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-l- {interfix} :: used to break up certain vowel sequences, when certain suffixes—particularly -ais—follow certain vowels, especially o
l' {art} :: apocopic form of le, la: the
l' {art} :: apocopic form of le: the
l' {pron} :: apocopic form of le, la: him, her, it
l' {pron} :: apocopic form of le: him, it
l'a {contraction} :: contraction of le a / la a
la {art} :: the
la {pron} :: her, it
la {m} :: la, the note 'A'
-là {particle} :: that. always used with ce
{adv} :: there
{adv} :: here, present
la barbe {f} :: Something that is very boring
là-bas {adv} :: there, over there
là-bas {adv} :: down there
là-bas {adv} :: yonder
la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe {proverb} :: sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
labbe {f} :: skua
Labbé {prop} :: Labbe (surname)
Labeaume {prop} :: surname
label {m} :: quality label
label {m} :: record label
labéliser {v} :: alternative form of labelliser
Labelle {prop} :: Labelle; surname
la belle affaire {interj} :: big deal! tough shit! so what?
labellisation {f} :: labeling
labelliser {v} :: to label
labelliser {v} :: to approve, to give official status to
la bémol majeur {m} :: A-flat major
Laberge {prop} :: surname
labeur {m} :: toil
labeurer {v} :: to toil (struggle)
labferment {m} :: rennet
labial {adj} :: labial
labialiser {v} :: to labialize
labiaplastie {f} :: alternative form of labioplastie
labiée {f} :: any of various plants in the family Lamiaceae
labile {adj} :: labile
labilité {f} :: fleetingness, transience
labilité {f} :: lability
labiodental {adj} :: labiodental
labiodentale {f} :: labiodental
labioplastie {f} :: labiaplasty
labiovélaire {adj} :: labiovelar
labné {m} :: labneh
labo {m} :: lab (laboratory)
la bonne blague {interj} :: that's a laugh! yeah, right! give me a break!
laborant {adj} :: Working, laboring
laborantin {m} :: laboratory assistant / technician
laboratoire {m} :: laboratory
laboratoire d'idées {m} :: think tank (a group which performs research and develops reports and recommendations)
laboreur {m} :: A (male) worker or laborer
laborieusement {adv} :: laboriously (with great expenditure of effort)
laborieux {adj} :: laborious
la boucler {v} :: to shut up (refrain from speech)
labour {m} :: cultivation
labourable {adj} :: ploughable, cultivable
labourage {m} :: ploughing / plowing
labourer {vt} :: to plough
laboureur {m} :: ploughman; plowman
Labrador {prop} :: Labrador, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador)
Labrador {prop} :: Labrador, the area of the Atlantic watershed of the Quebec peninsula, bounded to the south by the watershed of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, to the north by the watershed of Ungava Bay, to the west by the watershed of Hudson Bay
Labrador {prop} :: Labrador, a breed of dog
labradorien {adj} :: Labradorian (from or relating to Labrador)
Labradorien {m} :: Labradorian (someone from Labrador)
Labradorienne {f} :: feminine noun of Labradorien
Labrecque {prop} :: surname
labyrinthe {m} :: labyrinth
labyrinthique {adj} :: labyrinthine
labyrinthite {f} :: a form of otitis that causes dizziness and loss of balance
lac {m} :: lake
laçabilité {f} :: ability to be laced
Lacaille {prop} :: surname
Lacaille {prop} :: The star catalogue compiled by Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
la carotte et le bâton {n} :: carrot and stick
LACC {prop} {f} :: CCAA (Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act) abbreviation of la Loi sur les arrangements avec les créanciers des compagnies
LACC {prop} {f} :: abbreviation of la Loi d'application du code civil
laccine {f} :: laccin
lacer {v} :: to lace, to lace up
lacération {f} :: laceration
lacérer {v} :: lacerate (to tear, rip or wound)
lacéroïque {adj} :: lacceroic
lacet {m} :: lace (of boot, shoe)
lacet {m} :: knot on a rope, especially for trapping small animals
lacet {m} :: trap, ambush
lacet {m} :: bend, twist (of a road), a switchback
lacet {m} :: yaw (rotation about the vertical axis)
lacet {m} :: loop in homotopy theory
lâchage {m} :: release, loosening
lâchage {m} :: abandon
lâche {adj} :: loose, slack
lâche {adj} :: cowardly, low
lâche {mf} :: coward
lâchement {adv} :: cowardly
lâcher {v} :: to release; to loosen; to let go
lâcher {v} :: to abandon, to let go
lâcher {v} :: to chicken out
lâcher {v} :: to fail
lâcher {m} :: synonym of lâchage
lâcher l'affaire {v} :: to give up, to relent
lâcher la grappe {v} :: to get off someone's back, to leave someone alone
lâcher le morceau {v} :: to relent, to give up
lâcher le morceau {v} :: to fess up, to own up, to spit it out, to spill the beans
lâcher les baskets {v} :: to get off someone's back, to leave someone alone
lâcher les basques {v} :: to get off someone's back, to leave someone alone
lâcher prise {vi} :: to let go, to relax
lâcher une caisse {v} :: to cut one loose, to fart
lâcheté {f} :: cowardice
lâcheur {m} :: flaky person
lâcheuse {f} :: feminine noun of lâcheur
Lachiver {prop} :: surname
lacis {m} :: lacis
lacis {m} :: lacing
lacis {m} :: maze (of alleyways etc.); web, network
Lacombe {prop} :: surname
laconique {adj} :: laconic
laconiquement {adv} :: laconically
laconisme {m} :: terseness
Lacoste {prop} :: surname
Lacourse {prop} :: surname
la critique est aisée mais l'art est difficile {proverb} :: it's easy to criticize; those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it
Lacroix {prop} :: surname
la croix et la bannière {f} :: painful and strenuous experience; hassle; tall order
lacrosse {m} :: lacrosse; synonym of crosse
lacrymal {adj} :: lacrimal
lacrymogène {adj} :: lachrymatory, lacrimogenous (causing the production of tears)
lacrymonasal {adj} :: lacrimonasal
lacs {m} :: noose
lacs {m} :: lasso
lacs {m} :: snare, trap
Lac Saint-Jean {prop} :: Lac Saint-Jean (large lake)
Lac-Saint-Jean {prop} :: The area surrounding Lac Saint-Jean in Quebec
lactaire {adj} :: milk (attributive)
lactaire {m} :: milk-cap (mushroom)
lactame {m} :: lactam
lacté {adj} :: milk
lacté {adj} :: milky
lactéal {adj} :: lacteal
lactine {f} :: lactin
lactique {adj} :: lactic (all senses)
lactobacille {m} :: lactobacillus
lactobacillique {adj} :: lactobacillic
lactoglobuline {f} :: lactoglobulin
lactose {m} :: lactose
lactosérum {m} :: whey
lactucarium {m} :: lactucarium, lettuce opium
lactucique {adj} :: lactucic
lacunaire {adj} :: incomplete (having gaps)
lacune {f} :: gap
lacune {f} :: vacuum, empty space
lacune {f} :: lack; thing that is missing
lacune {f} :: ignorance, shortcoming
la curiosité est un vilain défaut {proverb} :: curiosity killed the cat
lacustre {adj} :: Of or relating to a lake
ladé {adv} :: there
là-dedans {adv} :: inside there
La Défense {prop} {f} :: La Défense
là-dessus {adv} :: on this, here
là-dessus {adv} :: thereupon, with this
ladin {adj} :: Ladin
ladin {m} :: Ladin (language)
ladino {m} :: Ladino (language)
Ladislas {prop} {m} :: given name
Ladmirault {prop} :: surname
ladre {mf} :: miser
ladre {mf} :: leper (person with leprosy)
ladre {adj} :: miserly
ladre {adj} :: leprous (having leprosy)
lady {f} :: lady (wife of a lord; important woman)
læsion {f} :: obsolete form of lésion
Laetitia {prop} :: given name
Laëtitia {prop} :: given name
Lætitia {prop} {f} :: given name
Lafarge {prop} :: surname
la ferme {interj} :: shut up
la fermer {v} :: to shut it, to shut up (refrain from speech)
la fin justifie les moyens {proverb} :: the end justifies the means
Laflamme {prop} :: surname
la Flanelle {prop} :: alternative form of la Sainte-Flanelle
Lafleur {prop} :: surname
la fleur au fusil {adv} :: in a jolly manner, merrily, light-heartedly, insouciantly, blithely
la fleur au fusil {adv} :: boldly, bravely and enthusiastically
Lafontaine {prop} :: Lafontaine; surname
lafontainien {adj} :: Lafontainian
la fortune sourit aux audacieux {proverb} :: fortune favors the bold (literally: fortune smiles on the brave)
la foudre ne tombe jamais deux fois au même endroit {proverb} :: lightning never strikes twice in the same place
lagide {m} :: Lagid
lagniappe {m} :: tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service)
lagniappe {m} :: lagniappe (extra or unexpected gift or benefit to e.g. a customer)
lagniappe {m} :: windfall, unexpected turn of good fortune
lagomorphe {m} :: lagomorph (animal of the order Lagomorpha)
lagon {m} :: lagoon (shallow body of water)
lagopède {m} :: any of the birds in the genus Lagopus
la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase {f} :: the straw that broke the camel's back
lagrangien {adj} :: Lagrangian
lagunage {m} :: The construction of a wetland area in order to purify polluted water
lagunaire {adj} :: lagoon
lagune {f} :: lagoon, shallow body of coastal water
lahan {m} :: gwop, skrilla, moola
là-haut {adv} :: up there
La Havane {prop} {f} :: La Havane (capital city)
La Haye {prop} {f} :: La Haye (administrative capital)
lahmacun {f} :: alternative spelling of lahmajoun (lahmacun)
lahmajoon {f} :: alternative spelling of lahmajoun
lahmajoun {f} :: lahmacun (lahmajoun)
lahmajun {f} :: alternative spelling of lahmajoun
Lahore {prop} :: Lahore
lahorite {adj} :: Lahorite
lai {m} :: lai (a mostly North European form of medieval song, with stanzas that do not repeat)
lai {adj} :: lay, equivalent to French laïc, laïque (relating to laypersons as opposed to clerical)
laïc {m} :: layman
laïcat {m} :: laity
laîche {f} :: sedge (any plant of the genus Carex)
laïcisation {f} :: laicization, secularization
laïciser {v} :: to laicize; to secularize
laïcité {f} :: secularity (state of being secular)
laïcité {f} :: secularism
laid {adj} :: Physically ugly
laid {adj} :: Morally corrupt
laid comme les sept péchés capitaux {adj} :: Extremely ugly; ugly as sin; looking like the back end of a bus
laid comme un pou {adj} :: Extremely ugly; ugly as sin; looking like the back end of a bus
laidement {adv} :: uglily
laideron {mf} :: An ugly girl or young woman
laideur {f} :: ugliness
laidir {vi} :: to uglify (become ugly)
laie {f} :: Female boar; wild sow
lainage {m} :: woollens
laine {f} :: wool
laine de verre {f} :: glass wool (insulating material)
laineux {adj} :: woolly
laineux {adj} :: woollen
lainier {m} :: wool manufacturer, trader etc
lainier {adj} :: wool (attribtive)
laïque {adj} :: lay, secular
laïque {mf} :: layman, layperson
laïquement {adv} :: secularly; as a lay person
laisse {f} :: leash, lead
laisse {f} :: foreshore
laisse {f} :: laisse
laisse béton {phrase} :: forget it; drop it
laisse-moi rire {interj} :: yeah, right! that's a laugh! give me a break!
laisser {vt} :: to leave, to leave behind
laisser {vt} :: to forget, to leave alone
laisser {vt} :: to leave with, to give
laisser {vt} :: to let, to allow
laisser {vr} :: to allow oneself, to let oneself
laisser à désirer {v} :: to leave a lot to be desired, to leave much to be desired
laisser-aller {m} :: self-indulgence
laisser faire {vt} :: Let someone do as they please
laisser faire {vi} :: To not intervene
laisser faire {vr} :: Not to react to things done to oneself
laisser-faire {m} :: laissez faire
laisser pour compte {vt} :: to leave out, to leave on the sidelines
laisser sa peau {v} :: to perish, not to make it
laisser sur sa faim {vt} :: to leave someone dissatisfied, to leave someone wanting more, to fall short of someone's expectations
laisser tomber {vt} :: to physically drop (an object)
laisser tomber {vt} :: to drop, to forget about, to leave; to give up
laisser tomber comme une vieille chaussette {v} :: to drop like a bad habit, to drop like a hot potato
laisser tranquille {vt} :: to leave alone, to leave in peace, to leave be
laissez faire {m} :: dated form of laisser-faire
laissez-faire {m} :: alternative form of laisser-faire
laissez les bons temps rouler {interj} :: make merry!, let the good times roll!
laissez-moi rire {interj} :: yeah, right! that's a laugh! give me a break!
