paraffine, n.f., (chem.) paraffine.
parage, n.m., (nav.) latitude, quarter; parts, place; (l.u.) extraction, descent, lineage; pl., seas. De haute —; of high degree. Dans ces —s; in these seas.
paragoge, n.f., (gram.) paragoge.
paragogique, adj., (gram.) paragogic, paragogical.
paragraphe, n.m., paragraph.
☉paraguante (-gooant), n.f., present, tip, largesse, douceur.
paraître (paraissant, paru), v.n., to appear, to make one’s appearance; to be seen, to be visible; to make a show, to make some figure; to seem, to look; to come out, to be published; (nav.) to heave in sight. — en mer; to loom. Commencer à —; to appear, to come in sight. Ces raisons paraissent bonnes; these reasons seem to be plausible. Quand votre ouvrage paraîtra-t-il? when will your work be published? Chercher à —; to endeavour to make an appearance, to cut a figure. Il n’y a rien qui n’y paraisse; that is very evident, very clear. Faire —; to show; to discover, to exhibit. Il paraît; it appears. Il y paraît; there are appearances of it, it is evident. Il n’y paraît pas; one would not have thought it, there are no signs of it. Il n’y paraît plus; there is no trace of it. Vient de —; just out, just published. Sans qu’il y paraisse; without making any show.
paralipse, n.f., (rhet.) paralipsis.
parallactique, adj., (astron.) parallactic.
parallaxe, n.f., (astron.) parallax.