L
l'
, used before on for euphony.
l'
,
see
le, la
(
art. or pr.
).
la
,
see
le
.
là
,
adv
. there, here (frequent as affix or suffix, when so used see word to which it is added);
par --
, that way, by there, over that way.
lac
,
m.
lake.
lâche
,
adj.
cowardly.
lâcher
,
v.
to loosen, let out, release, undo, let go.
lâcheté
,
f.
cowardice, cowardly act.
laid, -e
,
adj.
homely, ugly.
laine
,
f.
wool;
de --
, woolen.
laïque
,
adj. and s.
secular, layman;
à la --
, outside the Church, among the laity.
laisse
,
f.
leash.
laisser
,
v.
to let, leave, let alone;
-- -là
, leave alone, drop (an acquaintance, etc.);
il ne laissait
pas que de,
he did not fail to.
lait
,
m.
milk;
enfant de --
, nursling.
laiteux, -euse
,
adj.
milky.
lambeau
,
m.
rag, shred;
mettre en lambeaux
, to tear in shreds.
lambris
,
m.
wainscoting, paneling.
lame
,
f.
strip, blade, wave.
lamentable
,
adj.
lamentable, sorrowful.
lampe
,
f.
lamp.
lance
,
f.
lance;
-- à feu
, squib, slow-match.
lancer
,
v.
to dart, throw, hurl, let go, send forth, cast, cast or throw out, start;
-- une casquette
,
introduce (or set the style for) a cap.
lande
,
f.
waste-land, heath.
langage
,
m.
language.
lange
,
m.
piece of cloth (usually for wrapping a new-born child); strip (of cloth),
swaddling-clothes (infrequent in singular).
langue
,
f.
tongue, language.
langueur
,
f.
languor.
lanière
,
f.
thong.
lanterne
,
f.
lantern.
lapin
,
m.
rabbit.
laps
,
m.
lapse, period (
ps
pronounced).
laquais
,
m.
lackey, footman.
lard
,
m.
bacon.
large
,
adj. and m.
broad, wide, sweeping, great, large, width, breadth, open sea;
ouvert
tout au --
, wide open.
larme
,
f.
tear;
rire aux larmes
, to laugh till the tears came.
larve
,
f.
larva.
las, -se
,
adj.
weary, tired.
latakié
,
m.
latakia (a fine Turkish tobacco).
latéral, -e
,
adj.
lateral, side.
latin, -e
,
adj. and s.
Latin.
laver
,
v.
to wash.
le, la (l'
, before vowels;
les
,
pl.), def. art.
the;
de la sorte
, in that way.
le, la (les
,
pl.
;
lui, leur,
indirect),
conj. pr.
him, her, it, so, them, to him, to them, etc.
leçon
,
f.
lesson.
lecture
,
f.
reading.
légende
,
f.
legend.
léger, -ère
,
adj.
light (weight), slight, thin.
légèrement
,
adv.
lightly, slightly.
légion
,
f.
legion;
Légion d'honeur
, Legion of Honor (Order established by Napoleon
Bonaparte in 1802 to reward merit).
légitime
,
adj.
legitimate.
légitimement
,
adv.
legitimately.
léguer
,
v.
to bequeath.
légume
,
m.
vegetable.
lendemain
,
m.
following day, next day.
lent, -e
,
adj.
slow.
lentement
,
adv.
slowly.
lenteur
,
f.
slowness;
avec des lenteurs
, slowly, with
hesitation or deliberation.
lequel, laquelle (lesquels, lesquelles
,
pl.), rel. and int. pr.
which, who, which?, who?
les
,
see
le
.
lessive
,
f.
lye, washing;
couler la --
, to soak the clothes in lye, begin to wash.
lestement
,
adv.
quickly, lightly.
lettre
,
f.
letter.
leur
,
conj. pr.
, see
le
;
adj.
their;
le --
, theirs.
Levallois-Perret
, manufacturing suburb northwest of Paris.
levée
,
f.
raising, uprising, breaking up.
lever
,
v.
to raise;
se --
, rise, arise, get up, break (dawn);
m.
rise, rising;
au jour levé (levant)
,
at daybreak;
levé, -e
, up;
au soleil levant
, at sunrise.
lèvre
,
f.
lip;
lèvres en fleur
, full-blown lips (like a rose).
liane
,
f.
bind-weed.
liasse
,
f.
bundle, roll.
liberté
,
f.
liberty.
libraire
,
m.
bookseller, stationer.
libre
,
adj.
free, clear.
lien
,
m.
bond.
lier
,
v.
to bind, tie, tie up;
lié
,
m.
rubber (in games).
lieu
,
m.
place, spot;
avoir --
, to take place, have reason;
au -- de
, instead of;
donner -- à
,
to cause.