laissez-passer {m} :: pass (document granting permission to pass or to go and come)
lait {m} :: milk
lait {m} :: An individual serving of milk
lait {m} :: milk, semen
laitage {m} :: dairy product
lait de chaux {m} :: whitewash
lait de coco {m} :: coconut milk
lait de poule {m} :: eggnog
laite {f} :: milt (fish sperm)
lait écrémé {m} :: skim milk
lait en poudre {m} :: milk powder
lait entier {m} :: whole milk
laiterie {f} :: dairy (shop)
laiteux {adj} :: milky (containing milk)
laiteux {adj} :: milky (resembling or having qualities of milk)
laitier {adj} :: dairy, milk-related
laitier {m} :: milkman
laitier {m} :: dairy worker
laiton {m} :: Brass (the alloy)
laitte {adj} :: ugly
laitue {f} :: lettuce
laïus {m} :: A speech, address
La Joconde {prop} {f} :: the Mona Lisa
Lajoie {prop} :: surname
lakh {m} :: lakh
lakiste {adj} :: Lakist
lakiste {mf} :: Lake poet
Lal. {prefix} :: Abbreviated prefix for stars under Lalande designations
lalé {m} :: mobile phone
Lalonde {prop} :: surname
lama {m} :: llama
lama {m} :: lama
la main sur le cœur {adv} :: in all sincerity, open-heartedly, wearing one's heart on one's sleeve
lamaïsme {m} :: lamaism
la majeur {m} :: A major
lamajoon {f} :: alternative spelling of lahmajoun
lamajoun {f} :: alternative spelling of lahmajoun
lamajun {f} :: alternative spelling of lahmajoun
lamantin {m} :: manatee
Lamar {prop} :: surname
lamarckien {adj} :: Lamarckian
lamarckien {m} :: Lamarckian
lamarckienne {f} :: feminine singular of lamarckien
lamarckisme {m} :: Lamarckism
lamartinien {adj} :: Lamartinian
lamaserie {f} :: lamasery
lambda {m} :: lambda (Greek letter)
lambda {m} :: price elasticity of an option in relation to that of its holder
lambda {m} :: the most ordinary member of a group
lambda {m} :: a former unit of capacity or volume equivalent to a microliter, whose symbol is λ
lambda {m} :: a level of intensity equivalent to forty decibels above the threshold for hearing a sound with a frequency of one kilohertz
lambda {m} :: Silver Y (moth)
lambda {adj} :: common, usual
lambdoïde {adj} :: lambdoid
lambeau {m} :: scrap, strip, shred (of cloth; flesh)
lambel {m} :: label
Lambert {prop} {m} :: given name
Lambert {prop} {m} :: surname
lambertien {adj} :: Lambertian
lambertisme {m} :: Lambertism
lambertiste {adj} :: Lambertist
lambertiste {mf} :: Lambertist
lambin {m} :: slowpoke, plodder
lambin {adj} :: dawdling, plodding
lambiner {vi} :: to dawdle
lambrequin {m} :: lambrequin (all senses)
lambrequin {m} :: mantling
lambris {m} :: panelling, wainscotting
lambrisser {v} :: to panel
lambrusque {f} :: wild vine (Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris)
lame {f} :: lamina
lame {f} :: blade
lame {f} :: wave
Lamech {prop} :: Lamech
La Mecque {prop} :: La Mecque (large city)
lamellaire {adj} :: lamellar
lamelle {f} :: strip (of food etc.)
lamelle {f} :: thin plate, lamina, lamella
lamelle {f} :: vertical blinds
lamellibranche {m} :: lamellibranch, bivalve
lamellipode {m} :: lamellipodium
lamentable {adj} :: lamentable; awful; deplorable
lamentablement {adv} :: awfully; lamentably
lamentation {f} :: lamentation, loud/ostentatious plaint
Lamentations {prop} {fp} :: Lamentations
lamenter {vr} :: to lament; to bewail; to bemoan
lamer {vt} :: to flatten
lamethiste {adj} :: Lamethist
la mettre en sourdine {v} :: to shut up (refrain from speech)
la mettre en veilleuse {v} :: to shut up (refrain from speech)
Lamia {prop} :: Lamia
lamier {m} :: deadnettle
laminage {m} :: lamination
laminaire {adj} :: laminar
laminer {v} :: to laminate
laminoir {m} :: rolling mill
Lamontagne {prop} :: surname
La Mort aux Juifs {prop} :: A settlement in Courtemaux, France
la mort dans l'âme {adv} :: with great distress, with a heavy heart
Lamotte {prop} :: Lamotte; surname
Lamour {prop} :: surname
Lamoureux {prop} :: surname
lampadaire {m} :: standard lamp
lampadaire {m} :: street light
lampas {m} :: lampas
lampassé {adj} :: langued
lampe {f} :: lamp, light
lampe {f} :: bulb
lampe à souder {f} :: blowtorch
lampe de poche {f} :: torch, flashlight
lampée {f} :: gulp, swig
lamper {vt} :: to quaff, to swig
lampion {m} :: Chinese lantern
lampiste {m} :: lamplighter
lampourde {f} :: cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)
lamproie {f} :: lamprey (a fish)
lamproie de rivière {f} :: European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis)
lamproie fluviatile {f} :: European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis)
La Mure {prop} :: A small town in the Isère department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lancastre {prop} :: Lancastre (county)
Lancastre {prop} :: Lancastre (city/county town)
lance {f} :: a spear, lance
lance {f} :: a soldier armed with a lance; a lancer
lance {f} :: a hose
lance et compte {phrase} :: he shoots, he scores - to shoot and score a goal
lance-flamme {m} :: flamethrower
lance-grenade {m} :: grenade launcher
lance-grenades {m} :: alternative form of lance-grenade
lancement {m} :: throw, launch (act of throwing a projectile)
lancement {m} :: launch (of product)
lancement {m} :: launch (of e.g. a rocket)
lance-pierre {m} :: slingshot
lancer {v} :: to throw
lancer {v} :: to start, to launch
lancer {m} :: a throw
lancer {m} :: a pitch
lancer de nain {m} :: dwarf tossing
lance-roquette {m} :: rocket launcher
lance-roquettes {m} :: alternative form of lance-roquette
lancette {f} :: A lancet, a sharp pointed medical instrument
lancette {f} :: A style of sharply pointed arch, in a Gothic style
lanceur {m} :: thrower
lanceur {m} :: pitcher
lanceur {m} :: bowler
lanceur {m} :: booster rocket
lanceur d'alerte {m} :: whistle-blower
lanceur de relève {m} :: relief pitcher, reliever
lanceur partant {m} :: starting pitcher
lanceuse {f} :: feminine noun of lanceur
lancier {m} :: lancer
lancinamment {adv} :: throbbingly
lancinant {adj} :: throbbing (pain)
lancinement {m} :: twinge (pain)
lanciner {v} :: to inflict a sharp pain
lançon {m} :: sand lance; launce
landais {adj} :: of or from Landes
landau {m} :: pram, baby carriage
landau {m} :: landau (carriage)
lande {f} :: moor, heath
Landes {prop} :: Landes (department)
Landier {prop} :: surname
Landrieu {prop} :: surname
Landry {prop} :: surname
landwehr {f} :: Landwehr
la nécessité est la mère de l'invention {proverb} :: necessity is the mother of invention
langage {m} :: language: word choice and usage
langage {m} :: programming language
langage d'assemblage {m} :: assembly language
langage de balisage {m} :: markup language
langage de programmation {m} :: programming language
langage machine {f} :: machine language
langagier {adj} :: lingual (relative to language)
lange {m} :: flannel blanket, baby blanket
lange {m} :: swaddling clothes
lange {m} :: diaper, nappy
Langelier {prop} :: surname
langer {v} :: to diaper (to put diapers on someone)
Langevin {prop} :: surname
langoter {v} :: To French kiss
langoureusement {adv} :: languorously
langoureux {adj} :: languorous
langoureux {adj} :: languid
langouste {f} :: spiny lobster
langoustine {f} :: Any of a number of crustaceans, especially the Norway lobster
language {m} :: archaic spelling of langage
langue {f} :: tongue
langue {f} :: language (system of communication using written or spoken words)
langue cible {f} :: target language
langue construite {f} :: A constructed language
langue d'arrivée {f} :: target language
langue de bœuf {f} :: oxtongue, beef tongue
langue de bois {f} :: wooden language, waffle (speech that is vague, pretentious or evasive)
langue de bois {f} :: cant (empty hypocritical talk)
langue de chat {f} :: cat's tongue (chocolate confectionery)
langue de départ {f} :: source language
langue de Molière {f} :: the French language
langue de Pouchkine {f} :: the Russian language
langue de Shakespeare {f} :: the English language
langue de si {f} :: any of the Old Spanish dialects during the Middle Ages
langue des signes {f} :: sign language
langue des signes américaine {f} :: American Sign Language
langue des signes française {f} :: French Sign Language
langue de Tolstoï {f} :: the Russian language
langue de travail {f} :: working language
langue de Vondel {f} :: the Dutch language
langue d'oc {f} :: Occitan language
Languedoc {prop} :: Languedoc (former province)
languedocien {adj} :: Languedocian
languedocien {m} :: Languedocian
Languedoc-Roussillon {prop} :: Languedoc-Roussillon, former region of France
langue d'oïl {f} :: any of the Old French dialects, spoken in the north of France during the Middle Ages
langue étrangère {f} :: foreign language
langue maternelle {f} :: mother tongue
langue morte {f} :: dead language (language with no native speakers)
langue reconstruite {f} :: reconstructed language
langue romane {f} :: Romance language
langue source {f} :: source language
langue-toit {f} :: dachsprache
languette {f} :: a small tongue-shaped object, such as the tongue of a shoe
langueur {f} :: languor
langue verte {f} :: slang; argot
langue vivante {f} :: living language (a language which is still spoken)
languide {adj} :: languid
languidement {adv} :: languidly
languir {vi} :: to languish
languir {vi} :: to lie torpid
languir {vi} :: to flag, die down, slack off, be slack
languir {vi} :: to wither, weaken
languir {vr} :: to long, pine, or yearn (for)
languissamment {adv} :: languidly, languishingly
languissant {adj} :: languishing
lanière {f} :: a strap, lanyard
lanière {f} :: a strip
laniste {m} :: owner and trainer of gladiators
La Nouvelle-Orléans {prop} {f} :: La Nouvelle-Orléans (city)
Lanoux {prop} :: surname
lansquenet {f} :: lansquenet
lant {m} :: zebu (Bos taurus indicus)
lanterne {f} :: lantern
lanterne {f} :: street light
lanterneau {m} :: skylight
lanterner {vi} :: To dilly-dally
lanterner {vt} :: To delay or put off
lanterne rouge {f} :: red lantern
lanterne rouge {f} :: red lantern at the rear of a train
lanterne rouge {f} :: Lanterne rouge, the competitor in last place in a competition; the person or entity at the bottom of a ranking
lanterne rouge {f} :: Lanterne rouge, last place in a competition or other ranking
lanthanate {m} :: lanthanate
lanthane {m} :: lanthanum
la nuit des temps {f} :: the mists of time, time immemorial
la nuit porte conseil {proverb} :: sleep on it! (it's better to examine things in the cold light of day)
la nuit, tous les chats sont gris {proverb} :: All cats are grey in the dark
Laocoon {prop} {m} :: Laocoön
Laodicée {prop} :: Laodicea
Laodicéens {prop} :: Laodiceans
Laos {prop} {m} :: Laos
laotien {m} :: Lao (language)
laotien {adj} :: Laotian
Laotien {m} :: Laotian (person)
Laotienne {f} :: feminine noun of Laotien
lapalissade {f} :: truism
lapalissade {f} :: tautology
Lapalme {prop} :: surname
la parole est d'argent et le silence est d'or {proverb} :: alternative form of la parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or
la parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or {proverb} :: speech is silver, silence is golden
lap cheong {m} :: lap cheong
laper {vt} :: to lap (a liquid)
lapereau {m} :: young rabbit; bunny, kit
la perfection n'est pas de ce monde {proverb} :: perfection does not exist
lapicide {mf} :: lapicide
lapidable {adj} :: accursed
lapidaire {adj} :: related to stone
lapidaire {adj} :: terse (abruptly short)
lapidaire {mf} :: lapidary, gemsmith
lapidairement {adv} :: tersely
lapidation {f} :: lapidation
lapider {v} :: to stone; to lapidate (pelt with stones)
lapider {v} :: to attack verbally
Lapierre {prop} :: surname
lapin {m} :: rabbit
lapin commun {m} :: European rabbit
lapin de garenne {m} :: European rabbit
lapin de gouttière {m} :: gutter rabbit; cat meat
lapin de Pâques {m} :: Easter Bunny
lapine {f} :: feminine noun of lapin; doe (female rabbit)
lapineau {m} :: a young rabbit, a bunny
lapinière {f} :: rabbitry
lapiniser {v} :: To lapinize
lapis-lazuli {m} :: lapis lazuli
laplacien {adj} :: Laplacian
la plume est plus forte que l'épée {proverb} :: the pen is mightier than the sword
