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punch
noun, masculine
punch (power, strength, energy)
punch
noun, masculine
punch (drink)
puncheur
noun, masculine
puncher; puncheur
punching-ball
noun, masculine
punching bag
punchline
noun, feminine
sentence of a rap song, carrying a strong message; strong or shocking one-sentenced statement
punctiforme
adjective
punctiform
punctum
noun, masculine
field of vision
punicique
adjective
punicic
punique
adjective
Punic
punir
verb
to punish
punissable
adjective
punishable
punishably
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of punir
punisseur
noun, masculine
punisher
punisseur
adjective
punishing
punitif
adjective
punitive
punition
noun, feminine
punishment; penalty
punitivisme
noun, masculine
punitiveness, especially as a political or ethical tendency.
punk
adjective
punk
punk
noun, masculine
punk
punka
noun, feminine
alternative spelling of panka
puntarelle
noun, feminine
puntarelle
pupe
noun, feminine
a pupa
pupillaire
adjective
pupillary
pupille
noun, masculine/feminine
an orphan under guardianship, a ward
pupille
noun, feminine
pupil (of the eye)
pupipare
adjective
pupiparous
pupitre
noun, masculine
pupil's desk, school desk; console, control panel; music stand
pupitreur
noun, masculine
operator
pur
adjective
pure (unspoilt); pure (undiluted)
pur beurre
adjective
authentic, genuine
pur et dur
adjective
extreme, hard-line, uncompromising; archetypal, exemplary; pur et dur (being a hardliner of the Quebec independence movement)
pur et simple
adjective
pure and simple
pur jus
adjective
authentic, genuine
pur sang
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of pur-sang
pur sang
adjective
alternative spelling of pur-sang
pur sucre
adjective
authentic, genuine
pur-sang
noun, masculine
Thoroughbred; Arabian horse
pur-sang
adjective
thoroughbred
purcellien
adjective
Purcellian
pure laine
adjective
of old stock Quebecois; authentic
pure laine
noun, masculine/feminine
old stock Quebecois; pure wool
purement
adverb
purely, completely, totally
purely and simply
purer
verb
to remove the scum of beer
pureté
noun, feminine
purity
purgatif
adjective
purgative
purgatif
noun, masculine
purgative
purgation
noun, feminine
purgation
purgatoire
noun, masculine
purgatory (stage of the afterlife in Catholic theology)
purge
noun, feminine
purge
purgement
noun, masculine
purge, act of purging
purger
verb
to purge; to serve (a sentence); to bleed (remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids)
purgeur
noun, masculine
purger
purificateur
noun, masculine
purifier
purificateur
adjective
purifying
purification
noun, feminine
purification
purificatoire
adjective
purificatory
to purify; to cleanse (cleanse something of impurities)
purifié
adjective
purified