A GENERAL FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY. (continued 24)

pagaie, n.f., paddle (of a canoe). Aller à la —; (nav.) to paddle.

en pagale, adv., hurriedly, in disorder; in bulk, unpacked.

paganisme, n.m., paganism, heathenism.

pagayer, v.a. and n., (nav.) to paddle.

pagayeur, n.m., paddler.

page, n.m., page (person). Être hors de —; to be one’s own master.

page, n.f., page (of a book). Le haut, le bas, d’une —; the top, the bottom, of a page. Mettre en —s; (print.) to make up, to click. Metteur en —s; clicker, maker-up.

pagination, n.f., paging.

paginer, v.a., to page, to folio.

*pagne, n.m., cotton drawers (negro’s).

*pagnon, n.m., black broadcloth.

pagode, n.f., pagoda. Manche —; wide sleeve.

paie, n.f. V. paye.

paiement or paîment, n.m. V. payement.

païen, -ne, n. and adj., pagan, heathen. Les dieux des —s; the gods of the pagans.

*paillard, -e, n. and adj., (l.ex.) wanton, lewd person, rake, boon-companion; lecherous, lewd, broad, racy.

*paillarder, v.n., (l.ex.) to practise lewdness, to play the wanton.

*paillardise, n.f., (l.ex.) lechery, lewdness, wantonness.

*paillasse, n.f., straw mattress, palliasse; ticking, tick.

paillasse, n.m., clown, merry-andrew.

*paillasson, n.m., straw-matting; straw-mat; mat, door-mat; window pad.

*paille, n.f., straw; chaff; flaw (of gems, of metals); (manu.) chip; mote. Menue —; chaff. Brin de —; bit of straw. Botte de —; truss or bottle of straw. Chapeau de —; straw-hat. Couleur —; straw-colored. Homme de —; man-of-straw. Un feu de —; straw fire, sudden, short blaze. Tirer à la courte —; to draw lots, to draw cuts. Rompre la — avec quelqu’un; to fall out with any one. Ce diamant a une —; that diamond has a flaw in it. Mourir sur la —; to die a miserable death; to die in the gutter. Être sur la —; to be miserably poor. Cela enlève la —; that takes the cake. Tout, — et blé; everything, to the last penny.

*paille, adj. invariable, straw-colored.

*paillé, -e, adj., (her.) diapered; covered with straw; flawy (of metals); straw-colored.

*paille-en-queue, n.m., (—) tropic-bird, phaeton.

*pailler, n.m., farm-yard, heap of straw, straw-rick, dunghill. Chapon de —; barn-door capon. Être sur son —; to be in one’s stronghold.

*paill-er, -ère, adj., of farm-yards.

*paillet, adj., pale (of red wine).

*pailleter, v.a., to spangle.

*paillette, n.f., spangle.

*pailleu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., dealer in straw.

*pailleu-x, -se, adj., flawy (of metals). Du fer —; flawy iron.

*paillon, n.m., wisp of straw, large spangle; bit of solder.

pain, n.m., bread, loaf; cake (of color, etc.). Un —; a loaf. Du —; some bread. Un petit —; a roll. — mollet; soft bread. Du — bis; brown bread. Du — frais, du — tendre; new bread. Du — rassis; stale bread. — de munition; regulation bread. — sans levain; unleavened bread. — de ménage; home-made bread, household bread. Manger son — blanc le premier; to have the best of one’s life first, or to have one’s happiest days over. — chapelé; rasped bread. Il sait son — manger; he knows how to shift for himself. Ne pas valoir le — qu’on mange; not to be worth one’s salt. — quotidien; daily bread. Mettre à quelqu’un le — à la main; to give any one his bread. Avoir son — cuit; to have a competency, to have enough to live on. Avoir du — sur la planche; to have saved money. — de sucre; sugar-loaf. — de savon; cake of soap. — bénit; consecrated bread. C’est — bénit; it serves him right. C’est un long jour qu’un jour sans —; ’tis a long lane that has no turning. Un — à cacheter; a wafer. — d’épice; gingerbread. Tel grain tel —; as you sow, you must mow. Faire passer le goût du —; (fam.) to kill, to do for.

pair, adj., even (of numbers); similar. Non —; odd. — ou non; odd or even.

pair, n.m., peer; equal; par; equality; fellow, equal footing, common level; (of birds) mate. Le change est au —; the exchange is at par. Au —; at par; not behindhand (with one’s task); with board and lodging, but no salary. Être jugé par ses —s; to be tried by one’s peers. Sans —; matchless. Nous voilà — à —; now, we are even. De —; on a par, on an equality. Aller de — avec quelqu’un; to go cheek by jowl with any one. Marcher de — avec; to be on an equal footing with. Traiter quelqu’un de — à compagnon; to be hail-fellow well met with any one. Hors de —; beyond comparison, beyond compare, above the level of others.

paire, n.f., pair, brace, couple. Une — de bœufs; a pair of oxen. Une — de ciseaux; a pair of scissors. Les deux font la —; they are well-matched.

pairement (pèr-mān), adv., (arith.) evenly.

pairesse, n.f., peeress.

pairie, n.f., peerage.

paisible, adj., peaceable, peaceful, quiet, still, calm. Sommeil —; peaceful sleep. Mener une vie —; to lead a peaceful life.

paisiblement, adv., peaceably, peacefully.

paisson, n.f., pasture (in forests).

paître (paissant, pu), v.a. and n., to graze, to feed, to tend. Mener — des moutons; to drive sheep to pasture. Envoyer — quelqu’un; to send any one about his business. Allez —; go about your business.

se paître, v.r., to feed (on).

paix, n.f., peace; quiet; rest, stillness, silence; (c.rel.) osculatory, pax. Troubler la — de; to disturb the peace of. Garder la —; to keep the peace. — fourrée, — plâtrée; hypocritical peace, patched-up peace. Laissez-moi en —; let me alone. Il a fait sa —; he has made his peace. Ne donner ni — ni trève à quelqu’un; to leave no one any rest. Donner, laisser, ficher la — à; to leave any one alone; not to bother any one.

paix! int., peace! be quiet!

pal, n.m., (—s, or paux) pale, stake (punishment); (her.) pale.

paladin, n.m., paladin, champion, knight-errant. C’est un vrai —; he is a perfect knight-errant.

palais, n.m., palace; mansion; court of justice; law-courts; hall; palate (of the mouth); taste. Terme de —; law term. Style du —, style de —; law style. — de justice; law-courts. Jour de —; court day.

palan, n.m., (nav.) tackle, hoisting gear.

palanche, n.f., yoke (for carrying pails).

palançons, n.m.pl., (mas.) props (to support mud-walls till they are dry).

palanque, n.f., (fort.) blindage, blind; stockade.

palanquer, v.a., to hoist, to haul on a tackle.

palanquin, n.m., palanquin.

palastre, n.m., case (of a lock).

palatale, n. and adj. f., (gram.) palatal.

palatin, -e, adj., Palatine.

palatin, n.m., Palatine.

palatin, -e, adj., (anat.) of the palate.

palatinat, n.m., Palatinate.

palatine, n.f., wife of a Palatine; Palatine princess; fur-tippet; tippet, victorine.

pale, n.f., sluice, flood-gate; blade (of an oar); paddle-board; (c.rel.) pall; (orni.) spoon-bill.

pâle, adj., pale, wan, pallid; ghastly. — comme la mort; as pale as death. — de colère; pale with rage. Un peu —; palish, somewhat pale. Bleu —; pale blue. —s couleurs; (med.) chlorosis, green-sickness. Cet ouvrage est d’un style —; the style of that work is tame or colorless.

paléage, n.m., shoveling.

palée, n.f., row of stakes, of pales.

palefrenier (pal-frē-nié), n.m., groom, ostler.

palefroi (pal-froa), n.m., palfrey.

palémon, n.m., prawn.

paléographe, n.m., paleographer.

paléographie, n.f., paleography (study of ancient writings).

paléontologie, n.f., paleontology.

paléontologique, adj., paleontological.

paléontologiste, n.m., paleontologist.

paléothérium, n.m., (—s) (foss.) paleotherium.

paleron (pa-lron), n.m., shoulder-blade, shoulder-bone.

palestine, n.f., (print.) two-line pica.

palestre, n.f., (antiq.) palestra.

palestrique, adj., (antiq.) palestrian, palestric.

palestrique, n.f., (antiq.) palestra (exercises).

palet, n.m., quoit. Jouer au —; to play at quoits.

paletot (pal-to), n.m., paletot; great coat; overcoat. — pilote; pilot-coat. — sac; sack-coat.

palette, n.f., battledore, racket, bat; (paint.) pallet; palette; (surg.) pallet; (gilding) pallet; (horl.) pallet; (tech.) float-board, blade. Sentir la —; to smack of the pallet.

palétuvier, n.m., (bot.) mangrove, mangle; button-tree.

pâleur, n.f., paleness, wanness, tameness, ghastliness. — mortelle; deathlike pallor.

pali, n.m., (philol.) Pahli, Pali. Etudier le —; to study Pahli, the Pali language.

pâli, -e, adj., grown pale.

palier, n.m., landing; landing-place (of a staircase); stair-head, flat, floor. Demeurer sur le même —; to live on the same floor. Un homme est fort sur son —; every man is a king in his own house.

palière, n.f., top-stair. Porte —; landing-door.

palification, n.f., (engineering) palification, pile-driving.

palimpseste, n.m., palimpsest.

palingénésie, n.f., palingenesia, palingenesy, regeneration.

palinod, n.m., palinod (verses made in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin).

palinodie, n.f., palinody, recantation. Chanter la —; (fam., fig.) to retract, to recant.

pâlir, v.n., to grow, to turn, to become pale, to grow dim, to pale. Son étoile pâlit; his star is on the wane. — sur les livres; to pore over books.

pâlir, v.a., to turn, to make pale; to bleach. Le vinaigre pâlit les lèvres; vinegar bleaches the lips. Faire —; to throw into the shade; to pale; to eclipse; to frighten.

palis, n.m., pale, paling; inclosure, fence.

palissade, n.f., palisade, paling; wooden fence; hedgerow; (fort.) stockade.

palissader, v.a., to fence with palisades, to palisade; (fort.) to stockade, to line with trees.

palissage, n.m., (hort.) paling or nailing up.

palissandre or palixandre, n.m., violet ebony, rosewood.

pâlissant, adj., turning pale, waning.

palisser, v.a., (hort.) to pale up, to train, to nail up.

palisson, n.m., (furriers) softening-iron; softening-board.

paliure, n.m., (bot.) dry hawthorn (for hedges).

palixandre, n.m. V. palissandre.

palladium (pal-la-diom), n.m., Palladium; (fig.) palladium; (chem.) palladium.

pallas (pal-lâs), n.f., (astron.) Pallas.

palle, n.f., (c.rel.). V. pale.

palliati-f, -ve (pal-li-), adj., (med.) palliative.

palliatif, n.m., palliative.

palliation (pal-li-), n.f., palliation.

pallier (pal-lié), v.a., to excuse; to palliate, to alleviate, to mitigate.

pallium (pa-li-om), n.m., pallium, pall.

palma-christi, n.m., (—) (bot.). V. ricin.

palmaire, adj., (anat.) palmar; (orni.) webbed.

palmarès, n.m., prize-list, programme (distribution of prizes).

palme, n.f., palm, palm-tree; palm-branch; victory, triumph. Remporter la —; to bear away the palm. La — du martyre; the crown of martyrdom. Huile de —; palm-oil.

palme, n.m., palm, hand’s breadth.

palmé, -e, adj., palmated; webbed; fin-toed; (bot.) handed.

palmette, n.f., palm-leaf (ornament).

palmier, n.m., palm-tree, palm. — en éventail; macaw-tree. — huileux; palm-oil-tree. — du Japon, — à sagou; sago-tree. — marin; sea-palm-tree. — nain; dwarf-palm.

palmifère, adj., (bot.) palmiferous.

palmipède, adj., (orni.) palmiped, fin-footed, web-footed.

palmipède, n.m., (orni.) palmiped.

palmiste, n.m., (bot.) palmetto, cabbage-tree; (orni.) palm-squirrel.

palmite, n.m., palm-sap.

palombe, n.f., (orni.) wood-pigeon, ring-dove.

palonnier, n.m., whipple-tree; (of a coach) swing-bar, pole.

palot, n.m., (pop.) clown, clod-hopper, boor, bumpkin.

pâlot, -te, adj., palish, rather pale.

palpable, adj., palpable.

palpablement, adv., palpably.

palpe, n.f., (ent.) palp, feeler.

palpébral, -e, adj., (anat.) palpebral.

palper, v.a., to feel, to palp; to feel about; to pocket, to receive. — de l’argent; to finger money. — l’eau; to dip the oar.

palpitant, -e, adj., palpitating, panting. Cœur —; throbbing, beating, heart. Des membres —s; quivering limbs.

palpitation, n.f., palpitation; throbbing, throb; beating; quivering, quiver; thrill, flutter, fluttering.

palpiter, v.n., to palpitate, to throb; to pant, to beat; to thrill, to quiver; to flutter. Le cœur lui palpite; his heart flutters.

palplanche, n.f., sheeting-pile (mas.).

palsambleu! par la sambleu! int., zounds! forsooth! (an oath peculiar to Louis XI.).

paltoquet, n.m., clown, clownish fellow; nobody.

paludéen, -ne (-dé-in, -dé-è-n), adj., paludal, marshy. Fièvre —ne; marsh-fever.

paludier, n.m., salt-maker.

paludière, n.f., salt-marsh.

palus (-lûs), n.m., (geog.) marsh, moor, fen.

palustre, adj., paludal.

pâmer, v.n., to swoon away. Faire — de rire; to make any one split his sides with laughing, to make any one die with laughter.