Lapointe {prop} :: Lapointe; surname
la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbre {proverb} :: the apple does not fall far from the tree
Laponie {prop} {f} :: Laponie (region)
Laporte {prop} :: surname
l'appétit vient en mangeant {proverb} :: appetite comes with eating
laps {m} :: lapse
laps {adj} :: apostate of Catholicism
laps de temps {m} :: period, time period
lapsus {m} :: lapsus
lapsus linguae {m} :: A lapsus linguae; an inadvertent remark, a slip of the tongue
lapsus révélateur {m} :: Freudian slip
laquais {m} :: footman, lackey, liveried servant
laquais {m} :: flunky, stooge
laque {f} :: lacquer
laqué {adj} :: glazed
laquer {vt} :: to lacquer
la queue entre les jambes {adv} :: with one's tail between one's legs
laqueur {m} :: lacquerer
Lara {prop} {f} :: given name
la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure {proverb} :: might makes right, might is right
la ramener {v} :: alternative form of se la ramener
larbin {m} :: servant, boy
larbin {m} :: dogsbody, flunkey
larcin {m} :: petty theft
larcin {m} :: a stolen object
lard {m} :: bacon
lard {m} :: lard
lardacé {adj} :: lardaceous
larder {v} :: to lard; to smear food with lard
larder {v} :: to stab; to pierce
lardier {m} :: larder; pantry
lardon {m} :: small piece of bacon used in quiches, in salads, etc
lardon {m} :: A fatty strip of pork or bacon used for larding of lean meat (such as fowl)
lardon {m} :: kid, nipper; brat
La République de Croatie {prop} {f} :: Republic of Croatia
larfeuille {m} :: wallet
largable {adj} :: expendable
largage {m} :: airdrop
largage {m} :: dropping
largage {m} :: dispatching
largage {m} :: jettisoning, dumping
largage {m} :: bombing
large {adj} :: wide, broad
large {adj} :: large
large {adj} :: generous
large {m} :: open sea
large {m} :: width
large d'esprit {adj} :: broad-minded, liberal-minded
largement {adv} :: mainly; mostly
l'argent n'a pas d'odeur {proverb} :: The value of money is not affected by the business it comes from, even from the most unpleasant one
l'argent ne fait pas le bonheur {proverb} :: Money can't buy happiness
l'argent ne tombe pas du ciel {proverb} :: money doesn't grow on trees
largesse {f} :: largess; financial generosity
largeur {f} :: width
largir {v} :: alternative form of élargir, to enlarge
largissime {adj} :: superwide
largue {adj} :: free
largue {m} :: reach
largué {adj} :: unfurled
largué {adj} :: dropped, ditched, dumped
larguer {vt} :: to unfurl
larguer {vt} :: to ease (a line)
larguer {vt} :: to drop (a bomb, parachute)
larguer {vt} :: to ditch, dump (break up with)
larguer les amarres {v} :: to cast off
larguer les amarres {v} :: to depart, to sail away
larigot {m} :: A type of small flageolet
Larivière {prop} :: surname
larme {f} :: tear; teardrop
larme {f} :: drop (small amount of a beverage)
larmes de crocodile {fp} :: crocodile tears (display of tears that is forced or false)
larmichette {m} :: a small quantity of liquid (especially of an alcoholic drink)
larmichette {m} :: droplet
larmoyant {adj} :: teary, tearful
larmoyer {vi} :: to weep, sob
larmoyer {vi} :: to build up with tears; water up
larmoyer {vi} :: to whine, whinge
larmoyer {vi} :: to drip
La Rochelle {prop} {f} :: La Rochelle; La Rochelle (city), in the département of Charente-Maritime, région of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Roche-sur-Yon {prop} {f} :: A town in the Vendée department of Pays de la Loire
Larousse {prop} :: surname
Larousse {prop} :: Éditions Larousse, French publishing house
larron {m} :: thief
larronne {f} :: feminine noun of larron
larvaire {adj} :: larval
larve {f} :: grub, larva (immature insect)
larvé {adj} :: latent
laryngé {adj} :: laryngeal
laryngectomie {f} :: laryngectomy
laryngien {adj} :: laryngeal
laryngite {f} :: laryngitis
laryngiteux {adj} :: laryngitic
laryngologie {f} :: laryngology
laryngologiste {mf} :: laryngologist
laryngologue {mf} :: laryngologist
larynx {m} :: larynx
las {adj} :: weary, tired
las {interj} :: alas
lasagne {f} :: lasagna
lascheté {f} :: obsolete spelling of lâcheté
lascif {adj} :: lascivious, lustful
lascivement {adv} :: lasciviously
lascivité {f} :: lasciviousness
La Séguinière {prop} :: A small town in the Maine-et-Loire department of Pays de la Loire
la semaine des quatre jeudis {f} :: never in a month of Sundays
laser {m} :: laser (umbelliferous plant)
laser {m} :: laser
lassalléen {adj} :: Relating to Ferdinand Lassalle or his socialist politics
lassallien {adj} :: Relating to the socialist theoretician Ferdinand Lassalle
lassallisme {m} :: Lassallism
lassé {adj} :: tired
lasser {vt} :: to tire, weary, bore
lasser {vr} :: to become exhausted
lassitude {f} :: lassitude
latemment {adv} :: latently
latence {f} :: latency
La Tène {prop} :: La Tène
latent {adj} :: latent
latéral {adj} :: lateral
latéral {adj} :: side (coming from the side)
latéral {adj} :: side (on the side)
latéralement {adv} :: sideways (from the side)
latéralement {adv} :: broadwise
latéralisation {f} :: lateralization
latéraliser {v} :: To lateralize
latéralité {f} :: laterality
latérite {f} :: laterite
la tête la première {adv} :: headfirst, headlong
latex {m} :: latex (milky sap of trees)
latex {m} :: latex (emulsion of rubber in water)
laticlave {m} :: laticlave
latif {m} :: lative, lative case
Latifi {prop} :: Latifi; surname
latifondiaire {adj} :: latifundial
latifundiaire {adj} :: latifundial
latifundiste {adj} :: latifundial
latin {adj} :: Latin
latin {adj} :: Latino
latin {m} :: the Latin language
latin {m} :: a male of South American or Mediterranean origins
Latin {m} :: Latin (person from Latium)
Latin {m} :: a person from a Romance country such as Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Romania, etc, whose language is derived from Latin
latin classique {m} :: Classical Latin
latin contemporain {m} :: New Latin, Neo Latin
Latine {f} :: Latin woman
latinement {adv} :: Latinly (in Latin)
latiniser {v} :: to Latinize
latiniste {mf} :: Latinist
latinité {f} :: Latinity (essence of being Latin)
latin médiéval {m} :: Medieval Latin
latin populaire {m} :: Vulgar Latin
latin tardif {m} :: Late Latin
latin vulgaire {m} :: Vulgar Latin
latitude {f} :: expansion, breadth
latitude {f} :: The distance from a place to the equator measured in degrees on the meridian; parallel viewing
latitude {f} :: Different areas under a given temperature due to their greater or lesser distance from the equator
latitude {f} :: The angle with a plane parallel to the ecliptic, the straight line that passes through a heavenly body and a particular centre on this plane
latitude {f} :: freedom
latitudinal {adj} :: latitudinal
latitudinalement {adv} :: latitudinally
Latium {prop} {m} :: Latium (ancient region)
Latium {prop} {m} :: Lazio (modern region)
-lâtrie {suffix} :: -latry
Lattaquié {prop} :: Latakia
lattaquiote {adj} :: Latakian
Lattaquiote {mf} :: Latakian
latte {f} :: lath
latte {f} :: slat
latte {f} :: ruler (measuring device)
latte {f} :: shoe; foot
latte {f} :: hit, puff
latte {f} :: ski
latte {f} :: batten
lattis {m} :: lathwork
laudanum {m} :: laudanum
laudateur {m} :: laudator
laudateur {adj} :: laudatory
laudatif {adj} :: laudatory
Laura {prop} :: given name
laure {f} :: lavra or laura
Laure {prop} :: given name
lauré {adj} :: wrapped with, or decorated in, laurel
lauréat {adj} :: prizewinning
lauréat {m} :: prizewinner, recipient of a prize, laureate
Laurence {prop} {f} :: given name, feminine form of Laurent
Laurent {prop} {m} :: given name
Laurent {prop} {m} :: surname
laurentien {adj} :: Laurentian
laurentien {m} :: Laurentian (an inhabitant of places named Saint-Laurent)
Laurentien {m} :: Laurentian, a resident of Saint-Laurent
Laurentien {m} :: Laurentian, a resident of the Saint Lawrence River Valley
laurentienne {f} :: Laurentian (an inhabitant of places named Saint-Laurent)
Laurentienne {f} :: feminine noun of Laurentien
lauréole {f} :: spurge-laurel (Daphne laureola)
laurer {v} :: To crown, or decorate, with laurels
Laurette {prop} :: given name, diminutive of Laure (= Laura)
laurier {m} :: laurel (Laurus nobilis)
laurier {m} :: bay (the leaf of Laurus nobilis used as an herb)
laurier {m} :: any laurel, or one of many similar species
laurier {m} :: laurel (symbol of honour, glory, victory)
Laurier {prop} :: Laurier (surname)
laurier-cerise {m} :: cherry laurel
laurier-rose {m} :: oleander
laurier-sauce {m} :: bay laurel
Laurine {prop} :: given name, from a diminutive of Laure ( =Laura)
laurique {adj} :: lauric
laurylique {adj} :: lauryl
Lausanne {prop} {f} :: Lausanne (city/and/district), in which French is the main language
Lautier {prop} :: surname
lauze {f} :: flagstone
lavable {adj} :: washable
lavabo {m} :: washbasin
la vache {interj} :: Exclamation of surprise or astonishment: crap!, dammit!, shucks! holy cow!
lavage {m} :: washing (act of washing)
lavage de cerveau {m} :: brainwash, brainwashing
Laval {prop} :: A placename:
Laval {prop} :: Laval (village)
Laval {prop} :: Laval (large city)
Laval {prop} :: Île Jésus, Laval (island), where the city of Laval is located; ellipsis of Island of Laval
Laval {prop} :: Laval (prefecture/and/commune/capital)
Laval {prop} :: Laval (commune)
Laval {prop} :: surname
La Valette {prop} {f} :: La Valette (capital)
Lavallée {prop} :: Lavallee; surname
lavallière {f} :: A floppy type of necktie
lavallois {adj} :: from Laval
Lavallois {m} :: Someone from Laval
Lavalloise {f} :: feminine noun of Lavallois
lavande {f} :: lavender (the plant)
lavandière {f} :: washerwoman
lavaret {m} :: lavaret
lavatère {f} :: lavatera
lavatory {m} :: public toilet
lave {f} :: lava
lave-auto {m} :: car wash
lave-glace {m} :: windscreen washer
lave-linge {m} :: washing machine
lavement {m} :: wash; washing
lavement {m} :: enema
la vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid {proverb} :: revenge is a dish best served cold
l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt {proverb} :: the early bird gets the worm
laver {v} :: to wash
laver {vr} :: to wash oneself
laverie {f} :: laundry
laverie {f} :: laundromat, launderette, washeteria
laver son linge sale en public {v} :: to air one's dirty laundry in public, to wash one's dirty linen in public
lavette {f} :: dishcloth (to wash dishes)
lavette {f} :: dishmop
lavette {f} :: wet blanket
laveur {m} :: cleaner (person who cleans)
laveuse {f} :: feminine noun of laveur
laveuse {f} :: washing machine
laveuse sécheuse {f} :: alternative form of laveuse-sécheuse
laveuse-sécheuse {f} :: washer-dryer
lave-vaisselle {m} :: dishwasher
Lavigueur {prop} :: surname
Lavoie {prop} :: Lavoie; surname
lavoir {m} :: washhouse
l'avoir dans le cul {v} :: to get fucked over, to be fucked, to be screwed
l'avoir dans l'os {v} :: to be fucked, to be screwed
l'avoir mauvaise {v} :: not to be happy, not to be pleased, to be less than pleased
lavoisien {adj} :: Lavoisierian
Lavoisier {prop} :: surname
Lavoisier {prop} :: Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist
lavomatique {m} :: launderette (place with facilities for washing that public may use)
lavure {f} :: dishwater
lawrencium {m} :: lawrencium
laxatif {adj} :: laxative
laxatif {m} :: a laxative
laxisme {m} :: laxity
laxiste {adj} :: lax
layette {f} :: baby clothes, babywear
layon {m} :: trail
Lazare {prop} {m} :: Lazarus
Lazaresco {prop} :: surname
Lazarescu {prop} :: surname
lazaret {m} :: lazaret
lazzi {m} :: gibe
LCF {prop} {f} :: CFL (Canadian Football League); initialism of Ligue canadienne de football
le {art} :: the (definite article)
le {art} :: Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English
le {art} :: (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
le {art} :: (before units) a, an
le {pron} :: him, it
le {pron} :: (used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English)
Le {prop} :: surname
{m} :: breadth, width
{m} :: strip, length (of paper, textiles etc.)
