Compound Forms:
p | P. |
| P-plate n | UK (sign on car: inexperienced driver) | placa de principiante nf + loc adj |
| Note: Señal que se adhiere al vehículo para indicar que lo conduce un aprendiz. La regulación varía dependiendo del país o el estado. |
P/E ratio,
P/E yield n | abbreviation (finance: price-to-earnings ratio) (economía) | relación precio-beneficio nf + loc adj |
P&L,
P/L n | initialism (finance: profit and loss) | pérdidas y ganancias grupo nom |
P&L report,
P&L statement n | (document detailing profit and loss) | informe de pérdidas y ganancias grupo nom |
| | A P&L report gives an insight into the health of a business. |
PA,
P.A. n | colloquial, initialism (personal assistant) | asistente personal n común + adj |
| | Nancy's PA forwarded a call to her cell phone. |
| | El asistente personal de Nancy le pasó una llamada a su teléfono móvil. |
PA,
P.A. n | colloquial, initialism (publicity assistant) | asistente personal n común + adj |
| | The firm's PA released an article about their charitable donations. |
| | El asistente personal de la organización publicó un artículo sobre sus donaciones a caridad. |
PA,
p.a. adv | written, initialism (per annum) | por año loc adv |
| | Bob earns £78,000 PA. |
PE,
P.E.,
also US: phys ed,
phys. ed. n | abbreviation (physical education) | educación física loc nom f |
| | | gimnasia nf |
| | | deportes nmpl |
| | Phys Ed is just as important as more academic subjects. |
PE kit,
P.E. kit n | UK (clothes for school sports lesson) | uniforme de educación física nm + loc adj |
| | | ropa de educación física nf + loc adj |
| | (formal) | indumentaria de educación física nf + loc adj |
physician's assistant,
physician assistant,
PA,
P.A. n | US (person trained to assist physician) | médico asociado, médica asociada loc nm, loc nf |
| | | asociado médico, asociada médica loc nm, loc nf |
pj's,
p.j.'s,
P.J.'s n | informal, abbreviation (pajamas, pyjamas) | pijama nm |
p.m.,
pm,
P.M.,
PM adv | initialism (post meridiem: in the afternoon) (abreviatura) | p. m. loc adv |
| | | de la tarde loc adv |
| | I'll pick you up at 4 p.m. |
| | Te recojo a las 4 p. m. |
p.m.,
pm,
P.M.,
PM adv | initialism (post meridiem: in the evening) (abreviatura) | p. m. adv |
| | | de la noche loc adv |
| | I like to be in bed by 9.30 PM. |
PO,
P.O. n | written, initialism (Post Office) | oficina de correos grupo nom |
| | | correos nmpl |
| | | correo nm |
PO Box,
P.O. Box n | abbreviation (Post Office Box) (AmL) | apartado postal nm + adj mf |
| | (AR, CL, UY) | casilla de correos nf + loc adj |
| | (CO) | apartado aéreo nm + adj |
| | (ES) | apartado de correos nm + loc adj |
| | I would prefer if you sent it to my PO Box instead of my house. |
| | Preferiría que me hiciera el envío a mi apartado postal en lugar de a casa. |
POS,
P.O.S. n | acronym (business: point of sale) | punto de venta loc nom m |
| | The market near my house just changed to POS. |
POS,
P.O.S. n as adj | acronym (point-of-sale: computerized checkout) | de punto de venta loc adj |
| | We have replaced our old cash registers with a new POS system. |
| postscript n | (letter: [sth] written after signature) | posdata nf |
| | In a short postscript, Jason reminded Debbie to write back soon. |
| | En una pequeña posdata, Jason le recordó a Debbie que le escribiera pronto. |
POW,
P.O.W. n | initialism (prisoner of war) | prisionero de guerra, prisionera de guerra nm, nf + loc adj |
| | My grandfather was held as a POW in World War II. |
| | Mi abuelo fue prisionero de guerra durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. |
PR,
P.R. n | initialism (public relations) (abreviatura: relaciones públicas) | RR.PP. nfpl |
| | (abreviatura: relaciones públicas) | RP nfpl |
| | He's thoroughly enjoying working in PR. |
| | Le gustaba muchísimo trabajar como RRPP. |
PT,
P.T. n | initialism (Pacific Time) (sigla) | PT nf |
| | | hora del Pacífico loc nom f |
PT,
P.T. n | initialism (physical therapy) | fisioterapia nf |
PT,
P.T. n | initialism (physical training) | entrenamiento físico nm + adj |
PT,
P.T. n | US, historical, initialism (postal telegraph) | telégrafo postal loc nom m |
PT,
P.T. n | UK, initialism (post town) (código postal) | CP loc nom m |
PT,
P.T. n | UK, historical, initialism (pupil teacher) | aprendiz de profesor, aprendiz de profesora loc nm, loc nf |
this p.m.,
this pm,
this P.M.,
this PM adv | informal (this afternoon) | esta tarde loc adv |
| | | después del almuerzo loc adv |
| | Let's take a walk in the park this p.m. |
| | Vamos a caminar al parque esta tarde. |
this p.m.,
this pm,
this P.M.,
this PM adv | informal (this evening) | esta tarde loc adv |
| | (temprano) | esta noche loc adv |
| | | al anochecer loc adv |
| | I'll meet you at the bar this p.m. |
| | Te veo en el bar esta tarde. |