Heath's Modern Language Series: Spanish Short Stories Part 117

=perfume,= _m._, fragrance.

=Perico= (_dim. of_ =Pedro=)=,= Pete.

=perifrasis,= _f._, periphrasis.

=Perigord,= _prop. noun_ (_a former country of France, of which the princ.i.p.al town was Perigueux_).

=Perigueux,= _prop. noun_ (_a town in France. The pates de Perigueux are famous_).

 

=periodico,= newspaper.

=peripecia,= sudden change (_of fortune_), vicissitude.

=perito,= expert, experienced.

=perjudicar,= to harm, prejudice.

=perla,= pearl; =color de --,= pearl-grey.

=permanecer,= to remain.

=permiso,= permission.

=permitir,= to permit.

=pero,= but.

=perorata,= harangue, (wearisome) speech.

=perplejo,= perplexed.

=perrito= (_dim._)=,= little dog.

=perro,= dog; =-- guardian,= watch-dog.

=persecucion,= _f._, persecution, molestation.

=Perseguida,= _prop. noun_.

=perseguidor, -a,= persecutor, foe.

=perseguir (i),= to persecute, pursue.

=perseverante,= persevering, persistent.

=persona,= person; =tierna --,= delicate child.

=personaje,= _m._, person, character.

=personificar,= to personify.

=perspectiva,= view, aspect.

=perspicaz,= quick-sighted, sagacious, penetrating.

=pertenecer,= to belong, pertain.

=pertenencia,= claim, territory (_belonging to some one_).

=perturbado,= agitated, distressed, perturbed.

=perversidad,= _f._, perversity.

=perverso,= perverse.

=pervinca,= periwinkle.

=pesadamente,= heavily.

=pesado,= heavy, wearisome.

=pesar,= _m._, grief; =a -- de,= notwithstanding, in spite of (_the fact_).

=pesar,= to weigh, impress, oppress.

=pescado,= fish (_for the table_).

=pescador,= _m._, fisherman.

=pescar,= to fish, catch.

=pescuezo,= neck; =colguesela al --,= I hung it around her neck.

=pesebre,= _m._, manger.

=peseta= (_the monetary unit of value in Spain = 100_ =centimos=_, = about 20 American cents_), peseta.

=peso,= weight, heaviness.

=peticion,= _f._, pet.i.tion, prayer.

=petrificado,= petrified.

=pez,= _m._, fish.

=piadoso,= pious.

=piafar,= to paw, stamp.