Here’s a list of French verbs that start with the letter “P”:
List of French verbs starting with P
- pacifier: to pacify
- pacser: to enter a civil union
- pactiser: to make a pact
- paganiser: to paganize
- pagayer: to paddle
- paginer: to paginate
- pailler: to mulch
- pailleter: to sprinkle with glitter
- palabrer: to talk endlessly
- palettiser: to palletize
- pallier: to alleviate
- palper: to feel (with hands)
- palpiter: to throb
- panacher: to variegate
- paner: to bread (food)
- panifier: to make bread
- paniquer: to panic
- panser: till bandage
- pantoufler: to laze around
- papillonner: to flutter about
- papilloter: to flicker
- papoter: för att chatta
- parachever: to complete
- parachuter: to parachute
- parader: to parade
- parafer: to initial
- paraffiner: to refine with paraffin
- paraître: to appear
- paralyser: to paralyze
- paramétrer: to configure
- parapher: to sign
- paraphraser: to paraphrase
- parasiter: to parasitize
- parcelliser: to parcel out
- parcourir: to travel through
- pardonner: to forgive
- parer: to adorn
- paresser: to be lazy
- parfaire: to perfect
- parfumer: to perfume
- parier: to bet
- parjurer: to perjure
- parlementer: to negotiate
- parler: to speak
- parodier: to parody
- parquer: to park
- parqueter: to floor with parquet
- parrainer: to sponsor
- parsemer: to scatter
- partager: to share
- participer: to participate
- particulariser: to individualize
- partir: to leave
- partitionner: to partition
- partouser: to have group sex
- partouzer: to engage in group sex
- parvenir: to reach
- passer: to pass
- passionner: to excite
- pasteuriser: to pasteurize
- pasticher: to parody
- patauger: to wade
- patienter: to wait
- patiner: to skate
- patouiller: att plaska runt
- patronner: to sponsor
- patrouiller: to patrol
- paumer: to lose
- paupériser: to impoverish
- pavaner: to strut
- paver: to pave
- pavoiser: to adorn with flags
- payer: to pay
- paître: för att beta
- pâlir: att bli blek
- pâmer: to swoon
- pâtir: to suffer
- pâturer: för att beta
- peaufiner: att polera
- peigner: to comb
- peindre: to paint
- peiner: to struggle
- peinturlurer: to paint crudely
- peler: för att skala
- pelleter: to shovel
- peloter: to grope
- pelotonner: to curl up
- pelucher: to fluff
- pencher: to lean
- pendiller: to dangle
- pendouiller: to hang down
- pendre: to hang
- penser: to think
- percer: to pierce
- percevoir: to perceive
- percher: to perch
- percuter: to crash into
- perdre: to lose
- perdurer: to endure
- perfectionner: to perfect
- perforer: to perforate
- perler: to bead
- permettre: to allow
- permuter: to swap
- perpétrer: to perpetrate
- perpétuer: to perpetuate
- perquisitionner: to search (legally)
- persifler: att håna
- persister: to persist
- personnaliser: to personalize
- personnifier: to personify
- persuader: to persuade
- persécuter: to persecute
- persévérer: to persevere
- perturber: to disturb
- pervertir: to pervert
- peser: to weigh
- pester: to complain
- petit-déjeuner: to have breakfast
- peupler: to populate
- pécher: to sin
- pédaler: to pedal
- pénaliser: to penalize
- pénétrer: to penetrate
- pépier: to chirp
- péricliter: to decline
- périmer: to expire
- périr: to perish
- pérorer: to hold forth
- pétarader: to backfire (a vehicle)
- péter: to fart
- pétiller: to sparkle
- pétrifier: to petrify
- pétrir: to knead
- pêcher: to fish
- phagocyter: to engulf
- philosopher: to philosophize
- phosphater: to phosphate
- phosphorer: to glow
- photocopier: to photocopy
- photographier: to photograph
- phraser: to phrase
- piaffer: to paw the ground
- piailler: to chirp
- pianoter: to tap (keyboard)
- piauler: to whine
- picoler: to booze
- picorer: att hacka
- picoter: to tingle
- pieuter: to hit the sack (slang)
- pifer: to tolerate (informal)
- pigeonner: to swindle
- piger: to get (understand)
- pigmenter: to pigment
- pignocher: to pick at food
- piler: to grind
- piller: to pillage
- pilonner: att bombardera
- piloter: to pilot
- pimenter: to spice up
- pinailler: to nitpick
- pincer: to pinch
- pinter: to drink (alcohol)
- piocher: att gräva
- pioncer: to sleep (informal)
- pipeauter: to lie (informal)
- piper: to cheat
- pique-niquer: to have a picnic
- piquer: to sting
- piqueter: to picket
- pirater: to pirate
- pirouetter: to pirouette
- pisser: to pee
- pister: to track
- pistonner: to pull strings
- pitcher: to pitch
- pitonner: to piton (climbing)
- pivoter: to pivot
- piéger: to trap
- piétiner: to trample
- placarder: to post (a notice)
- placer: to place
- plafonner: to cap
- plagier: to plagiarize
- plaider: to plead
- plaindre: to pity
- plaire: to please
- plaisanter: att skämta
- plancher: to work on
- planchéier: to cover with planks
- planer: to soar
- planifier: to plan
