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- planta sole Me duele la planta del pie. The sole of my foot hurts. ▲ plant Esta planta es del Brasil. This plant comes from Brazil.
○ buena planta fine physique, good build Tiene muy buena planta. He has a very good build. - plantado ○ dejarle a uno plantado to leave one in the lurch, leave one high and dry; to stand someone up.
- plantear to pose, present, or state (a problem) Éso plantea una dificultad. That presents a difficulty.
- plástico [adj] plastic, pliable.
- plata silver En México y Perú hay muchas minas de plata. There are many silver mines in Mexico and Peru.
○ quedarse sin plata to be broke Me he quedado sin plata. I'm broke. - plataforma platform.
- platal [m] great quantity of money [Am] Le ha costado un platal. It cost him a fortune.
- plátano banana.
- platea orchestra (theater section).
- plateado silver-plated, silvered.
- plática talk, conversation.
- platillo dish (of food) [Mex], plato plate, dish La criada rompió tres platos. The maid broke three plates. ▲ dish (of food) Hubo unos platos deliciosos en la cena. There were several delicious dishes for supper. ▲ course ¿Qué desea como plato fuerte? What would you like for the main course?
○ ser plato de segunda mesa to play second fiddle. - playa beach, shore.
- plaza plaza, square En el centro de la plaza hay un gran monumento. There's a big monument in the center of the square. ▲ market En la plaza encontrará Ud. todo lo que desea. You'll find everything you need in the market. ▲ job, position Hay una plaza vacante en la oficina. There's a job open in the office.
○ plaza de toros bull ring. ○ sacar plaza to get a position Sacó plaza en una compañía de seguros. He got a position with an insurance company. - plazo time limit Si Ud. desea, podemos fijar un nuevo plazo. If you wish, we can set a new time limit. ▲ installment El primer plazo es de cien pesos. The first installment is one hundred pesos.
○ a plazos in installments. - plebiscito plebiscite.
- plegar [rad-ch I] to fold; to plait.
- pleito lawsuit Siguen un pleito sobre su herencia. They're having a lawsuit over their inheritance. ▲ dispute Hubo un pleito entre los estudiantes. There was a dispute among the students.
○ poner pleito to sue, bring suit against. - plenitud [f] plenty, abundance.
- pleno full, complete.
○ en pleno invierno or verano or día in the middle of winter or summer or the day. - pliego sheet (of paper, usually folded).
- pliegue [m] fold, crease.
- plomero plumber.
- plomo lead (metal). ▲ f use Se ha fundido un plomo. ▲ fuse was blown out.
- pluma feather. ▲ pen Vive de su pluma. He lives by his pen.
○ pluma-fuente fountain pen ¿Podría arreglarme esta pluma-fuente? Could you fix this fountain pen for me? - plural [adj; m] plural.
- población [f] population ¿Qué población tiene este país? What's the population of this country? ▲ town, village Pasamos por muchas poblaciones pintorescas durante el viaje. We went through many picturesque towns on the trip.
- pobre [adj] poor En este distrito vive gente muy pobre. Very poor people live in this section. ▲ poor, humble La casa de su madre es muy pobre. Her mother's house is very humble. ▲ poor, pitiful ¡Pobre muchacho! Poor fellow! ▲ [n] poor person Ayudan a los pobres. They help the poor. ▲ beggar Déle algo a ese pobre. Give something to that beggar.
|| ¡Pobre de mi! Poor me! - pobreza poverty.
- poco little Queda muy poca gasolina en el tanque. There's very little gasoline left in the tank. ▲ small Tienen muy poca existencia de vinos. They have a very small stock of wines.
○ a poco (de) shortly after A poco de llegar nosotros a la estación, llegó el tren. The train arrived shortly after we reached the station. ○ dentro de poco soon, in a short time Llegará dentro de poco. He'll be here soon. ○ poco a poco little by little, gradually Poco a poco aprenderá Ud. a hablar español. Liftle by little
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