plongeur, n.m., plunger, diver. Cloche de, or à, —; diving-bell.
plongeur, adj., (hydr.) plunging, diving.
ploquer, v.a., (nav.) to felt (a ship’s bottom); to sheath with hair.
ployable, adj., pliable, easy to bend; flexible.
ployer, v.a., to bend, to bow; to fold up.
se ployer, v.r., to be bent, to be folded; to bend, to give way.
ployer, v.n., to bend; to yield, to submit; to give way.
pluche. V. peluche.
pluie, n.f., rain; downpour; shower, abundance of. Un jour de —; a rainy day. Il tombe de la —; it is raining. Petite — abat grand vent; a little rain lays a great dust. Après la —, le beau temps; every cloud has its silver lining. — battante; pelting rain. Le temps est à la —; it looks like rain. Faire la — et le beau temps; to be absolute master, to rule the roost. Parler de la — et du beau temps; to talk of indifferent things. Une — de fleurs; flowers in abundance.
plui-plui, n.m. V. pleu-pleu.