*pis*, _adv_., worse. _le ----_, the worst; _tant ----_, so much the worse. *pistolet*, _m_., pistol. *pitié*, _f_., pity. *place*, _f_., place. _sur ----_, on the spot. *plaindre*, to pity. _se ----_, to complain. *plaire*, to please. _comme il vous plaira_, as you like. *plaisaient*, see *plaire*. *plaisanter*, to jest, joke. *plaisanterie*, _f_., joke. _par ----_, by way of a joke. *plaît*, see *plaire*. *planche*, _f_., board, plank. *plancher*, _m_., floor. *plat*, _n. m._, dish, flat side; _adj_., insipid, low, mean. *plat-bord*, _m._, gunwale. *plateau*, _m._, tray. *plein*, full, filled. *pleurer*, to weep. *pli*, _m._, hollow. *plonger*, to plunge. *la plupart*, the greater part, most people. *plus*, _adv_., more, most. _de ----_, more, moreover; _---- de_, more than; _de ---- en ----_, more and more; _non ----_, neither; _rien de ----_, nothing more; _ne... ----_, no more, no longer; _tout au ----_, at most. *plus... plus* (_correlative conj_.) the more... the more. *plusieurs*, several. *plutôt*, rather. *poche*, _f_., pocket, pouch. *poids*, _m_., burden, weight. *poignard*, _m_., dagger. *se poignarder*, to stab one's self. *poing*, _m_., fist. *point*, _adv_., no, not, not at all; _n. m._, point. _au dernier ----_, in the highest degree. *pointe*, _f._, sharp end. *pointu*, pointed, sharp. *poire*, _f._, pear. _---- à foudre_, powder-horn. *poisson*, _m_., fish. *poitrine*, _f_., chest, breast, lungs. *polonais*, Polish. *pompon*, _m_., pompon, a ball of colored wool worn on the front of a shako. *pont*, _m_., deck (of a ship). *ponte*, _m_., punter, a faro player (not the dealer). *porte*, _f_., gate, door. *portée*, _f_., shot. _à deux ----s de canon_, within, at a distance of, two cannon-shots. *portefeuille*, _m_., portfolio, pocket-book. *porter*, to carry, bear, wear, put. _se ----_, to be, to do (of health). *porteur*, _m_., bearer. *poser*, to place. *posséder*, to possess. _se ----_, to command one's temper. _il ne se posséda plus_, he was beside himself. *poste*, _n. m_., position; _n. f_., mail, stage-coach. *poster*, to station. *postillon*, _m_., postilion, driver. *pouce*, _m_., thumb, inch. *poudre*, _f_., gunpowder. *poulet*, _m_., chicken. *poupe*, _f_., poop, stern. _chambre de ----_, poop-cabin. *pour*, for, to. _---- le moins_, at least; _---- moi_, as for me. *pourquoi*, why. *pourr-a, -ais, -ait*, see *pouvoir*. *poursuivi, poursuivit*, see *poursuivre*. *poursuivre*, to pursue, continue. *pourtant*, however, for all that. *pousser*, to send forth, put out, utter. _---- un cri_, to cry out; _ils poussèrent trois hourras_, they gave three cheers. *poussière*, _f_., dust. *pouv-ais, -ait, -aient*, see *pouvoir*.