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plus grand commun diviseur: greatest common divisor
plus grand commun dénominateur: synonym of plus grand commun diviseur
plus mort que vif: more dead than alive
plus on est de fous, plus on rit: the more the merrier
plus ou moins: more or less (approximately)
plus outre: furthermore; further
plus petit commun multiple: least common multiple
plus que de raison: more than is reasonable, too much, excessively
plus que jamais: more than ever
plus souvent qu'à son tour: more often than it should, more than one's fair share
plus vieux métier du monde: the world's oldest profession
plus vrai que nature: more authentic than the original, even better than the real thing, very similar to the original in appearance
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose: the more things change, the more they stay the same
plus-que-parfait: pluperfect tense
plus-value: capital gain (increase in the value of a capital asset; amount by which the value or the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner exceed its cost to the owner); added value
plusieurs: several, many, a lot
plussoyer: agree, consent, approve, like
plutarquien: Plutarchian
pluton: pluton
plutoneux: plutonous
plutonien: Plutonian
plutonique: plutonic
plutonisme: plutonism
plutonium: plutonium
plutôt: earlier, sooner; rather, instead (indicating preference); rather (introducing a correction or clarification); rather, pretty, kind of (indicating intensity or degree)
plutôt crever: not a chance! no way! not in a million years! absolutely not!
plutôt deux fois qu'une: doubly, so as to make sure, so that there be absolutely no doubt; absolutely! with pleasure! yes please!
plutôt mourir: not a chance! no way! not in a million years! absolutely not!
pluvaire: synonym of pluvial
pluvial: cope
pluvial: pluvial, (relational) rain-
pluvian: pluvian, crocodile bird
pluvier: plover
pluvier bronzé: American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica
pluvier doré: Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
pluvier fauve: Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva
pluvieux: rainy (characterised by rain)
pluviomètre: rain gauge, pluviometer
pluviométrie: pluviometry; rainfall
pluviométrique: pluviometric
pluviosité: rainfall
pluvisilve: rainforest
pluviôse: Pluviôse (the fifth month of the French Republican Calendar)
plâtrage: plastering, pargeting
plâtras: rubble
plâtre: plaster, plaster of Paris (the building material); plaster, cast (supportive and immobilising device)
plâtrer: to plaster; to render
plâtreur: plastering
plâtrier: plasterer
plâtrière: gypsum quarry (for the manufacture of plaster); female equivalent of plâtrier
plèbe: pleb; people, mob
plèvre: pleura
plébiscitaire: plebiscitary
plébiscite: plebiscite
plébisciter: to vote by plebiscite; to approve overwhelmingly
plébiscité: popular; widely acclaimed or favored.
plébéien: plebeian
plébéien: plebeian, commoner
plébéiennement: In a plebeian manner
pléiade: host (large group)