfidy, double-dealing.
=perfido= perfidious, disloyal.
=perfil= _m_ profile; fine line, stroke.
=periodico= _m_ periodical, newspaper.
=periodiquillo= _m_ little paper.
=periodo= _m_ period.
=periquete= _m_ twinkling.
=Periquito= _m d of_ =Perico= _d of_ =Pedro=.
=perito= expert.
=perjuicio= _m_ prejudice; mischief, damage.
=perjurar= _i_ swear one's hardest; _t_ =jurar y---- = swear up and
down, swear by all that is holy.
=permanecer= _i_ remain.
=permiso= _m_ permission.
=permitir= _t_ permit.
=pero= but; why _followed by comma in Eng.,_ O; _gives climactic
emphasis to reiteration; m c_ N =52= 11.
=perogrullada= _f_ (superfluous statement of) self-evident truth,
obvious fact, N =19= 5.
=perorata= _f_ (inopportune) harangue.
=perpetuar= _t_ perpetuate.
=perpetuo= perpetual, _adv._ =--mente=.
=perplejidad= _f_ perplexity.
=perplejo= perplexed, in perplexity.
=perrero= _m_ 'he who has charge of putting dogs out of a cathedral'
_(A.); say_ beadle _or_ dog-beadle.
=perro= _m_ dog.
=perseguir= _t_ pursue; persecute.
=persona= _f_ person.
=personaje= _m_ prominent man, notability, magnate, worthy.
=personal= personal.
=personalidad= _f_ personality.
=pertenecer= _i_ pertain, belong.
=perteneciente= pertaining, belonging.
=perturbacion= _f_ disturbance.
=perturbar= _t_ disturb, unsettle, embroil, throw into disorder.
=perversidad= _f_ perversity.
=pervertir= _t_ pervert.
=pesa= _f_ weight.
=pesadumbre= _f_ weight; trouble, displeasure.
=pesar= _t or i_ weigh, be heavy, be painful; _m_ regret, grief; =a----=
in spite, in despite; =--do= heavy; disagreeable.
=pesca= _f_ fishing.
=pescar= _t_ catch (fish).
=pescuezo= _m_ (_A. esp_. back of) neck _(esp. as part of looks; more
familiar than_ =cuello=; =16= 28, =93= 23, _the lady gets a more classic
word than the gentleman_); =cortar el---- = cut off the head.
=peseta= _f_ peseta (= French franc, nearly 20 cents).
=peso= _m_ weight.
=pestanear= _i_ one's eyelashes quiver.
=pestilencia= _f_ pestilence, pest.
=petaca= _f_ cigar-case.
=petreo= stony.
=petroleo= _m_ petroleum.
=pez= _m_ fish.
=piadoso= pious.
=piano= _m_ piano.
=picadillo= _m_ timbale; =hacer---- a= make into mince-meat, make hash
of.
=picante= pungent.
=picaporte= _m_ latch.
=picar= _t or i_ prick (slightly), sting, bite, be hot, spur; put (spurs
t