German verbs — P

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• paaren to pair (sich paaren: to mate)
• pachten to rent
• packen to pack
• paddeln to paddle (propel a canoe)
• paffen to puff
• paktieren to make a pact (with)
• palavern to palaver, to talk endlessly (colloquial)
• panieren to bread, to coat with breadcrumbs
• panschen to adulterate, to water down; to splash about
• parametrisieren to parameterize
• paraphieren to initial (a treaty) (diplomacy)
• paraphrasieren to paraphrase
• parken to park
• passen to fit
• passieren to happen
• pasteurisieren to pasteurize
• patentieren to patent
• pauken to swot
• peilen to take a bearing of, determine the direction
• peitschen to whip
• pendeln to oscillate (move back and forth)
• pennen to sleep
• pensionieren to retire (someone)
• perennieren to perennate, to last several years (botany)
• petzen to tell on, to snitch (school slang)
• pfänden to seize, take in pledge
• pfeifen to whistle
• pflanzen to plant
• pflegen to care for
• pflücken to pick, pluck
• pflügen to plow
• photographieren to photograph
• pimpern to shag (vulgar)
• pinkeln to pee (colloquial)
• pinseln to brush, paint
• pissen piss
• plagen to plague
• planen to plan
• plärren to cry
• platschen to clap, smack
• platschen to clap, smack
• platzen to burst
• platznehmen to take a seat
• plaudern to chat
• plombieren to seal something
• pofen to sleep, to kip (slang)
• pogen to pogo (dance), to mosh
• pokulieren to drink, to tipple (dated, humorous)
• poppen fuck
• posieren to pose
• postulieren to postulate
• prägen to mint
• prahlen to brag
• prangen to resplend, shine
• präsentieren to present
• präterieren to pass over, to omit (dated)
• predigen to preach
• preisen to praise, extol
• privatisieren to privatize; to live on private means (dated)
• probieren to try
• produzieren to produce
• profilieren (sich profilieren) to distinguish oneself; to profile
• profitieren to benefit
• proggen to program (slang)
• programmieren to program
• proklamieren to proclaim
• prolongieren to prolong, to extend (finance)
• promovieren to promote
• prosperieren to prosper
• protestieren to protest (to make a strong objection)
• prüfen to check
• prügeln to beat (up), to strike
• pudern to powder
• punktieren to dot, to stipple; to aspirate (medicine)
• pupen to toot, to fart (childish)
• purgieren to purify
• pushen to push, to boost (colloquial)
• putzen to clean