pot-de-vin, n.m., (—s-—) gratuity; premium; good-will; bonus; bribe; tip.

pote, adj., (fam.) big, swollen, sore (of the hand).

poteau, n.m., post, stake, pillar. — cornier; corner-post. — indicateur or guide; finger-post; sign-post. — d’enseigne; sign-post. — d’arrivée; winning-post. — de départ; starting-post.

potée, n.f., potful; houseful or swarm (of children); putty (of tin); (metal.) molding, luting loam. — d’étain; putty-powder. — d’émeri; emery dust.

potelé, -e (po-tlé), adj., plump, fat, chubby.

potelet (po-tlè), n.m., (carp.) strut; prop.

potence, n.f., gallows, gibbet; bracket; prop; crutch (shaped in the form of a T); sliding rule for measuring the height of men and horses; (nav.) gallowsbit; (horl.) potence. Gibier de —; Newgate or jail bird.

potentat, n.m., potentate.

potentiel, -le, (-ci-èl), adj., (med., gram.) potential.

potentiellement (-ci-èl-), adv., potentially.