Léa {prop} :: Leah (biblical character)
Léa {prop} :: given name currently popular in France
leader {m} :: leader
leadership {m} :: leadership (the characteristics of leading by the leader)
Lebeau {prop} :: Lebeau; surname
lebel {m} :: Lebel rifle
Lebel {prop} :: surname
le beurre et l'argent du beurre {m} :: (having) one's cake and eating it too; two mutually exclusive things, such that one can only choose one over another
le beurre, l'argent du beurre et le cul de la crémière {m} :: alternative form of le beurre et l'argent du beurre
le beurre, l'argent du beurre et les fesses de la crémière {m} :: alternative form of le beurre et l'argent du beurre
le beurre, l'argent du beurre et le sourire de la crémière {m} :: alternative form of le beurre et l'argent du beurre
Leblanc {prop} :: surname
Le Caire {prop} {m} :: Le Caire (capital city)
Le Cap {prop} :: Le Cap (city)
le cas échéant {adv} :: if applicable
léchage {m} :: licking
l'échapper belle {v} :: to have a narrow escape, to have a close call, to dodge a bullet
le chat parti, les souris dansent {phrase} :: when the cat's away the mice will play
lèche {f} :: bootlicking, brownnosing
lèche {f} :: earthworm
lèche-bottes {mf} :: brown noser (one who brownnoses)
lèche-cul {mf} :: ass-licker , arse-licker
lèchefrite {f} :: dripping-pan
lécher {v} :: to lick
lécher {v} :: to polish, to refine (one's work)
lécher le cul {v} :: to lick someone's ass, to kiss ass, to brownnose, to suck up
lécher les bottes {v} :: to lick someone's boots, to bow and scrape, to brownnose, to suck up
lécheur {m} :: licker
lécheur {m} :: someone who likes kissing
lécheur {m} :: sycophant
lécheuse {f} :: feminine noun of lécheur
lèche-vitrine {mf} :: window-shopping
lèche-vitrine {mf} :: window-shopper
-lécithe {suffix} :: -lecithal
lécithine {f} :: lecithin
Le Classique {prop} {m} :: A football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille, known for its fierce rivalry
Leclerc {prop} :: surname
Leclercq {prop} :: surname
le client est roi {proverb} :: the customer is always right
Lecompte {prop} :: surname
Lecomte {prop} :: surname
leçon {f} :: lesson
Lecoq {prop} :: surname
Lecoubarry {prop} :: surname
le crime ne paie pas {proverb} :: crime doesn't pay
lecteur {m} :: reader
lecteur CD {m} :: CD player
lecteur de CD {m} :: CD player
lecteur de nouvelles {m} :: newsreader
lecteur MP3 {m} :: MP3 player
lectorat {m} :: readership (the people who read a book)
lectrice {f} :: reader (someone who reads)
lectrice de nouvelles {f} :: feminine noun of lecteur de nouvelles
lecture {f} :: reading (act or process of reading, interpretation, material read, and some other senses)
lédène {m} :: ledene
le devoir m'appelle {interj} :: duty calls (I gotta go, I have something to do)
le diable aux trousses {adv} :: like a bat out of hell
ledit {determiner} :: Said, the said, the aforementioned
le donner en mille {v} :: to let someone guess (used to dramatise something unsurprising.)
Ledoux {prop} :: surname
Leduc {prop} :: surname
Lefebvre {prop} :: Lefebvre; surname
Lefèvre {prop} :: surname
légal {adj} :: legal, relating to law
légal {adj} :: legal, in accordance with the law
légalement {adv} :: legally
légalisation {f} :: legalization (process of making something legal)
légaliser {vt} :: to legalize (make legal)
légaliste {adj} :: legalistic
légalistement {adv} :: legalistically
légalité {f} :: legality
légat {m} :: legate
légataire {m} :: legatee
légation {f} :: legation
legato {m} :: legato
légato {adv} :: legato
légato {m} :: legato
Legault {prop} :: surname
lège {adj} :: empty
lège {adj} :: unballasted
légendaire {adj} :: legendary
légendairement {adv} :: legendarily
légende {f} :: legend (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
légende {f} :: caption
légender {vt} :: to caption
légende urbaine {f} :: urban legend
legendre {m} :: A technical play where a tile with a value higher than 1 is placed on a square multiplying its value while the value of the word is simultaneous multiplied by another square
léger {adj} :: light (not heavy)
léger {adj} :: slight (not much, not a lot)
léger de main {phrase} :: skillful
légèrement {adv} :: lightly
légèreté {f} :: lightness (lack of mass), levity
légiférer {v} :: to legislate (to pass laws)
légine {f} :: toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
légion {f} :: legion
Légion d'honneur {prop} {f} :: the Legion of Honor
légionelle {f} :: legionella (bacterium)
légionellose {f} :: legionellosis
légionnaire {m} :: legionary
législateur {m} :: legislator
législatif {adj} :: legislative
législation {f} :: legislation
législativement {adv} :: legislatively
législature {f} :: legislature
législature {f} :: term of office, for a legislative body
légiste {mf} :: jurist
légiste {mf} :: coroner
légistique {f} :: legistics
légitimation {f} :: legitimization
légitime {adj} :: legitimate
légitime {mf} :: one's regular sexual or romantic partner (as opposed to a partner with which one is having an affair)
légitime défense {f} :: self-defense (defense for oneself against violence)
légitimement {adv} :: legitimately
légitimer {v} :: to legitimize
légitimisme {m} :: legitimism
légitimiste {adj} :: legitimist
légitimiste {mf} :: legitimist
légitimité {f} :: legitimacy
Lego {n} :: Lego
Legrand {prop} :: surname
Legros {prop} :: surname
legs {m} :: inheritance
legs {m} :: legacy
léguer {v} :: to will, to bequeath
léguer {v} :: to hand down, pass on (traditions etc.)
légume {m} :: vegetable
légume {m} :: vegetable, cabbage (someone in a vegetative state)
légume {m} :: legume; pod
légume {m} :: couch potato
légumier {adj} :: vegetable (attributive)
légumier {m} :: vegetable dish (receptacle)
légumineuse {f} :: legume
légumineux {adj} :: leguminous
légumiser {v} :: to vegetate, laze about (do nothing)
légumiste {mf} :: A person who grows vegetables
légumiste {mf} :: A vegetarian
léha {v} :: to go
Le Havre {prop} {m} :: Le Havre (city)
leibnitzien {adj} :: Leibnizian
leibnizien {adj} :: alternative form of leibnitzien
Leila {prop} :: given name of Arabic origin
leishmaniose {f} :: leishmaniasis
leitmotiv {m} :: leitmotif
le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle {phrase} :: it's not worth it; there's no point
le leur {pron} :: theirs (the one belonging to them)
le long de {prep} :: along, alongside
Le Lude {prop} :: A small town in the Sarthe department of Pays de la Loire
Lemaître {prop} :: French surname
Léman {prop} {m} :: Geneva (lake)
lémanique {adj} :: Of or from Léman (Lake Geneva)
Le Mans {prop} {m} :: Le Mans
Lemar {prop} :: surname
Lemelin {prop} :: surname
le mien {pron} :: mine
Lemieux {prop} :: surname
le mieux est l'ennemi du bien {proverb} :: perfect is the enemy of good; leave well enough alone
lemmatique {adj} :: lemmatical
lemmatiser {v} :: to lemmatize
lemme {m} :: lemma
lemme {m} :: lemma
lemming {m} :: lemming
lemnisque {m} :: lemniscus (all senses)
Lemoigne {prop} :: surname
Lemoine {prop} :: surname
lémonal {m} :: lemonal
le monde est petit {phrase} :: it's a small world (used to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context)
Lemonnier {prop} :: surname
lémonol {m} :: lemonol
le mot de Cambronne {m} :: merde- a word meaning poop, shite etc..
l'emporter {v} :: to prevail over, to beat, to get the better of, to get the upper hand
lémur {m} :: lemur (any animal of the prosimians, making up the infraorder Lemuriformes)
lémure {m} :: alternative form of lémur
lémurien {m} :: lemur
lendemain {m} :: the day after, the next day, the morrow
lendemain de veille {m} :: the day after a binge, generally characterised by a hangover
lendore {mf} :: sluggard, dawdler
Lengrand {prop} :: surname
lénifiant {adj} :: emollient, soothing
Lénine {prop} {m} :: Lenin
léninien {adj} :: Leninist
léninisme {m} :: Leninism
léniniste {adj} :: Leninist (relating to Lenin)
lénition {f} :: lenition (weakening of consonant articulation)
Lenormand {prop} :: surname
le nôtre {pron} :: ours (the one belonging to us)
Lens {prop} {m} :: A city in, and the capital of, the French department Pas-de-Calais
lensois {adj} :: Lens; of or from Lens
Lensois {m} :: An inhabitant of Lens
Lensoise {f} :: feminine noun of Lensois
lent {adj} :: slow
lente {f} :: nit
lentement {adv} :: slowly
lentement mais sûrement {adv} :: slowly but surely
lenteur {f} :: slowness
lenticulaire {adj} :: lenticular
lentiforme {adj} :: lentiform
lentille {f} :: lens
lentille {f} :: lentil (plant)
lentille {f} :: contact lens
lentille de contact {f} :: contact lens
lentiprisme {m} :: lenticular prism
lentique {adj} :: lentic
lentisque {m} :: lentisk, mastic-tree (Pistacia lentiscus)
lentissime {adj} :: superslow
lento {adv} :: slowly; lento
Léo {prop} :: given name, a Latinate variant of Léon
Léon {prop} :: Léon (historic region)
Léon {prop} :: Léon (commune)
Léon {prop} :: given name
léonais {m} :: Leonese language
léonais {adj} :: Leonese
Léonais {m} :: Leonese (person)
Léonaise {f} :: feminine singular of Léonais
Léonard {prop} {m} :: given name
Léone {prop} :: given name, a feminine form of Léon
Léonie {prop} :: given name, a feminine form of Léon
léonin {adj} :: leonine (pertaining to the lion)
léonin {adj} :: unequal, unjust
léontice {f} :: A plant of the genus Leontice, from the Berberidaceae family
léopard {m} :: leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus)
léopard de mer {m} :: leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)
Léopold {prop} {m} :: given name
Léopoldville {prop} :: Kinshasa
Le Pen {prop} :: Le Pen; surname
lepénisation {f} :: A shift in political attitudes towards Euroscepticism and against immigration
lepénisme {m} :: The political policies of Jean-Marie Le Pen or Marine Le Pen
lepéniste {mf} :: A follower of Jean-Marie Le Pen or Marine Le Pen
le petit oiseau va sortir {interj} :: watch the birdie! say cheese!