se pâmer, v.r., to swoon away, to swoon; to faint, to faint away. Se — de joie; to be transported with joy. Se — de rire; to be ready to die with laughter, to split one’s sides with laughter.

pâmoison, n.f., swoon, fainting fit, rapture. Tomber en —; to fall into a swoon, to swoon, to faint away.

pampa, n.f., (—s (-pass)), pampas.

pampe, n.f., corn-blade.

pamphlet, n.m., pamphlet.

pamphlétaire, n.m., pamphleteer.

pampiniforme, adj., (anat.) pampiniform.

pamplemousse, n.f., (bot.) shaddock.

pampre, n.m., vine-branch (full of leaves); vine-leaf; (arch.) pampre, vine-branch.

pan, n.m., flap, lappet; skirt; large piece; stretch (of the sky); side, section (of a wall). — d’un habit; flap of a coat. — de muraille; large section of a wall. — coupé; (carp.) cant. À —s coupés; (carp.) cantwise. Tour à six —s; six-sided, six-fronted, tower.

pan! int., slap! flap! smack!

panacée, n.f., panacea, universal remedy, nostrum.

panache, n.m., plume, bunch of feathers; (bot.) streaks of color (in a flower); cap, top (of a church lamp); (arch.) triangular part of an arch. — de mer; amphitrite.

panaché, -e, part., plumed, tufted, striped, streaked, variegated. Tulipe —e, rose —e; striped tulip, striped rose. Glace —e; (cook.) mixed ice-cream.

panacher, v.a., to plume, to streak, to variegate.

se panacher, v.r., to become streaked, to become striped, variegated; to be streaked, to be striped.

panachure, n.f., (of flowers, fruit) variety of colors, variegation; streak.

panade, n.f., (cook.) bread-soup.

se panader, v.r. V. se pavaner.

panage, n.m., pannage.

panais, n.m., (bot.) parsnip.

panama, n.m., Panama-hat.

panard, adj., (of a horse) crook-legged.

panarine, n.f., (bot.) whitlowwort.

panaris, n.m., (med.) whitlow.

pancaliers, n.m., (bot.) Pancaliers cabbage.

pancarte, n.f., toll-table; tariff; paper, writing; placard, bill; visitor’s book. De vieilles —s; old writings.

pancrace, n.m., (antiq.) pancratium. Docteur —; champion disputant.

pancréas (-âs), n.m., (anat.) pancreas; sweet-bread.

pancréatique, adj., (anat.) pancreatic.

pandanées, n.f.pl., (bot.) pandanaceæ.

pandectes, n.f.pl., (Roman jur.) pandects.

pandémonium (-ni-om), n.m., (—s) pandemonium.

pandiculation, n.f., (med.) pandiculation.

pandit, n.m., (—s) Pandit, Pundit.

pandore, n.f., Pandora. La boîte de —; (fig.) (prov.) the source of many evils.

pandour, n.m., pandour (Hungarian soldier); marauder; coarse, brutal man.

pané, -e, part., (cook.) covered with bread crumbs. De l’eau —e; toast and water.

panégyrique, n.m., panegyric.

panégyriste, n.m., panegyrist.

paner, v.a., (cook.) to crumb, to cover with bread crumbs.

panerée (pa-n-rée), n.f., basketful, hamperful.

paneterie (pa-n-trî), n.f., pantry; bread-room.

panetier (pa-n-tié), n.m., pantler, store-keeper.

panetière (pa-n-tièr), n.f., bag or satchel; pouch; scrip.

pangolin, n.m., (mam.) pangolin, short-tailed manis, ant-eater.

panic, n.m., (bot.) panic, panic-grass.

panicule, n.f., (bot.) panicle.

paniculé, -e, adj., paniculate, panicled.

panier, n.m., basket, hamper, pannier; punnet, pottle; crate, creel; scuttle; beehive made of straw, etc.; hoop-petticoat. — d’osier; wicker-basket. — à claire-voie; open-worked basket. — à salade; basket, chaise; (pop.) prison van. — roulant; go-cart. — au papier; waste-paper basket. — à ouvrage; work-basket. — percé; spendthrift. Adieu —s, vendanges sont faites; you come too late, it is all over. Voûte, à anse de —; (arch.) elliptical vault. Le dessus du —; the pick, the best. Le dessous du —; the refuse. Faire danser l’anser du —; to cheat one’s masters, to take the market-penny.

panification, n.f., panification, bread-making.

panifier, v.a., to make bread.

panique, n.f. and adj., panic, sudden fright.

panis (pa-nis), n.m., (bot.) panic-grass.

panne, n.f., shag, plush; fat; (carp.) purlin; face (of a hammer). Culotte de —; plush breeches. En —; lying to. Être en —; (nav.) to lie to. Mettre en —; (nav.) to bring to, to heave to. Se tenir en —; (nav.) to lie to. Ce cochon n’a presque point de —; this pig has scarcely any fat. Être dans la —; (pop.) to be hard up, to be in a hole and corner.

panné, adj., (pop.) shabby, seedy, poor, penniless, hard up, needy.

panneau, n.m., square, panel; snare, trap; pannel (of a saddle). — de lambris; wainscot panel; (hort.) glass-frame; (nav.) hatch. — de porte; panel of a door. Donner dans le —; to fall into the snare.

panneauter, v.n., (hunt.) to set snares, to lay trap-nets.

pannelle, n.f., (her.) poplar leaf.

panneton (pa-n-ton), n.m., (locksmith’s work) key-bit; catch (of window fastenings); bread-pan.

pannicule, n.m., (anat.) adipose membrane; cellular tissue.

panonceau, n.m., scutcheon, escutcheon.

panoplie, n.f., panoply; trophy.

panorama, n.m., panorama.

panoramique, adj., panoramic.

pan pan, onomatopœia, rat-tat-tat; bang, slap, flap.

pansage, n.m., dressing, rubbing, grooming (of horses).

panse, n.f., paunch, belly; rumen, cud (of ruminating animals); lugger-boat (in V. Hugo). Grosse —; pot-belly, paunch. Avoir les yeux plus grands que la —; to have eyes bigger than one’s belly. — d’A; oval of an a. Il n’a pas fait une — d’A; he has done nothing at all, he has not done a stroke.

pansé, -e, part., dressed. Il est bien —; he has had a square meal, or his bellyful.

pansement (pans-mān), n.m., dressing (of wounds); rubbing, grooming (of a horse). V. pansage.

panser, v.a., to dress (wounds); to groom (a horse).

pansu, -e, adj., pot-bellied, tun-bellied, big-bellied; bulging.

pantagruélique, adj., Pantagruel; epicurean; insatiable; sumptuous.

pantagruélisme, n.m., epicurism.

pantagruéliste, n.m., epicure.

pantalon, n.m., pantaloons, pair of pantaloons; trousers, pair of trousers; pantaloon (pantomime). — collant; tight trousers. — rouge; (fig.) French soldier.

pantalonnade, n.f., pantaloon’s dance, buffoonery; false demonstration, make-believe, humbug.

pantelant, -e (pan-tlān, -t), adj., panting, heaving; gasping. Chair —e; quivering flesh.

panteler (pan-tlé), v.n., to gasp for breath, to pant.

pantenne (-tè-n), n.f., punnet, draw-net. Vergues en —; (nav.) yards placed obliquely, and sails badly trimmed. Vaisseau en —; ship riding apeak. Mettre en —; to top up.

panthée, adj.f., pantheistic.

panthéisme, n.m., Pantheism.

panthéiste, n.m., pantheist.

panthéistique, adj., pantheistic, pantheistical.

panthéon, n.m., pantheon; (in Paris) Pantheon (where the great dead are buried), the Westminster Abbey of France.

panthère, n.f., (mam.) panther.

pantière (-tièr), n.f., (hunt.) draw-net, shooting-pouch.

pantin, n.m., dancing Jack, puppet; (b.s.) great gesticulator; trimmer, time-server.

pantographe, n.m., pantograph.

pantographie, n.f., pantography.

pantographique, adj., pantographic, pantographical.

pantoiement, n.m., (hawking) pantess.

pantois, -e, adj., ☉panting, out of breath; short-winded, astonished, stupefied, aghast.

pantomètre, n.m., (geom.) pantometer.

pantomime, n.m., pantomime, pantomimist.

pantomime, n.f., dumb-show; pantomime.

pantomime, adj., pantomimic.

pantoufle, n.f., slipper, slipper-shoe. Être en —s; to be in slippers. Soulier en —; slip-shod shoe, shoe down at heel. Raisonner comme une —; to reason like a jackass. Fer à —; panton-shoe, panton.

pantoufler, v.n., to reason like a jackass.

pantouflerie, n.f., stupid conversation; piece of nonsense, piece of absurdity.

pantouflier, n.m., slipper-maker.

paon (pan), n.m., (orni.) peacock; (astron.) Pavo. — sauvage des Pyrénées; ruff, reeve. — bleu; peacock-fish. Queue-de-—; (min.) iridescent sulphate of copper.

paonne (pa-n), n.f., (orni.) pea-hen.

paonneau (pa-nô), n.m., (orni.) pea-chick.

papa, n.m., papa, dad. Bon —; grandpapa.

papal, -e, adj., papal.

papas (pa-pâ), n.m., pope (Greek priest).

papauté, n.f., papacy, popedom, pontificate.

papavéracées, n.f.pl., (bot.) papaveraceæ.

papaye, n.f., (bot.) papaw (fruit).

papayer, n.m., papaw-tree; papaw.

pape, n.m., Pope; (orni.) papa.

papegai (pap-ghè), n.m., (orni.) popinjay.

papelard (pa-plar), n.m., (fam.) hypocrite.

papelard, -e, adj., (fam.) hypocritical. Air, ton, —; sanctified air, tone.

papelardise (pa-plar-dîz), n.f., (fam.) hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness.

papeline, n.f., poplin.

papelonné, adj., (her.) covered with scales.

paperasse (pap-ras), n.f., old paper; waste paper; (b.s.) paper.

paperasser, v.n., to rummage papers; to scribble away.

paperassier, n.m., everlasting scribbler; rummager of old papers.

paperassi-er, -ère, adj., red-tape; formal.

papesse, n.f., papess. La — Jeanne; Pope Jean.

papeterie (pap-trî), n.f., paper-mill; paper-making; paper-trade; paper-manufacture; paper-manufactory; stationery; stationery box or case. Magasin de —; stationer’s shop.

papetier (pap-tié), n.m., paper-maker; stationer.

papier, n.m., paper. — à écrire; writing-paper. — brouillard; scribbling-paper. — à lettres; note-paper. — gris, goudronné; brown paper. Main de —; quire of paper. Cahier de —; paper-book; quarter of a quire. — cassé; outside sheets. — chantonné; wrinkled paper. — serpent, — de soie; silver-paper. — dentelle; lace-paper. — blanc; white paper, blank paper. — collé; sized paper. — non collé; unsized paper. — mécanique; machine-made paper, machine-paper. — peint, — teint; stained-paper. — de verre; glass-paper, sand-paper. — soufflé, — velouté; flock-paper. — coquille; demy paper, post-demy. — Jésus; super-royal paper, long-royal paper. — pelure; foreign paper, foreign post-paper. — ministre; petition-paper. — buvard; blotting-paper. Couteau à —; paper-knife, paper-cutter. — à calquer; tracing-paper. — rayé; striped paper. — du Nil; papyrus. — naturel; fossil-paper. ☉—s-nouvelles; newspapers. —s de bord; (nav.) ship’s papers. Être bien dans les —s de quelqu’un; to be in any one’s good books, good graces. Être mal dans les —s de quelqu’un; to be in any one’s bad books. Rayez cela de vos —s; strike that out of your books. Brouiller, gâter, du —; to waste, to spoil paper. ☉—-journal; (com.) day-book. Payer en —; to pay in bills. — volant; flying-sheet. — timbré; stamped paper. —-monnaie; paper-money.

papilionacé, -e, or *papillonacé, -e, adj., (bot.) papilionaceous.

papillaire, adj., (anat.) papillary.

papille, n.f., (anat.) papilla.

*papillon, n.m., (ent.) butterfly; butterfly (pers.); (nav.) sky-sail. — de nuit; moth. —s noirs; the blues, spleen.

papillonner, v.n., to flutter about; to hover; to trifle, to flirt.

*papillotage, n.m., twinkling (of the eyes); putting in paper, in curl-papers (of the hair); glitter, tinsel; (print.) mackling, slurring.

*papillote, n.f., curl-paper; sweetmeat in paper; chocolate drop; spangle (of gold or silver); (cook.) paper. Côtelette en —; cutlet fried in paper. Fer à —s; curling-irons.

*papilloter, v.a., to put hair in paper.

