15,000 words and phrases from more than 50 languages and their

243 petit
per mio avviso [It], in my opinion.
permis de séjour [Fr], permission to reside.
permitte divis caetera [L], leave the rest to the gods: Horace.
per pares [L], by one's peers: law.
per procurationem [L], by proxy; by the action of: abbr. p.p. or per
pro.
perro [Sp; fern, perra], dog. —perro del hortelano, the gardener's dog;
dog in the manger.
perro que ladra no muerde [Sp], the barking dog doesn't bite.
perruque [Fr], wig; periwig; fig., prejudiced old man.
per saltum [L], by a leap; at a single bound.
per se [L], by (or in) itself; intrinsically.
perseverando [L], by persevering.
persiflage [Fr], ironic mockery.
persifleur [Fr], a banterer; ironic mocker.
persil [Fr], parsley.
persona [L], person. —persona ficta, a fictitious person. —persona
grata, an acceptable person; a welcome guest. —persona gratissima,
a most acceptable person. —persona muta, a silent actor. —persona
non grata, an unacceptable (or objectionable) person; specif., a diplomatic
representative who is unwelcome to the foreign government
to which the representative is assigned.
per stirpes [L], by stocks (or families): law.
per totam curiam [LL], by the entire court; unanimously.
per tot discrimina rerum [L], through so many vicissitudes of fortune
(lit., crises of events): Virgil. See PER VARIOS CASUS.
per troppo dibatter la verità si perde [It], by too much debating truth
is lost (or obscured).
per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum [L], through many mishaps,
through sundry perilous experiences (or vicissitudes of fortune): Virgil.
per viam [L], by way of. —per viam dolorosam, by the sorrowful path.
per vias rectas [L], by straight roads; by direct ways.
pervoiya mahyah [Russ], May Day.
pesante [It], heavily; gravely; impressively: music.
peso [Sp], weight; load; dollar. —peso duro, lit., hard dollar; Spanish
dollar. —peso muerto, dead load: engin. —peso neto, net weight:
abbr. p.°nto.
pessimi exempli [L], of a very bad example.
petit [Fr; mase], little; small; minor; inferior; unimportant; mean; law,
petty. —en petit, in miniature; on a small scale. —petit blanc [pi.
petits blancs], lit., small white; in French foreign possessions, a middleclass
European. —petit à petit l'oiseau fait son nid, little by little the
bird makes her nest. —petit bourgeois, small tradesman; professional.
—petit caporal, little corporal; Napoleon. —petit chaudron, grands
oreilles, little pitchers (have) big ears. —petit maître, lit., little master;