French verbs beginning with P

566 verbs with English meanings. Select a verb to see its conjugation.

pacagerto graze; to pasture; to let graze
pacifierto pacify
pacquerto arrange fish in layers
pacserto enter into a civil partnership (intransitive)
pactiserto make a pact, to make a deal
paganiserpaganize
pagayerto paddle
paginerto paginate
paillarderto fornicate
paillassonnerto cover plants with straw mats; to set fire to a straw mat or a home door in retaliation
paillerto cover with straw
pailleterto decorate with sequins, glitter, spangles, or other sparkly material (paillettes); to bespangle
pakistanisercut in two; make like Pakistan
palabrerto endlessly argue (intransitive)
palangrerto long-line (fish with a longline)
palataliserto palatalize
palettiserLoad onto a pallet
palifierto reinforce with piles
palissadersurround with a palisade; palisade
palisserto espalier
palissonnersoften dressed leather with a staking tool
pallierto conceal (transitive); to palliate (to relieve the symptoms of) (transitive); to compensate for; to make up for (transitive)
palmerflatten the end of a needle to form its eye; swim with flippers; trim a mast to size; award the Palmes Académiques or Palme d’Or
palperto palpate
palpiterto palpitate; to beat, flutter, to race, pulsate; to jump around, jump about
panacherto add a panache; to mix colours (as in a panache); to mix
panerto bread (coat with bread or breadcrumbs) (transitive)
panifierto panify, to turn into bread (transitive)
paniquerto panic
panneautercover with panels; net game; close hatches
pannerto break down; flatten with a mallet; grease
panoramiquerto film a panorama
panserto dress (a wound etc.); to bandage; to groom
pantelerto gasp
pantouflerto move from a high public office to a private company
papillonnerto flit (from one to another) (intransitive)
papilloterto blink (intransitive); to flutter (intransitive); to flicker (intransitive)
papoterto chat, chatter (informal, intransitive); to nibble (intransitive, obsolete)
paraboliserto parabolize
paracheverto complete, finalize, perfect (transitive)
parachuterto parachute (to introduce (something/someone) into a place using a parachute) (transitive); to parachute (to place (someone) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there) (figurative, transitive)
paraderflaunt, strut, show off (to display with ostentation)
paraferto sign or initial a document (transitive)
paraffinerto paraffin
paralléliserto parallelize
paralyserto paralyse / paralyze
paramétrerto configure
paramétriserto set parameters
parangonnerto paragon
parapherto sign or initial a document (transitive)
paraphraserparaphrase (to compose a paraphrase)
parasiterto parasitize (transitive)
paraîtreseem; appear; be published
parcellariserparcelize
parcelliserto parcel out (transitive)
parcheminerto make parchment-like; to appear parchment-like
parcoriserbind the components of a book together
parcourirto go through, to pass through; to read through, to skim
pardonnerforgive; excuse
parementerface or finish a surface
parenthétiserto put in parentheses
parerto adorn; to bedeck; to fend off; to parry; to get dressed up (in one's finest clothes) (reflexive)
paresserto laze about; loaf (intransitive)
parfaireperfect; complete; make up a shortfall in payment
parfilerto unravel thread by thread; to weave with precious metal threads; to decorate ceramics with gilded filigree
parfondreto incorporate colors into glass or enamel and melt them
parfumerto perfume (to apply a scent)
parierbet; wager; be confident that
parisianiserto make Parisian
parkériserprotect metal with phosphate coating
parlementerto negotiate, discuss, parley, argue things over
parlerspeak; talk; discuss
parloterto chat; to talk
parodierto parody
parquerto pen, corral (transitive); to park (transitive)
parqueterto parquet (to cover the floor with parquet) (transitive)
parrainerto mentor; to sponsor
parsemerto sprinkle, scatter, strew (de with) (transitive); to be scattered or strewn over (transitive)
partagershare; divide; distribute; hold the same opinion
participertake part; participate; contribute
particulariserto particularise
partirleave; depart; start from
parvenirto reach (intransitive); to succeed (intransitive)
passementerto trim with braid
passepoilertrim with piping
passerpass; spend time; hand over; take an exam
passionnalisergive a passionate character to
passionnerto impassionate, to motivate; to take an avid interest (reflexive)
pasteuriserto pasteurise
pasticherto imitate, pastiche
pastillerto make into pastilles; to put a pastille in (an exhaust pipe)
pastoriserpasteurize
patafiolerto punish (dated)
pataugerto paddle around, splash about; to squelch around, wade through (in mud, in wet terrain); to flounder around (in mud or snow); to flounder, get bogged down (figurative)
patelinerto finesse, to be as if in one’s own field (with), to handle oneself / to handle deftly, to be slippery as an eel (towards)
patenterpatent; invent, make up; repair
paternaliserto patronize, to behave in a condescending way to someone (transitive)
pathétisermake moving or full of pathos; present in an emotionally affecting way
patienterto be patient; to wait patiently
patinerto ice-skate (intransitive); to falter (transitive)
patoiserto speak in patois (intransitive)
patouillerto trudge; to handle clumsily
patrimonialisergive heritage status to; become part of a heritage
patronnerto sponsor (transitive)
patrouillerto patrol (intransitive)
paumerto lose (informal); to strike, hit (obsolete)
paumoyerpass a rope from hand to hand; sew using a sailmaker’s palm; measure with the palm; climb a cable hand over hand
paupériserto pauperize (transitive)
pauserto pause
paverto cobble, to pave with cobblestones or something similar; to pave in any sense (including with asphalt, etc.)
