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poco a little; poco común profesión (f) profession raya (f) part (hair)
unusual; poco hecho/ profesor/profesora (m/f) rebajas (f pl) sale
pasado rare (steak) teacher (at reduced prices)
poder to be ableer to be ableer profesor/profesora de rebeca (f) cardigan sweater
pod
pod
policía (f) police universidad (m/f) recado (m) message
policía (m) police officer professor (university) recepción (f) reception
política (f) politics profundo deep recepcionista (m/f)
pollo (m) chicken programa (m) schedule receptionist
polvo (m) powder; los polvos prohibido prohibited receta (f) prescription
make-up powder; los polvos prometida (f) fiancée recibo (m) receipt
de talco talcum powder prometido (m) fiancé recobrar algo to get
pomada (f) ointment prometido/prometida (m/f) something back
poner to put; oner to put; oner engaged (to be married) recogida (f) pickup (postal)
p p
¿me pone …? can I have …? propina (f) tip (money) récord (m) record (sports, etc.)
poquito a little; sólo un próximo next recuerdo (m) souvenir
poquito just a little prudente careful redondo round (circular)
p p
por through, by, per; or through, by, per; or por prueba (f) test regalo (m) gift;
avión by air mail; por la público public el regalo de cumpleaños
noche at night; por noche pueblo (m) small town, village birthday present
per night; por todas ¿puede …? can you …? regla (f) ruler
partes everywhere puedo I can; (for measuring)
porcelana (f) china(wear) no puedo I can’t r r reír to laugheír to laugheír
p p
por favor pleaseor favor pleaseor puente (m) bridge rejilla de equipajes (f)
¿por qué? why? puerta (f) door, gate; luggage rack
porque because la puerta de embarque relajarse to relax
portero (m) caretaker departure gate religión (f) religion
Portugal Portugal puerto (m) harbor, port relleno (m) filling
portugués Portuguese pulga (f) flea (in sandwich, cake)
posible possible pulpo (m) octopus reloj (m) clock, watch
postal (f) postcard pulsera (f) bracelet r r remar to rowemar to rowemar
póster (m) poster punta (f) tip (end) remolque (m) trailer
postigo (m) shutter (window) puro (m) cigar remos (m pl) oars
postre (m) dessert resaca (f) hangover
precio (m) price; el Q Q Q reserva (f) reservation
r r
precio de entrada (m) reservar to book eservar to book eservar
admission charge que than resfriado (m) cold (illness);
precioso beautiful (object) ¿qué? what? tengo un resfriado
pre
pre
preferir to preferferir to preferferir quemadura (f) burn I have a cold
pregunta (f) question quemadura de sol (f) r r respirar to breatheespirar to breatheespirar
presupuesto (m) sunburn restaurante (m) restaurant
budget, estimate q q quemar to burn uemar to burn uemar resto (m) rest, remainder
primavera (f) spring (season) q q querer to want, loveuerer to want, loveuerer retrasado delayed; el
primer piso (m) first floor querido dear (person) autobús se ha retrasado
primero first; de primera queso (m) cheese the bus is late
first class; primeros ¿qué tal? how are you? reunión (f) meeting
auxilios first aid ¿quién? who? r r revelar to develop evelar to develop evelar (film)
primo (m) cousin quinze fifteen revista (f) magazine
prima (f) cousin quirófano (m) operating room rico rich
principiante (m/f) beginner quisquillas (f pl) shrimp rímel (m) mascara
principio (m) start, beginning quizás maybe, perhaps rincón (m) corner (of room)
prisa: tengo prisa riñón (m) kidney
I’m in a hurry R río (m) river
privado private rizos (m pl) curls
problema (m) problem rábano (m) radish r r robar steal; obar steal; obar lo han robado
producto (m) product; los radiador (m) radiator it’s been stolen
productos de belleza radio (f) radio robo (m) robbery
beauty products; los rápido fast, quick roca (f) rock (stone)
productos del hogar raro rare (uncommon) rock (m) rock (music)
household products; los rastrillo (m) rake rodilla (f) knee
productos lácteos rata (f) rat rojo red
dairy products ratón (m) mouse ron (m) rum