Advanced Vocabulary – P
| paltry | desprezível, irrisório; "a paltry wage" |
| pang | dor aguda e repentina; pontada = a sudden, brief, and sharp pain |
| parapet | parapeito = any low protective wall at the edge of a balcony, roof, |
| parse (to) | examinar, analisar palavras numa frase |
| parvenu | novo-rico |
| paunchy | barrigudo, pançudo |
| peddle (to) / peddler | 1) vender, mascatear / 2) espalhar boatos // mascate, vendedor ambulante = a person who sells from door to door or in the street; hawker |
| pelt (to) | atirar, arremesar, bombardear = to attack (someone) with repeated blows |
| penance | penitência = a punishment to show sorrow for one's sins: |
| pensive / pensively | pensativo = thoughtful, meditative, dreamy; "rainy days often put her in a pensive mood" / pensativamente |
| penumbra [pinâmbra] | penumbra = half-light |
| percolate (to) / percolator | filtrar, coar (ex. café) / cafeteira elétrica |
| perk (to) / perky | 1) erguer a cabeça; empertigar-se / 2) animar-se, recuperar-se = to gain in vigor or cheerfulness especially after a period of weakness or depression // animado, alegre = lively |
| perquisite | mordomia, regalia = perks; an incidental benefit gained from a certain type of employment, such as the use of a company car; "use of the company's jet is a perquisite of the job" |
| peruse (to) | examinar, ler atentamente = to read or examine with care; study |
| piggyback (n) / piggyback (adj, adv) | ato de carregar nos ombros = a ride on the back and shoulders of another person / carregado nos ombros, sobre os ombros = on the back and shoulders of another person; "a piggyback ride" |
| pique | despeito, ressentimento = a feeling of irritation or resentment |
| placate (to) | acalmar, pacificar = to soothe, to appease |
| pliable | flexível = flexible |
| plinth | pedestal |
| plod (to) | andar vagarosamente, caminhar vagarosamente; arrastar-se; "the old horse plodded slowly down the road" |
| poise (to) | equilibrar-se |
| pontiff | pontífice, papa |
| pout (n) / pout (to) | beiço, beicinho / fazer beicinho; amuar |
| prank | peça, brincadeira, trote, pegadinha = an amusing or playful trick: |
| preclude (to) | excluir, impedir, evitar |
| preemptive | adiantado, preemptivo |
| prescient | presciente, que tem conhecimento antecipado |
| preterm | prematuro = occurring earlier in pregnancy than expected; premature: |
| protrude (to) | sobressair, aparecer, projetar-se |
| pummel (to) | esmurrar, socar |
| purport (n) / purport (to) | objetivo aparente, intenção; "the purport of the book" / pretender = to claim (to be a certain thing, etc) by manner or appearance; to purport to be = dar a entender que é; "a man purporting to be the manager is calling = um homem alegando ser o gerente está chamando" ; to purport to do = dar a entender que faz |