lépidine {f} :: lepidine
lépidolite {mf} :: lepidolite
lépidoptère {m} :: lepidopteran
lépidoptère {adj} :: lepidopteran
le plus clair de {phrase} :: most of, the greater part of
le poisson pourrit par la tête {proverb} :: the fish rots from the head
Le Pompidou {prop} :: A village in the Lozère department of Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
lèpre {f} :: leprosy
lépreux {adj} :: leprous
lépreux {m} :: leper
léprosé {m} :: leper
léprosée {f} :: feminine noun of léprosé
léproserie {f} :: leprosarium
leptokurtique {adj} :: leptokurtic
lepton {m} :: lepton
lepton {m} :: lepton (coin)
leptonique {adj} :: leptonic
leptoniquement {adv} :: leptonically
lequel {pron} :: which, that, whom
lequel {pron} :: which one
lerche {adv} :: dearly
le remède est pire que le mal {proverb} :: The cure is worse than the disease
lérot {m} :: garden dormouse
Leroux {prop} :: surname
Leroy {prop} :: surname
l'erreur est humaine {proverb} :: to err is human
lès {prep} :: alternative form of lez
Lesage {prop} :: surname
les Anglais débarquent {phrase} :: a person is having or has just had her period
lesbianisme {m} :: lesbianism (female homosexuality)
lesbiche {f} :: lesbian, dyke
lesbien {adj} :: lesbian
lesbienne {f} :: lesbian (female homosexual)
Lesbœufs {prop} :: Lesbœufs
les bons comptes font les bons amis {proverb} :: short reckonings make long friends, a debt paid is a friend kept
les bras m'en tombent {phrase} :: I'm flabbergasted, I'm speechless
les briser menues {v} :: to give someone the shits, to piss someone off (to annoy someone a lot, to annoy the hell out of someone)
les carottes sont cuites {phrase} :: the goose is cooked, the writing is on the wall, the game is up, it's all up, it's over
les chats ne font pas des chiens {proverb} :: alternative form of les chiens ne font pas des chats
les chiens aboient, la caravane passe {proverb} :: the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on, sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
les chiens aboient, la caravane passe {proverb} :: Let people say what they will
les chiens ne font pas des chats {proverb} :: the apple does not fall far from the tree, a wild goose never laid a tame egg
les cordonniers sont toujours les plus mal chaussés {proverb} :: the shoemaker's children go barefoot
les dés sont jetés {phrase} :: the die is cast
les doigts dans le nez {adv} :: hands down, one-handed, standing on one's head, with one hand tied behind one's back (very easily)
lèse-majesté {f} :: lese-majesty, lèse-majesté
léser {vt} :: to wrong; to do wrong by (someone)
léser {vt} :: to lesion (to produce a lesion in)
les grands esprits se rencontrent {proverb} :: great minds think alike
Les Herbiers {prop} :: A town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
le sien {pron} :: his; hers; its
le silence est d'or {proverb} :: silence is golden
lésiner {vi} :: to skimp, to overly limit one's spending, to be frugal to an excessive degree
lésinerie {f} :: stinginess
lésion {f} :: lesion
les jeux sont faits {phrase} :: les jeux sont faits, the stakes are set
les jeux sont faits {phrase} :: the die is cast, les jeux sont faits (things have reached an irreversible point)
Leslie {prop} :: given name, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s
Lesly {prop} :: given name, a less common spelling off Leslie
les mains dans les poches {adv} :: casually, nonchalantly, in an offhand manner, with a devil-may-care attitude
les mains vides {adv} :: emptyhandedly
les murs ont des oreilles {proverb} :: walls have ears
le sort en est jeté {phrase} :: the die is cast
les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières {proverb} :: many a mickle makes a muckle; little strokes fell great oaks; mighty oaks from little acorns grow; take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
l'espoir fait vivre {proverb} :: we all live in hope
les quatre fers en l'air {adv} :: flat on one's back
lessepsien {adj} :: Lessepsian
lessivable {adj} :: washable
lessivage {m} :: washing, laundry (process)
lessive {f} :: lye, alkaline solution; detergent
lessive {f} :: laundry
lessivé {adj} :: laundered
lessivé {adj} :: tired out, knackered, exhausted
lessiver {vt} :: to launder, to wash clothes
lessiver {vi} :: to tire out
lessiveuse {f} :: washtub
lessiviel {adj} :: detergent
lest {m} :: dead weight; ballast
lestage {m} :: ballasting
leste {adj} :: agile; nimble
lestement {adv} :: nimbly
lestement {adv} :: racily
lester {v} :: to ballast
les trois quarts du temps {adv} :: most of the time, nine times out of ten
les yeux fermés {adv} :: with one's eyes closed, hands down, one-handed, standing on one's head, with one hand tied behind one's back (very easily)
les zaricos sont salés {interj} :: Things are going fine
let {interj} :: indicates a let on service
létal {adj} :: lethal
létalité {f} :: lethality; mortality
letchi {m} :: alternative form of litchi
le temps, c'est de l'argent {proverb} :: time is money
léthargie {f} :: lethargy
léthargique {adj} :: lethargic, sluggish
léthargiquement {adv} :: lethargically
Léthé {prop} {m} :: Lethe
léthéen {adj} :: Lethean
le tien {pron} :: yours; the one belonging to you (singular)
Le Touquet {prop} {m} :: synonym of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage {prop} {m} :: A coastal resort in the Pas-de-Calais department of Hauts-de-France
Létourneau {prop} :: surname
lette {adj} :: ugly
letton {m} :: Latvian, the Latvian language
letton {adj} :: Latvian
Letton {m} :: Latvian, someone from Latvia
Lettone {f} :: feminine noun of Letton; alternative form of Lettonne
Lettonie {prop} {f} :: Latvia
Lettonne {f} :: Latvian (person)
lettrage {m} :: lettering
lettre {f} :: letter (written character)
lettre {f} :: letter (written message)
lettre {f} :: the literal meaning, the plain meaning of something
lettré {adj} :: literate
lettré {adj} :: well-versed
lettré {m} :: literate person
lettre de cachet {f} :: lettre de cachet
lettre de change {f} :: bill of exchange
lettre de château {f} :: bread-and-butter letter, bread-and-butter note
lettre de motivation {f} :: a cover letter, specifically for a job application
lettre de noblesse {f} :: letters patent of nobility
lettre de noblesse {f} :: good reputation
lettre d'information {f} :: newsletter
lettrer {vt} :: to send a letter (to someone)
lettrer {vt} :: to educate, to teach to read and write
lettrine {f} :: drop cap
leu {m} :: leu (currency of Romania)
leucémie {f} :: leukemia
leucémique {adj} :: leukemic
Leucippe {prop} {m} :: Leucippus
leucique {adj} :: leucic
leucocidine {f} :: leucocidin
leucocyte {m} :: leukocyte
leucome {m} :: leucoma
leuconique {adj} :: leuconic
leucopénie {f} :: leukopenia
leucoplaste {m} :: leucoplast
leucoxène {m} :: leucoxene
leude {m} :: vassal, leud
leude {f} :: a tax or toll levied in Southern France
leur {pron} :: them
leur {pron} :: to them
leur {determiner} :: their
leurdit {determiner} :: their said
leurre {m} :: lure, decoy
leurre {m} :: trap, snare
leurre {m} :: illusion
leurre {m} :: deception
leurre {m} :: flare (aerial infrared countermeasure)
leurrer {v} :: to deceive
leuzée {f} :: A type of thistle of the genus Rhaponticum
levage {m} :: lifting
levage {m} :: hoist
levain {m} :: sourdough
levain {m} :: leaven (any agent used to make dough rise)
levant {adj} :: rising
levant {m} :: the east, the orient
Levant {prop} {m} :: Orient (the countries of Asia)
levantin {adj} :: Levantine
Levantin {m} :: Levantine
Levantine {f} :: female equivalent of Levantin
Levassor {prop} :: surname
levée {f} :: removal (act of removing or taking off)
levée {f} :: levee (geographical feature)
levée de boucliers {f} :: general outcry
levée d'écrou {f} :: release (from prison)
lever {vt} :: To raise, lift
lever {vr} :: To rise, stand up
lever {vr} :: To get up (out of bed)
lever {vr} :: To clear, lift
lever {m} :: The act of getting up in the morning
lever de soleil {m} :: alternative form of lever du soleil
lever du soleil {m} :: A sunrise
lever du soleil {m} :: dawn
lever l'ancre {v} :: to weigh anchor
lever l'ancre {v} :: to depart, to sail away
lever le camp {v} :: to break camp (to pack up a campsite and move on)
lever le camp {v} :: to move out, to leave
lever le petit doigt {v} :: to lift a finger
lever le pied {v} :: to lift one's foot off the accelerator, to slow down a vehicle
lever le pied {v} :: to slow down, to reduce the pace (of an action, of a lifestyle, etc.)
lever les yeux au ciel {v} :: to roll one's eyes
lever le voile {v} :: to unveil, to reveal, to lift the veal on, to lift the curtain on, to lift the lid on
lever un lièvre {v} :: to start a hare, to start something off, to stir things up, to cause a ripple, to raise a prickly topic, to raise a thorny issue, to touch on a sore point
Levesque {prop} :: Levesque; surname; alternative form of Lévesque
Lévesque {prop} :: Levesque; surname
lève-tôt {mf} :: early riser (someone who gets up early)
Lévi {prop} {m} :: Levi (third son of Jacob)
léviathan {m} :: leviathan
léviathanique {adj} :: leviathan
levier {m} :: lever
lévigation {f} :: levigation
lévitation {f} :: levitation
lévite {m} :: Levite (member of the Hebrew tribe Levi)
lévite {f} :: Levite (a loose man's garment)
Lévite {prop} :: Levite
léviter {v} :: to levitate
lévitique {m} :: Levite
lévitique {adj} :: levitical
Lévitique {prop} {m} :: Leviticus
lévogyre {adj} :: levogyre
lévométhorphane {m} :: levomethorphan
le vôtre {pron} :: yours (the one belonging to you, plural or formal)
levraut {m} :: a young hare
lèvre {f} :: lip
levreau {m} :: leveret
levrette {f} :: female greyhound
levrette {f} :: doggy style position
lévrier {m} :: sighthound
lévrier {m} :: greyhound
lévrier afghan {m} :: Afghan Hound
lévrier irlandais {m} :: Irish wolfhound
lévrier persan {m} :: Saluki
lévulose {m} :: levulose
levurage {m} :: The introduction of yeast to start the fermentation process in winemaking
levure {f} :: yeast
levure {f} :: leavening (agent)
levure chimique {f} :: baking powder (a dry leavening agent used in baking)
Lévy {prop} :: surname: Levy
lexème {m} :: lexeme
lexical {adj} :: lexical
lexicalement {adv} :: lexically
lexicaliser {v} :: lexicalize (to convert to a single lexical unit)
lexicographe {m} :: A lexicographer
lexicographie {f} :: Lexicography, dictionary-writing, the art or craft of writing dictionaries
lexicographique {adj} :: lexicographic (pertaining to lexicography)
lexicographiquement {adv} :: lexicographically
lexicologie {f} :: lexicology
lexicologique {adj} :: lexicological
lexicologiquement {adv} :: lexicologically
lexicologue {mf} :: lexicologist
lexicomane {mf} :: a lover of words
lexicomane {adj} :: word-loving
lexigraphique {adj} :: lexigraphic
lexique {m} :: vocabulary; lexicon
lexique {m} :: glossary
lez {prep} :: next to, near
lézard {m} :: lizard
Lézard {prop} {m} :: Lacerta
lézarde {f} :: female lizard
lézarde {f} :: crack, crevasse
lézarder {vt} :: to crack
lézarder {vi} :: to bask (in the sun)
LGBT {adj} :: LGBT; initialism of lesbiennes, gays, bisexuels, transgenres
LGN {m} :: abbreviation of liquide de gaz naturel (gaz naturel liquéfié - GNL) - LNG (liquified natural gas)
LGV {n} :: initialism of ligne à grande vitesse
l'habit ne fait pas le moine {proverb} :: you can't judge a book by its cover (it is not possible nor advisable to judge things by external appearances alone)
Lhassa {prop} :: Lhasa (Capital of Xizang (Tibet))
l'herbe est toujours plus verte ailleurs {proverb} :: the grass is always greener on the other side
