pentandrie, n.f., (bot.) pentandria.
pentaphylle, adj., (bot.) pentaphyllous.
pentateuque, n.m., (Bible) Pentateuch.
pente, n.f., declivity, inclination, slope, descent; acclivity, ascent; incline, gradient; pitch (of roofs); valance (of a bed); (nav.) sides (of an awning); propensity, bent, turn. Le terrain va en —; the ground shelves down. Aller en —; to slope, to shelve, to incline. Avoir de la — au plaisir; to have a natural propensity for pleasure.
pentecôte (pant-kôt), n.f., Whitsuntide, Pentecost. Dimanche de la —; Whitsunday.
pentière (-tièr), n.f. V. pantière.
penture, n.f., iron-work, iron-brace; (tech.) hinge. — de sabords; (nav.) googings of the port-lids. —s en fer à cheval; scuttle-hinges.
pénultième (-ti-em), adj., last but one; (gram.) penultimate.
pénultième, n.f., (gram.) penult, penultima.
pénurie, n.f., penury, want, scarcity, dearth.