se pénétrer, v.r., to penetrate each other; to impress one’s self, to convince one’s self; to impress one’s mind.
pénétrer, v.n., to penetrate; to pervade; to pierce, to get in. Il pénétra bien avant dans le pays; he went a great way into the country or he explored the interior.
pénible, adj., painful, laborious; troublesome, difficult, hard.
péniblement, adv., painfully, laboriously.
péniche, n.f., (nav.) pinnace.
pénicillé, -e, adj., (anat.) pencil-shaped.
pénil, n.m., (anat.) mons veneris.
péninsulaire, adj., peninsular.
péninsule, n.f., peninsula.
pénitence, n.f., penitence, repentance, penance, punishment, disgrace. Faire — de ses péchés; to do penance for one’s sins. Faire —; to fare poorly. Mettre un enfant en —; to punish a child. Il est en —; he is in disgrace.