French Steps - French to English glossary - Words starting with P

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French	English	Unit

les pansements	plasters	*At the chemist's*
par jour	per day	*Renting items*
par là	that way	*Asking for directions*
Pardon ?	Sorry? Excuse me?	*Understanding instructions*
C'est parfait	It's perfect	*Asking about the food*
Tu parles ...	You speak...	*Getting into conversation*
Il part ...	It leaves ...	*Taking the train*
pas loin d'ici	not far from here	*Talking about the weather*
C'est passionnant !	It's fascinating!	*Saying what you do*
les pastilles	pastilles	*At the chemist's*
J'ai perdu	I've lost	*Lost property*
mon père	my father	*Talking about the family*
ma petite sœur	my little sister	*Talking about the family*
une petite ville	a small town	*Your name and where you're from*
une pharmacie	a chemist's	*Getting your bearings*
la place	the square	*Asking for directions*
un plan	a map	*Getting tickets*
le plat du jour	the dish of the day	*Ordering at a restaurant*
plus	more	*Buying clothes*
C'est plus classique	It's more classic	*Buying clothes*
C'est plus cool	It's more cool	*Buying clothes*
plus solide	more sturdy	*Renting items*
la pompe	the pump	*Renting items*
mon portable	my mobile phone	*Lost property*
mon portefeuille	my wallet	*Lost property*
un pot de vin	a small bottle of wine (in Lyon)	*Ordering at a restaurant*
C'est du poulet rôti	It's roast chicken	*Asking about the food*
Pour combien de personnes ?	For how many people?	*Ordering at a restaurant*
Pour une personne	For one	*Ordering at a restaurant*
Je préfère	I prefer	*Buying clothes*
prendre un apéritif	to have an aperitif	*Asking friends round*
Je prends ça	I'll have that	*Asking about the food*
Tu prends quelque chose ?	Fancy a drink?	*Getting into conversation*
Je prends...	I'll have, I'll take	*Getting a snack*
le prénom	first name	*Your name and where you're from*
près d'ici	near here	*Getting your bearings*
la presse	the press, media	*Saying what you do*
le printemps	Spring	*Talking about the weather*
au printemps	in Spring	*Talking about the weather*
les promenades	walks	*Getting your bearings*

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French Steps - French to English glossary - Words starting with P

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