pec, adj., newly salted (of herrings).

pécari, n.m., peccary, Mexican boar.

peccable (pèk-kabl), adj., peccable, faulty.

peccadille, n.f., peccadillo, slight offense.

peccant, -e (pèk-kān, -t), adj., (med.) morbid, not healthy, peccant.

peccata, n.m., () (pop.) an ass; fool, dolt, blockhead.

peccavi (pèk-ka-vi), n.m., () peccavi.

pêche, n.f., (bot.) peach. — hâtive; early peach. — tardive; late peach.

pêche, n.f., fishing, angling. La — à la ligne; angling. Aller à la —; to go out fishing. Ligne de —; fishing line.

péché, n.m., sin, trespass, transgression. — originel; original sin. — mignon; besetting sin. — grave; heinous sin. — irrémissible; unpardonable sin. Racheter ses —s; to redeem one’s sins. À tout — miséricorde; there is mercy for every sin. Rechercher les vieux —s de quelqu’un; to rake up the old sins of any one. Être laide comme les sept —s capitaux; to be as ugly as sin. Se dire les sept —s mortels; to abuse one another mercilessly. — avoué est à demi pardonné; a fault confessed is half redressed.