英文里的法語詞匯（二十）

pain au chocolat 巧克力面包

lit. chocolate bread. Unlike what its name may suggest, it's not made of bread but puff pastry with chocolate inside. The term "chocolatine" is used in some Francophone areas, but not in English.

papier-mach 混凝紙

lit. chewed paper; a craft medium using paper and paste

par avion 坐飛機

by air mail. The meaning is broader in French, it means by plane in general.

par excellence *的

"by excellence" : quintessential

parvenu 領秀

a social upstart.

pas de deux 雙人舞

a close relationship between two people; a duet in ballet

pas de problme 沒問題

no problem

passe-partout*鑰匙，四處能可用的

a document or key that allows the holder to travel without hindrance from the authorities or enter any location.

pastiche 模仿著作

a derivative work; an imitation

patois方言

a dialect; jargon

pre爸爸

lit. father, used after a man's surname to distinguish a father from a son, as in "George Bush pre."