politesse, n.f., politeness, civility, good breeding, polite thing, kindness, attention, compliment. Faire une —; to do a polite thing. Ce serait une — de votre part de; it would be kind of you to.

politicien, n.m., politician.

politique, adj., political, politic, prudent, wise.

politique, n.m., politician, statesman. C’est un rusé —; he is a crafty politician.

politique, n.f., policy; politics, statecraft; prudence. Etudier la —; to study politics. Parler —; to talk politics. — extérieure; foreign politics; foreign policy.

politiquement (-tik-mān), adv., politically, (fig.) shrewdly.

politiquer, v.n., (fam.) to talk politics, to meddle with politics.

polka, n.f., polka.

polker, v.n., to dance the polka.

poll, n.m., (n.p.) (pol.) poll.