l'herbe est toujours plus verte dans le pré du voisin {proverb} :: the grass is always greener on the other side
L'Hôpital {prop} :: Name of several places in France
L'Hôpital {prop} :: surname
L'Hospital {prop} :: alternative spelling of L'Hôpital
li {m} :: li
liaison {f} :: link, bond
liaison {f} :: friendship
liaison {f} :: liaison (romantic encounter)
liaison {f} :: liaison (communication)
liaison {f} :: liaison (phonological phenomenon)
liaison {f} :: bond
liane {f} :: herbaceous or woody vine
liane {f} :: creeper
lianescent {adj} :: Having the form of a liana
liant {adj} :: flexible, elastic
liant {adj} :: sociable
liant {m} :: binder
liant {m} :: affability
liarder {vi} :: to skimp (be parsimonious)
liasique {adj} :: liassic
liasse {f} :: wad, bundle (e.g money)
Liban {prop} {m} :: Lebanon
libanais {adj} :: Lebanese
Libanais {m} :: a Lebanese person
Libanaise {f} :: feminine noun of Libanais
libano- {prefix} :: Lebano-
libelle {m} :: libel
libelle {m} :: libelle
libeller {vt} :: to write; make out; write out (a check)
libeller {vt} :: To price; price up (a product)
libellule {f} :: dragonfly (an insect of the suborder Anisoptera)
liber {m} :: bast (of a tree)
liber {m} :: book
libérable {adj} :: liberateable, freeable, releasable, up for release
libéral {adj} :: libertarian, liberal
libéral {adj} :: Libertarian, Liberal
libéral {m} :: libertarian, liberal
libéral {m} :: Libertarian, Liberal
libéral-démocrate {adj} :: Liberal Democrat
libéral-démocrate {m} :: Liberal Democrat, Lib Dem
libérale-démocrate {f} :: feminine noun of libéral-démocrate
libéralement {adv} :: liberally
libéralisation {f} :: liberalization
libéraliser {v} :: to liberalize (to make liberal)
libéralisme {m} :: liberalism
libéraliste {adj} :: liberalist
libéraliste {m} :: liberalist
libéralité {f} :: liberality
libérateur {m} :: liberator
libération {f} :: deliverance
libération {f} :: release
libération {f} :: discharge
libération {f} :: liberation
libération conditionnelle {f} :: parole
libératoire {adj} :: liberatory, liberating
libératrice {f} :: feminine noun of libérateur
libérer {v} :: to liberate, to set free, to release from captivity
libérer {v} :: to vacate, to move out of (e.g. a house)
Libéria {prop} {m} :: Libéria (country)
libérien {adj} :: Liberian
Libérien {m} :: Liberian (person)
Libérienne {f} :: feminine noun of Libérien
libérine {f} :: liberin
libéro {m} :: sweeper, libero
libertaire {adj} :: opposed to authoritative or illegitimate powers (political, economical, religious, military or otherwise) ; anarchist, anarchistic ; (left-wing) libertarian
libertarianisme {m} :: libertarianism
libertarien {adj} :: libertarian
libertarien {m} :: libertarian
libertarisme {m} :: libertarianism
liberté {f} :: liberty, freedom
liberté de la presse {f} :: freedom of the press
liberté de religion {f} :: freedom of religion
liberté d'expression {f} :: freedom of speech, free speech
liberticide {adj} :: liberticide
libertin {adj} :: libertine
libertin {m} :: libertine
libertinage {m} :: The conduct or activities of a libertine; licentiousness
libertinement {adv} :: in the manner of a libertine
libidinal {adj} :: libidinal
libidineux {adj} :: libidinous, lustful
libido {f} :: libido
libraire {mf} :: bookseller (person engaged in the business of selling books)
librairie {f} :: bookshop or bookstore
libre {adj} :: free, at liberty
libre {adj} :: clear, free, vacant
libre {adj} :: free, without obligation
libre arbitre {m} :: free will
libre-arbitre {m} :: alternative spelling of libre arbitre
libre comme l'air {adj} :: free as a bird
libre-échange {m} :: free trade
librement {adv} :: freely; without restrictions
libre-service {m} :: self-service
librettiste {m} :: librettist
Libye {prop} {f} :: Libya
libyen {adj} :: Libyan
Libyen {m} :: Libyan (someone from Libya)
Libyenne {f} :: feminine noun of Libyen
licaréol {m} :: licareol
lice {f} :: curtain wall
lice {f} :: pomerium
lice {f} :: list, field (for combat); playing field; arena
lice {f} :: brach, bitch hound (specifically, dog used for breeding hunting dogs)
licence {f} :: licence
licence {f} :: permit, certificate
licence {f} :: bachelor's degree (more accurately in France Bac+3)
licence ès arts {f} :: Bachelor of Arts
licence poétique {f} :: poetic licence
licenciable {adj} :: licensable
licencié {m} :: licentiate
licenciement {m} :: sacking (termination of work)
licenciement économique {m} :: layoff, dismissal of employees for economic reasons
licencier {v} :: to fire, to sack (to terminate the employment of)
licencier {v} :: to licence
licencieusement {adv} :: licentiously
licencieux {adj} :: licentious
liche {m} :: lich
lichen {m} :: lichen
lichénate {m} :: lichenate
lichénique {adj} :: lichenic
lichénologie {m} :: lichenology
lichenologique {adj} :: lichenological
lichénologique {adj} :: lichenological
lichénologiquement {adv} :: lichenologically
lichenologue {mf} :: lichenologist
lichen plan {m} :: lichen planus
licitation {f} :: auction
licitement {adv} :: lawfully
liciter {vt} :: to auction
licol {m} :: halter (for animals)
licorne {f} :: unicorn
licorne {f} :: unicorn
licorne {f} :: unicorn (startup whose valuation has exceeded one billion U.S. dollars)
licou {m} :: halter
licteur {m} :: lictor
lidar {m} :: lidar
lidocaïne {f} :: lidocaine
lie {f} :: lees, dregs (of wine, of society)
liechtensteinois {adj} :: of or relating to Liechtenstein
Liechtensteinois {m} :: person from Liechtenstein
Liechtensteinoise {f} :: feminine noun of Liechtensteinois
lie-de-vin {adj} :: wine (wine colour)
liège {m} :: cork
Liège {prop} :: Liège (province)
Liège {prop} :: Liège (city)
liégeois {adj} :: of or relating to Liège, Belgium
Liégeois {m} :: Person from or living in Liège, Belgium
Liégeoise {f} :: feminine noun of Liégeois
liement {m} :: action of linking or attaching
lien {m} :: link
lien mort {m} :: dead link
lier {v} :: to link
lier {v} :: to associate
lier {v} :: to thicken
lierre {m} :: ivy
liesse {f} :: jubilation
lieu {m} :: place
lieu {m} :: any of several fish from the Pollachius family
lieu commun {m} :: a cliché, a commonplace, a topos, a truism
lieu de culte {m} :: place of worship
lieu de mémoire {m} :: A symbolic element of the memorial heritage of any community
lieu de travail {m} :: workplace
lieu-dit {m} :: toponymic term for the smallest geographical area bearing a traditional name
lieu-dit {m} :: lieu-dit (for wine)
lieue {f} :: league (distance)
lieu géométrique {m} :: locus
lieu jaune {m} :: European pollock (Pollachius pollachius)
lieu noir {m} :: coalfish; coley
lieutenance {f} :: lieutenancy
lieutenant {m} :: lieutenant
lieutenant-gouverneur {m} :: lieutenant governor
lièvre {m} :: hare
lièvre arctique {m} :: arctic hare
lièvre brun {m} :: European hare (Lepus europaeus)
lièvre d'Europe {m} :: European hare (Lepus europaeus)
lièvre du Cap {m} :: Cape hare (Lepus capensis)
lièvre européen {m} :: European hare
lifter {v} :: To give a facelift to
lifter {v} :: To lift the ball (over an opponent)
liftier {m} :: lift attendant
lifting {m} :: facelift
lifting de visage {m} :: facelift
liftrage {m} :: liftering
ligablo {m} :: kiosk, (small) shop
ligament {m} :: ligament
ligamenteux {adj} :: ligamentous
ligature {f} :: a tie; the action of tying
ligature {f} :: a binding, notably in horticulture
ligature {f} :: ligature; a character that combines multiple letters; logotype
ligaturer {v} :: to ligate (tie up with a ligature)
lige {adj} :: liege
ligérien {adj} :: Loire
Ligier {prop} :: surname
lignage {m} :: lineage (all senses), descent
ligne {f} :: line
ligne {f} :: route, course, service, line
ligne {f} :: cable
ligne {f} :: row (in a table)
ligne {f} :: figure
ligne d'arrivée {f} :: finish line
ligne de bataille {f} :: line of battle
ligne de changement de date {f} :: international date line
ligne de conduite {f} :: A conduct, attitude, line or course of action, thought, occupation or policy
ligne de crête {f} :: ridgeline, crest line (of a mountain)
ligne de désir {f} :: desire path, desire line
ligne de faille {f} :: fault line
ligne de flottaison {f} :: waterline
ligne de flottaison {f} :: (web design) above the fold
ligne de fond {f} :: baseline
ligne de force {f} :: line of force
ligne de force {f} :: line of force
ligne de front {f} :: frontline
ligne de fuite {f} :: convergence line (line converging with other lines at vanishing point)
ligne de mire {f} :: line of sight
ligne de montage {f} :: assembly line
ligne d'horizon {f} :: skyline
ligne droite {f} :: straight line
lignée {f} :: lineage; line (descent)
ligne latérale {f} :: lateral line
ligner {v} :: to line, make a line (mark with a line)
ligner {v} :: to line (add lines to a surface)
ligner {v} :: to fold up (a sail)
ligner {v} :: to fish with a line
ligneux {adj} :: ligneous
ligneux {adj} :: woody
lignine {f} :: lignin
lignite {f} :: lignite (type of coal)
lignocérique {adj} :: lignoceric
ligoter {vt} :: to bind, tie up
ligroïne {f} :: ligroin
ligue {f} :: league
ligue hanséatique {f} :: Hanseatic League
liguer {vr} :: to gang up; to be in league
ligueur {adj} :: That is part of a (reactionary, political) league
Ligurie {prop} {f} :: Ligurie (region)
ligurien {adj} :: Ligurian
ligurien {m} :: Ligurian (language)
ligustrine {f} :: ligustrin
liker {v} :: to like (on a social networking site)
lilas {m} :: lilac (plant and colour)
liliacée {f} :: a plant of the Liliaceae family
Lilian {prop} {m} :: given name, the masculine equivalent of Liliane
Liliane {prop} {f} :: given name
liliputien {adj} :: lilliputian
Lille {prop} {f} :: Lille (capital city)
lillois {adj} :: Lille; of or from Lille
Lillois {m} :: An inhabitant of Lille
Lilloise {f} :: feminine noun of Lillois
limace {f} :: slug
limacien {adj} :: limacine
limaçon {m} :: snail
limaçon {m} :: spiral staircase
limaille {f} :: filings
limbe {m} :: limb
limbe {m} :: limb
limbes {mp} :: limbo (place for innocent souls)
limbique {adj} :: limbic
Limbourg {prop} {m} :: Limburg
limbourgeois {m} :: Limburgish (language)
limbourgeois {adj} :: Limburgish
Limbourgeois {m} :: Limburger
Limbourgeoise {f} :: feminine singular of Limbourgeois
lime {f} :: file (tool)
lime {f} :: lime (fruit, tree)
lime à ongles {f} :: nail file
limer {v} :: file (to smooth with a file)
limer {v} :: to fuck, shag, pound
limette {f} :: sweet lime
limettier {m} :: lime tree
limicole {adj} :: limicolous
limier {m} :: sleuth; bloodhound, limer
limier {m} :: sleuth; detective
liminaire {adj} :: introductory
limitable {adj} :: limitable
limitant {adj} :: limiting
limitateur {m} :: limiter
limitatif {adj} :: limiting, restrictive
limitation {f} :: limitation (action of limiting)
limitativement {adv} :: limitingly, restrictively
limite {f} :: limit
limite {adj} :: edgy
limité {adj} :: limited
limite des arbres {f} :: tree line
limitée {f} :: limited (limited liability corporation)
limiter {v} :: to mark, to limit (to show a physical limit or boundary)
limiter {v} :: to limit (to state a limit for)
limiteur {m} :: limiter
limitrophe {adj} :: bordering
limnimètre {m} :: limnimeter, stream gauge
limnologie {f} :: limnology
limnologique {adj} :: limnological
limnologiste {mf} :: limnologist
limnoterrestre {adj} :: limnoterrestrial
limodore {f} :: A type of orchid of the genus Limodorum
limogeage {m} :: dismissal; sacking
limoger {vt} :: to dismiss; it is normally used about senior staff, such as a minister, general, bishop, ambassador, etc..