pavoiserto deck with flags (transitive)
payerpay; pay for
paysagerto do landscaping; to landscape
paîtreto graze (intransitive)
peaufinerto fine-tune
peignerto comb
peindreto paint (transitive)
peinerto struggle, toil; to have trouble (doing something), to struggle to (do something) (with à + infinitive); to cause pain to, afflict
peinturerto paint (e.g. a wall or fence); to paint like a child, in a way lacking grace and dexterity
peinturlurerto daub
pelerto peel
pelleterto shovel (up) (transitive)
pelletiserto pelletize
peloterto touch up, feel up (sexually) (informal); to make out (informal, reflexive); to wind, roll etc. into a ball (archaic)
pelotonnerto wind up into a ball (transitive); to curl up into a ball (reflexive)
pelucherto fluff up, become fluffy
pencherto tilt, tip up (transitive); to lean, list (intransitive); to lean towards (an opinion, idea etc.); to be inclined (to do something) (intransitive); to bend down, lean over (reflexive)
pendillerto dangle (intransitive)
pendouillerto dangle
pendrehang; hang down
pendulerto swing like a pendulum; to commute regularly; to use a pendulum
penserthink; believe; intend
pensionnerto pension
peptiserdisperse a precipitate into a stable colloidal solution
peptonifierbreak down proteins into peptones
peptoniserbreak down proteins into peptones
percerto pierce (transitive); to make it, to have one's breakthrough (figurative, intransitive)
percevoirto perceive, to make out; to perceive (understand); to collect (e.g. taxes, transit fares)
percherto perch; to boom, operate a boom
percuterto hit; to crash into (transitive)
perdrelose; waste
perdurerto continue to exist, to last, to endure
perfectionnerto perfect; to make perfect; to refine, hone, improve
perforerto perforate (transitive); to punch (holes in) (transitive)
performerperform; give an artistic performance; compare performance to improve results
perfuserto perfuse
perlerto bead (form into beads) (intransitive)
permanenterto perm (transitive)
permettreallow; permit; enable
permuterto swap; to permute
perméabiliserto permeabilize
peroxyderto peroxidize (all senses)
perpétrerto commit, perpetrate (a crime) (transitive)
perpétuerto perpetuate (transitive)
perquisitionnerto carry out a search (intransitive)
persiflerto mock someone by way of feigned politeness and kindness with ironic, veiled insults, or by apparently light-hearted teasing with a harsher double meaning, intended to be understood by onlookers but not the person mocked; to mock someone generally; to say in mockery
persisterto persist
personnaliserto personalise, to customise (transitive)
personnifierto personify (transitive)
persuaderto persuade
persécuterto persecute; to annoy, to irritate
persévérerto persevere
perturberto disrupt, to disturb (transitive); to throw off, to fluster (transitive)
pervertirto worsen; to corrupt
peserto weigh (to have a weight of) (intransitive); of a file, to have a given size (intransitive); to weigh (to see how much something weighs) (transitive); to burden, weigh down
pesterto rant, curse, fulminate
pestiférerinfect with the plague
peuplerto populate (transitive)
phacoémulsifierremove the lens with ultrasound
phagocyterto phagocytize (transitive); to swallow up (figurative, transitive)
phalangiserbring under the influence of the Falange; reconstruct or lengthen a finger using metacarpal bone
pharyngalisergive a pharyngeal character to
philosopherto philosophize
phlegmatisermake an explosive less sensitive to accidental shocks
phlébotomiserto perform bloodletting (obsolete)
phonologiserto phonologize
phonétiserto phonetize; to make phonetic
phosphaterTo phosphate
phosphoreradd phosphorus; shine brightly; think hard (informal)
phosphoriserto phosphorize
photo-ioniserionize through the action of light
photocopierto photocopy (transitive)
photographierto photograph
photopolymériserto photopolymerize
photosensibilisermake photosensitive
phraserto phrase
piafferto stamp, paw the ground; to stamp one's feet
piaillerto cheep; to chirp; to emit high pitched noise
pianoterto play the piano poorly; to drum the fingers; to type (use a computer keyboard), to type away at
piaulerto cheep; to chirp; to emit high pitched noise
picolerto drink, tipple (informal)
