French verbs — P

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• pager pager
• pâlir to pale; to fade (lose color)
• pallier palliate
• palpiter pant
• paniquer to panic
• papoter to chat, chatter
• parachuter airdrop
• parader to flaunt, to strut
• paraître to appear
• paralyser to paralyse / paralyze
• parcourir to go through
• pardonner to pardon
• parer to adorn; to bedeck
• parfaire to finish, to complete
• parfumer perfume
• parier to bet
• parler to speak
• parrainer to mentor
• partager to share
• participer to participate
• partir to leave
• parvenir to reach
• passer to go past
• passionner engross
• patienter to be patient
• pâtir to suffer
• patrouiller to patrol
• paupériser to pauperize
• pavaner to strut one's stuff; to swagger
• paver pitch
• payer to pay
• peaufiner to fine-tune
• pêcher to fish
• pédaler to pedal
• peindre to paint
• peiner to struggle, toil
• pelleter to shovel (up)
• pénaliser penalize
• pencher to tilt, tip up
• pendre to hang
• pénétrer to enter
• penser to think
• percer to pierce
• percevoir to perceive, to make out
• percher perch
• perdre to lose
• perdurer to continue to exist
• pérenniser perpetuate
• perfectionner to perfect; to make perfect
• perforer to perforate
• périr to perish; to die
• perler to bead (form into beads)
• permettre to permit
• perpétrer perpetrate
• perpétuer to perpetuate
• perquisitionner to carry out a search
• persévérer to persevere
• persister to persist
• personnaliser tweak
• persuader to persuade
• perturber to disrupt, to disturb
• pervertir to worsen; to corrupt
• peser to weigh (to have a weight of)
• pétarader to backfire
• péter fart
• pétiller pink
• pétrifier petrify
• pétrir knead
• peupler people
• photographier to photograph
• piaffer to stamp, paw the ground
• pianoter to play the piano poorly
• piéger to trap
• piétiner to stomp (make loud sounds by stepping)
• piller to plunder; to pillage
• piloter to pilot
• pimenter to spice, to season with spices
• pincer to pinch (skin)
• piocher to use a pickaxe
• pique-niquer to picnic
• piquer to prick
• pivoter to pivot, swivel
• placer to place
• plafonner plateau
• plaider to plead
• plaindre to pity
• plaire to please
• plaisanter to joke
• plancher floor
• planer to glide, to hover
• planifier to plan ahead
• planquer to hide
• planter to plant
• plaquer to plate
• plébisciter to vote by plebiscite
• pleurer to cry
• pleurnicher to whine
• pleuvoir to rain
• plier to fold
• plisser pleat
• plomber to fill with lead
• plonger to dive
• plumer to pluck the feathers off
• pocher poach
• poignarder to stab
• poindre to prick, sting
• pointer to point to
• poivrer pepper
• polir to shine
• polluer to pollute (create pollution)
• polymériser polymerize
• pomper to pump
• pomponner to primp, titivate
• ponctuer pepper
• pondérer weight
• populariser popularise
• porter to carry
• portraire portray
• poser to put down, to place; to ask (a question)
• positionner to position
• positiver to think positively; to be optimistic
• posséder to own
• poster to post
• postuler to claim, to request, to ask for
• poudrer powder
• pouponner baby
• pourfendre to slice through, slay (with a sword)
• poursuivre to pursue
• pousser to push
• pouvoir to be able to
• pratiquer to do
• précéder precede
• prêcher to preach
• précipiter to throw out, push out
• préciser to specify
• préconiser advocate
• prédire to predict, foretell
• prédisposer to predispose
• préexister preexist
• préférer to prefer
• préfigurer prefigure
• prélever to take (sur from)
• prendre to take
• prénommer to call someone by their first name
• préoccuper to concern, preoccupy
• préparer to prepare
• présager harbinger
• prescrire to prescribe (a medication)
• présenter to present
• préserver to preserve
• présider to preside; to chair; to head (to be in charge of)
• pressentir adumbrate
• presser to urge
• présumer to presume, assume
• présupposer assume
• prétendre to claim
• prêter to lend
• prétexter allege
• prévaloir prevail
• prévenir to prevent
• prévoir to anticipate
• prier to pray
• primer to dominate, to be dominant over
• priser to snuff, take snuff (to inhale a drug or other substance through the nose)
• priver to deprive
• privilégier to privilege, to favour
• procéder to proceed
• proclamer to proclaim; to declare
• procurer to get
• prodiguer to dispense, to lavish (something on someone)
• produire to produce
• profaner to profane
• proférer to utter, intonate
• professionnaliser professionalize
• profiler to profile
• profiter to take advantage of
• programmer to program
• progresser to progress (to show a progression)
• prohiber proscribe
• projeter to throw, to hurl
• proliférer to proliferate, to mushroom, to increase in number
• prolonger to prolong
• promener to walk
• promettre to promise
• promouvoir to promote (advertise a product)
• promulguer enact
• prôner praise
• prononcer to pronounce
• pronostiquer forecast
• propager to propagate, spread
• proposer to propose
• propulser to propel; to propulse
• proroger prorogue
• proscrire ban
• prospérer to thrive, prosper
• prostituer pimp
• protéger to protect
• protester to protest; to object
• prouver to prove
• provenir to originate (from)
• provoquer to provoke
• psalmodier to chant, intone (especially a psalm)
• publier to publish
• puiser to draw (for example, water from a well), to tap into
• pulvériser to pulverise (to grind into powder)
• punir to punish