pourpré, -e, adj., purpled, purple. Fièvre —e; purpura, petechial fever.
pourprier, n.m., (mol.) purpura.
☉pourpris, n.m., inclosure; abode, home.
pour que, conj., in order that, so that, to.
pourquoi, adv., why, wherefore. — cela? why so? — pas? why not?
pourquoi, conj., why, for what, upon what account; for what reason. Demandez-moi —; I don’t know why (i.e. I should like to know why). C’est —; therefore.
pourquoi, n.m., the reason why; the why and the wherefore. Je voudrais bien savoir le —; I would fain know the why and the wherefore.
pourri, n.m., rottenness, rotten part.
pourri, -e, part., rotten. — de cuisson; done to rags. Pomme —e; rotten apple. Pierre —e; rotten stone.
pourrir, v.n., to rot, to grow rotten; to perish.