*papilloter, v.n., to twinkle, to blink; to dazzle, to be gaudy; (print.) to slur.

papisme, n.m., papism, popery.

papiste, n.m.f., papist.

papiste, adj., papistic, papistical; popish.

pappeu-x, -se, adj., (bot.) downy, pappous.

papule, n.f., (med.) papula, pimple.

papyracé, -e, adj., thin and dry like paper; papyraceous.

papyrus, n.m., (bot.) paper-rush; papyrus.

pâque, n.f., Passover.

pâque or pâques, n.m., Easter. Quinzaine de —s; Passion-week and Easter week. Semaine de —s; Easter-week. In the following expressions Pâques is feminine plural: —s fleuries; Palm-Sunday. —s closes; Low-Sunday. Faire ses —; to receive the Sacrament (at Easter).

paquebot (pak-bô), n.m., packet-boat, packet, liner; steamer. — à vapeur; steam-packet. — de poste; mail-packet. Le — d’Angleterre, d’Espagne; the English, the Spanish mail.

pâquerette, n.f., (bot.) daisy, Easter-daisy.

paquet, n.m., bundle, parcel; packet; mail; trick; mass; lump (pers.); (print.) slip. Faire un —; to make up a parcel. Faire ses —s; to pack up one’s traps, to pack up. Hasarder or risquer le —; to chance it; to take the risk. Faire ses —s pour l’autre monde; to set out for the long journey, to kick the bucket. Faire un — sur quelqu’un; to backbite any one. Donner un — à quelqu’un; to play off a trick on any one. Donner à quelqu’un son —; to give the sack to any one; to silence any one. Recevoir son —, recevoir ses —s; to be discharged, to be sent to the right-about, to get the sack. Cette femme est un vrai —; that woman is a regular dowdy.

paqueter, v.a., to bundle, to bind up in parcels, to roll up.

paquetier (pak-tié), n.m., (print.) piecehand.

paquette, n.f., (bot.) ox-eye daisy.

paqueur, n.m., salt-fish packer.

pâquis, n.m., feeding-ground; pasture.

par, prep., by, through, out of, about, into, in, from, for, for the sake of, at, with; during. De — le roi; in the king’s name. Il a fait cela — crainte; he did it from fear, through fear. Il entra — la porte; he entered by the door. Je compris — là; I understood from that. — passe-temps; by way of diversion. Cela se fait — tout pays; that is done in all countries. — où? which way? — ici; this way. — là; that way. — deçà; this side. — delà; that side. — dedans; within. — dehors; without. —-devers; by, with. —-dessus; over, above, over and above. —-dessus les maisons; above the houses. —-dessous; under, underneath. — devant; before, forwards. — derrière; behind, backwards. — le haut, — en haut; towards the top, upwards. — le bas, — en bas; downwards. Prenez-le — le bras; take his arm. — le passé; formerly. —-ci —-là; here and there; off and on. — aventure; by chance. —-devant; (jur.) in the presence of. Il a passé — Paris; he passed through Paris. Se promener — les rues; to walk about the streets. Jeter — la fenêtre; to throw out of the window. Il faut en passer — là; you must put up with it, you must come to that. Elle finit — le persuader; she, at length, persuaded him. Distribuer — chapitres; to divide into chapters. Aller — bandes; to go in companies. Couper — morceaux; to cut in pieces, into pieces. Donner tant — tête; to give so much per head. Une guinée — soldat; a guinea each soldier. — soi-même; by one’s self, unaided, unassisted.

para, n.m., (—s) para, Turkish coin worth about half a penny.

parabase, n.f., (antiq.) parabasis (prologue).

parabole, n.f., (geom.) parabola; parable. Les —s de Salomon; the proverbs of Solomon.

parabolique, adj., parabolic, parabolical.

paraboliquement (-lik-mān), adv., parabolically.

paracentèse, n.f., (surg.) paracentesis, tapping.

☉parachèvement, n.m., ending, finishing; completion, last touch.

☉parachever, v.a., to finish, to end, to complete, to put the finishing touch to.

parachronisme (-kro-), n.m., parachronism.

parachute, n.m., parachute.

paraclet, n.m., (Bibl.) Paraclete, comforter.

parade, n.f., parade; show, boast; state, pageant, pageantry; (fenc.) parade, parrying; (milit.) parade; burlesque scenes; outside shows (at fairs). Chambre de —; state-room. Lit de —; bed of state. Faire — d’une chose; to make a parade, a display, of anything. Faire —; (nav.) to dress a ship with flags. Ne pas être heureux à la —; not to be quick at repartee, to be a bad hand at repartee. À la —; (milit.) on parade. Habit de —; state, court, official dress.

parader, v.n., to parade, to show off; to cruise. Faire — un cheval; to show off the paces of a horse.

paradigme, n.m., (gram.) paradigm.

paradis, n.m., paradise; (thea.) upper gallery, gods. Le — terrestre; earthly paradise. Ce lieu-ci est un vrai —; this place is a heaven on earth. Oiseau de —; bird of paradise. Pomme de —; apple of paradise. Sur ma part du —; as I hope to be saved. Ne pas le porter en —; to suffer for anything.

paradisier, n.m., (orni.) bird of paradise.

paradoxal, -e, adj., paradoxical.

paradoxalement, adv., paradoxically.

paradoxe, n.m., paradox.

☉paradoxe, adj., paradoxical.

paradoxisme, n.m., (rhet.) paradoxy.

parafe or paraphe, n.m., flourish (added to one’s signature); initials and flourish; paraph, sign manual, signature.

parafer or parapher, v.a., to put one’s flourish, dash, or initials to; to sign.

paraffine, n.f., (chem.) paraffine.

parage, n.m., (nav.) latitude, quarter; parts, place; (l.u.) extraction, descent, lineage; pl., seas. De haute —; of high degree. Dans ces —s; in these seas.

paragoge, n.f., (gram.) paragoge.

paragogique, adj., (gram.) paragogic, paragogical.

paragraphe, n.m., paragraph.

☉paraguante (-gooant), n.f., present, tip, largesse, douceur.

paraître (paraissant, paru), v.n., to appear, to make one’s appearance; to be seen, to be visible; to make a show, to make some figure; to seem, to look; to come out, to be published; (nav.) to heave in sight. — en mer; to loom. Commencer à —; to appear, to come in sight. Ces raisons paraissent bonnes; these reasons seem to be plausible. Quand votre ouvrage paraîtra-t-il? when will your work be published? Chercher à —; to endeavour to make an appearance, to cut a figure. Il n’y a rien qui n’y paraisse; that is very evident, very clear. Faire —; to show; to discover, to exhibit. Il paraît; it appears. Il y paraît; there are appearances of it, it is evident. Il n’y paraît pas; one would not have thought it, there are no signs of it. Il n’y paraît plus; there is no trace of it. Vient de —; just out, just published. Sans qu’il y paraisse; without making any show.

paralipse, n.f., (rhet.) paralipsis.

parallactique, adj., (astron.) parallactic.

parallaxe, n.f., (astron.) parallax.

parallèle, adj., (geom.) parallel.

parallèle, n.f., (geom.) parallel; (fort.) parallel.

parallèle, n.m., parallel, comparison, simile; (geog.) parallel, circle of latitude. Mettre en —; to draw a parallel between, to compare.

parallèlement, adv., parallelly, in parallel lines; comparatively.

parallélépipède or parallélipipède, n.m., (geom.) parallelopiped.

parallélisme, n.m., parallelism.

parallélogrammatique, adj., (geom.) parallelogrammic.

parallélogramme, n.m., (geom.) parallelogram. — articulé; (mec.) parallel-joint. — de Watt; (mec.) parallel motion.

parallélographe, n.m., parallel-ruler.

paralogisme, n.m., paralogism.

paralysa-teur, -trice, adj., n.f., paralyzing.

paralyser, v.a., (med.) to paralyze; to render powerless, to paralyze. Se —; to become paralyzed, to paralyze each other.

paralysie, n.f., (med.) paralysis, palsy. Tomber en —; to have a paralytic stroke. Attaque de —; paralytic stroke.

paralytique, n.m.f. and adj., paralytic; paralytical, palsied.

paramètre, n.m., (geom.) parameter.

parangon, n.m., ☉paragon, model; comparison, parallel; (jewelry) flawless stone, paragon. Gros —; (print.) double pica. Petit —; (print.) paragon. Cela est sans —; that is without a parallel, unparalleled. Faire le — d’une chose avec une autre; to compare one thing with another.

parangon, adj. invariable, (jewelry) without defect, perfect, flawless. Diamant —; diamond without a flaw.

parangonnage, n.m., (print.) ranging.

parangonner, v.a., ☉to compare, to make a comparison of; (print.) to adjust, to range.

parant, -e, adj., ornamental, decking, adorning, dressy.

parapet, n.m., parapet, parapet-wall, breast-work.

paraphe, parapher. V. parafe, parafer.

paraphernal, -e, adj., (jur.) paraphernal. Biens paraphernaux; paraphernal property, paraphernalia.

paraphernaux, n.m.pl., (jur.) paraphernalia, wife’s property.

paraphimosis (-zîs), n.m., (surg.) paraphimosis.

paraphrase, n.f., paraphrase; commentary, amplification.

paraphraser, v.a. and n., to paraphrase, to comment, to amplify.

paraphraseu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., (b.s.) amplifier, paraphraser.

paraphraste, n.m., paraphrast.

paraplégie, n.f., (med.) paraplegia.

parapluie, n.m., umbrella. Canne (f.) or manche (m.) de —; umbrella-stick.

parasange, n.f., (antiq.) parasang (Persian measure of distance).

parasélène, n.f., (astron.) paraselene.

parasite, n.m., parasite; hanger-on; sycophant.

parasite, adj., parasitic, parasitical; sycophantic; superfluous, redundant. Plante —s; parasitical plants. Insectes —s; parasitic insects. Mots —s; superfluous, redundant words.

parasitisme, n.m., (med.) parasitism.

parasol (-sol), n.m., parasol. Plante en —; umbelliferous plant.

paratitlaire, n.m., (jur.) author of paratitla, summaries.

paratitles, n.m.pl., (jur.) paratitla, paratitles, summaries, abridgments.

paratonnerre, n.m., lightning-conductor; (nav.) marine conductor, conductor.

paravent, n.m., screen, folding-screen. Chinois de —; guy; grotesque figure. Comédie de —; private performances, theatricals.

parbleu! int., zounds! forsooth!

parc, n.m., park; pen (for cattle); sheepfold; bed, breeding-ground (of oysters); (artil.) park; warren (for game); (agri.) sheepwalk; (nav.) locker. — de construction; shipyard. Les murailles d’un —; the walls of a park.

parcage, n.m., folding (of sheep); penning (of cattle).

parcellaire, adj., in or by small portions, in detail. Cadastre —; register of lands divided into small portions.

parcellaire, n.m., register of a survey in detail.

parcelle, n.f., particle, portion; driblet, installment. — du sol; portion of the soil. Payer par —s; to pay by installments.

parceller, v.a., to portion or parcel out.

parce que, conj., because, inasmuch as, forasmuch as; why, wherefore.

parchemin, n.m., parchment, skin. pl., titles of nobility; descent, pedigree. Allonger le —; to lengthen out deeds uselessly. Il est fier de ses —s; he is proud of his pedigree.

parcheminerie (-mi-n-rî), n.f., parchment-making; parchment-factory; parchment-trade.

parcheminier, n.m., parchment-maker.

parcimonie, n.f., parsimony, sparingness.

parcimonieusement, adv., parsimoniously, sparingly.

parcimonieu-x, -se, adj., parsimonious, sparing.

parcourir, v.a., to travel over, to go over, to run over, to perambulate; to scour, to take a survey (of); to look over; to peruse; to turn over the leaves (of a book). Il a parcouru toute l’Asie; he has travelled all over Asia. — la ville; to scour, to look over the town. — un livre; to look through a book. Je l’ai parcouru; I have read it cursorily.

parcours, n.m., line, distance, length, course, journey; road, way; commonage. Faire le — entre; to ply between.

pardessus, n.m., overcoat, greatcoat.

pardon, n.m., pardon, forgiveness; condonation. pl., (c.rel.) indulgences; fair (in Brittany); pilgrimage. Je vous demande —; I beg your pardon. —; excuse me; by your leave.

pardonnable, adj. pardonable, excusable.

pardonné, -e, part., pardoned, forgiven.

pardonner, v.a., to pardon, to forgive, to overlook; to spare, to excuse; to condone; not to grudge. — les offenses; to forgive offenses. — une erreur à quelqu’un; to excuse an error in any one. Pardonnez à ma franchise de vous dire cela; excuse my frankness in telling you that. Pardonnez-moi; pardon me; excuse me.

paréage or pariage, n.m., (feudal law) joint possession.

pareaux, n.m.pl., weights (of a fishing net).

parégorique, n.m. and adj., (med.) paregoric.

*pareil, -le, adj., like, alike, equal; similar, such, like this, like that, like it. Je n’ai rien vu de —; I never saw the like. Sans —; peerless, matchless. C’est un homme sans —; he has not his match, his equal. Comment pouvez-vous me dire chose —le; how can you say or tell me such a thing.

pareil, n.m.f., equal, fellow, match. Il a trouvé son —; he has found his match. Fréquentez vos —s; keep company with your equals.

pareille, n.f., like or similar treatment. Rendre la — à quelqu’un; to serve any one the same, to pay any one back in his own coin, to be even with any one; to return like for like. Avoir le —; to have one like (it), or to have the fellow to (it).

*pareillement, adv., similarly; in the same way, likewise, too.

parélie. V. parhélie.

parelle, n.f., (bot.) parella, patience.

parement (par-mān), n.m., ornament; cuff; facing (of dress); cuff (of sleeves); large stick (of a fagot); (arch.) facing; altar-cloth; curb-stone.

parementer, v.a., (arch.) to face.

parenchymateu-x, -se, adj., parenchymatous.

parenchyme, n.m., (anat., bot.) parenchyma; diploe (of leaves).

parénèse, n.f., parenesis.

parénétique, adj., parenetic.

parent, n.m., -e, n.f., relation, relative; kinsman, kinswoman, kin. pl., parents, father and mother; relatives, relations, connections, kindred. — paternel; relation on the father’s side. — maternel; relation on the mother’s side. Un bon ami vaut mieux qu’un —; a good friend is better than a kinsman. Grands-—; grandfather and grandmother. Proche —; near relative; (jur.) next of kin.

