🇫🇷French to English Lexicon

French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

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Words Starting with "P"

prédestination
C2noun
English Meaning:

Predestination

The doctrine that God has eternally chosen those whom he intends to save.

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prenable
C2adjective
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Pregnable

Capable of being taken or captured.

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procaïne
C2noun
English Meaning:

Procaine

A synthetic local anesthetic drug administered chiefly by injection to block pain sensation during dental and minor surgical procedures.

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prodigalité
C2noun
English Meaning:

Profligacy

Reckless extravagance or wasteful use of resources.

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propène
C2noun
English Meaning:

Propene

A flammable, gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon of the alkene series, obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used widely in the manufacture of plastics and other chemicals.

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Protreptique
C2adjective
English Meaning:

Protreptic

Intended to encourage or exhort.

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pseudocide
C2noun
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Pseudocide

The act of faking one's own death.

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psychotrope
C2adjective
English Meaning:

Psychotropic

Of or relating to substances that affect mental activity, perception, or behavior.

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pterygion
C2noun
English Meaning:

Pterygium

A growth of fleshy tissue on the conjunctiva that can extend over the cornea, often associated with exposure to sunlight.

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pulsion
C2noun
English Meaning:

Pulsion

A drive or instinctive urge that propels someone to action, particularly in psychoanalytic theory.

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Pourim
C2noun
English Meaning:

Purim

A joyous Jewish festival commemorating the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Book of Esther.

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Pusillanimité
C2noun
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Pusillanimity

The quality of being timid or cowardly; a lack of courage or determination.

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