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patience crépue
noun, feminine
curly dock (Rumex crispus)
patient
adjective
patient
patient
noun, masculine
patient, outpatient; condemned man, person who has been sentenced to death
patient zéro
noun, masculine
patient zero, index case (the first documented patient in a disease epidemic within a population or the first case of interest in an epidemiological investigation)
to be patient; to wait patiently
patientèle
noun, feminine
all the patients of a medical practitioner; patient base, body of patients
patin
noun, masculine
slipper; skate; blade; runner; brake pad; French kiss
patin à glace
noun, masculine
ice skating; ice skate
patin à quatre roues
noun, masculine
old-style four-wheel rollerskate
inline skate (inline rollerskate)
patin à roulettes
noun, masculine
roller skate
old-style four-wheel rollerskate
patinage
noun, masculine
skating; loss of traction (of a motor vehicle)
patinage artistique
noun, masculine
figure skating
patinage de descente
noun, masculine
ellipsis of patinage de descente extrême
icecross downhill
patinage de vitesse
noun, masculine
speed skating (the sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates)
patinage extrême
noun, masculine
icecross; ellipsis of patinage de descente extrême
patinage synchronisé
noun, masculine
synchronized skating (US) / synchronised skating (UK)
patinage à glace
noun, masculine
ice skating
in-line skating
patinage à roulettes
noun, masculine
rollerskating
patine
noun, feminine
patina, an oxidation like on bronze or similar effect
to ice-skate
to falter
patinette
noun, feminine
scooter (small vehicle)
patineur
noun, masculine
skater
patinoire
noun, feminine
ice rink, skating rink
patio
noun, masculine
patio
patissoie
noun, feminine
Variant of pâtissoie
patnè
noun, masculine
friend
patois
noun, masculine
patois (French dialect); patois (any regional dialect); saying, maxim, proverb, adage
patoisant
adjective
patois; speaking in a patois
patoisant
noun, masculine
a speaker of patois
in a patois
patoisement
noun, masculine
the formation of a patois
to speak in patois
patou
noun, masculine
Pyrenean mountain dog
patouille
noun, feminine
mud, muck, mire
patounage
noun, masculine
kneading with the front paws, making biscuits
to knead with the paws (of cats)
patraque
adjective
out of sorts, under the weather
patraque
noun, feminine
old machine, rattletrap
patriarcal
adjective
patriarchal
patriarchally
patriarcat
noun, masculine
patriarchy; patriarchate
patriarche
noun, masculine
patriarch
patrice
noun, masculine
patrician
patriciat
noun, masculine
patriciate
patricien
adjective
patrician
patricien
noun, masculine
patrician
patriclan
noun, masculine
patriclan
patrie
noun, feminine
homeland, home country, country of origin, fatherland
patrilatéral
adjective
patrilateral
patrilaterally
patrilinear
patrilocal
adjective
patrilocal
patrimoine
noun, masculine
patrimony, estate; heritage; capital, holdings
patrimonial
adjective
patrimonial
patrimonially