picorerto nibble, peck (of birds, or figuratively); to maraud, pillage, rampage (obsolete)
picoterto peck; to bug, to pester, to annoy (informal); to itch, to prickle; to tingle
picturaliserto give a pictorial character to
pidginiserTo make a pidgin; become a pidgin
pieuterto sleep (in bed) (intransitive, slang); to go to bed; to crash out, hit the hay (reflexive, slang)
piferto bear
pigeonnerto take for a ride or dupe (the person being duped is the pigeon) (informal)
pigerunderstand; get it (informal); draw at random (regional)
pigmenterto pigment (transitive)
pignocherto pick at one's food (intransitive)
pilerto crush (transitive); to slam on the brakes of a vehicle, making it come to a sudden stop (intransitive)
pillerto plunder; to pillage
pilonnerto bombard, to shell; to grind, to pound
piloterto pilot (control an aircraft); to pilot (control a vessel); to drive (control a vehicle)
pimenterto spice, to season with spices; to spice up, to make more extravagant or exotic (figurative)
pinaillernitpick, split hairs (to correct minutiae or find fault) (informal, intransitive)
pincerto pinch (skin); to pinch (to arrest) (informal); to pluck (a stringed instrument); to fancy (informal)
pindariserimitate Pindar; write or speak in an affected, bombastic style
pinterto get drunk (informal)
piocherto use a pickaxe; to cram, to swot, to grind (e.g., for an exam); to slog away, drudge (to work very hard); to pick, choose, select from a set of options
pioncerto be sleeping (intransitive, slang); to go to sleep; to crash out, hit the hay (reflexive, slang)
piperto pipe (a bagpipe)
pique-niquerto picnic
piquerprick; sting; inject; steal (informal)
piqueterto mark with stakes; to dot
piraterto pirate; to hack (into)
pirouetterto pirouette (intransitive); to pivot (intransitive)
pisserpiss; urinate (vulgar); pour out liquid
pistacheradd pistachios; get drunk (informal)
pisterto track (an animal) (transitive); to track (a person) (transitive)
pistonnerto put in a good word for somebody, to pull strings for somebody (apply influence) (informal, transitive)
pitonnerto piton
pivoterto pivot, swivel, revolve (intransitive); to turn on one's heel (intransitive)
piédestaliserto place on a pedestal
piégertrap; trick; set a trap for
piéterstand firm; run instead of fly; reinforce the base
piétinerto stomp (make loud sounds by stepping) (intransitive); to shuffle (move forwards with short steps and with difficulty) (intransitive); to make no headway, to go into a dead end (figurative, intransitive); to trample (underfoot) (transitive)
piétonnisermake a street or area pedestrian-only
placarderto post, put up (transitive); to plaster (transitive)
placardiserto gradually remove the powers and responsibilities of an employee
placerput; place; seat; invest money
plafonnerto cap (put an upper limit on) (transitive); to reach one's upper limit (intransitive)
plagierto plagiarize
plaiderto plead
plaindrepity; feel sorry for; complain (se plaindre)
plaireplease; appeal to; be liked by
plaisanterjoke; make fun of
plancherto study something thoroughly, to work hard on something, to brainstorm (intransitive)
planchéierto cover with planks
planerto glide, to hover; to be entranced, to be mesmerized; to be high (slang); to be going well; to run smoothly (slang)
planifierto plan ahead, to prepare oneself
planquerto hide (informal); to spy, to snoop (informal)
planterplant; drive in; pitch a tent; crash (computing, informal)
planétariserexpand to a planetary scale
planétisermake global
plaquerto plate (to cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material); to tackle; to grapple; to leave someone, to break up with someone; to ditch, to dump, to jilt someone (informal)
plasmifierto make into plasma
plastifierto laminate
plastiquerto blow up (using plastic explosive)
plastronnerto swagger
platinerto platinize
platiniserto plate with platinum
platoniserplatonize
pleurercry; weep; mourn
pleurnicherto whine (to complain or protest in a childish manner or about trivial things)
pleuvasserrain lightly
pleuvinerto drizzle (impersonal)
pleuvoirto rain (impersonal)
pleuvoterto sprinkle
plierto fold (bend (something) over; arrange by folding) (transitive); to fold up; to bend; to mess up; to do in; to damage
