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press proof press revise
folio &c. (book) 593; copy, impression, pull, proof, revise; author's proof, galley proof, press proof; press revise. printer, compositor, reader; printer's devil copyholder.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

pourvoir propos propre repas
Use in sentences: personne, personnage, perte, perdre, périr, péril, pitié, piteux, plaindre, plainte, pleurer, pleuvoir, poison, poisson, port, porte, pouvoir, pourvoir, propos, propre, repas, repasser, rester, reposer, sanglant, sanglot.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

puesto post place retail
puesto post, place, retail store.
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

probably Phrynium parviflorum Roxb
↑ 2 Lerik , probably Phrynium parviflorum , Roxb. (Scitamineæ) or Phrynium Griffithii , Bak.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

prosecute prolong produce restrict
ANT: Continue, prosecute, prolong, produce, restrict, confine, pain, annoy.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

partially preserved parochial registers
The family history has to be gleaned from partially preserved parochial registers of births, marriages and deaths, incomplete court records, the scanty papers of the estates, a few land transfers, and some stray writings that accidentally have been preserved with the latter.
— from Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot by Austin Craig

pārēre persuādēre prohibēre respondēre
Conjugation II contineō dēleō doceō egeō faveō iubeō moveō noceō pāreō persuādeō prohibeō respondeō sedeō studeō videō continēre dēlēre docēre egēre favēre iubēre movēre nocēre pārēre persuādēre prohibēre respondēre sedēre studēre vidēre continuī dēlēvī docuī eguī fāvī iussī mōvī nocuī pāruī persuāsī prohibuī respondī sēdī studuī vīdī contentus dēlētus doctus —— fautūrus iussus mōtus nocitūrus —— persuāsus prohibitus respōnsus -sessus —— vīsus hold in, keep destroy teach lack favor order move injure obey persuade (from) restrain, keep reply sit be eager see Conjugation III agō crēdō dīcō discēdō dūcō faciō 2 fugiō iaciō interficiō mittō rapiō resistō agere crēdere dīcere discēdere dūcere facere fugere iacere interficere mittere rapere resistere ēgī crēdidī dīxī discessī dūxī fēcī fūgī iēcī interfēcī mīsī rapuī restitī āctus crēditus dictus discessus ductus factus fugitūrus iactus interfectus missus raptus —— drive believe say depart lead make flee hurl kill send seize resist Conjugation IV mūniō reperiō veniō mūnīre reperīre venīre mūnīvī rep´perī vēnī mūnītus repertus ventus fortify find come
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Prinzip principle Prinzip Richtlinie
Preisliste price list Preisnachlass discount Preisniveau level of prices Preisniveau; Preislage level of prices Preispolitik price policy Preisrivalität price competitition Preisrückgang fall in prices Preisschild price label Preisschwankung fluctuation of price Preisschwankung price fluctuation Preisschwankungen price fluctuations Preissenkung cut in prices Preissenkung price cut Preisspanne price area Preisspanne range of prices Preisspirale inflationary spiral Preisspirale price spiral Preisstabilität price stability Preisstaffel scale of prices Preissteigerungsrate rate of price increase Preisstop price freeze Preisstruktur price structure Preissturz slump Preissystem price system Preistendenz price trend Preisüberwachung price administration Preisüberwachung price control Preisunterbieter undercutter Preisunterbietung cutting of prices Preisvereinbarung sales convention Preisvereinbarung; Preisabsprache price agreement Preisvereinbarung; Preisabsprache price arrangement Preisvergleich price comparison Preisverhältnis price relationship Preisverzerrung preis distortion Preisvorteil price advantage preiswert good value preiswert worth the money Preiszusammenbruch price collapse Presse; pressen; drängen press Pressebüro press agency Pressefoto press photo Pressefotograf press photographer Pressefreiheit freedom of press Pressekampagne press campaign Pressekonferenz press conference Pressenotiz news release Pressetribüne press gallery Presseverlautbarung press release Prestigeware prestige goods Prestigewerbung goodwill advertising Prestigewerbung prestige advertising prima super Primärdaten primary data primäre Erhebung field research Primärindustrie primary industries Primawechsel first bill of exchange Primawechsel first of exchange Primawechsel gilt-edged bill Prinzip principle Prinzip; Richtlinie principle Priorität priority Priorität erhalten obtain priority Prioritätsgläubiger privileged creditor privat private privat finanziert privately financed
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

pleasant plain park run
[3245] To walk amongst orchards, gardens, bowers, mounts, and arbours, artificial wildernesses, green thickets, arches, groves, lawns, rivulets, fountains, and such like pleasant places, like that Antiochian Daphne, brooks, pools, fishponds, between wood and water, in a fair meadow, by a river side, [3246] ubi variae, avium cantationes, florum colores, pratorum frutices , &c. to disport in some pleasant plain, park, run up a steep hill sometimes, or sit in a shady seat, must needs be a delectable recreation.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

patriot Pasquale Paoli ruled
Then the patriot, Pasquale Paoli, ruled the island from 1755 to 1769, when the Genoese transferred their claim to the island to France, which has since annexed it.
— from As the Crow Flies: From Corsica to Charing Cross by Walter Phelps Dodge

pitch pine Pinus rigida
The pitch pine (Pinus rigida).—Leaves in clusters of three, from three to four inches long, rather rigid; cones two to three inches long, often in clusters of two or more but frequently borne singly, persisting long after the seeds have been shed; bark more or less rough on the young growth and deeply fissured on the trunks of old trees.
— from Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets Being a selection, with revision, from the teachers' leaflets, home nature-study lessons, junior naturalist monthlies and other publications from the College of Agriculture, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1896-1904 by New York State College of Agriculture

