pitance, n.f., pittance, allowance (of food); dole; daily subsistence. Maigre —; short allowance. Aller à la —; to go to market.
pitaud, n.m., -e, n.f., clown, lubber, lout.
pite, n.f., (bot.) agave, pitahemp.
piteusement (pi-teûz-mān), adj., piteously, woefully, sadly.
piteu-x, -se, adj., piteous, pitiable, woeful. Faire —se mine; to look the picture of misery. Faire —se chère; to fare badly.
pitié, n.f., pity, compassion; mercy; contempt, disdain. Emouvoir la — de quelqu’un; to move any one’s pity. D’un œil de —; with an eye of pity. Il vaut mieux faire envie que —; better be envied than pitied. C’est grande —, c’est grand’—; it is a great pity. Vos menaces me font —; your threats excite my disdain (i.e., I despise your threats). À faire —; pitifully, wretchedly. Regarder quelqu’un en —; to take pity on, or despise, any one. Par —; for pity’s sake; out of pity. Il me fait —; I pity him or I despise him.
piton, n.m., screw-ring, staple; (geog.) peak.
pitoyable, adj., pitiful, pitiable, piteous; compassionate; contemptible, wretched.
pitoyablement, adv., pitifully, piteously; wretchedly.
pittoresque (pit-to-rèsk), adj., picturesque, graphic. n.m., picturesque, picturesqueness.