persifler, v.a., to quiz, to rally, to banter, to chaff.

persifleur, n.m., banterer, quiz. adj., quizzing, bantering, chaffing.

persil, n.m., (bot.) parsley. — d’âne; beaked parsley. — des marais; sium angustifolium or marsh-parsley.

*persillade, n.f., (cook.) beef dressed with vinegar and parsley.

*persillé, -e, adj., spotted; blue-moldy (of cheese).

persique, adj., (arch.) Persian, Persic.

persistance, n.f., persistence, persistency.

persistant, -e, adj., (bot.) persistent, persisting.

persister, v.n., to persist (in), to keep to. Il persiste à nier; he persists in denying. Il persiste dans son sentiment; he maintains his opinion.