#pièce#, _f_., piece, room; #---- d'eau#, pond. #pied#, _m_., foot; #valet de ----#, footman. #piège#, _m_., trap. #pis#, worse. #pitié#, _f_., pity. #placard#, _m_., cupboard. #place#, _f_., place; _p.14, l.25_, square; #à la ----#, instead. #placer#, place. #plaignant#, _see_ #plaindre#. #plaindre#, pity; #se ----#, complain. #plaire#, please. #plaît#, _see_ #plaire#. #plan#, _m_., plan, division of the stage. #plateau#, _m_., tray. #plein, -e#, full; #en ---- poitrine#, _p.83, l.14_, full in the breast. #plearer#, cry. #plume#, _f_., feather; pen. #plus#, more; #---- de#, more, no more, more than; #de ----#, longer, moreover, besides; #au ----#, at best, at most; #ne ... plus#, no more, no longer; #ne ... que#, _p.38, l.30_, anything but. #plusieurs#, several. #plutôt#, rather. #poche#, _f_., pocket. #poétique#, poetic. #point#, _m_., point, position; #ne ... ----#, not at all; #de ---- en ----#, _p.27, l.20_, point by point, with precision. #pointe#, _f_., tip; #---- des pieds#, _p.62, l.1_, tip-toe. #pointer#, dawn, point. #poitrine#, _f_., breast. #politique#, _f_., politics. #politique#, diplomatic, shrewd. #poltron#, _m_., coward. #pompe#, _f_., pump; #---- à incendie#, fire engine. #ponette#, _f_., pony. #porte#, _f_., door; _p.61, l.5_, gate. #portefeuille#, _m_., portfolio. #porter#, carry, bring; #---- de l'intérêt#, take interest; #se ----#, _p.81, l.9_, turn. #porteur#, _m_., bearer. #portrait#, _m_., portrait, picture. #poser#, place, put down. #poste#, _m_., post. #pour#, for, in order to; #---- que#, in order that. #pourquoi#, why. #pourrai#, _etc_., #pourrais#, _etc_., _see_ #pouvoir#. #poursuivre#, pursue. #pourtant#, though, yet, still. #pourvu que#, if only. #pousser#, push, force, utter (_cries_). #poutre#, _f_., beam. #pouvoir#, can, be able, may, can do; #se ----#, may be. #pouvoir#, _m_., power, authority. #pratique#, _f_., practice. #pratique#, practical. #précédent, -e#, preceding. #précéder#, precede. #précipiter#, plunge, precipitate. #précis, -e#, exact, precise. #précisément#, exactly, precisely. #prédécesseur#, _m_., predecessor. #préfecture#, _f_., prefect's office. #préférer#, prefer. #préfet#, _m_., prefect. #premi-er, -ère#, first. #prenant, prenez#, _see_ #prendre#. #prendre#, take, _p.28, l.29_, break out; _p.49, l.3_, seize; #---- des forces#, recruit one's strength; #---- garde#, take care. #préoccupé, -e#, preoccupied. #préparer#, prepare; _p.10, l.23_, saddle. #prérogative#, _f. pl., p.78, l.17_, consideration. #près, près de#, near. #présence; en ---- de#, face to face. #présent; à ----#, now. #présenter#, introduce, present. #presque#, almost, nearly. #pressé, -e#, urgent. #presser#, urge; _p.28, l.14_, #rien ne me presse#, I'm in no hurry. #prêt, -e#, ready. #prêter#, lend; #---- serment#, swear. #prétexte#, _m_., pretext. #preuve#, _f_., proof. #prévenir#, warn; _p.45, l.27_, prevent. #prévoir#, foresee, anticipate.