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perraultien
adjective
Perraultian
perrhénate
noun, masculine
perrhenate
perrhénique
adjective
perrhenic
perrière
noun, feminine
a catapult or trebuchet; a quarry
perron
noun, masculine
steps (to an entranceway), perron, stoop (US)
perronisme
noun, masculine
a usually humorous malapropism or mixed metaphor, especially when speaking extemporaneously
perroquet
noun, masculine
parrot (bird); topgallant (sail)
perroquetage
noun, masculine
parroting
to parrot
perruche
noun, feminine
parakeet; parrot; budgie (any of various birds)
perruche de Latham
noun, feminine
swift parrot (Lathamus discolor)
perruche ondulée
noun, feminine
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
perruque
noun, feminine
wig
perruquier
noun, masculine
wigmaker; hairdresser
perré
noun, masculine
stone facing, revetment
pers
adjective
blue-green (particularly used in reference to eyes)
persan
adjective
Persian
persan
noun, masculine
Persian language; Persian (cat)
to Persianize
perse
adjective
Persian
perse
noun, masculine
Persian (language)
persel
noun, masculine
persalt
persicaire
noun, feminine
knotweed, smartweed (of the genus Persicaria)
persienne
noun, feminine
shutter (on window)
post-1990 spelling of persifler
persiflage
noun, masculine
ridicule or malicious mockery made under the guise of good-natured raillery
to 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
persifleur
noun, masculine
a mocker
persifleuse
noun, feminine
persifleur
persil
noun, masculine
parsley
persillade
noun, feminine
persillade
persillé
adjective
with the addition of parsley; marbled, veined
persique
adjective
of Old Persia; Persian
persistance
noun, feminine
persistence
persistant
adjective
persistent; evergreen
to persist
perso
adjective
personal; one's own
perso
adverb
personally (in one's own opinion)
perso
noun, masculine
character
personnage
noun, masculine
character (in a play, program, film); person
personnage non-joueur
noun, masculine
non-player character
personalizable, customizable
personnalisation
noun, feminine
customization, personalization
to personalise, to customise
personnalisme
noun, masculine
personalism; egoism
personnaliste
noun, masculine/feminine
personalist
personnalité
noun, feminine
personality, character (set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another); personality (celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence); personal attack
legal personality
personne
noun, feminine
person
personne
pronoun
no one, nobody; anyone
personne de contact
noun, feminine
contact person, person to contact; go-to person
personne de couleur
noun, feminine
coloured person, coloured, non-white
personne de son cœur
noun, feminine
soulmate, special someone
personne morale
noun, feminine
legal person
personne physique
noun, feminine
natural person
person with a motor disability, person with a motor impairment, person with reduced mobility
personne âgée
noun, feminine
senior citizen, elderly person
personnel
adjective
personal
personnel
noun, masculine
staff, members of staff, personnel
personnel navigant
noun, masculine
aircrew, flight crew