a past tense in French grammar, to express a completed ('perfect') action. In English, it can either be called the perfect tense or referred to by its French name. The name 'passé composé' reflects the fact that it is a compound tense, unlike the passé simple.
past historic tense, a tense used in some languages (such as French and Italian) in narrative, roughly equivalent to the simple past or preterite in English
small roll of dough containing fragrant ingredients baked in order to perfume the air; pastille, lozenge, drop (medicinal or candy); lozenge-shaped figure in a design; the conductive part of a printed circuit board that components are fixed to
intrusive s, intrusive t (a type of speech error whereby a word-final /t/ or /s/ is pronounced for euphony, though it is not part of the word's spelling); malapropism; jumble, muddle