☉parentage, n.m. V. parenté.

parenté, n.f., relationship, consanguinity, kindred; relations, relatives, kinsfolk, connections, family.

parentèle, n.f., (fam.). V. parenté.

parenthèse, n.f., parenthesis, digression. Par —; by way of parenthesis, by-the-bye, by-the-way. Entre —s; in parenthesis. Avoir les jambes en —; (fam.) to be bandy-legged.

parer, v.a., to adorn, to set off (against), to set out, to deck, to embellish; to attire; to trim; to shelter; to guard (against); to provide (against); to parry, to ward off; (nav.) to clear; to pare (horses’ hoofs). — un coup; to ward off a blow. — du cuir; to dress leather. — du cidre; to make cider ferment. — un agneau; to dress a lamb. — un cap; (nav.) to clear a cape. — un câble; to clear a cable. — une ancre; to clear an anchor. — un enfant; to dress out a child. Il est assez paré de sa bonne mine; his good looks set him off sufficiently. — sa marchandise; to set off one’s goods.

se parer, v.r., to adorn one’s self; to dress; to dress one’s self out; to screen, to guard one’s self; to assume; to make a show, to boast. Elle se pare d’une manière ridicule; she decks herself out in a ridiculous manner.

parer, v.n., (fence.) to parry; to screen, to defend; to guard (against). — et porter en même temps; to parry and thrust at the same time. On ne peut pas — à tout; one can’t guard against everything.

parère, n.m., (com.) opinion (of merchants on matters of commerce); (of insurance) report.

parésie, n.f., (med.) slight palsy.

paresse, n.f., idleness, sloth, laziness, indolence; weakness. — d’esprit; sluggishness of intellect, indolence of mind.

paresser, v.n., to idle, to fritter away one’s time, to be idle.

paresseusement (-eûz-mān), adv., lazily, idly, slothfully.

paresseu-x, -se, n. and adj., sluggard, idle, lazy person; lazy, idle, slothful, sluggish, indolent; (of the stomach) weak; (of the bowels) sluggish.

paresseux, n.m., (mam.) sloth.

pareur, n.m., (tech.) finisher.

parfaire, v.a., to perfect, to complete, to make up, to finish thoroughly.

parfait, -e, adj., perfect, finished; accomplished, complete, full. Accord —; (mus.) perfect chord. Cela est fait et —; that is completely finished.

parfait, n.m., perfection; (gram.) perfect. Plusque-—; pluperfect. Au —; (gram.) in the perfect.

parfaitement (-fèt-mān), adv., perfectly, completely, exactly, just so, to be sure; decidedly.

parfilage, n.m., unraveling, threading.

parfiler, v.a. and n., to unravel; to pick out the threads of; to thread.

parfois, adv., sometimes, occasionally, now and then.

parfond, n.m., ground-net; ground-tackle.

parfondre, v.a., to fuse (enamel).

se parfondre, v.r., to be fused.

parfournir, v.a., to render complete, to make up.

parfum (-fun), n.m., perfume, odor, scent, fragrance, flavor; bouquet (of wines). Le — des fleurs; the fragrance of flowers.

parfumé, -e, adj., scented, savory, flavored.

parfumer, v.a., to perfume, to sweeten, to scent; to fumigate.

se parfumer, v.r., to use perfumes, to scent one’s self.

parfumerie (-fu-mrî), n.f., perfumery.

parfumeu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., perfumer.

parfumoir, n.m., perfuming-pan; fumigator.

parhélie or parélie, n.m., parhelion, mock-sun.

pari, n.m., bet, wager, stake. Faire un —; to lay a bet. Tenir le —; to take the bet.

paria, n.m., pariah, outcast.

pariade, n.f., pairing-time (of partridges).

parier, v.a., to bet, to lay a wager, to stake; to undertake to say, to be almost certain. Il y a à —; the odds are. C’est à — dix contre un; it is ten to one. — pour quelqu’un; to back any one. J’en parierais ma tête; I would bet anything, stake my head (upon it).

pariétaire, n.f., (bot.) parietary.

pariétal, adj.m., (anat.) parietal.

pariétal, n.m., (anat.) parietal-bone.

parieur, n.m., wagerer, bettor, betting-man.

paris, n.m., Paris (fig.). Monsieur de —; Jack Ketch. Premier —; leading article. Prendre — pour Corbeil, le Pirée pour un homme; not to know a hawk from a handsaw.

parisette, n.f., (bot.) paris, true-love.

parisien, -ne, n. and adj., Parisian.

parisienne, n.f., (print.) pearl; Parisienne (patriotic song).

☉parisis (-zîs), adj., of Paris (of coin).

parisyllabique (-sil-la-bik), adj., (gram.) parisyllabic.

parité, n.f., parity, likeness, equality; comparison, parallel case.

parjure, n.m.f. and adj., perjurer; perjured, forsworn.

parjure, n.m., perjury, false oath.

se parjurer, v.r., to perjure, or to forswear, one’s self; to be forsworn.

parlage, n.m., empty talk, prattle, twaddle.

parlant, -e, adj., speaking; talkative, chatty; (her.) allusive, canting. Ce portrait est —; that is a speaking likeness. Cet homme est peu —; that man is not talkative, is very reticent.

parlement, n.m., parliament; court. Contraire aux usages du —; unparliamentary.

parlementaire, n.m. and adj., bearer of a flag of truce; parliamentarian; parliamentary. Un vaisseau —; a cartel-ship.

parlementer, v.n., to parley, to come to a parley, to come to terms.

parler, v.n., to speak, to talk, to commune, to discourse, to converse, to talk about, to mention, to say, to tell. Façon de —; mode of speaking, manner of speech. — à l’oreille; to whisper. — en public; to speak in public. — trop; to speak too much. Sans — de; without mentioning, to say nothing of. Il parle mal de vous; he speaks ill of you. Faire — de soi; to get one’s self talked about. — à un sourd; to speak to a post. Cela ne vaut pas la peine d’en —; it is not worth mentioning. Cela parle tout seul; the thing speaks for itself. Il en parle bien à son aise; it is easy for him to say so. Je lui apprendrai à —; I will teach him to govern his tongue. Il trouvera à qui —; he will find his match. — en l’air; to talk at random. — à cheval à quelqu’un; to speak imperiously to any one, to dictate to any one. — de la pluie et du beau temps; to talk of indifferent matters. — d’abondance; to speak on the spur of the moment, extempore. Il a bien fait — de lui; he has got himself much talked about. — en maître; to speak peremptorily. Trop gratter cuit, trop — nuit; least said, soonest mended; speech is silvern, silence is golden. Sans — de; without mentioning, to say nothing of.

parler, v.a., to speak (a language). — français; to speak French. Il parle bien sa langue; he speaks his language well. Parlez-moi de cela! now that’s something like! Ne m’en parlez pas, par exemple! I can vouch for the truth of it! Moi qui vous parle; I, my very own self.

se parler, v.r., to speak to each other; to be spoken (of languages). Elles se parlent des yeux; they speak to each other with their eyes.

parler, n.m., speech, utterance, way or manner of speaking; language, accent. Avoir son franc —; to be outspoken; not to mince matters; to speak one’s mind. Jamais beau — n’écorche la langue; fair words are always the best; civility costs nothing.

parlerie, n.f., prating, chatter, talkativeness.

parleu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., speech-maker, talker. Un beau —; a good speaker.

parli-er, -ère, adj., (l.u.) talkative.

parloir, n.m., parlor.

parlote, n.f., resort of gossips; gossiping club; debating-society.

parloter, v.n., to chatter, to talk twaddle; to gossip; to practice speaking.

parmentière (-tièr), n.f., (bot.) potato.

parmesan, n.m., Parmesan cheese.

parmi, prep., among, amongst, amid, amidst.

parnasse, n.m., Parnassus. Le — français; French poetry, the French poets.

parnassien, -ne (-in, -è-n), adj., Parnassian.

parnassien, n.m., (jest.) son of Parnassus, poet.

parodie, n.f., parody.

parodier, v.a., to parody.

parodiste, n.m., author of a parody.

paroi, n.f., wall, partition; side, casing, outer side; (anat.) coat, wall. Les —s d’un vase; the inner sides of a vase. Les —s de l’estomac; the coating, the wall of the stomach. La — d’un rocher; the outer side of a rock.

paroisse, n.f., parish, parish-church; parishioners. Être de deux —s; not to be fellows (of things).

paroissial, -e, adj., parochial, parish.

paroissien (-in), n.m., -ne (-è-n), n.f., parishioner.

paroissien, n.m., church-service; prayer-book. C’est un pauvre —; he is a poor sort of a fellow.

parole, n.f., word; speech, language; saying, sentiment; utterance, voice; eloquence; promise; trust; (milit.) parole. Il traîne ses —s; he drawls his words. Il a perdu la —; he has lost the use of his tongue. Porter la —; to speak, to be the spokesman. Adresser la — à quelqu’un; to address any one. Prendre la —; to begin to speak, to address the house, to be speaking; to have one’s turn to speak (in Parliament). Avoir la —; to be allowed to speak; to be upon one’s legs, to be in possession of the House; to catch the speaker’s eye (in Parliament). Demander la —; to request permission to speak; (parliamentary) to rise to order. Céder la —; to decline speaking, to give up one’s turn to speak. Couper la — à quelqu’un; to interrupt any one speaking. —s mémorables; notable sayings. Il a la — lente; his utterance is slow or he is slow of utterance. Il a la — tremblante; his voice falters. La puissance de la —; the might of eloquence. Engager sa —; to promise, to pledge one’s word. Tenir —, sa —; to keep one’s word, to be as good as one’s word. Donner sa —; to give one’s word. Dégager sa —; to recall one’s word. Se dédire de sa —, manquer de —, or manquer à sa —; to go from, to break, one’s word. Il est prisonnier sur —; he is a prisoner on parole. Il est homme de —; he is a man of his word. — d’honneur; word of honor. Ils ont eu des —s; words passed between them. Se prendre de —s; to have words. Un homme d’honneur n’a que sa —; an honest man’s word is as good as his bond.

paroli, n.m., double stake (at faro, &c.). Faire —; to double. Rendre le — à quelqu’un; to outdo any one.

paronomase, n.f., paronomasia.

paronomasie, n.f., resemblance between words of different languages.

paronychie, n.f., (med.) paronychia, whitlow.

paronyme, n.m. and adj., (gram.) paronym; paronymous.

paronyque, n.f., (bot.) whitlowwort.

parotide, n.f. and adj., (anat.) parotid, parotid gland or artery; (med.) parotitis, mumps; parotid.

parotidien, -ne (-in, -è-n), adj., (anat.) parotid.

parotidite, n.f., (med.) parotitis, mumps; (vet.) vives.

paroxysme, n.m., (med.) paroxysm, fit; (fig.) height, acme.

parpaing (-pin), n.m., (mas.) perpend-stone.

parque, n.f., (myth.) Fate, fatal sister. pl., Fates.

parquer, v.a., to fold, to pen, to pen up, to inclose; to surround; (artil.) to park. — des bœufs; to pen cattle. — des moutons; to fold sheep.

se parquer, v.r., to be placed in an inclosure; (artil.) to be parked; to be pent up.

parquer, v.n., to be penned, to be penned up (of cattle); (artil.) to be parked.

parquet, n.m., bar (of a court of justice); office of the public prosecutor; body of magistrates; wood flooring (of rooms); back (of a looking-glass); (nav.) locker. — à boulets; (nav.) shot-locker.

parquetage, n.m., flooring; inlaid-flooring.

parqueter, v.a., to floor, to inlay.

parqueterie (-kè-tri), n.f., parquetry, inlaid flooring.

parqueteur, n.m., floor-layer.

parrain, n.m., godfather, sponsor; introducer; ☉second (in a duel).

parricide, n.m. and adj., parricide; matricide; parricidal; matricidal; murderous.

parse or parsi, n.m. and adj., Parsee.

parsemer, v.a., to strew, to spread, to sprinkle; to intersperse, to stud, to dot, to spangle. — un chemin de fleurs; to strew a path with flowers. Le ciel est parsemé d’étoiles; the sky is studded with stars.

part, n.f., share, part, portion; concern, interest; part, side, concern. Voilà votre —, voici la mienne; there is your share, here is mine. Être de — avec quelqu’un; to go shares with any one. Faire la — à quelqu’un; to give any one his share. Faire la — du feu; to circumscribe the fire; (fig.) to allow for necessary losses. Entrer en — avec quelqu’un; to go shares with any one. Mettre de —; to give a share (in a business); to take in as partner. Avoir — à quelque affaire; to have a share in any business. Avoir — au gâteau; to share in the profits of anything, to have a finger in the pie. Prendre — à; to participate in, to be a party to. Faire part de quelque chose à quelqu’un; to give any one a share of anything; to apprise any one of anything. Billets de faire —; circular letters to announce a birth, a death, &c. Faire la — des accidents; to make allowance for accidents. Prendre en bonne —; to take in a good sense. Prendre en mauvaise —; to take amiss. Je le sais de bonne —; I have it from a good source; I know it on good authority. Dites-lui de ma —; tell him from me. Saluez-le de ma —; remember me to him. Je prends cela de la — d’où il vient; I take it from whence it comes. Je vais quelque —; I am going somewhere. On ne le trouve nulle —; he is not to be found anywhere. Autre —; somewhere else. Nulle —; nowhere. En quelque — que; wherever. D’une — il considérait que; on one side he considered that. De — et d’autre, de toutes —s; on either side, on all sides. De — en —; through and through. À —; apart, aside. Mettre à —; to set apart. Il le tira à —; he took him aside. C’est un fait à —; that is a particular case. Raillerie à —; in good earnest, joking aside.

part (part), n.m., (jur.) parturition, delivery; child, infant, birth.

partage, n.m., share, lot, portion; apportionment; partition; sharing, distribution, division. — égal; equal division. Faire le — du butin; to divide the spoils. La prudence est le — des vieillards; prudence is proper to old age. Faire le — de; to divide. Être le — de; to be the lot of. Tomber, or échoir, en — à; to fall to the lot of.

partageable (-jabl), adj., divisible into shares.

partageant (-jān), n.m., (jur.) sharer.

partager, v.a., to share; to give a share; to divide, to parcel, to portion, to distribute; to partake of, to participate in, to take part in. Partagez cela entre vous; divide that between you. — le butin; to share the spoils. Les avis se trouvent partagés; the votes are divided. Il faut — le différend; we must split the difference. Je partage votre joie; I participate in, or share, or am a sharer in, your joy.

