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piquer au vif: to arouse, to excite; to cut to the quick
piquer du nez: to nosedive, to take a nosedive; to nod off, to doze off, to fall asleep (to nosedive because one is falling asleep)
piquer un fard: to blush
piquer un roupillon: to take a nap, to grab a nap, to get some shuteye
piquer un somme: to take a nap, to grab a nap, to have a kip, to get some shuteye
piquer une colère: to fly into a rage
piquer une crise: to throw a fit, to throw a tantrum
piquer une tête: to go for a dip, to take a dip, to dive head first; to go for a swim
piquet: stake, picket; a school punishment in which a student has to remain standing for some time by a tree or a wall, usually in the corner of the classroom
piquette: a drink of marc and water; plonk (cheap wine)
piqueté: spotted or dotted (with)
piqueupe: pickup (electronic device)
piqueur: whipper-in
piqueur: itchy; stinging
piquier: pikeman
piqure: post-1990 spelling of piqûre
piquure: alternative spelling of piqûre
piqué: dive (of an airplane); two fabrics stitched together to make a pattern, or a single fabric imitating this effect
piqûre: injection; sting
piqûre de rappel: booster injection, booster shot, booster dose; reminder
piranha: piranha
piratage: piracy; hacking, unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network
piratage informatique: hacking, unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network
pirate: pirate
pirate de l'air: a skyjacker
pirate informatique: a hacker, one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data
pirater: to pirate; to hack (into)
piraterie: piracy (business of being a pirate); piracy (act done by pirates)
piraya: alternative spelling of piranha
pire: the worst
piriforme: pyriform
piriformité: pyriformity
pirogue: pirogue; any canoe
pirojki: pirozhki
piroplasme: piroplasma
piroplasmide: piroplasmid
pirouette: pirouette; a whirling or turning on the toes in dancing; a whirling volt movement made by a horse
pirouetter: to pirouette; to pivot
pis: udder
pis: and, besides
pis que pendre: terrible things about someone, nasty things about someone
pis-aller: make-do, a less than optimal solution, workaround, stopgap; plan B; last resort; worst case scenario
pisan: Pisan (of, from or relating to the city or province of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy)
piscicole: piscicultural
pisciculteur: fish farmer
pisciculture: pisciculture (the rearing of fish)
pisciforme: pisciform
piscine: swimming pool; piscina
piscine à débordement: overflow pool, perimeter-overflow pool
piscivore: piscivorous, fish-eating
piscivore: piscivore
pisco: pisco
pisiforme: pisiform
pisolitique: pisolitic
pissaladière: pissaladière (pizza-like pie from southern France)
pissant: funny
pisse: piss
pisse-au-lit: A bedwetter.
pisse-froid: a cold fish, a wet blanket
pisse-vinaigre: a grouch, a crosspatch, a sourpuss