P
paiement, m. payment. paire, f. pair. paltoquet, m. snob. panama, m. panama (straw hat). paon, m. peacock. papier, m. paper. paquebot, m. packet-boat. paquet, m. package, bundle; faire ses ——s, pack up your traps. par, by, for, in; —— an, a year, by the year. paradoxe, m. paradox. paraître, to appear, to seem. parapluie, m. umbrella. parbleu, of course! (See List of Exclamations.) parce que, because. pardon, m. pardon, excuse me. pardonner, to forgive. pareil, -le, like; un ——, such a. parfait, perfect. parfaitement, readily. parler, to speak, parmi, among. parole, f. word. part, f. part, share, side; quelque ——, somewhere; à ——, aside. partager, to share. parti, m. decision, choice, match; prendre un ——, make up one's mind. partie, f. part, game. partir, to leave, to depart. pas, m. step; mauvais ——, bad place. pas, ne ——, not. passer, to pass; faire ——, to send in. pastille, f. wafer. patron, m. boss. pauvre, poor. pavé, m. pavement. pavillon, m. wing (of a house). pays, m. country. peindre, to paint. peine, f. grief, trouble, while. peintre, m. painter. pendant, during. pendant, m.; faire ——, to match. pénétrer, to penetrate. pénible, painful. pensée, f. thought. penser, to think. pensif, ——ve, thoughtful. pensionnat, m. boarding-school. perdre, to lose. père, m. father. pérégriner (humorous), to meander. péripétie, f. occurrence. permettre, to permit, to excuse. personnage, m. person, character (in a play). personnalité, f. personality. personne, f. person; ne … ——, nobody. petit, little; tout ——, tiny. peu, little, few. peur, f. fear; avoir ——, to be scared. peut-être, perhaps. philosophe, m. philosopher. philosophie, f. philosophy, phrase, f. phrase; ——s, grand speeches. pincé, conscious. pincer (slang), to catch, to nab, to «pinch.» piquer, to prick. pitié, f. pity, disgust. plainte, f. complaint. plaire à, to please. plaisanter, to joke. plaisir, m. pleasure. plein, full. pleurer, to weep. pleurs, m. pl. tears. pleuvoir, to rain. plier, to fold. pluie, f. rain. plume, f. feather, pen. plus, more, plus; de ——, further; ne ——, no longer, not again. plusieurs, several. poche, f. pocket. poignée, f. clasp. point, m. point. poisson, m. fish. poli, polite. poliment, politely. politique, f. politics. porte, f. door; mettre à la ——, to kick out. portefeuille, m. pocketbook. porter, to carry. poser, to pose, to put; to put up. poste restante (on letters), P.O., «to be called for.» pot, m. mettre le—au feu, to boil a piece of beef. poudrière, f. powder-magazine. pour, for, in order to. pourquoi, why? poursuite, f. ——s, pl. prosecution. poursuivre, to prosecute. pourtant, though, yet, still. pourvu que, provided (that), so long as. pousser, to push, to utter; to grow, to sprout. pouvoir, to be able; se ——, may be. précipiter (se), to rush up. precis, exactly, precisely, sharp. préfet, m. prefect. premier, first. prendre, to take. près, near; à peu ——, pretty nearly, pretty much. presenter, to present, to offer, to introduce. presque, almost, hardly. presse, f. the (daily) press. presser, to press, to hurry, to be urgent. prêt, ready. prétendre, to claim, to allege. prétendu, m. lover. prétention, f. pretension, claim. prêter, to lend. preuve, f. proof. prévaloir; se —— de, to presume upon. prévenance, f. attention. prévenir, to notify, to warn. prier, to ask, to beg. primo, first, firstly. principal, m. main thing. pris, see prendre. prise; —— de corps, warrant for arrest. prison, f. prison. priver, to deprive. prix, m. price. procès, f. lawsuit. procès-verbal, m. (official) complaint. prochain, next. proclamer, to proclaim. produire, to produce; se ——, to happen. professeur, m. teacher. projet, m. project. promener (se), to walk, to traipse. promettre, to promise. prononcer, se ——, to decide. propre, own. protecteur, patronizing. protéger, to protect. psit! Hi! (to call attention). pu, see pouvoir. puis, then. puisque, since. puissant, powerful. pur, pure.
Q
qualifié (legal), specific. quand, when. quant à, as for. quarante, forty. quart, quarter. quartier, m. district. quatre, four. que, that, which, whom, how; ne ——, only; —— de, what (a lot of). quel, -le, what. quelque, some; pl. a few. quelquefois, sometimes. quereller, to dispute with. querelleur, m. quarrelsome fellow. queue, f. line; faire ——, stand in line. qui, who. quinzaine, f. fortnight. quinze, fifteen. quitte, quits. quitter, to leave. quoi, what.