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Words of the Flowers of Evil · 326 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
page
page (boy) once
page
Here 'page' is the young court attendant (masculine), not a leaf of paper.
palais
palaces; palace; palate 8 times
palais
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
palpiter
throbs; flickers 3 times
palpite
par
by; through; beyond 97 times
par, Par
paradis
paradise; paradises 11 times
paradis
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
parce
because 3 times
parce, Parce
parcourir
roam; To roam; ranging 4 times
parcours, Parcourir, Parcourant, parcourt
verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, participle
pareil
like; double; matching 11 times
pareil, pareils, pareille, pareilles, Pareils
adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular
parer
adorn; bedecked 3 times
parent, parée
verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, participle, feminine, singular
paresse
idleness; languor; indolence 6 times
paresse
paresseux
lazy 3 times
paresseux, paresseuse
adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular
parfait
perfect 6 times
parfait, parfaite
adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular
parfois
sometimes; at times; Sometimes 18 times
parfois, Parfois
parfum
perfume; perfumes; scents 31 times
parfum, parfums, Parfum
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
parfumer
perfumed; perfuming; perfumes 8 times
parfumé, parfumant, parfumés, parfume
adjective, masculine, singular; verb, present, participle; verb, past, participle, masculine, plural
Paris
Paris 6 times
Paris
parler
speaks; would speak 4 times
parle, parlerait
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, conditional, third-person, singular
parmi
among; amid 11 times
parmi, Parmi
part
place twice
part
noun, singular; adverb
"Quelque part" together means "somewhere."
partir
set out; leave; departed 10 times
partent, partir, Parti, partie, Partons, partons, Pars, partions
verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, present, indicative, first-person, plural; verb, infinitive
partout
everywhere; Everywhere 6 times
partout, Partout
pas
not; step; steps 58 times
pas
adverb; adverb, negation; noun, masculine, singular
Here 'pas' is the noun 'footsteps', not the negation adverb.
passer
passes; pass by; pass 12 times
passe, passer, passes, Passer, Passent, passaient, passant, passa
verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, second-person, singular
passé
past 3 times
passé
passion
passion; passions 6 times
passion, passions
noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural
patrie
homeland 4 times
patrie
paupière
eyelid 3 times
paupière
Singular noun used distributively for the whole group of women, each with her own eyelid.
pauvre
poor; poor man 18 times
pauvre, pauvres, Pauvre, Pauvres
adjective, singular; adjective, plural; adjective, feminine, singular
pavaner
struts; go strutting 4 times
pavane, pavaner
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive
pavé
paving-stones; paving; pavement 6 times
pavés, pavé
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
pays
land; country; lands 10 times
pays
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
paysage
landscape; landscapes 3 times
paysage, paysages
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
pâle
pale 18 times
pâles, pâle, Pâles
adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, singular; adjective, masculine, singular
pâlir
grow pale; grown pale; paling 3 times
pâlir, pâli, pâlissant
verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, present participle
pâmer
swoons; swoon 5 times
pâme, pâment
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
peau
skin 4 times
peau
peindre
to paint; painted; paint 5 times
peindre, peint
verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, past participle, masculine, singular
le sourcil peint, "eyebrows painted," an absolute construction describing the women.
peine
hardly; barely; toil 3 times
peine
à peine is a fixed phrase meaning 'scarcely, hardly'; peine alone means 'pain, difficulty.'
pencher
leans; leaning; bow 3 times
penche, penchant, Pencher
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, participle; verb, infinitive
pendant
hanging; while; during 6 times
Pendant, pendantes, pendants, pendant
preposition; adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, masculine, plural
pendre
hung; hang; swings 6 times
pendent, pend, pendue, pendait
verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, feminine, singular
se pendre here means to hang/swing, not to hang oneself.