plisserto squint (the eyes) (transitive); to fold over, pleat (transitive); to wrinkle, crease, pucker, screw up (transitive); to be creased (of clothes etc.), wrinkled (stockings etc.) (intransitive)
plomberto fill with lead, to weigh down with lead; to become a burden, to weigh down (figurative)
plongerto dive; to plunge (figurative); to immerse oneself (in something) (figurative, reflexive)
ployerto bend, fold (intransitive, literary)
plucherto fluff up, to become fluffy
plumerto pluck the feathers off; to swindle or cheat out of (informal); to desquamate; to have the skin peel off (informal, intransitive)
pluraliserto pluralize; to put a word in the plural
plussoyeragree, consent, approve, like (intransitive, transitive)
pluvinerrain
pluvioterrain
plâtrerto plaster (transitive); to render (transitive)
plébisciterto vote by plebiscite (transitive); to approve overwhelmingly (transitive)
pocherto punch; to poach; to cook by poaching; to sketch; to make a sketch of
podzoliserpodzolize
poignarderto stab; to knife
poindreto sting, afflict (of pain, love etc.) (literary, transitive); to come up (of a plant), peep through (intransitive); to break, dawn (of day); to break (of dawn) (intransitive, literary); to appear, spring up (figurative, intransitive)
pointerpoint; indicate; clock in or out
pointillermark with dots; nitpick; quarrel over trifles
poinçonnerto stamp, punch (transitive); to hallmark (transitive)
poireauterto hang around, to hang (informal)
poiroterwait
poisserto make sticky (transitive); to nab (apprehend) (transitive); to be sticky (intransitive)
poitrinerto sing with a chest voice; to keep one's cards close to one's chest (figurative, regional)
poivrerto pepper (to season with pepper) (transitive)
polariserto polarize
poldériserdrain and enclose land to form a polder
policerto police
polirto shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding (often polish up); to refine; remove imperfections
polissonnerto be naughty (archaic)
politiquerto discuss politics
politiserto politicize (transitive)
polliciserto make another finger act as a thumb
polliniserto pollinate
polluerto pollute (create pollution); to soil, to pollute (to defame)
poloniserto Polonise (UK), Polonize
polycopierto duplicate (documents) (transitive)
polyestérifierto polyesterify
polygoniserto polygonize
polymériserto polymerize (transitive)
polyploïdiserto polyploidize
polémiquerto be involved in a controversy (intransitive)
pommaderto anoint with ointment
pommelerto spot; to speckle; to cloud
pommerto develop a fruit
pomperto pump; to copy (slang); to grow angrier as time goes on, especially if there are no further reasons to do so (reflexive, slang); to fellate (slang)
pomponnerto primp, titivate, prettify (transitive)
poncerto rub down with an abrasive, to sand; to copy with pouncing paper
ponctionnerto puncture (transitive); to deduct (tax, etc.) (transitive)
ponctuerto punctuate
pondreto lay (eggs); to give birth (slang)
pondérerto weight (applying a weighting to)
ponterto build a bridge; to cover a boat with a deck; to punt, to bet
pontifierto pontificate
populariserto popularize
poquerto stink (intransitive, slang); to throw the boule up high so that it stops dead when it hits the ground (intransitive, obsolete)
porphyriserto grind
portercarry; wear; bear
portoricaniserto give Puerto Rican character to
portraiturerto paint a portrait (transitive); to portray (transitive)
poserput down; place; ask a question; pose
positionnerto position (transitive); to position oneself, to prepare oneself (reflexive)
positiverto think positively; to be optimistic
possibilisermake possible; become possible
posséderown; possess; have
postdaterto postdate (transitive)
posterto post, (put in the) mail (transitive); to post (transitive)
posticherto attract an audience with a street performance (slang)
postillonnerto splutter (speak while spitting)
postposerto postpose; to postpone
postsonoriseradd sound after filming; post-synchronize
postsynchroniserto dub (add sound to a film) (transitive)
postulerto apply for (intransitive, transitive); to postulate (assume as true); to posit; to claim, to request, to ask for (obsolete, transitive)
postérioriserto place posteriorly; to push back the tongue
potasserto revise, cram (academic material, etc.)
