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PLC
proper noun
(Canadian politics) initialism of Parti libéral du Canada (“Liberal Party of Canada”)
PLQ
proper noun
initialism of Parti libéral du Québec (“Quebec Liberal Party”)
PLS
noun, feminine
initialism of position latérale de sécurité: recovery position; state of exhaustion; state of being ashamed, in moral distress or of losing self-confidence; state of being publicly humiliated; state of a machine or network service that is slow or out of order
PLU
noun, masculine
initialism of plan local d'urbanisme, an urban development plan produced by municipalities in France.
PM
adverb
PM (adverb)
PM
noun, feminine
market price
PMA
noun, masculine
initialism of pays les moins avancés (“least developed countries”); LDC
PMA
noun, feminine
initialism of procréation médicalement assistée
PME
noun, feminine
initialism of petite ou moyenne entreprise; SME
PMU
noun, masculine
initialism of Pari mutuel urbain; a place where one can bet on horse races, usually a café or tabac
PNAT
proper noun
initialism of parquet national antiterroriste (“National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office”)
PNC
noun, masculine/feminine
Flight attendant, cabin crew
PNC
proper noun
initialism of Police Nationale Congolaise (“Congolese National Police”)
PNJ
noun, masculine
abbreviation of personnage non-joueur: NPC
PO
noun, feminine
abbreviation of pièce d'or
POO
noun, feminine
initialism of programmation orientée objet (OOP)
PP
proper noun
initialism of Préfecture de police
PPA
noun, feminine
initialism of parité de pouvoir d'achat = PPP (purchasing power parity)
PPC
proper noun
PPC (“People's Party of Canada”): initialism of Parti populaire du Canada
PPCM
noun, masculine
initialism of plus petit commun multiple: lcm
PPDA
proper noun
initialism of Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
PPR
proper noun
initialism of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, a luxury conglomerate rebranded as Kering.
PQ
noun, masculine
initialism of papier cul loo roll (UK), bog roll (UK, Aust.), TP (toilet paper) (US)
PQ
proper noun
initialism of Parti Québécois; initialism of province de Québec
PQN
noun, feminine
daily national press (of France)
PRFC
noun, masculine
initialism of polymère renforcé de fibres de carbone; CFRP
PRM
noun, masculine
initialism of point de raccordement mutualisé
PS
proper noun
initialism of Parti Socialiste, a socialist political party active in France, Belgium and Switzerland
PSA
proper noun
PSA: initialism of Peugeot S.A.
PSC
proper noun
abbreviation of Pointe-Saint-Charles
PSG
proper noun
PSG: initialism of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, a French football club from Paris
PTP
proper noun
initialism of Partenariat transpacifique (“Trans-Pacific Partnership”): TPP
PV
noun, masculine
abbreviation of procès-verbal; abbreviation of point de vie (“health”)
Pabine
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan
Pabon
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan
Pachebat
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Pacheu
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Pachtoune
noun, masculine/feminine
Pashtun (person)
Pachyptile
proper noun
pachyptiles, of genus Pachyptila
Pachère
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Pachéra
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Pacifique
proper noun
Pacific
Pacioretty
proper noun
a surname, Pacioretty
Pactole
proper noun
the Pactolus
Padanie
proper noun
Padania (a region in northern Italy, centered on the valley of the river Po)
Pade
proper noun
Padus; synonym of Pô
Padoue
proper noun
Padua (a province of Veneto, Italy); Padua (the capital city of the province of Padua, Veneto, Italy)
Pagani
proper noun
a surname, Pagani, from Italian
Pagenaud
proper noun
a surname
Pagnol
proper noun
Pagnol
Pagès
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Pagèze
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Pagé
proper noun
a surname
Paigt
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Pailhac
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Pailhé
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Paillanave
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Paillassa
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Paillasse
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Paillous
proper noun
a surname from Occitan