pendu
hanged man; hanged 3 times
pendu, pendus
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
penser
thoughts; think; Thoughts 12 times
pensers, pense, Pensers, penser
noun, masculine, plural; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, infinitive
perdre
lost; lose; waste 10 times
perdus, perdu, perdons, perdue, perdre
adjective, masculine, plural; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, plural
perle
pearls; pearl; Pearls 5 times
perles, Perles, perle
noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular
petit
little; small; young 12 times
petit, petits, petite, petites
adjective, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular
peu
little; few 4 times
peu
peuple
people; peoples 11 times
peuple, peuples
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
peupler
peopled; people; to people 4 times
peupler, peuplés, peuplé
verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, masculine, plural; adjective (past participle), masculine, singular
peur
fear 3 times
peur
peut-être
perhaps 5 times
peut-être, Peut, être
père
father; Father 6 times
père, Père
péché
sins; sin; Sins 8 times
péchés, péché, Péchés
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
pénétrer
pass through; penetrates; pierced 3 times
pénètrent, pénètre, Pénétré
verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past participle, masculine, singular
philtre
philtre; love-potion; philtres 7 times
philtre, philtres
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
pied
feet; foot; step 23 times
pieds, pied
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
pierre
stone; stones 7 times
pierre, pierres
noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural
pieux
pious 5 times
pieux, pieuses, pieuse
adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine; adjective, feminine, plural
pitié
pity 20 times
pitié
place
place; squares 5 times
place, places
noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural
plafond
ceilings; ceiling 8 times
plafonds, plafond
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
plainte
complaint; moans; laments 5 times
plaintes, plainte
noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular
plaintif
plaintive 5 times
plaintifs, plaintif, plaintive
adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular
plaire
took pleasure; delight; would please 5 times
plais, plaisait, plairais, plaît
verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, second-person, singular
se plaît is the reflexive idiom se plaire, "to delight/take pleasure."
plaisir
pleasure; pleasures; Pleasure 21 times
plaisir, plaisirs, Plaisir, Plaisirs
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
planer
hovers; hovered; soared 6 times
plane, Planait, planait, planant
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, participle
planter
will plant; plants; driving in 5 times
planterai, plante, planteront, plantant, plantaient
verb, future, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, third-person, plural
plein
full; broad; full of 55 times
plein, pleins, pleine, Plein, pleines, Pleine, Pleines
adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular
pleur
tears; tear 17 times
pleurs, pleur
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
pleurer
weeps; weeping; weep 8 times
pleure, pleurant, Pleure, pleurent
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, participle; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular
pleuvoir
rains; will you rain; rain down 3 times
pleut, pleuvras, pleuvoir
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, second-person, singular; verb, infinitive
pleuvoir is normally impersonal (il pleut); Baudelaire personifies the water as "tu" here.
pli
folds 4 times
plis
plonger
plunge; plunges; to plunge 12 times
plonger, plonge, Plonger, plongerai, plongerons, plongé
verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, first-person, singular
plus
more; most; no more 100 times
plus, Plus
adverb; adverb, superlative; adverb, negative
plutôt
rather 3 times
Plutôt, plutôt
pluvieux
rainy; rain-soaked 3 times
pluvieux
adjective, masculine; adjective, masculine, singular
Pluviôse
Pluviôse once
Pluviôse
Pluviôse: the rainy month (roughly Jan–Feb) of the French Republican calendar, personified here.
poète
poet; Poet; poets 20 times
poète, Poète, poètes
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
poids
weight; burden 4 times
poids
poignard
dagger 4 times
poignard
poing
fists; fist 4 times
poings, poing
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
point
at all; a turn 6 times
point
adverb; noun, masculine, singular; adverb (negation, part of ne...point)
'à point' is an idiom meaning 'just right, to perfection'.
pointe
points; peaks; sting 3 times
pointes, pointe
noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular
poison
poison; poisons 12 times
poison, poisons
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
poitrine
breast; chest 4 times
poitrine
portant
hale once
portante
'bien portante' is a set phrase meaning 'in good health'.
