#penible#, difficult, painful.

#pensee#, f., thought, mind.

#penser#, think, believe; #j’y pense#, p.75, l.14, it occurs to me; #y penses-tu!# how can you think of such a thing! p.12, l.27 = #pouvoir#.

#perdre#, lose; #se ——­#, perish, be lost; #perdu#, p.40, l.13, all is lost!

#pere#, m., father.

#perfidie#, f., faithlessness, perfidy.

#peril#, m., peril, danger.

#perir#, perish.

#perle#, f., pearl.

#permettre#, permit, allow.

#permis#, see #permettre#.

#perron#, m., steps, landing (of steps).

#perseverant, -e#, persevering.

#personnage#, m., person.

#personne#, person; p.9, l.5, appearance; p.35, l.32, personality; some one, any one; #ne ... ——­#, no one, nobody.

#perte#, f., loss, ruin.

#peser#, weigh, oppress.

#peste#, f., plague.

#petit, -e#, little, small.

#peu#, little; #——­ de#, few; #a ——­ pres#, nearly; #un ——­#, just, for once.

#peur#, f., fear; #avoir ——­#, be afraid.

#peureu-x, -se#, timid.

#peut, peux#, see #pouvoir#.

#peut-etre#, perhaps.

#physionomie#, f., physiognomy.

#piece#, f., piece, room; #——­ d’eau#, pond.

#pied#, m., foot; #valet de ——­#, footman.

#piege#, m., trap.

#pis#, worse.

#pitie#, f., pity.

#placard#, m., cupboard.

#place#, f., place; p.14, l.25, square; #a la ——­#, instead.

#placer#, place.

#plaignant#, see #plaindre#.

#plaindre#, pity; #se ——­#, complain.

#plaire#, please.

#plait#, 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.

#plutot#, rather.

#poche#, f., pocket.

#poetique#, 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.