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parents Philip Pirrip late
And now the range of marshes lay clear before us, with the sails of the ships on the river growing out of it; and we went into the churchyard, close to the graves of my unknown parents, Philip Pirrip, late of this parish, and Also Georgiana, Wife of the Above.
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

propres publications pour les
Ça n'a pas changé: j'imprime souvent nos propres publications pour les lire dans les transports en commun.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

pick purse pickpocket light
highwayman, Dick Turpin, Claude Duval, Macheath, footpad, sturdy beggar. cut purse, pick purse; pickpocket, light-fingered gentry; sharper; card sharper, skittle sharper; thimblerigger; rook*, Greek, blackleg, leg, welsher*; defaulter; Autolycus[obs3], Jeremy Diddler[obs3], Robert Macaire, artful dodger, trickster; swell mob*, chevalier d'industrie
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

prusintu pangatarúngan Please lit
Kun maarang, adtu na lang sa prusintu pangatarúngan, Please (lit.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

partie partye person Lat
partie ( partye ), person; Lat. partita , divided.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

prohibitifs pratiqués par les
Le seul problème réside dans les prix prohibitifs pratiqués par les sociétés d'édition, dans les marges commerciales de produits qui n'ont plus rien à voir avec la création artistique ou les droits d'auteurs, mais relèvent de marketing, de parts de marché, de ratios comptables et de marges de profits.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

pack pock puck little
They said: pick, pack, pock, puck: little drops of water in a fountain slowly falling in the brimming bowl.
— from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

país proceden pero los
y también en ciertas partes de Colombia, denominándose suazas , los que de este último país proceden; pero los principales centros de producción están en la primera república nombrada, siendo los más famosos los de Montecristo y Jipijapa.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

pas permis par l
C'est un espace de liberté pour l'imaginaire, une dimension inexplorée de la planète, une jungle et un paradis tout à la fois, où tout est possible même si tout n'est pas permis par l'éthique, où le contenu du portefeuille des intervenants n'a aucun rapport direct avec la valeur des contenus des sites.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

price Preisführer price leader
Anfrage prices on application Preise erhöhen raise prices Preise haben sich erholt prices have recovered Preise herabsetzen lower prices Preise hochhalten keep up prices Preise niedrig halten keep prices down Preisebene; Preisniveau price level Preiselastizität price elasticity Preisentwicklung pice development Preisentwicklung price development Preisentwicklung trend of prices Preiserhaltung; Preisbindung maintenance of price Preiserhöhung increase in price Preiserhöhung markup Preiserhöhung price advance Preiserhöhung price appreciation Preiserholung; Erholung der Preise recovery of prices Preisermäßigung price deduction Preisermäßigung; Preisnachlass reduction of prices Preisermittlung ascertainment of price Preisfestlegung price fixing Preisfestsetzung fixing of prices Preisfrage matter of price Preisführer price leader Preisführer price setter Preisgarantie price guarantee
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Pui present porteur le
CXVIII, No. 1,174 [ Marshal Montmorency to Cecil ] Mons r jay este tresaise davoir entendu tant par la lettre que mauez escripte du xxij e du passe, que par le s r du Pui present porteur le desir qui vous avez de veoir bien tost affectuer ce qui a este miz en avant pour estraindre une
— from The Wars of Religion in France 1559-1576 The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II by James Westfall Thompson

praise Philadelphia Public Ledger
"The same liberal spirit that marked his public life is seen in the pages of his book, giving it a zest and interest that can not fail to secure for it hearty commendation and honest praise."— Philadelphia Public Ledger .
— from Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley

Prunum præparatum Ph L
Syn. Prepared prunes ; Pulpa prunorum , Prunum præparatum (Ph. L.), L. Prep.
— from Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume II by Richard Vine Tuson

PLAIN PUMPKIN PIE Line
MARY'S RECIPE FOR PLAIN PUMPKIN PIE Line a pie-tin, one holding 3 cups of liquid, with rich pastry.
— from Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" by Edith May Bertels Thomas

Piers Plowman Pride Luxury
—Compare the seven deadly sins in Langland’s Vision of Piers Plowman , Pride, Luxury ( lecherie ), Envy, Wrath, Covetousness, Gluttony, and Sloth.
— from The Visions of the Sleeping Bard by Ellis Wynne

Participes Patronus Paullus L
See Fabulae palliatae Panaetius Pantomimus Participes Patronus Paullus, L. Aemilius Paupereuli Peculium Penates, the; temple of the Pergamum Peristylium Permutatio Pero Perscriptio Persona Phaedrus the Epicurean Philippi, battle of Philippus (tribune) Philo the Academician Philodemus Pietas Piso, Calpurnius Pistores Plaetoria, lex Plautus Plebeii, Ludi.
— from Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero by W. Warde (William Warde) Fowler

pampa perseguidos por la
El cantor anda de pago en pago, de “tapera en galpón”, cantando sus héroes de la pampa, perseguidos por la justicia, los llantos de la viuda a quien los indios han robado sus hijos en un malón reciente, la derrota y la
— from Argentina, Legend and History by Lucio Vicente López

Pugna pro patria libertas
Motto, Pugna pro patria libertas .
— from American Book-Plates: A Guide to Their Study with Examples by Charles Dexter Allen


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