lieue
,
f.
league (2~1/2 miles).
lieutenant
,
m.
lieutenant.
lièvre
,
m.
hare.
ligne
,
f.
line, fishing-line.
lilas
,
m.
lilac, lilac-bush.
limpide
,
adj.
limpid, clear.
linge
,
m.
linen, cloth; pl. linen clothes;
-- sale
, dirty linen or clothes;
laver le --
, to wash the
clothes.
lion
,
m.
lion.
liqueur
,
f.
liquor, cordial.
liquide
,
adj. and m.
liquid.
lire
,
v.
to read.
lis
,
m.
lily (s pronounced).
liséré
,
m.
strip.
lisière
,
f.
border, outskirts, selvage, list (cloth), string.
lit
,
m.
bed.
litière
,
f.
litter.
litre
,
m.
liter (about 7/8 of a quart).
littéraire
,
adj.
literary.
littéralement
,
adv.
literally.
littérature
,
f.
literature.
livide
,
adj.
livid.
livre
,
m.
book;
grand --
, great book, ledger.
livre
,
f.
pound, franc.
livrer
,
v.
to deliver, give over;
se -- à
, devote or apply oneself to, give oneself over to;
un
combat se livra
, a battle was fought.
livret
,
m.
little book (of identification, etc., used as a passport).
local, -e
,
adj.
local.
locution
,
f.
locution.
lofer
,
v.
to luff (bring the head of a vessel to the wind).
loge
,
f.
lodge, porter's room, box (theater).
loger
,
v.
to lodge, star.
logique
,
adj.
logical.
logis
,
m.
bouse, dwelling, lodge, lodging-house, lodgings.
loi
,
f.
law.
loin
,
adv. and m.
far away, distant, distance;
plus --
, farther;
de --
, afar, at or from a distance;
de -- en --
, from place to place, from time to time.
lointain, -e
,
adj. and m.
distant, far away, distance.
loisir
,
m.
leisure.
long, -ue
,
adj. and m.
long, length;
le -- de
, along;
tout de son --, de tout son --
, his whole
length;
tout le -- de
, the whole;
de -- en large
, to and fro.
longanimité
,
f.
longanimity, forbearance.
Longosardo
, Sardinian village and port at the western entrance of the Strait of Bonifacio.
longtemps
,
adv.
long time, long, for a long time.
longuement
,
adv.
for a long time, lengthily, lingeringly.
longueur
,
f.
length.
loque
,
f.
rag, tatter.
lorgner
,
v.
to squint at, look out of the corner of the eye, ogle, look through opera glasses.
lors
,
adv.
then, that time;
pour --
, then, thereupon;
depuis --
, since then.
lorsque
,
conj.
when.
louable
,
adj.
laudable, praiseworthy.
louage
,
m.
letting, hiring, hire;
de --
, hired, livery, for hire.
louer
,
v.
to praise, rent;
se --
, praise one self, be pleased (with).
louis
,
m.
louis (gold piece=$4).
Louis XIV
, known as Louis le Grand, most famous of the French kings; reigned: 1643-1715.
Louis XV
, King of France; reigned: 1715-1774.
loup
,
m.
wolf;
-- cervier
, lynx, speculator, sharper (especially one who speculates without
principle on government enterprises);
-- de mer
, sea-dog.
lourd, -e
,
adj.
heavy, dull, drowsy, clumsy, burdensome.
lourdement
,
adv.
heavily.
lourdeur
,
f.
heaviness, weight.
louvoyer
,
v.
to tack (of a ship).
loyal, -e
,
adj.
loyal.
lucarne
,
f.
dormer-window.
lubine
,
f.
popular name for the fish called bar, umbrine (usually written lubin or loubin).
Lucien
, Lucian.
Ludwig
= Louis (German).
lueur
,
f.
gleam, light.
lugubre
,
adj.
mournful, lugubrious.
lugubrement
,
adv.
dolefully, lugubriously.
lui
,
conj. pr., see
le
;
disj. pr.
him, it, he, on his part, himself, itself.
lui-même, elle-même (eux-mêmes, elles-mêmes
,
pl.), pr.
himself, herself, itself, etc.
luire
,
v.
to shine.
lumière
,
f.
light;
il faut que la -- se fasse
, it must be cleared up.
lumineux, -euse
,
adj.
luminous.
lundi
,
m.
Monday.
lune
,
f.
moon, moonlight.
lunette
,
f.
telescope;
pl.
spectacles.
Lunéville
, town in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle.
luthier
,
m.
lute-maker, seller of musical instruments.
lutte
,
f.
struggle, wrestling.
luxe
,
m.
luxury.
lys
,
m.
lily (s pronounced; now written lis).