petcock
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining
petechia
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)
Peter
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～ disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
Peter Abelard
— Navneord
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～ French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)
Peter Minuit
— Navneord
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～ Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
Peter I
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725)
Peter Carl Goldmark
— Navneord
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～ United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977)
Peter Medawar
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～ British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987)
Peter Goldmark
— Navneord
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～ United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977)
Peter Cooper
— Navneord
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～ United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
Peter Carl Faberge
— Navneord
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～ Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920)
Peter Behrens
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～ German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940)
Peter Pan
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～ a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up
Peter Lorre
— Navneord
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～ United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)
Peter Pan collar
— Navneord
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～ a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front
Peter Pan
— Navneord
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～ the main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up
Peter Minnewit
— Navneord
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～ Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
Peter Paul Mauser
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)
Peter O'Toole
— Navneord
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～ British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)
peter out
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"