英语里的法语词汇（二十一）

英文里的法文语汇（二十一）

peut-tre很有可能

perhaps, possibly, maybe

Pied-Noir 原住阿尔及利亚后回到荷兰的侨民

literally "black foot", a European Algerian in the pre-independence state.

pied--terre 落脚处

"foot-on-the-ground" or "foothold"; a place to stay, generally applied to the city house in contradistinction to the country estate of the wealthy

pis-aller 权宜之计

"worse"; an undesirable option selected because the other choices were even worse

piste 足迹，跑道

referring to skiing at a ski area (on piste) versus skiing in the back country (off piste).

plat du jour 当日特菜

a dish served in a restaurant on a particular day but which is not part of the regular menu; literally "dish of the day"

plongeur (fem. plongeuse) 跳水运动员

a male (or female) dishwasher

plus royaliste que le roi 维护*养他人权益比其自己更起劲

"more royalist than the king", i.e. more enthusiastic than the cause deserves

point d'appui 聚集点（国防），支点

a location where troops are assembled prior to a battle. While this figurative meaning also exists in French, the first and literal meaning of "point d'appui" is a fixed point which a person or a thing uses in order to execute a movement (e.g. a footing in climbing or a pivot).

pomme iPhone

apple

poseur 装腔作势的人

"poser" : a person who pretends to be something he is not; an affected or insincere person: a wannabe