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pain quotidien
noun, masculine
daily bread (all those things, such as regular food and water, needed to sustain physical life); all in a day's work (something which is part of someone's everyday life, something one does, goes through or encounters every day)
pain à cacheter
noun, masculine
wafer (of sealing wax etc.)
paintball
noun, masculine
paintball
pair
adjective
even (divisible by two); even
pair
noun, masculine
a peer, high nobleman/vassal (as in peer of the realm)
pairage
noun, masculine
pairing; line pairing (an error in displaying interlaced video resulting from superimposing lines from the odd and even fields); peerage
paire
noun, feminine
a pair; a couple
paire minimale
noun, feminine
minimal pair (pair of words)
paire torsadée
noun, feminine
twisted pair
pairement
adverb
evenly
pairesse
noun, feminine
peeress
pairie
noun, feminine
peerage
paiser
verb
to hush
paisible
adjective
peaceful
peacefully
paisson
noun, feminine
pasturing (putting an animal out to pasture), especially pigs feeding on tree nuts
paitre
verb
post-1990 spelling of paître
paix
noun, feminine
peace
paix carthaginoise
noun, feminine
Carthaginian peace
paix des braves
noun, feminine
peace of the brave (peace concluded between enemies who haven't defeated each other but have recognized each other's valour in combat, and have consequently decided that pursuing hostilities further would be counterproductive)
paix mondiale
noun, feminine
world peace
paix romaine
noun, feminine
Pax Romana (the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire between 27 BCE and 180 CE)
paix séparée
noun, feminine
separate peace
may he/she rest in peace, rest his/her soul
paix-toi la djeule
interjection
shut up!
pajot
noun, masculine
bed, fleabag, pit
pakistanais
adjective
Pakistani
pal
noun, masculine
stake; pole; pale
palabre
noun, masculine
convoluted discussion; palaver
to endlessly argue
palabres
noun, feminine
plural of palabre; palaver
palace
noun, masculine
luxury hotel
paladin
noun, masculine
paladin
palafitte
noun, masculine
stilt house
palafittique
adjective
pile-dwelling (of prehistoric settlements)
palais
noun, masculine
palace; courthouse (palais de justice)
palais
noun, masculine
palate; upper surface inside the mouth
palais de danse
noun, masculine
dance hall; public hall for dancing
palais de justice
noun, masculine
courthouse
palais dur
noun, masculine
hard palate
palais mou
noun, masculine
soft palate
palamisme
noun, masculine
Palamism
palan
noun, masculine
hoist
palanche
noun, feminine
carrying pole
palangre
noun, feminine
longline (fishing line)
to long-line (fish with a longline)
palangrier
adjective
longline fishing
palangrier
noun, masculine
longline fishing boat
palanquin
noun, masculine
palanquin (Asian litter or sedan chair)
palatal
adjective
palatal
palatalisation
noun, feminine
palatalization
to palatalize
palatial
adjective
palatial
palatin
adjective
palatine
palatinat
noun, masculine
palatinate
palatine
noun, feminine
tippet, shoulder cape
palatite
noun, feminine
palatitis
palatoalveolar
palatogramme
noun, masculine
palatogram
palatoplastie
noun, feminine
palatoplasty