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poêlon
noun, masculine
Type of casserole (cooking pot)
poêlé
adjective
pan-fried
poêlée
noun, feminine
pan fry, sautee
poëme
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of poème
poëte
noun, masculine
obsolete spelling of poète
poikilothermic; having a body temperature that varies with the environment, cold-blooded
pp
noun, masculine
initialism of photo de profil (“profile picture”)
pp.
noun, feminine
abbreviation of pages (“pages”) (plural of p.)
praesidium
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of présidium
pragmatique
adjective
pragmatic
pragmatique
noun, feminine
pragmatics
pragmatically
pragmatisme
noun, masculine
pragmatism
pragois
adjective
of Prague
praire
noun, masculine
Venus clam
prairial
noun, masculine
Prairial (the ninth month of French Republican Calendar)
prairial
adjective
Relating to pastures, grasslands
prairie
noun, feminine
meadow, grassland, pasture, prairie
pralin
adjective
related to the village of Praz-sur-Arly, in Savoy
pralin
noun, masculine
pastry preparation using crushed pralines; preparation using mud and fertilizer used to coat young roots prior to plantation
pralinage
noun, masculine
coating of young roots in mud
praline
noun, feminine
praline (confection made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar); Belgian chocolate
to coat with caramelized sugar; to coat young roots with a fertilized mud (called pralin) prior to plantation
praliné
noun, masculine
sweet containing crushed praline
praliné
adjective
prepared using a preparation of crushed pralines (called pralin)
prame
noun, feminine
pram, flatbottom boat
prandial
adjective
prandial
to prank (play a joke)
prao
noun, masculine
proa
praséodymate
noun, masculine
praseodymate
praséodyme
noun, masculine
praseodymium
praticabilité
noun, feminine
practicability
praticable
adjective
practicable, feasible; passable, traversable, negotiable, usable
praticien
noun, masculine
practitioner, someone who masters the practice of an art or science
praticité
noun, feminine
convenience; practicality
pratiquant
noun, masculine
churchgoer; a regular practiser of any religion
pratiquant
adjective
churchgoing
pratique
adjective
practical, applied (concerning action or intervention of human will on the real to change it); concrete, practical; belonging to the everyday or mundane; experienced; convenient; handy
pratique
noun, feminine
practice; execution or implementation (of something); methods, process, way (of doing or achieving something); set of customs in a country or group of people; experience
in practice, for all practical purposes, from a practical standpoint; practically, almost
to do; to practise
praxie
noun, feminine
praxis
alternative spelling of prendre
premier
adverb
first
premier
adjective
first; prime (number etc)
premier
noun, masculine
first; premier; prime minister
premier amour
noun, masculine
first love (one's first experience of the feeling of romantic love); first love (first person to be the object of one's romantic affection); first love (thing, place, or activity of which one is fondest; one's most fundamental interest or attachment)
first come, first served
premier but
noun, masculine
first base; first baseman
premier de classe
noun, masculine
best pupil (person who is at the top of their class at school)
premier de cordée
noun, masculine
lead climber, climber in lead, leader; trailblazer; most wealthy person or country, any entity at the top of the economic ladder
premier degré
noun, masculine
literal sense, literal meaning, face value
earliest
premier jet
noun, masculine
first sketch, first draft, first try (first version of a writing)
premier maître
noun, masculine
Military rank used in Francophone navies usually equivalent to the army rank of adjudant or the United States Navy rank of senior chief petty officer; first master
chief petty officer second class (rank in the Royal Canadian Navy)
premier maître-chef
noun, masculine
(DRC) Military rank equivalent to adjutant first class; first chief master
premier ministre
noun, masculine
prime minister; premier
premier moteur
noun, masculine
prime mover (initial agent that is the cause of all things)
premier plan
noun, masculine
foreground