porte
door; doors; gates 5 times
portes, porte
noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular
porter
bears; wear; to bring 4 times
Porte, portes, porter, portait
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, second-person, singular; verb, infinitive
portique
portico; porticoes 3 times
portique, portiques
noun, masculine, singular; noun, plural
portrait
portrait; Portrait 3 times
portrait, Portrait
poser
will lay; laid; set up 4 times
posé, poserai, poses
verb, future, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, past participle, masculine, singular
poudre
powder; dust; powders 3 times
poudre, poudres
noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural
poudreux
dusty 3 times
poudreux, poudreuse
adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural
poumon
lungs; lung 3 times
poumons, poumon
noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular
pour
to; for; in order to 121 times
pour, Pour
pourquoi
why 3 times
pourquoi
pourriture
rottenness; rot 3 times
pourriture
pourtant
yet; nevertheless; nonetheless 12 times
pourtant, Pourtant
pousser
drives; makes; sprout 12 times
pousse, pousser, poussé, poussant, Pousse, pousse-t-il, Poussaient
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular
pouvoir
can; could; may 47 times
peut, puis, Peut, pu, pouvoir, peuvent, pourra, Pouvons and 9 more
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, past, participle
Inversion "peut-on" for the interrogative.
prendre
take; takes; taking 42 times
prends, prend, pris, prennent, prendre, Prenant, Prend, Prennent and 1 more
verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
"prendre garde à" is an idiom meaning "to beware of."
près
near; close; beside 9 times
près, Près
'près de' is a compound preposition meaning 'close to'.
précieux
precious 4 times
précieux, précieuses
adjective, masculine; adjective, feminine, plural
préférer
prefer; preferred; would prefer 3 times
préfère, préféré, préférerait
verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, past, passive, participle, masculine, singular; verb, conditional, third-person, singular
préparer
prepares; readies; brewed 4 times
prépare, préparé
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past participle, masculine, singular
prêter
lent; swears twice
prêtait, prête
verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
idiom: prêter serment = to swear an oath
prier
begged; be coaxed; pray 4 times
prié, prier, Prier, priais
verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular
prière
prayer; prayers; Prayer 3 times
prière, prières, Prière
noun, feminine, singular; noun, plural
prince
prince; Prince 5 times
prince, Prince
printemps
Spring; springs 4 times
Printemps, printemps
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
prison
prison; prisons 3 times
prison, prisons
noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural
profond
deep; profound; deepest 29 times
profond, profonde, profonds, profondes, Profond
adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural
profondeur
depths; depth 4 times
profondeurs, profondeur
noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular
proie
grip; prey twice
proie
'en proie à' is an idiom meaning 'prey to, in the grip of'.
promener
casting; parades; strolls 6 times
promène, Promenant, promenant
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, participle
The subject (a cat) does not arrive until line 3; 'se promène' = strolls about.
promettre
promised; promising 3 times
promis, promettant
verb, present, participle; verb, past, participle, masculine; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular
prunelle
pupils; eye; eyes 7 times
prunelles, prunelle
noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular
public
public 3 times
publiques
puis
then 5 times
puis
puisque
since 4 times
Puisque, Puisqu'
Elision of puisque before the vowel of en.
puissant
mighty; powerful; potent 11 times
puissants, puissant, puissante
adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular
puits
well; wells 4 times
puits, Puits
noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural
pur
pure; purest 12 times
pure, pur, purs
adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural
Seen once or twice
Pactole
Pactolus once
paillard
lewd once
pailleter
spangled once
pain
bread twice
paisible
peaceful once
paisiblement
calmly once
paix
peace twice
païen
pagan once
palme
palm-fronds once
palmé
webbed once
palmier
palms once
Palmyre
Palmyra once
palper
feeling once
palpitant
throbbing twice
Pan
Pan once
panique
panic once
panis