Limoges {prop} {f} :: Limoges
limon {m} :: silt (fine earth deposited by water)
limon {m} :: shaft (in a carriage)
limon {m} :: A type of lemon
limonade {f} :: Lemonade; a serving of lemonade
limonade {f} :: A soda with a hint of lemon flavoring with sugar that is popular in France; a serving of this soda
limonadier {m} :: café owner
limonadier {m} :: lemonade / soft drinks manufacturer
limonadière {f} :: feminine noun of limonadier
limonène {m} :: limonene
limonette {f} :: sweet lime
limoneux {adj} :: muddy, slimy
limonier {m} :: lemon (tree)
limonier {m} :: thiller (shaft-horse)
limonine {f} :: limonin
limonoïde {m} :: limonoid
limonoïque {adj} :: limonoic
limougeaud {adj} :: Limoges
Limougeaud {m} :: someone from Limoges
Limougeaude {f} :: feminine noun of Limougeaud
limousin {adj} :: Limousin; relating to Limousin
limousin {m} :: Limousin; the dialect of Occitan
limousin {m} :: A bricklayer skilled in limousinage
Limousin {prop} {m} :: Limousin (former region)
Limousin {m} :: person from Limousin
limousinage {m} :: A form of masonry done with stone and mortar
limousine {f} :: traditional woolen cloak from Haute-Vienne
limousine {f} :: limousine, luxury car
limousine {f} :: limousin (cattle breed)
Limousine {f} :: feminine noun of Limousin
limpide {adj} :: clear, limpid (especially of water)
limpidité {f} :: limpidity
limule {f} :: horseshoe crab
lin {m} :: linen
lin {m} :: flax (the plant)
linaire {f} :: toadflax (plant of the genus Linaria)
linarine {f} :: linarin
linceul {m} :: shroud
Lincourt {prop} :: surname
Linda {prop} :: given name of Germanic origin
Lindros {prop} :: Lindros (surname)
linéaire {adj} :: linear
linéaire A {m} :: Linear A
linéaire B {m} :: Linear B
linéairement {adv} :: linearly
linéal {adj} :: lineal
linéalement {adv} :: lineally
linéament {m} :: outline
linéament {m} :: lineament
linéarisation {f} :: linearization
linéariser {v} :: To linearize
linéarité {f} :: linearity
linéation {f} :: lineation
linéique {adj} :: lineic
lingala {m} :: Lingala (language)
linge {m} :: linen
linge {m} :: cloth
linge {m} :: towel
linge {m} :: clothing
linge de corps {m} :: body linen, underwear
linger {m} :: linenkeeper
lingère {f} :: washerwoman, laundry maid
lingerie {f} :: linen room
lingerie {f} :: lingerie (clothing)
lingette {f} :: towelette; wipe
lingot {m} :: ingot
lingotière {f} :: mold / mould (for making a metal ingot)
lingotin {m} :: small ingot (of gold)
lingua franca nova {m} :: the Lingua Franca Nova language
-lingue {suffix} :: -lingual
linguet {f} :: latch
linguet {f} :: pawl
linguiste {mf} :: linguist
linguistique {adj} :: linguistic
linguistique {f} :: linguistics (scientific study of language)
linguistique diachronique {f} :: diachronic linguistics
linguistique historique {f} :: historical linguistics
linguistiquement {adv} :: linguistically
liniculture {f} :: The cultivation of flax
linière {f} :: flax field
linine {f} :: linin
linnéen {adj} :: Linnaean
linoléine {f} :: linolein
linoléique {adj} :: linoleic
linolénique {adj} :: linolenic
linoléum {m} :: linoleum
linon {m} :: lawn (linen fabric)
linot {m} :: linnet
linotte {f} :: linnet
linteau {m} :: lintel (a horizontal structural beam)
linuxien {adj} :: related to Linux
linuxien {m} :: Linux user
lion {m} :: lion
lion {m} :: male lion
lion {m} :: lion (brave person)
lion {m} :: lion
lion {m} :: lion (celebrity; famous person)
lion {m} :: a style of elegant young man that came after the dandy
Lion {prop} {m} :: Leo (constellation)
Lion {prop} {m} :: Leo (star sign)
lionceau {m} :: a lion cub
lion des montagnes {m} :: mountain lion
Lionel {prop} :: given name
lionne {f} :: feminine noun of lion; lioness
lipide {m} :: lipid
lipidique {adj} :: lipidic
lipoaspiration {f} :: liposuction
lipofuscine {f} :: lipofuscin
lipogrammatique {adj} :: lipogrammatic
lipogramme {m} :: lipogram
lipome {m} :: lipoma
lipoperoxydation {f} :: lipoperoxidation
lipophile {adj} :: lipophilic
lipophilie {f} :: lipophilicity
lipophobe {adj} :: lipophobic
lipophobie {f} :: lipophobicity
lipoprotéine {f} :: lipoproteine
liposuccion {f} :: liposuction
lipovitelline {f} :: lipovitellin
lippe {f} :: A lip, especially the lower one when it is large or protruded
lippu {adj} :: having a prominent lower lip; big-lipped
lipschitzien {adj} :: Lipschitzian
liquéfaction {f} :: liquefaction
liquéfier {v} :: to liquefy/liquify
liquette {f} :: shirt
liqueur {f} :: alcoholic liqueur
liqueur {f} :: drinkable liquid
liqueur {f} :: fizzy drink, pop
liqueur {f} :: liquid
liqueur {f} :: liquor
liqueur de dosage {f} :: A solution of sugar in water (sometimes in wine) used to top up bottles of sparkling wine made by the Champagne method
liquidateur {m} :: liquidator
liquidatif {adj} :: net
liquidation {f} :: sale, liquidation (sale of goods at reduced prices)
liquidation {f} :: liquidation
liquide {adj} :: liquid (existing in the physical state of a liquid)
liquide {adj} :: liquid (said of money)
liquide {m} :: liquid (substance not of solid or gas state)
liquide {m} :: cash
liquide {f} :: liquid (class of consonant sounds)
liquide amniotique {m} :: amniotic fluid
liquide cérébro-spinal {m} :: cerebrospinal fluid
liquide de gaz naturel {m} :: liquified natural gas
liquidement {adv} :: liquidly (in the manner of a liquid)
liquider {v} :: to liquidate, pay off, settle (a debt)
liquider {v} :: to sell off (goods)
liquider {v} :: to liquidate, bump off (kill)
liquide vaisselle {m} :: washing-up liquid, dish soap
liquidité {f} :: liquidity
liquoreux {adj} :: syrupy
lire {vit} :: to read
lire {vr} :: to be read
lire {f} :: lira (unit of currency)
lire dans les pensées {v} :: to read someone's mind
lire en diagonale {vit} :: to skim through, to scan
lire en quelqu'un comme dans un livre ouvert {vt} :: to read like a book, to read like an open book
lire entre les lignes {v} :: to read between the lines
lire sur les lèvres {v} :: to lipread
lis {m} :: lily
Lisa {prop} :: given name, diminutive of Élisabeth
lisboète {adj} :: Lisboner
Lisbonne {prop} {f} :: Lisbonne (capital city)
lis de mer {m} :: (Pancratium maritimum L.) sea daffodil
Lise {prop} :: given name derived from Élisabeth
Lisée {prop} :: surname
liseré {m} :: border, edging
lisérer {v} :: to edge with ribbon
liseron {m} :: bindweed (trailing vine-like plants, of the genera Calystegia and Convolvulus)
lisette {f} :: A young mackerel
lisette {f} :: A parasite that eats vine buds
lisette {f} :: A long waistcoat.
Lisette {prop} {f} :: given name
liseur {m} :: reader (one who reads)
liseuse {f} :: a nightgown, a bedjacket, a garment useful when reading in bed
liseuse {f} :: a small paperknife used to open uncut books, also useful as a bookmark
liseuse {f} :: a dust jacket (removable book cover)
liseuse {f} :: a reading lamp
liseuse {f} :: a nightstand, a bedside table
liseuse {f} :: an e-book reader
lisibilité {f} :: legibility; readability
lisible {adj} :: legible; readable
lisiblement {adv} :: readably; legibly
lisier {m} :: liquid manure, farm slurry
lisière {f} :: edge
lissage {m} :: smoothing, polishing
lisse {adj} :: smooth
lisser {v} :: to smooth
lisser {v} :: to level
lisseté {f} :: smoothness
listage {m} :: listing (of a program etc)
liste {f} :: list
liste de diffusion {f} :: mailing list
liste de suivi {f} :: watchlist
liste noire {f} :: blacklist
liste noire {f} :: block list
lister {v} :: list (to create a list)
listéria {f} :: listeria
listériose {f} :: listeriosis
liste Swadesh {f} :: Swadesh list
listrique {adj} :: listric
lisztien {adj} :: Lisztian
lit {m} :: bed
lit à baldaquin {m} :: canopy bed (a bed equipped with a canopy)
litage {m} :: bedding
litanie {f} :: litany
litanique {adj} :: litanic
litchi {m} :: lychee (tree)
litchi {m} :: lychee (fruit)
lit de camp {m} :: camp bed, cot
lit de justice {m} :: lit de justice, bed of justice
lit de mort {m} :: deathbed
lit de sangle {m} :: trestle bed, stump bedstead
literie {f} :: bedding (kit for a bed)
litharge {f} :: litharge
-lithe {suffix} :: -lite; -lith
lithiase {f} :: lithiasis
lithine {f} :: lithia
lithique {adj} :: lithic (pertaining to stone)
lithium {m} :: lithium
litho- {prefix} :: litho-
lithographie {f} :: lithography
lithographie {f} :: lithograph
lithographier {v} :: To print using lithography
lithographique {adj} :: lithographic
lithogravure {f} :: lithography
lithologie {f} :: lithology
lithologique {adj} :: lithological
lithologiquement {adv} :: lithologically
lithosphère {f} :: lithosphere (The outer layer of the Earth)
lithosphérique {adj} :: lithospheric
lithostratigraphie {f} :: lithostratigraphy
lithostratigraphique {adj} :: lithostratigraphic
lithothérapie {f} :: lithotherapy
lithotripsie {f} :: lithotripsy
lithotypographie {f} :: lithotypography
Lithuanie {prop} {f} :: Lithuania
lithuanien {n} :: alternative form of lituanien
Lithuanien {m} :: alternative form of Lituanien
Lithuanienne {f} :: feminine noun of Lithuanien
litière {f} :: litter (for cattle, cats); bedding (for horses)
litière {f} :: litter (mode of transport)
litige {m} :: litigation
litigieux {adj} :: litigious
litigieux {adj} :: controversial
litote {f} :: Litotes, understatement.
litote {f} :: An instance of such.
lit pliant {m} :: sofa bed
lit pliant {m} :: camp bed
litre {m} :: litre
litron {m} :: litre-bottle
lits superposés {m} :: bunk bed
lit superposé {m} :: bunk bed
litte {m} :: bed
littéraire {adj} :: literary
littérairement {adv} :: litterarily (with respect to literature)
littéral {adj} :: literal
littéralement {adv} :: literally
littérateur {m} :: litterateur
littératie {f} :: literacy (ability to read)
littératrice {f} :: litteratrice (female writer)
littérature {f} :: literature
littoral {adj} :: littoral, coastal
littoral {m} :: littoral
littoralisation {f} :: littoralization
Lituanie {prop} {f} :: Lithuania
lituanien {m} :: Lithuanian, the Lithuanian language
lituanien {adj} :: Lithuanian
Lituanien {m} :: Lithuanian person
Lituanienne {f} :: feminine noun of Lituanien
liturgie {f} :: A liturgy, predetermined or prescribed set of (religious) rituals
liturgie {f} :: A liturgy, Ancient Greek service to the public interest
liturgique {adj} :: liturgic, liturgical
liturgiquement {adv} :: liturgically
livarot {m} :: Livarot (cheese)
livèche {f} :: lovage
livide {adj} :: livid (in colour)
lividité {f} :: lividity
lividités cadavériques {fp} :: livor mortis
Livie {prop} :: Livia
living {m} :: living room
Livonie {prop} {f} :: Livonia (historical region)
livonien {m} :: Livonian (language)
livournais {adj} :: Livornian
Livournais {m} :: Livornian
Livournaise {f} :: feminine noun of Livournais
Livourne {prop} {m} :: Livourne (province/and/city)
livrable {adj} :: deliverable
livraison {f} :: delivery
livre {m} :: book
livre {f} :: pound (unit of weight)
livre {f} :: pound (unit of currency)
livre {f} :: grade (level)
livre audio {m} :: audiobook
livre blanc {m} :: white paper
livre de bord {m} :: logbook
livre de comptes {m} :: account book
livre de poche {m} :: A small cheap paperback book, a pocketbook
livre d'or {m} :: guest book (all meanings)
livrée {f} :: livery
livre électronique {m} :: e-book (electronic book)
livrel {m} :: e-book (electronic book)
livrer {v} :: to deliver (a package, merchandise etc.)
livrer {v} :: to hand over, deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.)
livrer {v} :: to betray
livrer {v} :: to give away (a secret etc.); to confide, reveal, drop (a hint)
livrer {vr} :: abandon oneself, give oneself over (à to)
livrer {vr} :: (with à) to practise (a sport); be engaged in (a job, research); set up (an enquiry)
livrer à soi-même {vt} :: to leave to one's own devices
livrer bataille {v} :: to give battle; to fight
livre sonore {m} :: audiobook
livresque {adj} :: bookish
livre sterling {m} :: pound sterling (currency of the UK)
livret {m} :: pamphlet
livreur {m} :: deliverer, deliveryman
livreuse {f} :: feminine noun of livreur
lixiviable {adj} :: leachable
lixiviant {adj} :: leaching
lixiviat {m} :: lixiviate, leachate
lixivié {adj} :: leached
lixivier {vt} :: to leach, lixiviate
Ljubljana {prop} :: Ljubljana (capital city)
Lloris {prop} :: surname
LNH {prop} :: NHL; initialism of (National Hockey League)
lob {m} :: lob
lobaire {adj} :: lobar
lobber {v} :: to lob
lobby {m} :: lobby (hall)
lobby {m} :: lobby (advocacy group)
lobbying {m} :: lobbying
lobbyiste {mf} :: lobbyist
lobé {adj} :: lobed
lober {vt} :: to lob
lobotomisation {f} :: lobotomization/lobotomisation
lobotomiser {v} :: to lobotomize , to lobotomise
lobulaire {adj} :: lobular
local {adj} :: local
local {m} :: room
localement {adv} :: locally (with respect to location)
localisable {adj} :: localizable
localisateur {m} :: locator
localisation {f} :: localization/localisation
localisatrice {f} :: feminine singular of localisateur
localisé {adj} :: localized
localiser {v} :: to locate
localiser {v} :: to localise
localité {f} :: place, locality
locataire {mf} :: renter, tenant
locateur {m} :: landlord (of a rented property)
locatif {adj} :: locative
locatif {m} :: locative, locative case
location {f} :: renting, rental
location {f} :: rent
location {f} :: rented accommodation
location {f} :: hire (of a car etc.)
