precioso -a, beautiful, precious.

precipitadamente, hastily, precipitously.

precisar, to oblige.

preciso -a, necessary; lo preciso para, only what was necessary in order.

precursor, m., precursor, herald.

predestinar, to predestine.

predicador, m., preacher, (one) who preaches (subirse á predicar is used figuratively in the sense of subirse á la cabeza, "to go to one's head,"—as wine,—probably because the preacher goes to the head of the church, or because wine makes one talk).

predicar, to preach.

preferencia, f., preference.

preferir (ie), to prefer.