French verbs — P

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pâlir to pale; to fade (lose colour)
palpiter to throb
paniquer to panic.
papoter to chat
parachuter to parachute
parader to parade
paraître to appear
paralyser to paralyse
parcourir to travel through
pardonner to forgive
parer to parry, to adorn
parfaire to perfect
parfumer to perfume
parier to bet
parler to speak
parrainer to sponsor
partager to share
participer to participate
partir to leave
parvenir to reach
passer to pass
passionner to excite, to captivate
patienter to wait
pâtir to suffer
patrouiller to patrol
pavaner to show off
paver to pave
payer to pay
peaufiner to refine
pêcher to fish
pédaler to pedal
peindre to paint
peiner to comb
pencher to lean
pendre to hang
pénétrer to enter
penser to think
percer to pierce
percevoir to perceive, to make out
percher to perch (oneself)
perdre to lose
perdurer to endure
perfectionner to improve
perforer to perforate
périr to perish; to die
perler to speak
permettre to allow
perpétrer to perpetrate
perpétuer to perpetuate
perquisitionner to search
persévérer to persevere
persister to persist
personnaliser to customise
persuader to persuade
perturber to disturb
pervertir to pervert, to corrupt
peser to weigh (to have a weight of)
péter to fart
pétiller to sparkle
pétrifier to petrify
pétrir to knead
peupler to populate
photographier to photograph
piéger to trap
piétiner to trample
piller to pillage
piloter to pilot
pimenter to spice, to season with spices
pincer to pinch (skin)
piocher to dig
pique-niquer to picnic
piquer to sting
pivoter to pivot
placer to place
plaider to plead
plaindre to pity
plaire to please
plaisanter to joke
plancher floor
planer to plane (wood)
planifier to plan
planquer to hide
planter to plant
plaquer to tackle, to dump
pleurer to cry
pleurnicher to whine
pleuvoir to rain.
plier to fold.
plomber to sink
plonger to dive
plumer to pluck
pocher to poach
poignarder to stab
poindre to appear
pointer pointer
poivrer to pepper
polir to polish
polluer to pollute (create pollution)
pomper to pump
pomponner to adorn
porter to carry
poser to put down, to place; to ask (a question)
positionner to position
positiver to posit
posséder to possess
poster poster
postuler to apply for
poudrer to powder
poursuivre to pursue
pousser to push
pouvoir to be able to
pratiquer to practice
précéder to precede
prêcher to preach
précipiter to hasten
préciser to specify
préconiser to advocate
prédire to predict.
préférer to prefer
prélever to take (to withdraw)
prendre to take
prénommer to name
préoccuper to preoccupy
préparer to prepare
présager to foreshadow
prescrire to prescribe (a medication)
présenter to present
préserver to preserve
présider to preside; to chair; to head (to be in charge of)
pressentir to anticipate
presser to press
présumer to presume
prétendre to claim
prêter to lend
prétexter to make an excuse
prévaloir to prevail
prévenir to warn
prévoir to foresee
prier to pray
primer to prime
priser to value
priver to deprive
privilégier to favour
procéder to proceed
proclamer to proclaim; to declare
procurer to get
prodiguer to lavish
produire to produce
profaner to profane
proférer to utter
profiler to profile
profiter to benefit, to take advantage
programmer to program
progresser to progress (to show a progression)
projeter to project
prolonger to prolong
promener to walk (to take for a walk)
promettre to promise.
promouvoir to promote
prôner to advocate
prononcer to pronounce
propager to propagate
proposer to propose
propulser to propel; to propulse
proscrire to proscribe
prospérer to prosper
prostituer to prostitute oneself
protéger to protect
protester to protest; to object
prouver to prove
provenir to come from
provoquer to provoke
publier to publish
puiser to draw (water), to extract
pulvériser to pulverize
punir to punish