se partager, v.r., to divide, to be divided, to part; to divide one’s time or affection, etc., between.

partager, v.n., to share, to receive a share. Il est bien partagé; the fates have been kind to him, or his bread is well buttered.

partance, n.f., (nav.) sailing, departure. Coup de —; signal for sailing; sailing-gun. En —; on the point of sailing, or about to sail.

partant, adv., consequently, hence; therefore, and therefore, thus.

partenaire, n.m.f., partner (at cards or dancing).

parterre, n.m., flower-bed, garden-plot; (thea.) pit; audience, public. Réjouir le —; to please the audience. Aller au —; to go into the pit.

parthe, n. and adj., parthian.

parthénogénèse, n.f., (ent.) parthenogenesis.

parthénon, n.m., Parthenon.

parti, n.m., party, side, part, cause; resolution, choice, ways, means, expedient, course, method; offer, condition; use, advantage; calling, profession; (milit.) detachment; match (marriage). Chef de —; leader of a party. Entrer dans un —; to join a party. Être du bon —; to be on the right side. Être du — de; to be on the side of. Prendre le — de quelqu’un; to take any one’s part, to side with any one. Homme de —; party man. Esprit de —; party spirit. Il a pris son —; he has made up his mind. J’ai pris le — de me taire; I chose to be silent. C’est un — pris; it is a foregone conclusion, a fixed determination. À — pris, point de conseil; when a man’s mind is made up, advice is useless. Voilà le — qu’il nous faut prendre; this is what we must do or the course we must take. C’est le — le plus court; that is the shortest way. C’est un bon —; it is a very good offer. Faire un mauvais — a quelqu’un; to do harm to any one. Il cherche à tirer — de tout; he endeavors to turn everything to account. Il a épousé un bon —; he has made a good match. Tirer le meilleur — de quelque chose; to make the best of anything. En prendre son —; to resign one’s self to anything (to the inevitable). De — pris; deliberately. Tirer — de; to make the best of; to turn to account. C’est un — pris chez lui; he will do it.

partiaire (-ci-èr), adj., (jur.) farmer who gives a portion of the produce of the land for rent.

partial, -e (-ci-al), adj., partial, biased.

partialement (-cial-mān), adv., partially, with partiality.

se partialiser (-cia-li-), v.r., to be partial or biased.

partialité (-cia-li-), n.f., partiality, bias.

in partibus, adv., in partibus. Un évêque in —; a bishop in partibus.

participant, -e, adj., participating.

participant, n.m., -e, n.f., participant, sharer.

participation, n.f., participation, privity, share; knowledge. La — aux droits; the participation of rights. Cela s’est fait sans ma —; that was done without my knowledge.

participe, n.m., (gram.) participle.

participer, v.n., to partake (of), to participate, to share, to have a share in, to be a party to. Je participe à votre douleur; I take part in or share your sorrow. Le mulet participe du cheval et de l’âne; the mule partakes of both the horse and the ass.

particulariser, v.a., to particularize.

particularisme, n.m., (rel. pol.) particularism.

particulariste, n.m., (pol.) particularist.

particularité, n.f., particular, particularity; peculiarity, circumstance.

particule, n.f., particle.

particuli-er, -ère, adj., particular, peculiar, private; circumstantial, singular, appropriate, special; specific; express. L’intérêt — doit céder à l’intérêt général; private interest must give way to public interest. On lui a donné une chambre —ère; they gave him a private room. Le cas est fort —; the case is altogether singular. Il a un talent —; he has a peculiar talent.

particulier, n.m., particular individual, private individual, civilian; (pop.) fellow. Ce n’est qu’un simple —; he is only a private individual. Que nous veut ce —? what does that fellow want with us? En —; in particular, in private. Être en son —; to be in one’s own room. Il faut le voir en —; you must see him privately. En mon —; as for me.

particulièrement (-lièr-mān), adv., particularly, peculiarly, especially.

partie (-tî), n.f., part, match, game; project, plan, scheme; line of business; client, adversary; (com.) parcel; ☉(bookkeeping) entry; (play) game; party; contracting party. pl., pudenda. Air à quatre —s; tune in four parts. Tenir bien sa —; to act one’s part well. Vous en êtes en — cause; you are partly the cause of it. Faire une — de piquet; to play a game at piquet. — nulle; drawn game. — liée; rubber, (racing) heats. — d’honneur; conqueror. — de plaisir; pleasure trip. — publique; public prosecutor, crown. C’est — remise; the pleasure is only deferred. Un coup de —; masterly stroke, decisive blow. La — n’est pas égale; it is not an equal match. Quitter la —; to give up, to throw up the game. Voulez-vous être de la —? will you be one of us? Lier une —; to make up or fix up a party (for amusement). — carrée; pleasure party consisting of two gentlemen and two ladies. — fine; select party or few friends. — intéressée; party concerned. Avoir affaire à forte —; to have to deal with more than one’s match. Qui n’entend qu’une — n’entend rien; he who hears one side only, hears nothing. — double; (bookkeeping) double entry. — simple; (bookkeeping) single entry. En —; partly, in part. En grand —; in a great measure. — bien, — mal; partly well, partly ill. Prendre à —; to take to task. Se porter — contre; (jur.) to appear against.

partiel, -le (-ci-èl), adj., partial.

partiellement (-cièl-mān), adv., partially, by instalments; in part.

partir (partant, parti), v.n., to set out, to start, to go, to go away, to depart; to be off, to spring (of birds); to come, to proceed; to flow from; to go off (of firearms). — du port; to sail from the harbor. Faire —; to send off, to dispatch (troops). Il part comme l’éclair; he is off like lightning. Faire — un lièvre; to start a hare. — d’un éclat de rire; to burst into a fit of laughter. — comme un trait; to dart off like an arrow. La bombe part du mortier; the bomb is shot from the mortar. Cela part d’un bon cœur; that flows from a good heart. À — de; from, beginning from, reckoning from. A — du règne de; from the reign of. À — d’aujourd’hui; from this day forward; from to-day.

partir, v.a., to part, to divide. [Only used in: Ils ont toujours maille à —; they are always squabbling.] Avoir maille à — avec; to have a bone to pick with.

partir, n.m., (man.) start; going, leaving.

partisan, n.m., partisan.

partiti-f, -ve, adj., (gram.) partitive.

partition, n.f., partition, division; (mus.) score.

partner, n.m.f., (—s). V. partenaire.

partout, adv., everywhere, all over, on all sides. — où; wherever.

parturition, n.f., (med.) parturition.

paru, -e, adj., appeared, published, out.

parure, n.f., attire, dress, finery, ornament. — de diamants; set of diamonds. Meubles de même —; furniture that matches.

parvenir, v.n., to attain, to arrive, to come, to get (at), to reach, to succeed, to rise, to get on, to make one’s way; to reach the ears of. — à ses fins; to attain one’s ends. Faire —; to forward, to send to any one.

parvenu, -e, part., arrived, reached.

parvenu, n.m., parvenu, upstart.

parvis, n.m., parvis, open space (in front of a church); outer sanctuary, cathedral court; (poet.) inclosure, hall, temple.

pas, n.m., step, pace; footstep, stride, walk, gait; progress, precedence; pains, trouble, labor; threshold, passage; passage (of arms). Marcher d’un — léger; to walk with a light step. Il le suit — à —; he follows him step by step. À petits —; slowly; with short steps. Il n’y a qu’un —; it is but a step from here. Il marche à grands —; he takes long strides. Marcher à — comptés; to walk very slowly. Faire un — en arrière; to draw back a little. Aller, marcher, à — de loup; to go softly, stealthily, without noise. Retourner sur ses —; to go back, to retrace one’s steps. Aller à — mesurés; to proceed with circumspection. Au —; walking, at a walking pace; in time. Faire un faux —; to make a false step. — de clerc; blunder. Avoir le —; to have precedence (of). De ce —; directly, at once. Mettre un cheval au —; to walk a horse, to rein in a horse (to a foot pace). Mettre au —; to discipline; to bring any one into line; to recall any one to his duty, to put any one on his good behavior. — accéléré; (milit.) quick time, quick march. — redoublé; (milit.) double quick time. Marcher sur les — de quelqu’un; to tread in any one’s footsteps. Se tirer d’un mauvais —; to get out of a scrape. Sauter le —; to take a resolution; (fam.) to kick the bucket. — d’une vis; furrow of a screw. — de fusée; (horl.) turn of a fusee. Aller au —; to walk (of a horse). Y aller de ce —; to go (anywhere) directly, at once. Ce n’est que le premier — qui coûte; in everything the beginning is the difficulty.

pas, adv., no; not, not any. — un; not one. Je ne veux —; I will not. — du tout; not at all. Presque —; scarcely any. Je n’ai — de livre; I have no book.

pascal, -e, adj., paschal.

pas-d’âne, n.m., (—) sharp bridle-bit; basket-hilt (of a sword); (bot.) colt’s-foot.

pasigraphie, n.f., pasigraphy.

pasquin, n.m., pasquin.

pasquinade, n.f., pasquinade, lampoon.

☉pasquiniser, v.a., to lampoon, to satirize.

passable, adj., passable, tolerable, middling, decent.

passablement, adv., passably, tolerably, indifferently, middlingly.

passade, n.f., passing, short stay; (fig.) passing fancy, temporary connection; (man.) passade, ducking. Je ne suis que de — à Paris; I am only making a short stay in Paris.

passage, n.m., passage; arcade; thoroughfare, crossing; transition, transit; passage-money; toll; lane, court; gateway, archway. Oiseaux de —; birds of passage. — à niveau (railways); level crossing. Otez-vous du —; stand out of the way. Se faire — or s’ouvrir un —; to make, to cut, one’s way through. Attendre, or guetter, au —; to lie in wait for, to waylay, to wait for any one on his way. Barrer le —; to bar, to stand in the way. Céder le — à; to let pass first. Livrer — à; to make way for.

passager, v.a. and n., (man.) to passage. — un cheval; to passage a horse.

passag-er, -ère, adj., passing, transient, transitory, fugitive, fleeting, short-lived, momentary; migratory.

passag-er, n.m., -ère, n.f., passenger; person passing through; traveler; passer-by.

passagèrement (-jèr-mān), adv., transiently, for a moment.

passant, n.m., passenger, passer-by; wayfarer, traveler.

passant, -e, adj., open, much frequented; (of colors) fading. Un chemin —; a much frequented thoroughfare. Une rue —e; a much frequented street. En —; going along; on the way; (fig.) by the way. Disons le en —; let us say so by the way.

passation, n.f., (jur.) drawing up a title-deed, a contract, passing (of contracts).

passavant, n.m., pass, permit (of the custom-house); (nav.) gangway.

passe, n.f., pass, situation, state, case; (print.) overplus; (fenc.) pass, passado, thrust; port (at billiards); channel, passage (of harbors, of rivers); odd money; stake (at play); (geog.) track. Être en — d’avoir quelque emploi; to be in a fair way to procure employment. Il est en fort belle —; he has a very fine prospect before him.

passe, adv., let it be so. — encore pour cela; well, well, let that be too; well and good.

passé, -e, part., past, gone, over; dead, vanished; faded, worn, out of use; withered. Il a trente ans —s; he is over thirty. La pluie est —e; the rain is over.

passé, n.m., past, past life, time past, things past; (gram.) past tense.

passé, prep., except; after.

passe-campane, n.f., (—) (vet.) capellet.

passe-carreau, n.m., (—-—x) sleeve-board.

passe-cheval, n.m., horse ferry-boat.

passe-debout, n.m., (—) permit for transit.

passe-dix, n.m., (—) passage (play).

passe-droit, n.m., (—-—s) favor; injustice, wrong.

passée, n.f., (hunt.) flight, passage (of woodcocks). Tuer des bécasses à la —; to shoot woodcocks as they fly by.

passe-fleur, n.f., (—-—s) (bot.) a species of anemone.

passéger, v.n. V. passager.

passe-lacet, n.m., (—-—s) bodkin.

passement (pâs-mān), n.m., lace (of gold, silk, etc., for clothes or furniture).

passementer (pâs-man-té), v.a., to lace (clothes, furniture).

passementerie (pâs-man-trî), n.f., lace, lace-making, lace-trade.

passementi-er (-tié), n.m., -ère (-tièr), n.f., lace-maker, lace-man, lace-woman.

