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plädieren

argue for; advocate

plagen

torment; trouble; afflict ; struggle; toil

das Plakat

poster

der Plan

plan; map; layout

planen

plan

der Planet

planet

die Plantage

plantation

die Planung

planning; plans

das Plastik

plastic

die Plastikflut

flood of plastic; excessive plastic waste

platt

flat; flattened ; exhausted; worn out ; trite; banal

die Platte

slab; plate; flat panel ; record; vinyl record

die Plattform

platform

die Plattformökonomie

platform economy

der Platz

square; place; space; seat

platzen

burst ; fall through; collapse

plausibel

plausible

die Plausibilität

plausibility

der Plot

plot; storyline ; plot; graph

plötzlich

sudden; suddenly

die Pluralität

plurality; diversity

plus

plus

das Plutonium

plutonium

pochend

throbbing; pounding

poetisch

poetic

die Pointe

punchline; unexpected culmination

pokern

play poker ; bluff; negotiate tactically; gamble

polarisieren

polarise

der Pole

Polish man; Pole

die Polemik

polemic; vehement attack

die Politik

politics; policy

der Politiker / die Politikerin

politician

die Politikverdrossenheit

disillusionment with politics

die Politikwissenschaft

political science

politisch

political

die Polizei

police

der Polizist / die Polizistin

police officer

der Pollen

pollen

polnisch

Polish

die Pommes frites

chips; French fries

populär

popular

die Popularität

popularity

die Population

population of a species

der Populismus

populism (a political stance or style often opposing the people to the elite and claiming to represent the true popular will)

das Portal

portal; grand entrance ; web portal

das Portemonnaie / das Portmonee

wallet; purse

die Portion

portion; serving

das Porträt

portrait

die Position

position; location ; position; job ; position; stance

(sich) positionieren

position; place ; position oneself; take a stance

positiv

positive

der Positivismus

positivism

die Post

post; post office; mail

die Postdemokratie

post-democracy (a critical term for a situation in which elections continue but substantive decisions increasingly lie with a small elite)

der Posten

post; position ; item; entry; lot of goods ; guard; sentry; guard post

das Poster

poster

die Postkarte

postcard

die Postleitzahl

postcode; ZIP code

der Pöstler

postman; postal worker

die Postmoderne

postmodernism; the postmodern era (cultural approaches following modernism, and the associated period, often questioning single, certain explanations and emphasizing differences and multiple perspectives)