🇫🇷French to English Lexicon

French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

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Words Starting with "P"

pendaison de crémaillère
C2noun
English Meaning:

Infare

A party or reception given for a newly married couple upon their arrival at their new home.

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paiement anticipé
C2noun
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Kyūryō-maebarai

A system or practice of paying salaries in advance.

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pain traditionnel
C2noun
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Lakma

A traditional or regional term occasionally used to denote specific ceremonial breads or regional designations.

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puriste linguistique
C2noun
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Linguistic-purist

A person who advocates for the preservation of a language in what they consider to be a pure state, free from foreign influences, slang, or perceived corruptions.

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Pierre de verre
C2noun
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Liuli Shisuo

A type of decorative stone or glass used in traditional Chinese art.

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Préparation de sangsue
C2noun
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Mizuhiruzai

A medicinal preparation derived from leeches, traditionally used in East Asian medicine.

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pourpre de Tyr
C2noun
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Murex-purple

A rich, deep crimson-purple natural dye historically extracted from murex sea snails.

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pédant
C2adjective
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Overwise

Wiser than is appropriate or desirable; excessively or pretentiously wise; pedantic.

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paclitaxel
C2noun
English Meaning:

Paclitaxel

A mitotic inhibitor used as a chemotherapy medication to treat various types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and lung cancer.

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palimpseste
C2noun
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Palimpsest

A manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been scraped to make room for newer text, but where traces of the earlier text remain visible.

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panégyrique
C2noun
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Panegyric

A public speech or published text written in praise of someone or something.

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panoplie
C2noun
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Panoply

A complete collection or display of striking things.

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