bread once
panneau
panels once
panse
belly once
pantelant
panting once
panteler
panting once
panthère
panthers twice
papier
sheet of paper once
papillon
butterflies once
parachever
completing once
Paradis
Paradise once
paraître
seem once
parallèle
parallel once
parcelle
flecks once
pardon
forgive me; pardon twice
parfumé
fragrant; perfumed twice
paria
pariahs once
parole
words once
parquer
penned in once
parsemer
strews once
particulier
peculiar once
passage
passing once
passager
passing; passenger twice
passant
passer-by; passers-by twice
pastel
pastels once
patera
libation-bowl once
patient
patient once
patriarcal
patriarchal once
patte
paw; legs twice
pauvresse
poor women once
pauvreté
poverty once
pavillon
pavilion once
payer
pay for once
pâleur
pallor once
pâmoison
swoons once
pâture
feed once
peccatum
sins once
peintre
painter; a painter twice
peinture
painting once
pelle
spade once
pelouse
plot of grass once
pendule
clock twice
pensée
thoughts; thought twice
pensif
pensive twice
per
through once
percer
pierce once
percher
perched once
perçant
piercing once
perfide
faithless; treacherous twice
perler
beads once
permanent
lasting once
persienne
shutters once
personnage
part once
personnel
of their own once
pesant
ponderous; heavy twice
pesanteur
heaviness once
peser
weighs down; weighs twice
pestilence
pestilence once
peureux
timorous; fearful twice
pèlerinage
pilgrimage once
pénétrant
penetrating once
pénombre
half-light once
périr
perish once
pétiller
crackling once
pétrir
mold once
pétulant
impetuous once
pêche
peach once
phare
beacon twice
Phénix
Phoenix once
philosophe
philosophers once
Phoebus
Phoebus twice
phosphore
phosphorus once
phrase
sentences once
phtisique
consumptive once
Pierre
Peter once
pierreries
gemstones once
piège
snare; trap twice
piétiner
trampling; tramping twice
pilier
pillars twice
pin
pines once
pinceau
brush once
pincer
pinches once
pioche
picks once
pipe
pipe once
pique
spades once
piquer
strike once
pirouetter
whirling about once
piscina
pool once
piteusement
pitifully once
piteux
pitiable; pitiful twice
placide
placid twice
plaie
wound twice
plaindre
pity; was complaining twice
plaine
plain; plains twice
plaisant
pleasing once
planche
planks; plates twice
plat
dead once
plâtre
plaster once
plenus
full once
plier
bending once
plomber
leaden once
plombé
leaden once
pluie
rain twice
plumage
plumage once
plume
feather once
plupart
most once
plusieurs
several once
poche
pocket once
poésie
poetry once
poil
bristles once
pointu
pointed once
poix
pitch once
polaire
polar twice
poli
polished twice
polir
polished twice
Pomone
Pomona once
pompe
pomp twice
pomper
pumped once
pomponné
beribboned once
pont
deck once
pontife
pontiff once
poreux
porous once
port
harbor twice
porte-voix
megaphones once
porteur
bearers once
portière
curtains once
pose
pose; poses twice
posture
stance once
pourpré
crimsoned once
pourrir
rotten once
poursuivre
pursued once
pôle
pole once
prairie
meadows once
premier
first once
presque
almost twice
presser
squeeze once
pressurer
wring dry once
pré
meadow once
précepteur
tutors once
précipice
precipices once
précipiter
hurl once
précoce
precocious once
présent
present once
présider
presides once
prétexte
pretexts once
prêt
ready once
prêtre
priest once
prêtresse
priestess twice
primeur
first fruits once
primitif
first once
priver
denies; stripped twice
prix
reward once
procès
lawsuits once
prodige
marvel; marvels twice
prodigue
spendthrift; lavish twice
prodiguer
lavish once
produit
yields; Products twice
profane
profane one once
profundis
profundis once
projet
projects once
projeter
jutted out; casting twice
promesse
promise once
prophétique
prophesying once
proportion
proportions once
propre
own twice
proscrit
outlaw once
Proserpine
Proserpina once
prostitution
Prostitution once
provocateur
provoking once
provoquant
provoking once
prudent
prudent once
puanteur
stench once
pudeur
shame once
pudiquement
modestly once
puer
stink once
Puget
Puget once
puiser
drawn once
puissance
powers once
pulluler
multiply once
punaise
bugs once
pupitre
writing-desk once
purgatoire
Purgatory once
purifier
purify once
putain
whores once
putride
putrid once
Pylade
Pyladeses once
pyramide
pyramid once
Pyrrhus
Pyrrhus once
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- The words
- Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Charles Baudelaire, d. 1867).
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- Public-domain French (Baudelaire, d. 1867). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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