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paroi: wall; inner wall, inside surface (of receptacle etc.); side (of bathtub etc.); rock; rockface
paroi abdominale: abdominal wall (muscles that surround the abdominal cavity)
paroisse: parish
paroissial: parish; parochial
paroissien: parishioner; a prayer-book used to follow the Mass
parole: speech, language (the faculty of using spoken language to communicate or express thought, the usage of this faculty, and the words articulated through its use); word(s) utterance, expression (an orally articulated unit of discourse); voice, spoken word; lyrics, words (of a song); promise, word
parole: swear to God!
parole d'honneur: you have my word! upon my word! cross my heart!
parole d'honneur: word of honor, promise, word
parole d'Évangile: alternative spelling of parole d'évangile
parole d'évangile: gospel truth, gospel, holy writ
parole de scout: pinky swear, pinky promise, cross my heart, Scout's honor
paroles: plural of parole (“words”); lyrics, words (of a song)
paroli: a double stake
parolier: lyricist
paronomase: paronomasia
paronyme: almost homonym
paronymie: paronymy
paronymique: paronymic
parotide: parotid
parotide: parotid (gland)
parotidectomie: parotidectomy
parotidien: parotid
parotidite: parotiditis
parotique: parotic
parousie: parousia (second coming of Christ)
paroxysmal: paroxysmal
paroxysme: paroxysm (sudden recurrence of a disease); height, peak
paroxysmique: paroxysmic
paroxystique: paroxysmal
paroxyton: paroxytone (having the stress or an acute accent on the penultimate syllable)
parpaillot: Protestant; misbeliever
parpaing: perpend stone, through stone; breeze-block (building block)
parpaing: through (stone, ashlar)
parquer: to pen, corral; to park
parquet: parquet (floor); the prosecution
parquetage: parquetry (technique for reinforcing paintings on wooden panels by adding parquet to the reverse)
parqueter: to parquet (to cover the floor with parquet)
parqueterie: parquetry; parquet factory
parqueteur: parqueter
parqueteuse: parqueter
parqueur: oyster farmer; car park attendant
parrain: godfather; masculine of marraine; namer, christener (of a ship); synonym of patron; crime boss; godfather
parrainage: patronage; sponsorship, promotion; christening, naming
parrainer: to mentor; to sponsor
parricide: parricide (someone who kills a relative, especially a parent)
parricide: parricide, murder of one's close relative
parrilla: grill, barbecue (equipment)
parsec: parsec
parsemable: sprinklable, scatterable
parsemer: to sprinkle, scatter, strew (de with); to be scattered or strewn over
parsemeur: who scatters or sprinkles
parsemeur: scatterer, sprinkler
parsi: Parsi
parsi: Parsi
parsisme: Parsism
part: share; portion, part, slice; proportion
part: newborn
part de marché: market share
part des anges: angels' share