*pouvoir*, to be able, can, may. _le moment était on ne peut plus favorable_, the moment was most propitious; _se ----_, to be possible. *pouvoir*, _m_., power. *pouvons*, see *pouvoir*. *pratique*, _f_., practice, practical part. *pratiquer*, to practise. *précipitamment, avec précipitation*, hurriedly, hastily. *précipiter*, to hurry. _se ---- sur (dans)_, to rush, or dash, at. *précisément*, precisely. *prédire* (_part_. *prédit*), to foretell, predict. *se prélasser*, to assume an air of dignity. *premi-er, -ere*, first. *pren-aient, -ait, -ant*, see *prendre*. *prendre*, to take, take on, assume, catch, handle, use. _a tout ----_, upon the whole; _---- en grippe_, to take a dislike to; _---- femme_, to marry; _---- feu_, to get angry; _---- le parti de_, to make up one's mind, resign one's self to; _il a pris par ce sentier_, he went this way, by this path; _je me sentis pris par_, I felt overcome by; _---- part_, to participate; _---- place_, to sit down. *près (de)*, near, close to, almost, nearly. *présager*, to forebode, portend. *présenter*, to offer, introduce. _---- ses hommages_, to pay one's respects. *presque*, almost, nearly. *presser*, to press, urge. _---- la détente_, to pull the trigger. _se ----_, to be in a hurry. *prêt*, ready, in readiness. _tiens-toi ----e_, be on your guard. *prétendre*, to maintain. *prétention*, _f_., claim. *prêter*, to lend. *prévenir*, to anticipate, forestall. *prévint*, see *prévenir*. *prier*, to pray, beg, bid, request. *prière*, _f._, prayer, entreaty. *printemps*, _m._, spring. *prirent, pris, prit*, see *prendre*. *prise*, _f_., capture, taking, prize hold. *prisonnier*, _m_., prisoner. *prix*, _m_., price. *prochain*, next, approaching. *proche*, near. *produire*, to produce, make. *produisait*, see *produire*. *produit*, _m_., proceeds, yield. *se promener*, to walk, go for a walk. *promettre* (_part_. *promis*), to promise. *promptement*, promptly, quickly. *prononcer*, to utter. *proposition*, _f._, proposal. *propre*, own. *propriétaire*, _m., f._, landed proprietor, freeholder. *propriété*, _f_., estate. *proscrit*, _m_., outlaw. *protéger*, to protect. *proue*, _f_., prow. *province*, _f_., country. *puis*, then, afterward. *puis, pu, pus*, see *pouvoir*. *puisque*, since, seeing that. *puissant*, powerful. *en qualité de*, as, in the capacity of. *quand*, when. *quart*, _m_., quarter. _officier du ----_, officer of the watch. *quartier*, _m_., piece, military quarter. *quatre*, four. *quatre-vingts*, eighty. *que*, _pron_., whom, that, which, what; _conj_., as, how. _ne... que_, only. *quel, -le*, what. *quelque*, _adj_., some, a few; _adv_., some, about. _---- peu_, somewhat; _---- chose_, something; _quelqu'un_, somebody; _quelques-uns_, some, a few. *quelquefois*, sometimes.