potentialiserto potentiate (transitive); to potentialize (transitive)
potinerto gossip
poudrerto powder (cover in powder)
poudroyerto rise in clouds (intransitive)
poufferto burst out (with laughter); to crack up (intransitive)
poulinerto foal (give birth)
pouponnerto dote; to look after a baby
pourchasserto chase without relent; pursue
pourfendreto slice through, slay (with a sword) (literary, transitive); to lay into, shoot down, attack, slate (criticize strongly) (figurative, transitive)
pourlécherto lick all around (transitive); to lick one's lips (in satisfaction) (reflexive)
pourprerto make purple; to grant purple
pourrirto rot, decompose, putrefy, crumble (intransitive); to waste away from a disease such as gangrene (intransitive)
poursuivrepursue; chase; continue; prosecute
pourvoirto equip, provide, endow someone (transitive); to fill (a seat, job vacancy) (transitive); to provide (intransitive); to provide oneself
pousserpush; grow; urge someone to; let out a cry
pouvoircan; be able to; be allowed to
poétiserto versify (intransitive); to poetize or poeticize (transitive)
poêlerto fry in a frying pan
pralinerto coat with caramelized sugar; to coat young roots with a fertilized mud (called pralin) prior to plantation
pratiquerto do; to practise (transitive)
prendretake; have food or a drink; catch transport
prescrireto prescribe (a medication); (Reflexive) To lose by prescription, to lapse
pressentirto have a premonition; to foresee (mysteriously)
pressersqueeze; press; urge; hurry (se presser)
pressurerto squeeze (transitive); to extort (transitive)
pressuriserto pressurize (an aircraft, etc.) (transitive)
prierpray; ask politely; request
primarisersimplify to a primitive level
primerto dominate, to be dominant over; to win (a prize); to prevail, take precedent
printaniserto make spring-like
prioriserto prioritize
priserto snuff, take snuff (to inhale a drug or other substance through the nose) (transitive); to price (fix a price according to market forces) (transitive); to prize (consider something valuable) (transitive)
prismatiserto make look like light passing through a prism
privatiserto privatize
priverto deprive
privilégierto privilege, to favour (transitive)
probabiliserassign probabilities
problématiserto problematize (transitive)
proclamerto proclaim; to declare
procrastinerto procrastinate, delay taking action, wait until later (intransitive)
procréerto procreate (produce offspring)
procurerto get, obtain (for someone) (transitive)
procès-verbaliserrecord in an official report or minutes
procéderproceed; behave
prodiguerto dispense, to lavish (something on someone) (transitive)
produireproduce; cause; present; happen (se produire)
profanerto profane
professerto profess
professionnaliserto professionalize (transitive)
profilerto profile
profitermake the most of; take advantage of; benefit
proférerto utter, intonate, say emphatically (transitive)
programmerto program; to program, to write program code
progresserto progress (to show a progression)
prohiberto prohibit (to proscribe) (transitive)
projeterthrow, hurl; project; plan (to create a plan for)
proliférerto proliferate, to mushroom, to increase in number
prolongerto prolong
prolétariserto make proletarian
promenerto walk (leisurely), to go for a walk, to stroll (reflexive); to walk out (an animal) (transitive); to carry around, often with the implication of showing off (transitive)
promettrepromise; show promise; resolve to (se promettre de)
promotionnerto promote (advertise a product); to promote (encourage)
promouvoirto promote (advertise a product); to promote (encourage)
promulguerto promulgate (to make known or public)
pronominaliserto make a verb pronominal; to replace a noun with a pronoun
prononcerto pronounce; to say, mention; to give, deliver (a speech)
pronostiquerto predict; to foretell; to prognosticate
propagerto propagate, spread (transitive)
prophétiserto prophetize
propolisercollect propolis
proportionnerto proportion (transitive)
proposersuggest; propose; offer
propulserto propel; to propulse
prorogerto extend; to defer, put back; to adjourn; to prorogue
proscrireto banish (transitive); to ban, prohibit, proscribe (transitive)
prospecterprospect (to search as for gold)
prospérerto thrive, prosper
