perlon, n.m., (ich.) swallow-fish, sapphirine-gurnet, tub-fish.
perlure, n.f., (hunt.) curling (of horns).
permanence, n.f., permanence, permanency. Armée en —; standing army. L’assemblée s’est déclarée en —; the assembly declared its sittings permanent. En —; permanently.
permanent, -e, adj., permanent, lasting; (mec.) constant.
perméabilité, n.f., permeability, perviousness.
perméable, adj., permeable, pervious.
permettre, v.a., to permit, to allow, to suffer, to give leave, to let, to enable, to afford. Permettez-moi de vous dire; allow me to tell you, let me tell you. Permettez! allow me! excuse me!
se permettre, v.r., to permit, to allow, to suffer one’s self (to); to indulge; to indulge one’s self; to take the liberty (of); to take upon one’s self (to), to assume, to dare.
permis, -e, part., lawful, permitted, allowed; justifiable. S’il m’est — de le dire; if I may say so. À vous — de or — à vous de; you may if you like. S’il m’est — de; if I may, if I may be allowed. Est-il — d’entrer? may I come in?
permis, n.m., permit, license, pass; leave. — de chasse; shooting-license. — de circulation; (rail.) pass. — de séjour; permission to reside.