parsnips peas potatoes radishes
Vegetables Artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflowers, celery, coleworts, endive, herbs of all sorts, leeks, onions, parsnips, peas, potatoes, radishes, salad, Savoys, scorzonera, skirrets, shalots, spinach (winter), tomatoes, truffles, turnips.
— from Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Robert Kemp Philp

pitch pine P rigida
A peculiar evergreen overhung our fire, which at first glance looked like a pitch pine ( P. rigida ), with leaves little more than an inch long, spruce-like, but we found it to be the Pinus Banksiana ,—"Banks's, or the Labrador Pine," also called scrub pine, gray pine, etc., a new tree to us.
— from The Maine Woods The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume 03 (of 20) by Henry David Thoreau

perch pike plaice ruffe
In Season in December i. Fish Barbel, brill, turbot, carp, cockles, cod , crabs, dab, dory , eels, gudgeon, gurnets, haddocks, bake, halibut, herrings, ling , lobsters, mackerel, mussels, oysters, perch, pike, plaice, ruffe, salmon, shrimps, skate , smelts, soles, sprats, sturgeon, tench , whitings.
— from Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Robert Kemp Philp

pie ply pry rye
Midst, amidst, didst, etc., the second persons singular of the present tense of verbs in ID. IE, or Y. By, buy, cry, die, dry, eye, fly, fry, fie, hie, lie, pie, ply, pry, rye, shy, sly, spy, sky, sty, tie, try, vie, why, ally, apply, awry, bely, comply, decry, defy, descry, deny, imply, espy, outvie, outfly, rely, reply, supply, untie, amplify, beautify, certify, crucify, deify, dignify, edify, falsify, fortify, gratify, glorify, indemnify, justify, 106 magnify, modify, mollify, mortify, pacify, petrify, purify, putrify, qualify, ratify, rectify, sanctify, satisfy, scarify, signify, specify, stupefy, terrify, testify, verify, vilify, vitrify, vivify, prophesy, high, nigh, sigh, thigh.
— from Practical Guide to English Versification With a Compendious Dictionary of Rhymes, an Examination of Classical Measures, and Comments Upon Burlesque and Comic Verse, Vers de Société, and Song-writing by Tom Hood

Patea Piako Pohangina Raglan
; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 provinces named Iles Loyaute, Nord, and Sud New Zealand: 93 counties, 9 districts*, and 3 town districts**; Akaroa, Amuri, Ashburton, Bay of Islands, Bruce, Buller, Chatham Islands, Cheviot, Clifton, Clutha, Cook, Dannevirke, Egmont, Eketahuna, Ellesmere, Eltham, Eyre, Featherston, Franklin, Golden Bay, Great Barrier Island, Grey, Hauraki Plains, Hawera*, Hawke's Bay, Heathcote, Hikurangi**, Hobson, Hokianga, Horowhenua, Hurunui, Hutt, Inangahua, Inglewood, Kaikoura, Kairanga, Kiwitea, Lake, Mackenzie, Malvern, Manaia**, Manawatu, Mangonui, Maniototo, Marlborough, Masterton, Matamata, Mount Herbert, Ohinemuri, Opotiki, Oroua, Otamatea, Otorohanga*, Oxford, Pahiatua, Paparua, Patea, Piako, Pohangina, Raglan, Rangiora*, Rangitikei, Rodney, Rotorua*, Runanga, Saint Kilda, Silverpeaks, Southland, Stewart Island, Stratford, Strathallan, Taranaki, Taumarunui, Taupo, Tauranga, Thames-Coromandel*, Tuapeka, Vincent, Waiapu, Waiheke, Waihemo, Waikato, Waikohu, Waimairi, Waimarino, Waimate, Waimate West, Waimea, Waipa, Waipawa*, Waipukurau*, Wairarapa South, Wairewa, Wairoa, Waitaki, Waitomo*, Waitotara, Wallace, Wanganui, Waverley**, Westland, Whakatane*, Whangarei, Whangaroa, Woodville note: there may be a new administrative structure of 16 regions (Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wanganui-Manawatu, Wellington, West Coast) that are subdivided into 57 districts and 16 cities* (Ashburton, Auckland*, Banks Peninsula, Buller, Carterton, Central Hawke's Bay, Central Otago, Christchurch*, Clutha, Dunedin*, Far North, Franklin, Gisborne, Gore, Grey, Hamilton*, Hastings, Hauraki, Horowhenua, Hurunui, Hutt*, Invercargill*, Kaikoura, Kaipara, Kapiti Coast, Kawerau, Mackenzie, Manawatu, Manukau*, Marlborough, Masterton, Matamata Piako, Napier*, Nelson*, New Plymouth, North Shore*, Opotiki, Otorohanga, Palmerston North*, Papakura*, Porirua*, Queenstown Lakes, Rangitikei, Rodney, Rotorua, Ruapehu, Selwyn, Southland, South Taranaki, South Waikato, South Wairarapa, Stratford, Tararua, Tasman, Taupo, Tauranga, Thames Coromandel, Timaru, Upper Hutt*, Waikato, Waimakariri, Waimate, Waipa, Wairoa, Waitakere*, Waitaki, Waitomo, Wanganui, Wellington*, Western Bay of Plenty, Westland, Whakatane, Whangarei)
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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