*passe-méteil, n.m., meslin (mixture of wheat and rye).

passe-parole, n.m., (—) (milit.) pass-parole.

passe-partout, n.m., (—) master-key, pass-key, latch-key; (engr.) passe-partout; (print.) factotum; compass-saw. L’argent est un bon —; money opens most doors.

passe-passe, n.m., (—) sleight of hand. Tour de —; legerdemain; hocus-pocus.

passe-pied, n.m., (—-—s) passe-pied (dance).

passe-pierre, n.f., (—, or —-—s), samphire, sea-samphire.

passepoil, n.m., piping (for clothes).

passe-pomme, n.f., jenneting.

passeport, n.m., passport; pass; (fig.) recommendation.

passer, v.n., to pass, to pass on, to pass along, to pass away; to die, to expire; to pass for, to be considered; to pass muster; to fade (of flowers). Cette fleur est passée; that flower is faded. — en sautant; to skip over. — par; to pass through. Laisser —; to overlook. Il a passé par la ville; he passed through the town. Passez par ici; come this way. — outre; to go beyond; (fig.) to move the previous question. Il a passé par de rudes épreuves; he has gone through severe trials. Mes beaux jours sont passés; my best days are over. La fantaisie m’en est passée; I have no desire for it now. Faire —; to let in, to admit; to pass on, to pass off; to hand round, to forward; to infuse, to instill; to while away (of time). Faire — un mal; to cure an illness. Il passera un jour par mes mains; some day or other he will fall into my hands. Cela est passé en proverbe; that has become a proverb. Il faut en — par là; we must submit, there is no way out of it; it must be borne, or endured. Il faut y —; we must go through it. Il ne lui passe rien; he forgives him nothing. — chez; to call on. Je passerai chez vous demain; I will call on you to-morrow. Cela m’a passé de l’esprit; that has slipped my memory. Il a été passé par les armes; he was shot. — pour; to pass for, to be considered or thought. On ne passe pas; no thoroughfare. J’en passe: ... et des meilleures; I pass over some of the most valid reasons; I omit some, and they are not to be despised. Passons au déluge; granted; let’s come to the point, if you don’t mind. Passons! I will not insist.

passer, v.a., to pass, to cross, to go over; to ferry across; to slip, to exceed, to surpass; to utter (base coin); to strain (liquids); to run (tape); to put on (wearing apparel); to dress (skins, stuffs); to omit, to leave out; to allow, to grant, to pardon, to waive. — la rivière; to cross the river. — la rivière à la nage; to swim across the river. Passez votre chemin; go your way. — son habit; to put on one’s coat. Je n’y entends rien, cela me passe; I can’t make it out, it is beyond my comprehension; that beats me. — son temps à se divertir; to spend one’s time in amusement. — son envie d’une chose; to gratify one’s desire for a thing. — sous silence; to take no notice of. Passez cet endroit; pass over that place. Passez moi cet article; pass me that article. — condamnation sur soi-même; to pass sentence on one’s self. — une obligation; to enter into a bond. — un soldat par les baguettes; to make a soldier run the gauntlet. — tout le monde au fil de l’épée; to put everybody to the sword. Voulez-vous me — cela? will you hand, pass, me that?

se passer, v.r., to pass, to pass away; to fade; to decay, to fall off; to happen; to be satisfied; to forbear, to do without, to dispense with, to make shift. L’occasion se passe; the opportunity is slipping away. Je dois l’avertir de tout ce qui se passe; I must inform him of everything that happens. Il se passe de peu; he is satisfied with little. Il ne saurait se — de vin; he cannot do without, or dispense with, wine.

passerage, n.f., (bot.) pepperwort.

passereau (pâ-srô), n.m., (orni.) sparrow.

passerelle (pâ-srèl), n.f., foot-bridge; (nav.) gangway.

passerine (pâ-sri-n), n.f., (bot.) sparrowwort.

passerinette (pâ-sri-nèt), n.f., (orni.) redwing.

passe-rose, n.f., (—-—s) (bot.) hollyhock.

passe-temps, n.m., (—) pastime.

passeur, n.m., ferry-man.

passe-velours, n.m., (—) (bot.) coxcomb, flower-gentle.

passe-vin (pâs-vin), n.m., (—) wine-strainer.

☉passe-volant, n.m., (—-—s) interloper, intruder; (milit.) fagot.

passibilité, n.f., passibility.

passible, adj., passible; liable (to); punishable (by).

passi-f, -ve, adj., passive. Dette —ve; debt.

passif, n.m., (gram.) passive; (com.) liabilities, debts.

passiflore, n.f., (bot.) granadilla, passion-flower.

passion, n.f., passion; love; fondness; prejudice; passing bell; Passion sermon. Commander à ses —s; to curb one’s passions. Déclarer sa —; to declare one’s love. Il a la — des médailles; he thinks of nothing but medals. De —, avec —; passionately.

passionné, -e, adj., passionate, impassioned, passionately fond of, doting on. Amant —; passionate lover. Il est — pour la gloire; he thinks of nothing but glory.

passionnément, adv., passionately, fondly.

passionner, v.a., to impassion, to interest deeply.

se passionner, v.r., to be impassioned, to become enamored, to have a strong desire for; to take a deep interest in. Vous vous passionnez trop; you are too ardent or impetuous.

passivement (-siv-mān), adj., passively.

passiveté or passivité, n.f., passiveness.

passoire, n.f., colander, strainer.

pastel, n.m., pastel; crayon; (bot.) woad, dyer’s woad.

pastenade, n.f., (bot.) parsnip.

pastèque, n.f., water-melon.

pasteur, n.m., pastor, minister; clergyman; shepherd.

pastiche, n.m., (paint.) pasticcio; imitation (of an author); (mus.) medley.

*pastille, n.f., lozenge.

pastisson, n.m. V. pâtisson.

pastoral, -e, adj., pastoral.

pastorale, n.f., pastoral.

pastoralement (-ral-mān), adv., pastorally.

pastoureau, n.m., little shepherd boy.

pastourelle, n.f., shepherd girl; (dance) pastourelle.

pat (pat), n.m., stalemate (at chess).

patache, n.f., (nav.) patache; coach, public conveyance; rickety old coach.

patagon, n.m., patacoon (Spanish coin).

pataquès (-kèss), n.m., (fam.) fault which consists in sounding a t for an s, and an s for a t; dreadful slip.

patarafe, n.f., scrawl; flourish, dash.

patard, n.m., farthing, doit.

patarin, n.m. V. albigeois and vaudois.

patate, n.f., (bot.) sweet potato; potato; “tater.”

patati, patata, int., tut, tut! pooh! pooh!

patatras! int., crack! thump! slap! bang!

pataud, n.m., pup with large paws; (fig.) lout, clumsy fellow. Être à nage —; to be in clover.

pataud, -e, adj., (pers.) ill made, clumsy, awkward.

patauger, v.n., to splash, to flounder about; to become entangled, embarrassed; to make a mess of.

patchouli, n.m., patchouli.

pate, n.f. V. patte.

pâte, n.f., paste, dough; constitution, temper; kind, sort; (print.) pie, pi. — brisée; short paste. — feuilletée; puff paste. — croquante; crisp paste. Mettre la main à la —; to do a thing one’s self; to set to work one’s self; to lend a helping hand. C’est une bonne — d’homme; he is a good-natured fellow. Une bonne — de femme; a good-natured woman.

pâté, n.m., pie, pasty; blot (of ink); block (of buildings); (print.) pie, pi. Un — de venaison; a venison pasty. Faire le —; to pack the cards (at play). Un gros —; a plump chub-faced child. Faire un —; to make a blot. Petit —; patty.

pâtée, n.f., paste (to fatten poultry); mess (for dogs or cats).

patelin (pa-tlin), n.m., (fam.) wheedler.

patelin, -e, adj., (fam.) wheedling. Air —; wheedling look.

patelinage (pa-tli-), n.m., (fam.) wheedling.

pateliner (pa-tli-), v.n., (fam.) to wheedle.

pateliner, v.a., (fam.) to manage adroitly.

patelineu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., (fam.) wheedler.

patelle, n.f., patella; (conch.) limpet.

patemment (-ta-), adv., evidently, obviously, publicly.

patène, n.f., (c.rel.) paten, patin.

patenôtre (pa-tnôtr), n.f., paternoster; Lord’s prayer. pl., (pop.) beads of a rosary.

☉patenôtrier, n.m., bead-maker.

patent, -e, adj., patent; obvious, manifest. Lettres —es; letters patent.

patentable, adj., licensable.

patente, n.f., license (for the exercise of a trade); (nav.) bill of health. — nette; clean bill. — brute; foul bill.

patenté, -e, n. and adj., licensed dealer; licensed.

patenter, v.a., to license.

pater (pa-tèr), n.m., (—) Lord’s prayer, paternoster; great bead (of a chaplet).

patère, n.f., window-screw; clothes peg; curtain rest, curtain hook.

☉paterne, adj., (jest.) fatherly, paternal.

paternel, -le, adj., paternal, fatherly. Parents —s; relations on the father’s side. Bénédiction —le; father’s blessing. Amour —; fatherly love.

paternellement (-nèl-mān), adv., paternally, fatherly.

paternité, n.f., paternity, fathership.

pâteu-x, -se, adj., doughy, clammy, sticky; milky (of gems); muddy (of roads). Chemin —; muddy road.

pathétique, adj., pathetic, affecting, moving, touching.

pathétique, n.m., pathos.

pathétiquement (-tik-mān), adv., pathetically.

pathognomonique, adj., pathognomonic.

pathologie, n.f., pathology.

pathologique, adj., pathologic.

pathologiste, n.m., pathologist.

pathos (pa-tôs), n.m., (b.s.) bathos, bombast, fustian, rant.

patibulaire, adj., patibulary (gallows, hanging). n., gallows, gibbet.

patiemment (pa-sia-mān), adv., patiently, with patience.

patience, n.f., patience, endurance, forbearance; button-cleaner; puzzle (game). Un jeu de —; a puzzle. Avoir de la —; to have patience. Être à bout de —; to be out of patience, to lose patience. Prendre son mal en —; to bear one’s misfortune patiently. Perdre —; to lose patience. Perdre toute —; to lose all patience. Prendre —; to have patience, to bide one’s time. Prendre en —; to bear patiently.

patience, n.f., (bot.) patience, dock.

patient, -e, adj., patient, enduring, forbearing.

patient, n.m., sufferer; patient; culprit (about to be executed).

patienter, v.n., to have or take patience, to bide one’s time.

patin, n.m., skate; sill (of a stair-case); clump (of boots); patten, clog, snow-shoe.

patine, n.f., patina, verd-antique (fine rust on medals).

patiner, v.n., to skate; (of wheels) to slide.

patiner, v.a., to handle, to fumble, to paw; (l.ex.) to feel about.

patineu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., skater.

patineur, n.m., (l.ex.) handler, fumbler.

patio, n.m., court (Spanish).

pâtir, v.n., to suffer; to drudge; to toil. Vous en pâtirez; you’ll suffer for it, you’ll rue it.

pâtis, n.m., pasture-ground.

pâtisser, v.n., to make pastry.

pâtisserie (pâ-ti-srî), n.f., pastry; pastry-business.

pâtissi-er, n.m., -ère, n.f., pastry-cook.

pâtissoire, n.f., pastry-board, pastry-table.

pâtisson, n.m., (bot.) squash-melon.

patois, n.m., patois, dialect; jargon, lingo; rigmarole.

pâton, n.m., bolus (for fattening poultry).

patraque, n.f., rubbish, trumpery thing; bad watch; (pers.) broken-down, worn out, poor stick; gimcrack.

pâtre, n.m., herdsman, shepherd.

ad patres (pa-très), adv., (triv.) to kingdom come. Envoyer quelqu’un ad —; to knock any one on the head, to kill.

patriarcal, -e, adj., patriarchal.

patriarcat, n.m., patriarchate, patriarchship.

patriarche, n.m., patriarch.

patrice, n.m., patrician.

patriciat, n.m., dignity of a patrician; order of patricians; patriciate.

patricien, -ne (-in, -è-n), n. and adj., patrician.

patrie, n.f., native country, native land, home, fatherland; birth-place.

patrimoine, n.m., patrimony, inheritance.

patrimonial, -e, adj., patrimonial.

patriote, n.m.f. and adj., patriot; patriotic.

patriotique, adj., patriotic.

patriotiquement (-tik-mān), adv., like a patriot, patriotically.

patriotisme, n.m., patriotism.

☉patrociner, v.n., (jest.) to argue; to lecture, to talk.

patron, n.m., patron; patron saint; master (of a house); master, employer; (fam.) governor; principal; (nav.) coxswain; master (of slaves); (canon law) advowee; pattern, model; (tech.) templet. — d’un vaisseau marchand; master of a merchantman. — de chaloupe; coxswain of a longboat. Je veux parler au —; I want to speak to the principal, to the governor. Faire un —; to take a pattern. Dès — minette; from cockcrow.

patronage, n.m., patronage; pattern-work; advowson.

patronal, -e, adj., patronal. Fête —e; patron saint’s day.

patronat, n.m., (Rom. hist.) protection, patronizing; patronate; employment of labor.

☉patroniser, v.a., to patronize.

☉dès le patron-jaquet, dès le patron-minet, adv., very early, at daybreak.

patronne, n.f., patroness; female guardian saint; employer, mistress.

patronner, v.n., to patronize, to take the pattern of; to stencil.

patronner, v.a., to patronize.

patronnesse, adj.f., patronizing, supporting. Dame —; lady who gives her patronage.

patronymique, adj., patronymic.

*patrouillage, n.m., (l.u.) mess, paddling.

*patrouille, n.f., patrol. Faire la —; to patrol. — grise; night-patrol.

*patrouiller, v.n., (pop.) to paddle, to puddle, mess about; (milit.) to patrol.

*patrouiller, v.a., (pop.) to spoil things (by messing them about).

*patrouillis, n.m., mess, puddle.

patte, n.f., paw (of animals); flap (of pockets); foot (of birds, of glasses); leg (of an insect). — de chien; dog’s paw. — d’oie; foot of a goose. — de collet; shoulder-strap. Des —s d’araignée; spider’s legs. —s d’écrevisse; claws of a crayfish, fluke (of anchors); (tech.) cramp, hook, holdfast. Marcher à quatre —s; to go on all fours. Passer sous la — de quelqu’un; to fall into any one’s clutches. Mettre la — sur quelqu’un; to lay hands upon any one. Donner un coup de — à quelqu’un; to slang any one in (his presence or absence). Graisser la — à quelqu’un; to give any one a sop, to fee any one. —s de mouches; scrawl. Faire — de velours; to cajole, to flatter; to touch softly.

patte-d’oie, n.f., (—s-—) (bot.) goose-foot; intersection of several roads; crow’s foot.