prosternerto bow down (reflexive)
prostituerto prostitute oneself (reflexive)
protestantiserconvert to Protestant
protesterto protest; to object
protégerprotect; shield; look after
protéinerto enrich with protein
prouverprove; demonstrate
provenirto originate (from); to arise (from)
provençaliserto make Provençal
proverbialiserto proverbialize
provignerto root cuttings; to layer
provincialiserto provincialize; to give a provincial character to
provisionnerto fund, set aside funds for (transitive)
provoquercause; provoke; trigger; challenge
prussianiserto make Prussian; to give Prussian characteristics
préacheterbuy in advance; purchase before legal sale
préaviserto notify in advance; to give notice
précariserto make precarious (transitive); to casualize (transitive)
précautionnerto forewarn
préchargerload in advance
préchaufferto preheat
précipiterto throw out, push out, chuck out, throw off, push off, chuck off (transitive); to throw oneself out, to jump out (reflexive); to take down, to bring down (transitive); to rush (hasten, do something too fast) (transitive)
préciserto specify (transitive); to clarify (transitive); to point out (transitive); to take shape, become clear (reflexive)
précitermention previously
précomptercalculate in advance a sum to be deducted from a payment; deduct a sum from wages or income
préconcevoirconceive in advance
préconditionnerprepare conditions in advance; condition beforehand
préconiserto recommend, advocate; to preconise (to announce the appointment of a bishop)
préconstruirebegin construction in advance of the final building work
précéderto precede
prédestinerto predestine (transitive)
prédiquerto predicate
prédireto predict, foretell
prédisposerto predispose (transitive)
prédominerto predominate
prédécouperto precut
prédéterminerto predetermine
préemballerpackage in advance
préempterto preempt (transitive)
préenregistrerrecord in advance; record (e.g., a tape) before release
préexisterto preexist
préfabriquerprefabricate; make components in advance
préfacerto write a preface
préfigurerto prefigure
préfinancerfinance in advance
préfixerto prefix (transitive)
préformerto preform
préférerprefer; like better
préimprimerprint in advance
préjudicierto prejudice
préjugerto prejudge (transitive); to foresee; say in advance
préleverto take (sur from) (transitive); to take (blood), remove (an organ), harvest (an organ) (transitive); to take out, withdraw (money) (transitive); to deduct, to subtract (numbers, or percentages) (transitive)
préluderto introduce or be a prelude (to) (intransitive)
prémonterassemble beforehand
prémunirto warn (literary, transitive); to protect (literary, transitive); to protect oneself (from/against), guard (against)
préméditerto premeditate
prénommerto give a first name to someone; to call someone by their first name (reflexive, transitive)
préoccuperto concern, preoccupy; to be concerned, preoccupied (reflexive); to care (reflexive); to mind, to be bothered (reflexive)
préorganiserorganize in advance
préparerprepare; get ready; make food
prépayerprepay (to pay in advance)
préplastifierpre-laminate
préposerto charge with duties, to give the authority to, to assign to (a position) (transitive)
prépositionnerto preposition / pre-position
préprogrammerprogram in advance
prépublierpublish a preliminary version
présagerto predict, to foresee, foretell; to forewarn; to portend, be an omen of; to bode
présanctifierprepare for holiness; consider in advance as holy
préscolariserenroll a child in kindergarten
présensibiliserbegin sensitizing a person or material in advance
présenterintroduce; present; show; have or display a feature
présentifierto make present
préserverto preserve (transitive)
présidentialiserto make presidential
présiderto preside; to chair; to head (to be in charge of) (transitive); to preside (over) (intransitive)
présignaliserprovide advance warning with road signs
présonoriserrecord or add sound in advance
présumerto presume, assume
présupposerpresuppose (to assume some truth without proof)
présureruse rennet to coagulate
présélectionnerto preselect, shortlist (transitive); to preset (transitive)
prétendreclaim; allege; lay claim to (prétendre à)
prétexterto give as an excuse (transitive)
