pondération, n.f., (phys.) ponderation; poising, balancing.
pondérer, v.a., to poise, to balance.
pondeuse, n.f., layer; laying (of hens).
pondre, v.a., to lay eggs.
poney, n.m., pony.
pongo, n.m., (mam.) pongo, black orang.
pont, n.m., bridge; deck (of a ship); flap (of trousers). —-levis, (—s-—) drawbridge. — tournant; swing-bridge. — dormant; fixed bridge. — suspendu; suspension-bridge. — tube; tubular bridge. — à bascule; weigh-bridge. Faire un — d’or à quelqu’un; to make great pecuniary concessions to any one. — aux ânes; asses’ bridge (the 47th proposition in France, instead of the 5th in America). La foire n’est pas sur le —; (prov.) there is no need to be in such a hurry. Les —s et chaussées; department of roads and bridges. — volant; (nav.) hanging stage. Premier —; lower deck. Second —; upper deck of a two-decker. Troisième —; upper deck of a three-decker. Faux —; spar-deck. — arqué; cambered deck. — coupé; half-deck. Entre —; orlop deck, between decks. Equipage de —; pontoon train. Se porter comme le Pont Neuf; to be in splendid health; to be as fit as a fiddle. C’est vieux comme le Pont Neuf; it is as old as the hills or Queen Anne is dead.
pont-aqueduc, n.m., (—s-—s) aqueduct-bridge.
ponte, n.f., laying of eggs.