; tant --, so much the
worse.
pissenlit, _m._ dandelion.
pistil, _m._ pistil (_l_ pronounced).
pistolet, _m._ pistol.
piteux, -euse, _adj._ pitiful, woeful.
pitie, _f._ pity.
pitoyable, _adj._ pitiful.
pivert, _m._ green woodpecker.
pivoine, _f._ peony.
place, _f._ place, square, position, stronghold, room; sur --,
on the spot; -- forte, stronghold; faire -- a, to make way
for; -- d'Armes, parade-ground.
placer, _v._ to place.
placide, _adj._ placid.
plafond, _m._ ceiling.
plage, _f._ shore, beach.
plaie, _f._ wound, gare.
plaindre, _v._ to pity; se -- de; complain of, lament.
plaine, _f._ plain.
plainte, _f._ complaint, wail.
plaire, _v._ to please; plut a Dieu, would to God; se --, be
pleased; s'il vous plait, if you please; plaisant, -e, _adj.
and s._ pleasing, pleasant, joker; mauvais plaisant, sorry or
practical joker, joker.
plaisanter, _v._ to joke, jest.
plaisanterie, _f._ joke.
plaisir, _m._ pleasure.
plan, _m._ plan, plane.
planche, _f._ plank, board, skinny woman (slang in last sense).
plancher, _m._ floor.
planer, _v._ to goal.
plante, _f._ plant.
planter, _v._ to plant, place, fix; -- la, plant there, give
the slip to, leave in the lurch.
plaque, _f._ tablet, metal badge.
plat, _m._ dish.
plat, -e, _adj._ flat.
platane, _m._ plane-tree.
plateau, _m._ platter.
plate-bande, _f._ border (of a flower-bed, etc.).
plate-forme, _f._ platform.
platras, _m._ old plaster, rubbish.
platre, _m._ plaster.
plebeien, -ne, _adj. and s._ plebeian.
plein, -e, _adj._ full, open (air, field, door, etc.); en --,
in the middle or midst of, completely, all; en pleine figure, right
in the face; en -- decembre, in the middle of December; a pleins
cheveux, right by the hair; a pleine bouche, with mouth wide
open, lapping up without using the hands.
pleinement, _adv._ fully.
pleurer, _v._ to weep, weep for; -- a chaudes larmes, to shed
hot tears.
pli, _m._ fold, bend, plait, depression, hollow, elevation.
pliable, _adj._ pliable, flexible.
pliant, _m._ folding-chair, camp-stool.
plier, _v._ to fold, bend.
plisser, _v._ to plait, crease, wrinkle.
plomb, _m._ lead (_b_ not pronounced).
plombe, -e, _adj._ leaden, livid.
plongeon, _m._ plunge, dive, dipping, dip.
plonger, _v._ to plunge, dive, throw or stick in.
pluie, _f._ rain.
plume, _f._ feather, pen; -- a l'oreille, pen over the ear.
plus, _adv._ more, in addition, some more, plus, no more; le
--, most; -- ... --, the more...the more; ne ... --, no
longe