poult-de-soie, n.m. (—s-—). V. pou-de-soie.
poumon, n.m., lung, lungs.
poupard, n.m., (triv.) babe, baby, baby-doll.
poupart, n.m., large edible crab.
poupe, n.f., poop, stern. À — carrée, square-sterned. À — étroite; vertical-sterned. Vent en —; stern-wind. Mettre vent en —; to bear away before the wind. Mouiller en —; to moor by the stern. Avoir le vent en —; to sail before the wind; (fig.) to be in luck’s way.
poupée, n.f., doll; puppet; (arch.) poppy-head; (hort.) crown-graft; bunch of hemp or flax tied to the distaff. Enter en —; (hort.) to graft in the bark.
poupin, -e, n. and adj., (fam.) fop, beau, dandy, belle; smart, spruce, dashy.
poupon, n.m., -ne, n.f., plump, chub-cheeked baby, boy, girl. Ma —ne; my darling.
pour, prep., for; on account of; in order; towards; to; though, notwithstanding. — toujours, — jamais; for ever. — le moins; at least. — cet effet; therefore, for this purpose. — ainsi dire; as it were, so to speak. Il fera cela — vous; he will do that for your sake. On l’a laissé — mort; he was left for dead. — qui me prenez-vous? whom do you take me for? Je le tiens — mon ami; I take him to be, or consider him, my friend. — moi; for my part, as for me. — ce qui est de moi, j’y consens; for my part I consent to it. Comme —; as if, as much as (to). — ce qui est de; as regards, as for.
pour, n.m., for, pro. Les — et les contre; the pros and cons.