paradigme, n.m., (gram.) paradigm.
paradis, n.m., paradise; (thea.) upper gallery, gods. Le — terrestre; earthly paradise. Ce lieu-ci est un vrai —; this place is a heaven on earth. Oiseau de —; bird of paradise. Pomme de —; apple of paradise. Sur ma part du —; as I hope to be saved. Ne pas le porter en —; to suffer for anything.
paradisier, n.m., (orni.) bird of paradise.
paradoxal, -e, adj., paradoxical.
paradoxalement, adv., paradoxically.
paradoxe, n.m., paradox.
☉paradoxe, adj., paradoxical.
paradoxisme, n.m., (rhet.) paradoxy.
parafe or paraphe, n.m., flourish (added to one’s signature); initials and flourish; paraph, sign manual, signature.
parafer or parapher, v.a., to put one’s flourish, dash, or initials to; to sign.