- planquer: to hide
- planter: to plant
- plaquer: to tackle
- plastifier: to laminate
- plastiquer: till bomb
- plastronner: to strut
- platiner: to platinum-plate
- pleurer: to cry
- pleurnicher: to whine
- pleuvasser: att droppa
- pleuvoir: to rain
- pleuvoter: att droppa
- plier: to fold
- plisser: to crease
- plomber: to seal
- plonger: to dive
- ployer: to bend
- plumer: to pluck
- pluviner: att droppa
- plâtrer: to plaster
- plébisciter: to endorse
- pocher: att pochera
- podcaster: to podcast
- poignarder: to stab
- poiler: to cover with hair
- poindre: to dawn
- pointer: to point
- poinçonner: to punch
- poireauter: to wait around
- poisser: to make sticky
- poivrer: to pepper
- polariser: to polarize
- polir: att polera
- politiser: to politicize
- polluer: to pollute
- polycopier: to print copies
- polémiquer: to debate
- pommader: to apply ointment
- pommer: to set fruit
- pomper: to pump
- pomponner: to doll up
- poncer: to sand
- ponctionner: to extract
- ponctuer: to punctuate
- pondre: to lay (eggs)
- pondérer: för att balansera
- ponter: to stake (gambling)
- pontifier: to pontificate
- populariser: to popularize
- porter: to carry
- portraitiser: to paint portraits
- portraiturer: to portray
- poser: to pose
- positionner: to position
- positiver: to stay positive
- posséder: to possess
- postdater: to postdate
- poster: to post
- postillonner: to spray saliva
- postposer: to postpone
- postsynchroniser: to dub (film)
- postuler: to apply
- potasser: to study hard
- potentialiser: to potentiate
- potiner: att skvallra
- poudrer: to powder
- poudroyer: to stir up dust
- pouffer: to giggle
- pouliner: to foal
- pouponner: att skämma bort
- pourchasser: to chase
- pourfendre: to slay
- pourlécher: to lick
- pourrir: to rot
- poursuivre: to pursue
- pourvoir: to provide
- pousser: to push
- poutser: to clean (Swiss French)
- pouvoir: to be able to
- poétiser: to poeticize
- poêler: to fry
- pratiquer: to practice
- prendre: to take
- prescrire: to prescribe
- pressentir: to sense
- presser: to press
- pressurer: to squeeze
- pressuriser: to pressurize
- prier: to pray
- primer: to reward
- priser: to value
- privatiser: to privatize
- priver: to deprive
- privilégier: to favor
- proclamer: to proclaim
- procréer: to procreate
- procurer: to procure
- procéder: to proceed
- prodiguer: to lavish
- produire: to produce
- profaner: to desecrate
- professer: to profess
- profiler: to profile
- profiter: to profit
- proférer: to utter
- programmer: to program
- progresser: to progress
- prohiber: to prohibit
- projeter: to project
- proliférer: to proliferate
- prolonger: to prolong
- prolétariser: to proletarianize
- promener: to take for a walk
- promettre: to promise
- promouvoir: to promote
- promulguer: to promulgate
- prononcer: to pronounce
- pronostiquer: to predict
- propager: to spread
- prophétiser: to prophesy
- proportionner: to proportion
- proposer: to propose
- propulser: to propel
- proroger: to extend
- proscrire: to proscribe
- prospecter: to prospect
- prospérer: to prosper
- prosterner: to prostrate
- prostituer: to prostitute
- protester: to protest
- protéger: to protect
- prouver: to prove
- provenir: to come from
- provisionner: to supply
- provoquer: to provoke
- précautionner: to take precautions
- préchauffer: to preheat
- précipiter: to precipitate
- préciser: to clarify
- précompter: to deduct in advance
- préconiser: to advocate
- précéder: to precede
- prédestiner: to predestine
- prédire: to predict
- prédisposer: to predispose
- prédominer: to predominate
- prédéfinir: to predefine
- prédéterminer: to predetermine
- préexister: to preexist
- préfacer: to preface
- préfigurer: to foreshadow
- préfixer: to prefix
- préférer: to prefer
- préjuger: to prejudge
- prélasser: to lounge
- prélever: to take a sample
- préluder: to prelude
- prémunir: to protect
- préméditer: to premeditate
- prénommer: to name
- préoccuper: att oroa sig
- préparer: to prepare
- préposer: to assign
- préprogrammer: to preprogram
- prérégler: to preset
- présager: to foretell
- présenter: to present
- préserver: to preserve
- présider: to preside
- présumer: to presume
- présupposer: to presuppose
- présélectionner: to preselect
- prétendre: to claim
- prétexter: to pretend
- prévaloir: to prevail
- prévenir: to prevent
- prévoir: to foresee
- préétablir: to predetermine
- prêcher: to preach
- prêter: to lend
- prôner: to advocate
- psalmodier: to chant
- psychanalyser: to psychoanalyze
- publier: to publish
- puer: to stink
- puiser: to draw (from a source)
- pulluler: to proliferate
- pulvériser: to pulverize
- punaiser: to pin
- punir: to punish
- purger: to purge
- purifier: to purify
- putréfier: to rot
- pyrograver: to burn wood (pyrography)