prior-a: prior, before (cf. antea); (jur.)
priority. Def.: Qua pasas avan irgu pri ula kozo; VI-382. Ex.: La
parento havas la yuro di prioreso (pro anteeso) dum un yaro. —
DEFIS
prior-(ul)o: prior (in a convent); -ino: prioress; -eyo:
priory, religious house. — DEFIRS
prismat-o: prism; -a, -atra: prismatic; triangula
-o: triangular prism. — DEFIRS
pritane-o:(Gr. antiq.) prytaneum. — DEFIRS
privac-ar:(tr.) to deprive, take from, strip off;
to bereave; -ar su: to deprive, stint, deny oneself (de);
-o: (act) privation; -eso: (state)
deprivation, loss, want, bereavement; -ala, -anta, -iva: (gram.)
privative; (jur.) in severalty. Ex.: Privacar ulu de lua
havajo, lua libereso. Privaco de vidado. — EFIS
privat-a: private; -eso: privacy. Ant.: publika.
? DEFIR
privilej-o: privilege: peculiar advantage or benefit; -izar:
to grant a privilege to a (ulu); -iz-ita, -ito:
privileged (person). — DEFIRS
priz-ar:(tr.) to appreciate, like, prize, value.
Ex.: Prizar la bona qualesi, la meriti, la servado, la judiko, la
opiniono, du ulu. — DEF
prizent-ar:(tr.) to present: set or place before; (milit.)
to present (arms); to introduce; (cf. ofrar, montrar, expozar).
Ex.: Prizentar buketo. Prizentar akredito-letro ad ulu. Ca afero
prizentas granda avantaji. Prizentar ulu a la rejo. — DEFIRS
pro:(prep.) because of, on account of, out of,
owing to, in consequence of; pro ke: (conj.)
because, since, on the ground that, (cf. nam); pro quo?
why? pro to: that is why; pro quo ne? why not?
trista pro la desfortuno: sad because of misfortune; pro
jaluzeso: out of jealousy; malada pro diabeto: sick
with diabetes; sufrar pro dursto: to suffer from thirst; dispensita
de ulo pro infirmajo (od pro ke il esis infirma):
exempt from something on account of infirmity (or because he was
too infirm). Ex.: El ne povis venar, pro ke el esis malada. Pro
quo vu amas il? Pro ke il esas mea amiko. Pro quo vu ne volas
venar kun me? Pro ke me ne havas sata tempo. Pro quo vu ne
prestas la pekunio ad il? Me ne konocas il; pro to me ne prestos
la pekunio. — L
prob-ar:(tr.) to test, make trial of, put to test,
prove by experiment; (cf. esforcar); (of ore metals)
to assay; -e-metar: to try on (clothing); -o-temp-iero:
probationer; -ero, -isto: tester, assayer; -o-stono:
touchstone; -ar chanco, risko: to run a chance, to take a
risk. Ex.: Probar paf-armo. Probar sua forteso. La febla ucelo
probas sua ali. Probo di la oro. — DFIS
probabl-a: probable, likely, having more evidence than the
contrary; which is likely to happen; -e: probably; -ajo:
probability: thing probable; -eso: (quality)
likelihood, probability; -ismo: (theol.)
probabilism; kalkulo (od teorio) di la
probabl-esi: (math.) theory of probabilities, doctrine
of chances. Ex.: La aventajo semblas apene probabla (od, semblas
neprobabla). Existas nula probableso ke il venos. — EFIS
problem-o: problem; -atra: problematical, doubtful.
Ex.: Geometriala problemo. Ol esas problem solvenda. Pozar ulo
kom problemo. — DEFIRS
proced-ar:(intr.) to proceed, go on (ad ulo);
to act, behave in a certain way; -o: proceeding, way of
acting, behaviour, process. Ex.: Procedar a la exameno di
kandidato. Procedar lente, cirkonspekte. Simpligar la procedo.
Procedo kemiala. — EFIS
procedur-o:(jur.) procedure, manner of proceeding;
practice; proceedings: measures taken in the prosecution of an
action; -ema: litigious. Ex.: Kodexo di civila proceduro.
Spenso di proceduro. — DeFIR
procent-o: percentage (N.B. does not refer to interest or
rent of capital; cf. po and Talmey’s Text Book, p.
82). Def.: Raporto di la du nombri; V-681. Ex.: Il postulas kin
po cento kom procento. Me kolokis 1000 fr. ye la procento di quar
po cento. La procento di la naski, di la morti, di la mariaji en
ula populo o habitantaro. — DEFIRS
proces-ar:(intr., jur.) to bring action, go to
law, institute proceedings, prosecute, proceed (kontre ulu);
(law-) suit, action; trial; -ema: litigious; -anto:
litigant. — DeFIRS
procesion-ar:(intr.) to walk in procession, to
make a procession (in the streets, in the church, etc.); -e,
-atre: in procession. — DEFIRS
procid-o:(theol.) spiration.
prod-a, -(ul)o: valiant, gallant, doughty (person); -eso:
prowess, valo(u)r; -ajo: a feat of valor, exploit. — FIS