☉patte-pelu, n.m., (—-—s), patte-pelue, n.f., (—-—s), wolf in sheep’s clothing; hypocrite.

pattu, -e, adj., rough-footed; heavy, large-pawed.

pâturage, n.m., pasture, pasture-ground, grazing.

pâture, n.f., food, pasturage. Servir de — à; to become the prey (of). Vaine —; common. Droit de vaine —; common of pasture.

pâturer, v.n., to pasture, to graze, to feed.

pâtureur, n.m., (milit.) pastor, pasturer.

paturin, n.m., (bot.) meadow-grass. — comprimé; wire-grass.

pâturon, n.m., pastern (of a horse).

paucité, n.f., (l.u.) paucity.

paulette, n.f., tax (formerly paid for permission to dispose of one’s office).

paulo-post-futur, n.m., (gram.) paulo-post-future.

paulownia, n.m., (bot.) paulownia.

paume, n.f., palm (of the hand); tennis rackets (game). Longue —; lawn-tennis. Jeu de —; tennis, tennis court, racket court.

paumelle, n.f., sort of barley; hand-leather, hand-guard.

paumer, v.a., (pop.) to give a punch, to slap, to smack; to grab, to nab.

paumier, n.m., tennis-court keeper.

paumoyer, v.a., (nav.) to underrun (cables).

paumure, n.f., top-antlers.

paupérisme, n.m., pauperism.

paupière, n.f., eyelid; eyelash; (fig.) eye, eyes. Fermer la —; to shut one’s eyes; to sleep; to die.

pause, n.f., pause, stop, rest, stand; (mus.) rest, semi-breve rest.

pauser, v.a., (mus.) to pause, to make a pause.

pauvre, adj., poor, needy, wretched, destitute; paltry, sorry, scanty; mean, beggarly. Une langue —; a poor language. Un sujet —; a barren subject. Le — homme! poor silly fellow! — d’esprit; poor in spirit; weak-headed. Un homme —; a poor man. C’est un — poète; he is a wretched poet. Un — hère, un — diable; a poor devil.

pauvre, n.m., poor person, poor man, pauper, beggar. —s honteux; poor people who are ashamed to beg. Aux —s la besace; the back is made for the burden.

pauvrement, adv., poorly, wretchedly.

pauvresse, n.f., poor woman, beggar-woman, beggar-girl.

pauvret, n.m., -te, n.f., poor creature, poor thing.

pauvreté, n.f., poverty, indigence, need; sorry thing, wretchedness. — n’est pas vice; poverty is no crime. Dire des —; to deal in platitudes.

pavage, n.m., pavement, paving.

pavane, n.f., pavan (dance).

se pavaner, v.r., to strut, to strut along; to stalk proudly; to flaunt.

pavé, n.m., paving-stone; pavement; paved road; road-way, street, streets. Être sur le —; to be without a home; to be on the streets. Battre le —; to idle or lounge about town. Tâter le —; not to walk firmly. Le haut du —; the wall side. Tenir le haut du —; to hold the first rank. Brûler le —; to drive like the wind, to tear along the road. Être sur le — du roi; to be on the king’s highway. Mettre sur le —; to turn into the streets; to turn out of the house; to turn out of employment. Les pavés le disent; the thing is in every one’s mouth.

pavement (pav-mān), n.m., paving; pavement.

paver, v.a., to pave.

pavesade, n.f., (nav.) pavisade.

paveur, n.m., pavier, pavior.

pavie, n.m., cling-stone peach.

*pavillon, n.m., pavilion, summer-house; wing, outhouse, lodge; tent, flag, standard; (c.rel.) veil of the tabernacle; bell (of a trumpet). Amener son —; to strike her flag (of a ship). — blanc; flag of truce. — de poupe; ensign. Hisser le —; to hoist the flag. Baisser —; to yield, to give in, to surrender. Vaisseau —; flag-ship.

pavois, n.m., shield; (nav.) armor.

pavoisement, n.m., (nav.) dressing with flags.

pavoiser, v.a., (nav.) to adorn with flags; to dress.

pavot, n.m., (bot.) poppy.

payable, adj., payable.

payant, -e, adj., paying. Carte —e; bill (at an eating-house). Billet —; paid ticket.

payant, n.m., -e, n.f., payer, person who pays.

paye (pè-ye), n.f., pay, salary; wages; (fam.) paymaster. Une bonne —; a good paymaster. Morte-— (—s-—s); old servant kept and paid without doing any work; defaulting tax-payer. Haute —; (milit.) extra pay for good conduct stripes.

payement (pè-mān), n.m., payment. Jour de —; pay-day. Non-—, (—-—s) non-payment.

payen, -ne, adj. V. païen.

payer, v.a., to pay, to pay for, to pay off, to pay away, to recompense, to reward, to requite; to expiate, to atone for, to satisfy, to indemnify. — trop; to overpay. — argent comptant; to pay cash down. Se faire —; to get paid, to get one’s money. Qui répond paye; the bail must pay. — quelqu’un d’ingratitude; to reward any one with ingratitude. — de belles paroles; to pay with fine speeches. — le tribut à la nature; to pay the debt of nature. — en même monnaie; to pay in like coin. — les violons; to pay the piper. — d’effronterie; to brazen it out. — d’audace; to face it out. Il me la payera; he shall pay for it; I’ll be revenged on him for it. Vous en payerez la folle enchère; you shall pay dear for your rashness. — de sa personne; to expose one’s self to danger; to risk one’s skin; (fig.) to exert one’s self. Être payé pour savoir; to know a thing to one’s cost. Ce n’est pas payé; (at billiards, etc.), that’s hard lines (when a stroke has just been missed).

se payer, v.r., to be satisfied; to be bought, to treat one’s self to. Se — de raisons; to be satisfied with reasons. Cela ne peut pas se —; that cannot be bought, that cannot be had for money. Je ne me paye pas de mauvaises raisons; nothing but good reasons will satisfy me. Je me paierai un habit neuf; I shall treat myself to a new coat.

payeu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., paymaster; payer.

pays (pè-yee), n.m., country, fatherland, birthplace, native place, home; part of the country, place, district; (pop.) fellow-countryman. Gagner du —; to get on, to make progress. Courir le —; to ramble, to rove about. Battre le —; to wander about; (mil.) to scour the country. Être en — de connaissance; to be among friends. Savoir la carte du —; to know one’s ground, one’s people. — perdu; out-of-the-way place, waste, desert. — natal; native country. De quel — êtes-vous? what countryman are you? Avoir le mal du —; to be home-sick. Nul n’est prophète en son —; no man is a prophet in his own country. Il est bien de son —; he is very simple, very credulous. À vue de —; at first sight, by guess. Faire voir du — à quelqu’un; to lead any one a dance. — ruiné vaut mieux que — perdu; half a loaf is better than no bread.

paysage (pè-i-zaj), n.m., landscape, scenery; landscape-painting.

paysag-er, -ère, adj., rustic, country.

paysagiste (pè-i-za-jist), n.m., landscape-painter.

paysan (pè-i-zan), n.m., -ne (-za-n), n.f., countryman; countrywoman; peasant, rustic.

paysannerie (pè-i-za-n-rî), n.f., rusticity, country manners.

payse, n.f., (pop.) fellow countrywoman.

péage, n.m., toll, due; toll-house.

péager, n.m., toll-gatherer.

peau, n.f., skin, hide, fell, peel; rind, pelt, fur; (fig., fam.) person. — d’oignons; onion-peel. — de fruit; skin of fruit. Oter la —; to peel. Contes de — d’âne; nursery tales, fairy tales. Être dans la — de quelqu’un; to be in any one’s shoes. Il ne faut pas vendre la — de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué; do not count your chickens before they are hatched. — de soie; Japanese silk.

peausserie (pô-srî), n.f., peltry; skinner’s trade.

peaussier (pô-sié), n.m., skinner, skin-dresser.

peaussier, adj., (anat.) cutaneous (muscle).

pébrine, n.f., disease (in silk-worms).

pec, adj., newly salted (of herrings).

pécari, n.m., peccary, Mexican boar.

peccable (pèk-kabl), adj., peccable, faulty.

peccadille, n.f., peccadillo, slight offense.

☉peccant, -e (pèk-kān, -t), adj., (med.) morbid, not healthy, peccant.

peccata, n.m., (—) (pop.) an ass; fool, dolt, blockhead.

peccavi (pèk-ka-vi), n.m., (—) peccavi.

pêche, n.f., (bot.) peach. — hâtive; early peach. — tardive; late peach.

pêche, n.f., fishing, angling. La — à la ligne; angling. Aller à la —; to go out fishing. Ligne de —; fishing line.

péché, n.m., sin, trespass, transgression. — originel; original sin. — mignon; besetting sin. — grave; heinous sin. — irrémissible; unpardonable sin. Racheter ses —s; to redeem one’s sins. À tout — miséricorde; there is mercy for every sin. Rechercher les vieux —s de quelqu’un; to rake up the old sins of any one. Être laide comme les sept —s capitaux; to be as ugly as sin. Se dire les sept —s mortels; to abuse one another mercilessly. — avoué est à demi pardonné; a fault confessed is half redressed.

pécher, v.n., to sin, to transgress, to trespass; to offend; to err; to be deficient, to fail. — contre la bienséance; to offend against decency. Ce n’est pas par là qu’il pèche; that is not his failing.

pêcher, v.a. and n., to fish, to angle, to fish for, to fish up, to drag out; to find, to pick up. — à la ligne; to angle for, with rod and line. — un étang; to draw a pond. — en eau trouble; to fish in troubled waters. — au plat; to pick into the dish. Où avez-vous pêché cela? where did you pick that up or where did you get hold of that?

pêcher, n.m., peach-tree.

pécheresse (pé-shrès), n.f. V. pécheur.

pêcherie (pê-shrî), n.f., fishing-place; fishery, fish-pond.

péche-ur, n.m., -resse, n.f., sinner.

pêcheu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., fisher, angler, fisherman, fisherwoman. — à la ligne; angler. Ligne de —; fishing-line.

pêcheu-r, -se, adj., fishing.

pécore, n.f., stupid creature, blockhead, animal, creature.

pecque, n.f., silly, conceited woman or girl.

pectiné, -e, adj., pectinal, comb-shaped.

pectoral, -e, adj., pectoral.

pectoral, n.m., breast-plate; (med.) pectoral.

péculat, n.m., peculation, embezzlement. Être coupable de —; to peculate.

péculateur, n.m., (l.u.) peculator.

pécule, n.m., savings, earnings, hoard.

☉pécune, n.f., ready money, cash, tin.

pécuniaire, adj., pecuniary.

pécunieu-x, -se, adj., moneyed.

pédagogie, n.f., pedagogy.

pédagogique, adj., pedagogical.

pédagogue, n.m., pedagogue.

pédale, n.f., pedal; treadle; foot-board.

☉pédané, adj., formerly said of judges who tried cases standing up.

pédant, -e, n. and adj., pedant; pedantic.

☉pédanter, v.n. V. pédantiser.

pédanterie (pé-dan-trî), n.f., pedantry.

pédantesque, adj., pedantic.

pédantesquement, adv., pedantically.

pédantiser, v.n., to act, or play, the pedant.

pédantisme, n.f., pedantry.

pédéraste, n.m., pederast.

pédérastie, n.f., pederasty.

pédestre, adj., pedestrian, on foot.

pédestrement, adv., on foot. Aller —; to go on foot.

pédicelle, n.m., (bot.) pedicle, pedicel.

pédiculaire, adj., pedicular.

pédiculaire, n.f., (bot.) pedicularis, louse-wort.

pédicule, n.m., (bot.) pedicel; (med.) neck.

pédiculé, -e, adj., pedicellate.

pédicure, n.m.f., corn-cutter; chiropodist.

pédiforme, adj., foot-shaped.

pédiluve, n.m., (med.) pediluvium, foot-bath.

pédimane, n.m. and adj., (mam.) pedimane; pedimanous.

pédomètre, n.m., pedometer.

pédon, n.m., courier on foot, runner.

pédonculaire, adj., (bot.) peduncular.

pédoncule, n.m., (bot.) peduncle, flower-stalk.

pédonculé, -e, adj., (bot.) pedunculate.

pégase, n.m., Pegasus.

pègle, n.f., pitch (from wood).

pègre, n.m., thief. n.f., light-fingered gentry.

*peignage, n.m., combing, wool-combing.

*peigne, n.m., comb; (paint.) graining-tool. — fin; small-tooth comb. — à démêler; large-tooth comb. Être sale comme un —; to be as dirty as you like.

*peigné, -e, part., combed; (fig.) elaborate, labored. Un jardin bien —; a well-kept garden. Un mal — or un malpeigné; a dirty, slovenly, ill-dressed fellow.

peignée, n.f., cardful (of wool).

*peigner, v.a., to comb, to card; (pop.) to beat, to drub; to polish (style).

se peigner, v.r., to comb one’s self; (pop.) to beat one another.

peignerie, n.f., comb manufactory; comb-trade.

*peigneu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., (manu.) comber.

*peignier, n.m., comb-maker.

*peignoir, n.m., dressing-gown, wrapper; bathing-gown.

