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petit jour
noun, masculine
dawn, daybreak
petit juif
noun, masculine
funny bone
petit largue
noun, masculine
close reach
petit mal
noun, masculine
petit mal
petit matin
noun, masculine
early morning, small hours, wee hours
petit monde
noun, masculine
small world, small group (category with few members); child
petit nègre
noun, masculine
a pidgin language that West African soldiers historically used to communicate with the occupying French army.; any other language incompetently spoken.
petit nègre
adjective
ineptly articulated; broken.
petit pain
noun, masculine
synonym of pain au chocolat
petit pain au chocolat
noun, masculine
small pain au chocolat; synonym of pain au chocolat
petit panda
noun, masculine
red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
petit peuple
noun, masculine
little people (the lower class)
petit pois
noun, masculine
pea (the vegetable)
mighty oaks from little acorns grow
petit pont
noun, masculine
nutmeg
petit père
noun, masculine
old chap
petit rien
noun, masculine
trifle, unimportant detail
petit velours blanc
noun, masculine
synonym of immortelle faux-arnica (Helichrysum arnicoides (Lam.) Cordem.)
little by little, bit by bit
slow and steady wins the race; little strokes fell great oaks; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; many a mickle makes a muckle
petit écran
noun, masculine
small screen
petit épeautre
noun, masculine
einkorn wheat
petit-duc
noun, masculine
scops owl
petit-enfant
noun, masculine
grandchild (child of someone’s child)
petit-fils
noun, masculine
grandson
petit-gris
noun, masculine
a Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), which in colder areas (i.e. Russia whence fur has been imported) has more gray or white fur (and therefore has also been called Sciurus cinereus); a gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus); a Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus); fur of any such animal; a paintbrush from such a fur
petit-lait
noun, masculine
whey
petit-maître
noun, masculine
dandy, coxcomb
petit-neveu
noun, masculine
grandnephew (grandson of a sibling)
petit-noir
noun, masculine
black feather obtained from a male ostrich (which has been used for the panache of a bonnet)
petit-nègre
noun, feminine
alternative spelling of petit nègre
petit-nègre
adjective
alternative spelling of petit nègre
petit-russien
adjective
Little Russian
petit-suisse
noun, masculine
A French fromage blanc from the Normandy and Picardy regions.
petite aiguille
noun, feminine
hour hand (the hand of a clock or watch face that revolves twice each day and indicates the hours)
petite annonce
noun, feminine
ellipsis of petite annonce classée (“a single classified advertisement”)
classified advertisement: Pedantic form of petite annonce.
petite bite
noun, feminine
pansy, chickenshit (person with little courage or bravery)
petite bière
noun, feminine
trifle
petite bourgeoisie
noun, feminine
petite bourgeoisie
petite capitale
noun, feminine
small caps (font variant)
petite couronne
proper noun
the zone consisting of the three departments (Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis) that border the city of Paris
petite cuiller
noun, feminine
alternative spelling of petite cuillère
petite cuillère
noun, feminine
teaspoon
petite culotte
noun, feminine
knickers
petite enfance
noun, feminine
early childhood
petite fille
noun, feminine
little girl
petite finale
noun, feminine
small final
petite frappe
noun, feminine
a small-time bully, a little hoodlum, a little yobbo, a little thug
petite main
noun, masculine
trainee seamstress, assistant seamstress, low-rank seamstress; low-paid worker, worker employed to do menial jobs, dogsbody
petite mort
noun, feminine
orgasm
petite nature
noun, feminine
a faint-hearted person, a wimp, a weakling, a sensitive type, a delicate flower, a wuss, a pansy
petite noblesse
noun, feminine
minor aristocracy, gentry
petite nyctale
noun, feminine
Acadian owl (Aegolius acadicus)
petite perception
noun, feminine
petite perception
Small rain lays great dust; a little kindness goes a long way.
petite profondeur
noun, feminine
shallow end (part of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water)
petite reine
noun, feminine
bicycle
petite souris
noun, feminine
tooth fairy; fly on the wall; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see petite, souris.
petite sœur
noun, feminine
little sister; another drink like the one before; the same again