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pénible, adj., sad, paiñnful,
Péniblement, adv., painfully.
penser, to think,
pension, f., boarding-house, voarding school,
percé, -e, adj., pierced full of holes.
perdre, to lose, be deprived of,
père, m., father, parent.
permettre, $ 198, to allow, permit ; permettez! excuse me! allow me!
personnage, m., person, character.
personne, f., person.
personne, pron., no one, noboûy, none, ou
peser, $ 158, to weigh.
petit, -e, adj., little, small ; petty ; petit nom, first name, Christian name.
petit, m., little ne, child,
peu, adv., little, few; un peu, a little. Ù
peuplé, -e, adj., peopled, stocked.
peuple, m., people ; fille du peuple, working-girl, common girl.
peur, f., fear, fright ; faire peur à, to frighten ; avoir peur de, to be afraid of.
peut-être, adv., perhaps.
peux, lst sing. pres. ind. of pouvoir.
vhilanthrope, m., philanthropist.
Phrase, f., sentence; payer en phrasrs, to pay with talk ; faire des phrases, to make high sou.ding speeches.
pied, m., foot ; à pied, on foot.
pincer, 8 156, to pinch, n:"* arrest,.
piocher, to work hard, keep pegging away.
piste, f., tra.k, scent ; suivre à la piste, to track stealthily.
place, f., place, square ; sur place, on the tas, in the money market,
placement, m., investment.
placer, 8156, to deposit, invest, put, place, seat ; placer les billets, to sell the tickets.
plafond, m., ceiling.
plaider, to plead (conduct cases in court).
plaire, 8201, to please, 1 platt-i? Ibeg pardon? sut did you say !
plaisanter, to jest, joke,
plaisir, m., pleasure, joy, delight ; Juire plaisir, to give pleasure.
plan, m., plane, plan ; that part of the stage opposite the sie entrances; hence, au premier plan, in the foreground; au 2eme plan, back of the foreground,
planter, to plant ; i? me plante W, he leaves me in the lurch.
plat, -e, adi. flat,
plateau, m., tray, tea-tray.
pleurer, to weep, cry.
Pleurnicher, to whine, snivel.
plier, to fold ; fold up.
plomb, m., lead; les plombs de Clichy, the roof of Clichy prison.
plume, f., feather, ven.
plus, adv., more, also; de plus, besides; ne...plus, no longer, non plus, either, neither ; ne...
plus rien, nothing further.
plusieurs, pron. and adj., several.
plutôt, adv., rather,
poche, f., pocket,
point, m., point ; êre sur le pu de, to be about to ; au point du jour, at day-break.
polisson, m., scamp, rogue, blackguard.
port, m., postage.
porte, f., gate, door ; mettre à la porte, to put out of doors ; les portes et fenêtres, the tax on doors and windows (h uses being taxed in France according to the number of doors and windows).
PERS f., pocket-book, portolio.
porter, to carry, bear, wear, bring ; se porter, to be (of health), -
poser, to pes set, lay down.
position, f., position.
possible, adj., possible.
post-scriptum, m., post-script.
potage, m., soup; potage à {a reine, (a kind of) clear soup,
tre à la ors ; les tax on es being g to the ndows).
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VOCABULARY
pouf, m., ottoman, low cushionel | seat, |
pour, prep., for, on account of, in order to,
1 ‘boire, m., tip, C'érgaue À
pois: que, conj, (with subj.), in order that, s0 that.
pourquoi? adv., why? pourquoi faire, what for ? |
pourrait, 3rd sing. condl, of pou- | voir, might.
poursuivre, $ 206, to pursue, prosecute.
pourtant, adv., however, yet.
pourvoir, $ 224, to provide, foresee,
rh que, con). (sabj.), provided that,
pousser, to push, grow.
pouvoir, $ Et, —. able, can, may, might, could ; je n'y peux rien, moi, 1 san’t help it for my
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pratique, f., customer.
précéder, $ 158, to precede, go before.
préjugé, m., prejudice.
hs ed ère, y first, foremost, chief,
prendre, $ 202, to take, to get ; prendre garde, t1 take care, look out; prendre lu mouche, to take offence suddenly; prendre un parti, to make a decision,
ptéparer, to prepare, make ready.
près de, prer., by, near, close to ; à veu prés, pretty nearly.
présent, m., present time ; à preséni, now.
présenter, to present, introduce.
préserver, to preserve, protect,
Lis = sn adv., almost, nearly, all
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presser, to press, be urgent, presser de, to hasten, hurry t.
prêt, -e, adj., ready.
prêter, - sn:
preuve, f., proof. |
prévenir, © 178, to inform, give notice, icipate.
prévoir, $ 224, to foresee,
prier, to ask, Leg, beseech, request. |
principe, m., principle ; powr en incipe, lay down as a pri:ciple.
pris, past part of prendre,
prise de corps, f., writ, warrant.
“rison, f., prison, juil,
, ‘iver, to deprive.
prix, m., price, prize.
probablement, aiv., probably.
procès, m., law-suit.
proclain, -€, adj., near, nesrest, next.
procuration, f.. power of attorney.
procurer, to procure,
profiter, to profit.
projet, im., project, plan.
prolonger, $ 156, to prolong, lengthen, protract.
promenade, ?., walk, promenade.
promener (se), to walk, take a walk, go for a walk.
promettre, $ 198, to promise.
promis, past part. of promettre
proportion, £., proies, size.
Propos, m., discourse, talk; à propos, by the way.
proposer, to propose,
propriété, f., property.
protéger, 8 156, to protect, defend,
protester, to protest, vow.
prnuver, to show, make good.
pu, vast part. of pouvoir.
public, -que, adj., public,
puis, adv., then, afterwards.
puis, 1st sing. pres. ind. of pouvoir.
puisque, conj., since, seeing that.
pureté, f., purity.
qualité, f., quality.
quand, coij., when.
quant à, adv., as to, as for.
quantité, f., quantity.
quarante, adj., forty.
quart, adi., quarter.
quartier, m., quarter, district, neighbourhood ; quartier de mélodrame, piece of melodrama.
j., Sur.
pron, whom, which,
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