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paciente : patient

padre : father

paisaje : landscape

paisanos : general meaning: people from the same country. But in Argentina is more often used meaning gauchos.

palabra : word

Pampa : the plains

pánico : panic

par : pair

para : for

parece : it seems

parecen : they seem

particular : particular

partir : to leave

partiríamos : we would leave

pasmosa : amazing

paso : crossing, pass, step

paz : peace

pecados : sins

pedí : I asked

peligro : danger

peludos : armadillo

pensamientos : thought

perderse : to get lost

perdurables : lasting

permanecían : they stayed

pero : but

perpetuamente : perpetually

personas : persons

pesar : a pesar: despite

peste : pest, plague

pidió : he / she asked

piel : skin

pienso : I think

pingo : horse

pintado de flores : painted with flowers

pinté : I painted, I described

piqué : I started running

plena : full

pobres : poor

poca : little

poco : little

poderoso : powerful

podido : could

podía : I / he /she could

política : politics

ponerles : to put them

ponerse : to put on

poniente : west

por : by / because of / through / per

por fin : at last

por más : although ( referred to somebody insisting, trying)

por él : for him (in his palce)

porque : because

positivamente : positively

potreros : lands

practicar : to practice

preguntome : he / she asked to me

prendas : clothes

preocupa : garments

prepara : he / she prepares

preparar : to prepare

preparativos : preparations

presidida : presided

presté : I lended

pretenden : they pretend

pretendió : he / she pretended

primer : first

primera : first / first one

primero : first one

privilegiada : privileged

probarles : to prove to them

proferidas : uttered

profundamente : deeply

progreso : progress

prolijidad : neatness

promesa : promise

pudieron : they could

pueblos : peoples, towns

pues : so

pulpería : bar and store in the country.

púnica : used meaning great. Not currently used, it has only his historical meaning: related to Cartago

puse : I put

pusiera en marcha : I started (past subjunctive)

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