*peignures, n.f.pl., combings.

peindre (peignant, peint), v.a., to paint, to portray; to describe, to depict; to draw, to represent; to express. — d’après nature; to paint from nature. — à l’huile; to paint in oils. — l’histoire; to paint historical subjects. — le portrait; to take likenesses, to paint portraits. Se faire —; to sit for one’s portrait. Fait à —; very handsome. Il nous a peint sa détresse; he described his distress to us.

se peindre, v.r., to paint one’s self; to be represented, to be expressed or described, to be depicted. La douleur se peignait sur son visage; grief was depicted on his face.

peine, n.f., punishment, penalty, pain; affliction, grief, sorrow, misery; uneasiness, trouble, anxiety, labor; pains; reluctance. Sous les —s de droit; on pain of being punished according to law. Partager les —s de quelqu’un; to share any one’s troubles. Il n’y a que des —s dans la vie; the world is full of sorrow. Cela fait — à voir; it hurts one to see it. À chaque jour suffit sa —; sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. Je suis en — de savoir ce qu’il deviendra; I am at a loss to know what will become of him. Faire de la — à quelqu’un; to pain any one. Être dans la —; to be in trouble. Se mettre en — de; to trouble one’s self about. Je voudrais vous épargner cette —; I would willingly spare you that trouble. Cela n’en vaut pas la —; it is not worth while. Il a de la — à parler; he is scarcely able to speak. Il a de la — à marcher; he can scarcely walk. Il a eu beaucoup de — à en venir à bout; he had much trouble to bring it about, to get through it. J’ai — à le croire; I can hardly believe it. Un homme de —; a laborer. Ce n’est pas la —; it is not worth while. À —; hardly, scarce, scarcely. À — sait-il lire; he can hardly read. À grand’—; with great trouble, with much difficulty. Mourir à la —; to die in harness or to work one’s self to death.

peiné, -e, part., pained, grieved; labored, elaborate, stiff. Un ouvrage —; a labored piece of work.

peiner, v.a., to pain, to make uneasy, to put to trouble; to fatigue, to labor.

se peiner, v.r., to take pains; to grieve, to fret.

peiner, v.n., to labor, to toil; to be reluctant, to be loath.

peint, -e, part., painted, drawn. Toiles —es; printed calicoes.

peintre, n.m., painter. — de paysage; landscape painter. Un — en bâtiments; a house-painter.

peinturage, n.m., painting (on wood); daub.

peinture, n.f., painting; paint; picture, portraiture; description, appearance; painters’ work; colors. — à l’huile; oil-painting. — en détrempe; distemper-painting. — en mosaïque; mosaic-painting. En —; in painting, in appearance.

peinturer, v.a., (l.u.) to paint (with one color only); to daub.

peintureur, n.m., bad painter, dauber. V. barbouilleur.

pékin, n.m., pekin (textile fabric); (fig.) civilian, snob. C’est un mauvais —; he’s a nasty fellow.

pelade, n.f., alopecy, alopecia, scurf.

pelage, n.m., coat, fur (color of).

pélagianisme, n.m., pelagianism, Pelagius’ tenets.

pélagien, -ne (-in, -è-n), adj., pelagian.

pélagique, adj., pelagic (of the sea).

pélamide, n.f., (ich.) pelamis.

pelard (pe-lar), adj., barked (of wood).

pélasgique, adj., pelasgian.

pelé, n.m., bald-pated man; ragamuffin. n’y avait que quatre —s et un tondu; there was nothing but the rag, tag, and bobtail. adj., bald; bare, naked; threadbare, napless.

pêle, n.m. V. pêne.

pêle-mêle, adv., pell-mell, confusedly, helter-skelter.

pêle-mêle, n.m., pell-mell, disorder, jumble, confusion.

peler, v.a., to strip of hair, to make bald; to pare, to skin, to peel, to scald (pigs). — un cochon de lait; to scald a sucking pig. — un arbre; to peel a tree. — des amandes; to peel almonds.

se peler, v.r., to come off (of the hair); to peel off.

peler, v.n., to peel off (of the skin).

pèlerin (pèl-rin), n.m., -e (-ri-n), n.f., pilgrim, traveler; hypocrite, dissembler.

pèlerin, n.m., (orni.) peregrine falcon.

pèlerinage (pèl-ri-), n.m., pilgrimage. Aller en —; to go on a pilgrimage.

pèlerine (pèl-ri-n), n.f., tippet, cape.

pélican, n.m., pelican; (tech.) holdfast.

pelin, n.m., lime-pit (for hides).

pelisse, n.f., pelisse.

pellage, n.m., shoveling.

pellagre, n.f., (med.) pellagra.

pelle, n.f., shovel, scoop, spade; (of an oar) blade; (of lock-gates) paddle. La — se moque du fourgon; the pot calls the kettle black. Oter avec la —; to shovel out. Remuer à la —; to shovel. Remuer l’argent à la —; (fig.) to have heaps, loads of money.

pellée, pellerée, pelletée (pèl-rée, pèl-tée), n.f., shovelful.

pelleron (pèl-ron), n.m., baker’s peel.

pelleterie (pèl-trî), n.f., furriery; peltry.

pelleti-er, n.m., -ère, n.f., furrier.

pelleversage, n.m., spade-tilling.

pellicule (pèl-li-kul), n.f., pellicle.

pellucide (pel-lu-), adj., (phys.) pellucid.

pellucidité, n.f., pellucidness, clearness.

pelotage, n.m., winding skeins into balls; pack of vigonia wool; loose play (at billiards, etc.).

pelote (plot), n.f., pin-cushion; clew, ball of thread; pellet; blaze (on a horse’s forehead). — de neige; snow-ball. Faire sa —; to feather one’s nest.

peloter (plo-té), v.a., to make up into a ball; to throw balls; to bang, to cuff, to beat; to hoard, to save.

se peloter, v.r., to roll round; to roll one’s self up; to bang each other about; to dispute.

peloter, v.n., (at tennis) to knock the ball about.

peloton (plo-ton), n.m., ball, knot, group, cluster; lump (of fat); (milit.) half-company; tennis-ball; group, knot (of people). Ils entraient par —s; they entered by groups. Se mettre en —; to roll one’s self up like a ball. Feu de —; volley-firing, platoon-firing.

pelotonner (plo-to-né), v.a., to wind into balls, to put up into balls.

se pelotonner, v.r., to gather into knots, into groups; to gather into a round mass; to roll one’s self up.

pelouse (plooz), n.f., lawn, greensward; grass-plot.

pelu, -e, adj., hairy. [Only used in patte-pelu, which see.]

peluche (plush), n.f., shag, plush, cotton and woolen drugget.

peluché, -e, adj., shaggy.

pelucher (plu-shé), v.n., to become shaggy, to wear rough.

pelure (plur), n.f., paring, peel, rind.

pelvien, -ne (-in, -è-n), adj., (anat.) pelvic.

pemphigus, n.m., (med.) pemphigus.

*penaille, n.f., rags; (b.s.) monks.

*penaillerie, n.f., rags; set of ragamuffins; (b.s.) monks.

*penaillon, n.m., rag; monk.

pénal, -e, adj., penal.

pénalité, n.f., penal system; penalty; penal enactment.

penard, n.m., old fox (pers.), old libertine.

pénates, n.m.pl., (antiq.) penates, household gods; fireside, home.

penaud, -e, n. and adj., abashed, sheepish person; abashed, sheepish, chopfallen, crestfallen.

penchant, n.m., slope, declivity; inclination, acclivity, decline, propensity, beat, tendency, taste. Le — d’une montagne; the slope of a mountain. Suivre son — or se laisser aller à son —; to follow one’s bent.

penchant, -e, adj., shelving, sloping, declining, leaning.

penchement (pansh-mān), n.m., inclination, leaning, bending, stoop, stooping.

pencher, v.a., to incline, to lean, to bend, to stoop. — la tête; to bend the head. — un vase; to incline a vase.

se pencher, v.r., to bend, to bend over, to stoop, to tilt, to slope, to be inclined. Se — sur le bord d’un précipice; to bend over the brink of a precipice.

pencher, v.n., to lean; to slope, to incline, to be disposed. Il penche vers le nord; it leans to the north. — vers la clémence; to lean to mercy. — vers or — du côté de; to incline towards, to lean the side of.

pendable, adj., deserving hanging, abominable. Cas —; hanging matter. Un tour —; an abominable trick.

pendaison, n.f., hanging (on the gallows).

pendant, prep., during.

pendant que, conj., whilst, while.

pendant, n.m., thing pendent, thing hanging; counterpart, pendant, fellow; frog (of a sword-belt). — d’oreille; ear-ring. Il faut un — à ce tableau; this picture needs a fellow. C’est son —; he is his counterpart.

pendant, -e, adj., pendent, hanging, pending, depending; standing (of crops). Oreilles —es; hanging ears. Marcher les bras —s; to walk with one’s arms dangling. Le procès est —; the cause is pending.

pendard, n.m., -e, n.f., rascal, rogue, scoundrel; jade.

pendeloque (pan-dlok), n.f., ear-drop; pendant, drop.

pendentif, n.m., (arch.) pendentive.

penderie (pen-dri), n.f., ☉hanging (putting to death); (tech.) drying-house.

pendeur, n.m., hangman, executioner; (nav.) pennant (rope), span.

*pendiller, v.n., to hang loose, to dangle, to swing.

pendre, v.a., to hang, to hang up, to suspend. — de la viande au croc; to hang up meat on a hook. — des voleurs; to hang robbers. Il ne vaut pas la corde pour le —; he is not worth hanging. Il dit pis que — de vous; he says all kinds of things of you.

se pendre, v.r., to hang one’s self.

pendre, v.n., to hang, to hang up, to hang down, to be suspended, to dangle, to droop, to sag. Les joues lui pendent; his cheeks are flabby. Autant lui en pend à l’oreille; he may expect a like treatment, or to be served in the same way. Il a dit pis que — de vous; he said everything that was bad of you or he abused you right and left.

pendu, n.m., one that has been hanged. Il est sec comme un —; he is as thin as a lath. Avoir de la corde de — dans sa poche; to have the devil’s own luck.

pendu, -e, part., hanged, hung. Aussitôt pris, aussitôt —; no sooner said than done. Il est toujours — à ses côtés; he is always dangling after her. Avoir la langue bien —e; to have a well-oiled tongue.

pendule, n.f., (horl.) time-piece, chimney clock, ornamental clock. — détraquée; clock out of order. Remonter une —; to wind up a clock. — de voyage; carriage-clock.

pendule, n.m., pendulum.

penduliste, n.m., clock-case maker.

pêne, n.m., bolt (of a lock); lock-bolt.

pénétrabilité, n.f., penetrability.

pénétrable, adj., penetrable.

pénétrant, -e, adj., penetrating, piercing, keen, insinuating, acute, searching, impressive. Il fait un froid —; it is piercingly cold.

pénétrati-f, -ve, adj., (l.u.) penetrating.

pénétration, n.f., penetration, acuteness, shrewdness; sagacity. Avoir une grande — d’esprit; to have great acuteness of mind.

pénétré, -e, part., penetrated. — de douleur; grieved to the heart, cut to the quick.

pénétrer, v.a., to penetrate, to go through, to enter, to pierce; to pervade; to fathom; to impress; to imbue; to see through; to affect, to move. — quelqu’un; to see through any one. Son état m’a pénétré; his situation deeply moved me.

se pénétrer, v.r., to penetrate each other; to impress one’s self, to convince one’s self; to impress one’s mind.

pénétrer, v.n., to penetrate; to pervade; to pierce, to get in. Il pénétra bien avant dans le pays; he went a great way into the country or he explored the interior.

pénible, adj., painful, laborious; troublesome, difficult, hard.

péniblement, adv., painfully, laboriously.

péniche, n.f., (nav.) pinnace.

pénicillé, -e, adj., (anat.) pencil-shaped.

pénil, n.m., (anat.) mons veneris.

péninsulaire, adj., peninsular.

péninsule, n.f., peninsula.

pénitence, n.f., penitence, repentance, penance, punishment, disgrace. Faire — de ses péchés; to do penance for one’s sins. Faire —; to fare poorly. Mettre un enfant en —; to punish a child. Il est en —; he is in disgrace.

pénitencerie (-tān-srî), n.f., penitentiary’s court; penitentiary (office).

pénitencier, n.m., reformatory; penitentiary.

pénitent, -e, n. and adj., penitent, repentant. Pécheur —; contrite sinner.

pénitentiaire (-ci-èr), adj., penitentiary, penal. Maison —; penitentiary.

pénitenti-aux (-ci-ô), -elles (-ci-èl), adj.pl., penitential. Psaumes —; penitential psalms.

pénitentiel (-ci-èl), n.m., penitential.

pennage, n.m., plumage (hawking).

penne (pè-n), n.f., beam-feather (of a hawk); feather; (orni.) feather of the tail or wing; (nav.) peak of a mizzen or lateen sail.

penné, adj., (bot.) pennate, pennated.

penniforme, adj., penniform.

pennon (pè-n-non), n.m., pennon.

pénombre, n.f., penumbra; (fig.) darkness, obscurity, twilight, semi-darkness; subdued light.

penon, n.m., (nav.) dog-vane.

pensant, -e, adj., thinking. Bien —; right-thinking, well-disposed, right-minded. Mal —; evil-thinking, evil-disposed.

pensée, n.f., thought, opinion, sentiment, idea, conception; mind, belief, opinion; design; notion; meaning; sketch, first draught; (bot.) pansy, heart’s-ease. — ultérieure; after-thought. S’accoutumer à la — de la mort; to accustom one’s self to the idea of death. Parler contre sa —; to speak against one’s conviction, opinion. Entrer dans la — de quelqu’un; to gather any one’s meaning, to follow any one’s reasoning or train of thought. Lire dans la — de quelqu’un; to read any one’s thoughts. Cela m’est venu dans la —; that came into my mind. S’entretenir avec ses —s; to hold converse with one’s self.

penser, v.n., to think, to believe, to imagine; to reflect, to meditate, to deem, to be of opinion; to hope; to be on the point, to be near, to have like; to take heed, to take care. L’homme pense; man is a thinking being. — à quelque chose; to think of anything. Il est venu sans qu’on y pensât; he came unexpectedly. C’est un homme qui pense bien; he is a man who thinks well. Il l’a fait sans y —; he did it unwittingly. À quoi pensez-vous, de faire cela? what do you mean by doing that? — à mal; to have some ill design, to mean harm. Il pensait à me surprendre; he thought to surprise me. Il a pensé mourir; he nearly lost his life. J’ai pensé tomber; I was near falling. À ce que je pense; to my mind, in my mind, in my opinion. Façon de —; way of thinking. — à soi; to look to one’s self, to take care of one’s self. Faire —; to remind. Cela donne bien à —; that is very suggestive, or food for reflection. Pensez donc! just think of it! just imagine!