r, never more; non --, either; de --, in addition, more;
de -- en --, more and more; de -- ou de moins, more or less
(when = "sldquo;some more" or "pldquo;plus" or when emphatic, _s_ is pronounced).
plusieurs, _adj., pl._ several.
plutot, _adv._ rather, sooner.
poche, _f._ pocket.
poele, _m._ stove; _f._ frying-pan (_oe_ in this and in the next
word is pronounced as _oi_ in poil).
poelee, _f._ panful.
poeme, _m._ poem.
poesie, _f._ poetry, poesy, poem.
poete, _m._ poet; adjectively: poetic.
poetiquement, _adv._ poetically.
poids, _m._ weight.
poignee, _f._ handful, hilt.
poignet, _m._ wrist.
poil, _m._ hair (usually of the body or of an animal).
poilu, -e, _adj._ hairy.
poindre, _v._ to sting, dawn, rise, appear.
poing, _m._ fist.
point, _m._ point place; en tout --, in every respect;
troubler au dernier --, to disturb in the highest degree.
point, _adv._ not at all; ne ... --, not at all.
pointe, _f._ point, tip; sur la -- du pied, on tiptoe; casque
a --, pointed helmet.
pointer, _v._ to point, aim.
pointu, -e, _adj._ pointed.
poirier, _m._ pear-tree.
poisson, _m._ fish.
Poissy, town on the Seine near Versailles, contains a prison (see context).
poitrine, _f._ breast, chest.
poivre, _m._ pepper.
poix, _f._ pitch; Doigt-de-Poix, Light-fingered.
poli, -e, _adj._ polite, polished.
police, _f._ police.
poliment, _adv._ politely.
polisson, -ne, _adj. and s._ mischievous, naughty, broad (of a
joke), scamp.
politique, _adj. and s._ political; _m._ politician; _f._ politics.
polonais, -e, _adj. and s._ Polish, Pole (written Polonais when
_s._).
Polyte, abbreviation of Hippolyte.
pomeranien, -ne, _adj._ Pomeranian (of the Prussian province of Pomerania).
pomme, _f._ apple; -- de terre, potato.
pommeau, _m._ pummel.
pommier, _m._ apple-tree.
pompe, _f._ pomp, splendor.
pompe, _f._ pump.
pomper, _v._ to pump.
pompon, _m._ topknot, tuft.
poney, _m._ pony.
pont, _m._ bridge, deck.
ponte, _m._ punter (any player but the banker at faro).
ponter, _v._ to punt (bet against the banker at faro, roulette, etc.).
ponton, _m._ pontoon; -- d'embarquement, floating dock.
populaire, _adj._ popular.
population, _f._ population.
porc, _m._ pig, pork (_c_ is now usually pronounced in this word).
porcelaine, _f._ porcelain.
poreux, -euse, _adj._ porous.
port, _m._ port, wharf.
portail, _m._ portal, large door, front of a church.
porte, _f._ door, gate, doorway, door-sill; assis (debout) sur la
--, seated (standing) on the