prévaloirto prevail; to boast, to claim, to pride oneself on (reflexive); to take advantage of (reflexive)
prévariquerto fail in one's duty, to be derelict in one's duty
prévenirwarn; notify; prevent; avert
prévoirforesee; predict; plan; provide for
préétablirto preestablish
prêcherto preach (transitive); to advocate moral values, political ideas (transitive); to lecture someone about what is good or bad (transitive)
prêterlend; attribute; lend itself to (se prêter à)
prônerto extol, praise, laud (transitive); to recommend, advocate (transitive); to preach a sermon (archaic)
psalmodierto chant, intone (especially a psalm) (intransitive); to drone (intransitive)
psychanalyserto psychoanalyze (transitive)
psychiatriserto psychiatrize
psychologiserpsychologize
psychotiserto psychotize; to become psychotic
publicisermake public
publierto publish, to release, to issue (transitive)
puddlerto puddle
puerto stink, to smell (bad) (intransitive); to stink of (transitive); to be awful; to be repulsive (figurative, intransitive)
puiserto draw (for example, water from a well), to tap into (figurative)
pullulerto teem (intransitive); to swarm (intransitive)
pulserto pulse (heart and/or arteries) (intransitive); to pulse, to throb (organs, a sensation of pain, or a strong emotion) (intransitive, literary); to pulse or pulsate (lighting) (intransitive); to pulse (hot air) by ventilation (transitive)
pulvériserto pulverise (to grind into powder) (transitive); to pulverise (defeat thoroughly) (figurative, informal, transitive); to spray (to project as liquid droplets)
punaiserto pin up (attach with pins) (transitive)
punirpunish
pupiniserload a telephone line with inductance coils
purgerto purge; to serve (a sentence); to bleed (remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids)
purifierto purify; to cleanse (cleanse something of impurities)
putréfierto putrefy, to decompose
puériliserto make childish
pyramiderto pyramid
pyrograverto burn a design into wood; to mark indelibly
pyrrhoniserdoubt everything
pâlirto pale; to fade (lose color); to fade (lose glory or power)
pâmerto be in raptures (devant over something) (informal, reflexive); to be overcome (de with) (informal, reflexive); to swoon (dated, literary, reflexive)
pâterto paste leather together; to become soft and dough-like
pâtirto suffer (literary)
pâtisserto make pastry (intransitive); to bake something (transitive)
pâturerto graze; to pasture
pécherto sin
pécloterto be in poor health; to malfunction
pédalerto pedal (a bicycle)
pédantiserbehave like a pedant
pédiculisertransform into a peduncle
pénaliserto penalize; to criminalize
pénétrerto enter, to get in (to) (transitive); to penetrate; to see through somebody's lies or secret plans; to penetrate (to enter sexually; to engage in penetrative sex)
pépierto chirp (make a short sound of a bird)
pérenniserto perpetuate, sustain (transitive)
péricliterto go downhill, go to the dogs (intransitive); to be in danger, in peril (dated, intransitive)
périmerto make obsolete (transitive); to become obsolete; to become outdated, to become out of fashion, to expire
périodiserdivide into successive periods
périphraserto periphrase
périphérisermove to the periphery
périrto perish; to die
pérorerto hold forth, perorate (intransitive)
pérégrinerto wander
pétaraderto backfire (intransitive)
péterto blow off, fart (informal); to break (slang); to explode (slang)
pétillerto fizz, to be fizzy, bubble, bubble up (intransitive); to crackle (intransitive); to sparkle, twinkle, flutter (intransitive)
pétitionnerto petition
pétouillermake small popping noises; drag on or make slow progress (regional); cause blemishes in printing
pétrarquiserimitate Petrarch
pétrifierto petrify (to turn to stone) (transitive); to petrify, to paralyze (to freeze with fear) (figurative, transitive)
pétrirto knead (transitive); to mould into shape (transitive)
pétunerto smoke, especially tobacco (obsolete); to take snuff (obsolete)
pêcherto fish
se pagergo to bed (se pager, informal); contact someone by pager
se pagnoterto go to bed
se parjurerto forswear, abjure
se pavanerto strut one's stuff; to swagger (reflexive)
se pocharderto get drunk
se poilerto laugh hard (informal)
se prélasserto sprawl, to lounge, to laze (reflexive)