Dictionnaire
P

par "by." parce que "because" (Montaigne).

paraître (v) "seem, appear."

parfois "occasionally" cf fois.

parler (v) "speak."

parmi "among."

partie "part, party."

partir (v) "part, set out." "Partant pour la Syrie" "Setting out for Syria," a patriotic song of the period of Napoleon III.

pas "not" [often with a negative in n-]. pas du tout "not at all." pourquoi pas "why not?"

passer (v) "pass, cross." se passer "pass away, fade."

patrie "fatherland," country in the sense of nation (cf campagne, pays).

pays "country, district" [cf patrie, campagne].

pendant "during." cependant "meanwhile; nevertheless."

pensée/s "thought(s)," title of a book by Pascal.

penser (v) "think." Je pense, donc je suis (Descartes).

perdre (v) "lose."

père "father."

période "[time] period."

permettre (v) "permit."

personne "person, individual." grandes personnes "grownups."

personnage "important person, somebody; character [in fiction]."

petit/e (a) "small, unimportant." > grand. les petites gens .

peu "little, few."

peut [pouvoir] "can." peut-être "maybe, perhaps" (Rabelais).

pied "foot."

plaisir "pleasure."

plein/e (a) "full, whole." en plein air "in the open air."

plus "more; ~ most." plusieurs "several."

plutôt "on the whole."

point "no, none." point d'argent "no money" (Racine).

politique "politics," (a) "political."

porte "gateway, door."

porter (v) "bear, carry."

poser (v) "set, place." cela posé "this being granted."

pour "for." pourquoi "for what > why." pourtant "nevertheless."

pousser (v) "push." POUSSEZ "PUSH" [sign on a door] cf TIREZ

pouvoir (v) "be able."

premier, première (a) "first."

prendre (v) "take."

près "near." à peu près "pretty nearly."

presque "nearly."

propos "purpose." à propos de "in respect of."

propre (a) "proper, [one's] own." amour-propre "vanity."

puis "then, next, besides." puisque "since, as."

puy [Provençal word for a volcanic needle]. Le Puy [see above]

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