Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel
Pompey the Great
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– Engelsk
~ Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
Peter the Great
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– 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)
phase of the moon
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance
periodic apnea of the newborn
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome
Paul the Apostle
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
Pepin the Short
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
peer of the realm
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords
pain in the neck
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
pain in the ass
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
pain in the neck
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"
pop the question
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
paint the lily
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
paint the lily
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
put on the line
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
pull the leg of
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?"
pull out all the stops
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"