location {f} :: booking, reservation
locatrice {f} :: feminine singular of locateur
locavore {adj} :: locavore
loch {m} :: chip log, log
loch {m} :: loch
loche {f} :: one of the several species of giant slugs belonging to the Arionidae and Limacidae families
loche {f} :: one of the several species of loaches belonging to a number of different orders
loche {f} :: breast
Loches {prop} :: Loches (commune)
lochial {adj} :: lochial
lock-out {m} :: lockout
locomobile {f} :: Locomobile, traction engine
locomoteur {adj} :: locomotive, locomotor
locomotif {adj} :: locomotive
locomotion {f} :: locomotion
locomotive {f} :: locomotive
loculaire {adj} :: locular
locule {m} :: locule, loculus
locuteur {m} :: speaker
locuteur natif {m} :: native speaker (a person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue)
locution {f} :: phrase, locution
locution adjectivale {f} :: adjective phrase
locution adverbiale {f} :: adverbial phrase
locution figée {f} :: set phrase
locution nominale {f} :: noun phrase
locution verbale {f} :: phrasal verb
locutrice {f} :: feminine noun of locuteur
locutrice native {f} :: feminine noun of locuteur natif
lodge {m} :: lodge (tourist residence, especially in Africa)
lœss {m} :: loess
Lœuilly {prop} :: Lœuilly
lofer {vi} :: to luff
lofer {vi} :: to luff up, bear up
loganine {f} :: loganin
logarithme {m} :: logarithm
logarithmique {adj} :: logarithmic
logarithmiquement {adv} :: logarithmically
loge {f} :: lodge
loge {f} :: box
loge {f} :: hut
logeable {adj} :: habitable
logeable {adj} :: roomy, spacious
logement {m} :: housing, abode, dwelling, residence, domicile, home, accommodation
logement social {m} :: social housing
loger {vi} :: To lodge, to stay, to be lodging (to temporarily inhabit)
loger {vt} :: To find (someone) a place to stay
loger {vi} :: To fit into
logette {f} :: stall
logeur {m} :: landlord
logeuse {f} :: landlady
loggia {f} :: loggia
logiciel {m} :: software (encoded computer instructions)
logiciel {m} :: computer program, piece of software
logiciel {adj} :: software (attributive)
logiciel de rançon {m} :: ransomware (malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom)
logiciel espion {m} :: spyware (program)
logiciellement {adv} :: By means of software
logiciel malveillant {m} :: malware (software developed to harm a computer system)
logiciel nuisible {m} :: synonym of logiciel malveillant
logicien {m} :: logician
logicienne {f} :: feminine noun of logicien
-logie {suffix} :: -logy
-logique {suffix} :: -logic; -logical
logique {f} :: logic
logique {adj} :: logical
logiquement {adv} :: logically
logis {m} :: lodge
logisticien {m} :: A logistician
logisticienne {f} :: feminine noun of logisticien
logistique {adj} :: Relating to symbolic logic; logistic
logistique {adj} :: Relating to the logistic function; logistic
logistique {f} :: logistics
logistique {adj} :: relating to logistics
logistiquement {adv} :: logistically
logo {m} :: A logo; name, symbol, or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity
logogramme {m} :: logogram (character or symbol that represents a word or phrase)
logorrhée {m} :: logorrhea
logotype {m} :: A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo
l'ogre de Corse {prop} {m} :: See: fr le ogre de Corse
l'ogre de Corse {prop} {m} :: Napoleon Bonaparte
-logue {suffix} :: -logist
loguer {v} :: to log (make a record of)
loi {f} :: law (legal code)
loi {f} :: law (scientific principle)
Loïc {prop} :: given name, variant of Loïs and Louis, also in Flemish
loi de Charles {prop} {f} :: Charles's law
loi de conservation {f} :: conservation law
loi de conservation de l'énergie {f} :: law of conservation of energy
loi de la jungle {f} :: law of the jungle
loi du moindre effort {f} :: the law according to which everything follows the path of least resistance, takes the easy way out
loi du plus fort {f} :: law of the jungle, survival of the fittest
loi martiale {f} :: martial law
loin {adv} :: Far, distant
loin de là {adv} :: far from it, not by a long shot, not by a long chalk, not by any means
loin des yeux, loin du cœur {proverb} :: out of sight, out of mind
loi normale {f} :: normal distribution
loin s'en faut {adv} :: far from it, not by a long shot, not by a long chalk, not by any means
lointain {adj} :: distant, remote, far-off
lointain {m} :: A far-off place
lointainement {adv} :: distantly, remotely
loi phonétique {f} :: sound law
loir {m} :: dormouse
Loir {prop} :: Loir (river)
Loire {prop} {f} :: Loire
Loire-Atlantique {prop} {f} :: Loire-Atlantique (department)
Loiret {prop} {m} :: Loiret
Loir-et-Cher {prop} :: Loir-et-Cher (department)
Loïs {prop} :: given name
Loïs {prop} :: given name, variant of Lois, Loïc and Louis, also in Flemish
Loiseau {prop} :: surname
loisible {adj} :: permitted
loisible {adj} :: free to choose
loisiblement {adv} :: permittedly
loisiblement {adv} :: freely
loisir {m} :: leisure, hobby
loisirs {mp} :: recreation
Loizeaux {prop} :: surname
lojban {m} :: Lojban (language)
lol {interj} :: LOL
Lola {prop} :: given name
lolement {adv} :: While laughing out loud
lollard {m} :: Lollard
Lollobrigida {prop} :: surname
Lollobrigida {prop} :: Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress (and sex symbol)
lollobrigidien {adj} :: Lollobrigidian
lolo {m} :: milk
lolo {m} :: boob, titty
lombaire {adj} :: lumbar
lombard {adj} :: Lombard (from or relating to Lombardy)
lombard {m} :: the Lombard language
lombard {m} :: the Lombardic language
Lombard {m} :: Lombard (person from Lombardy)
Lombarde {f} :: feminine noun of Lombard
Lombardie {prop} {f} :: Lombardie (region)
lombes {mp} :: loins
lombric {m} :: earthworm
lombrical {adj} :: lumbrical
lombriculture {f} :: worm farming
lombrosien {adj} :: Lombrosian
Lommis {prop} :: a city in Thurgau
l'on {pron} :: alternative form of on
londonien {adj} :: of/from London
Londonien {m} :: Londoner; man from London
Londonienne {f} :: feminine noun of Londonien; woman from London, Londoner
Londres {prop} {mf} :: Londres (capital city)
lône {f} :: An anabranch of the river Rhone
lône {f} :: Any diverging branch of a river
long {adj} :: long
longævité {f} :: obsolete form of longévité
long à la détente {adj} :: slow on the uptake
longane {m} :: longan (fruit)
longanier {m} :: longan (tree)
longanimité {f} :: forbearance
long comme un jour sans pain {adj} :: long as a month of Sundays, like watching paint dry, extremely long and tedious
long-courrier {m} :: long haul flight
longer {v} :: to walk along, run along
longeron {m} :: supportive horizontal beam
longeron {m} :: longeron (part of an aircraft)
longévité {f} :: longevity
longévité {f} :: lifespan
long fleuve tranquille {m} :: bed of roses, smooth sailing
longiforme {adj} :: elongated
longiligne {adj} :: rangy (long-limbed)
longitude {f} :: longitude
longitudinal {adj} :: longitudinal
longitudinalement {adj} :: longitudinally
long-métrage {m} :: theatrical release
long-temps {adv} :: obsolete spelling of longtemps
longtemps {adv} :: for a long time; over a long period
Longueil {prop} :: A placename of several locations in France
Longueil {prop} :: surname
longueillois {adj} :: Pertaining to Longueil
Longueillois {m} :: A citizen, denizen, or person from Longueil
longuement {adv} :: for a long time
longue paume {m} :: an outdoor version of jeu de paume
longuet {adj} :: a bit long, a little too long, protracted
Longueuil {prop} :: Longueuil
longueuillois {adj} :: Pertaining to Longueuil
Longueuillois {m} :: Longueuillois; a citizen, denizen, or person from Longueuil
longueur {f} :: length
longueur d'onde {f} :: wavelength
longue-vue {f} :: telescope, not astronomical
longue-vue {f} :: spyglass
Longyearbyen {prop} :: Longyearbyen
lonsdaléite {f} :: lonsdaleite
looc {adj} :: cool
looch {m} :: A lohoch, a looch
look {m} :: style; appearance; look
lookbook {m} :: lookbook
loose {f} :: Great pettiness, shabbiness
lope {f} :: male homosexual
lope {f} :: cowardly, characterless man
lopette {f} :: sissy, twink
lopin {m} :: patch, plot (of land)
loquace {adj} :: talkative; loquacious
loquacité {f} :: talkativeness (quality of being talkative)
loque {f} :: wreck, basket case
loque {f} :: rags
loquet {m} :: latch
loqueteux {adj} :: tattered, ragged
Loranger {prop} :: surname
lordose {f} :: lordosis (excessive curvature of the spine)
lorentzien {adj} :: Lorentzian
lorette {f} :: loose woman, lorette
lorgner {v} :: to ogle
lorgner {v} :: to leer
lorgner {v} :: to covet
lorgner {v} :: to look at using a monocle or lorgnette
lorgner {v} :: to look ahead (to)
lorgnette {f} :: lorgnette
lorgnon {m} :: monocle
lorgnon {m} :: lorgnette; pince-nez
loricrine {f} :: loricrin
Lorient {prop} {m} :: Lorient
lorientais {adj} :: of or from Lorient
Lorientais {m} :: someone of or from Lorient
Lorientaise {f} :: feminine singular of Lorientais
loriot {m} :: oriole
lorrain {adj} :: From Lorraine, Lorrainian
Lorrain {m} :: Someone from Lorraine
Lorraine {prop} :: Lorraine (region)
Lorraine {prop} :: given name
Lorraine {f} :: feminine noun of Lorrain
lors {adv} :: then, at that time
lors d' {prep} :: alternative form of lors de
lors de {prep} :: during, at the time of
lorsqu' {conj} :: apocopic form of lorsque; when
lorsque {conj} :: when (at a time when)
lorsqu'il {contraction} :: lorsque + il
lorsqu'on {contraction} :: lorsque + on
los {m} :: praise; acclaim
losange {m} :: rhombus
losange {m} :: lozenge
Los Angeles {prop} :: Los Angeles (large city)
losangique {adj} :: rhombic; lozenge-shaped
LOSC {prop} :: initialism of Lille Olympique Sporting Club, a French football club from the town of Lille
loser {m} :: loser
lot {m} :: share (of inheritance)
lot {m} :: plot (of land)
lot {m} :: batch (of goods for sale)
lot {m} :: lot (at auction)
lot {m} :: prize (in lottery)
lot {m} :: lot, fate
lot {m} :: babe
Lot {prop} {m} :: Lot (Department of France)
lot de consolation {m} :: consolation prize
lote {f} :: burbot (a freshwater fish: Lota lota)
loterie {f} :: lottery (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)
Lot-et-Garonne {prop} {m} :: Lot-et-Garonne (department)
Lotharingie {prop} {f} :: Lotharingia
lotharingien {adj} :: Lotharingian
lotier {m} :: birdsfoot trefoil
lotique {adj} :: lotic
lotir {vt} :: to parcel out (divide into lots)
lotissement {m} :: estate, housing estate
lotissement {m} :: plot of land, lot
loto {m} :: lotto
lotophage {adj} :: lotophagous
lotte {f} :: burbot (a freshwater fish, Lota lota)
lotte {f} :: the tail meat of an anglerfish (a marine fish, Lophius piscatorius)
lotus {m} :: lotus
Lou {prop} :: given name, diminutive of Louis
Lou {prop} :: given name, diminutive of Louise
louable {adj} :: laudable; worthy of praise
louablement {adv} :: laudably (in a way worthy of praise)
louage {m} :: renting
Louaillier {prop} :: surname
louange {f} :: praise
louanger {v} :: to praise; to laud
louangeur {m} :: praiser, lauder
louangeur {adj} :: praising, lauding
louba {m} :: kid, child
loubard {m} :: yob; hooligan
Loubier {prop} :: surname
louche {adj} :: cross-eyed
louche {adj} :: cloudy; obscure
louche {adj} :: shady; dubious; seedy; shifty
louche {f} :: cloudiness due to a suspension of fine particles
louche {f} :: ladle
louchébem {m} :: A form of slang originating from butchers in Paris and Lyon, involving changing the order of the letters of a word
louchébem {m} :: butcher
loucher {v} :: to be cross-eyed, to be squint-eyed, to squint
loucher {v} :: squint (to look with eyes that are turned in different directions)
loucher {v} :: glance
loucheur {m} :: cross-eyed or squinting person
loucheuse {f} :: female equivalent of loucheur
Loudun {prop} :: Loudun (small town)
louer {v} :: to rent
louer {v} :: to lease
louer {v} :: to praise, to recommend
loueur {m} :: praiser (someone who praises)
loueur {m} :: hirer, renter, lessor (someone who rents, hires or leases things for a living)
loueuse {f} :: feminine noun of loueur
louf {adj} :: crazy, nuts, kooky
loufoque {adj} :: crazy; wild, free
loufoquerie {f} :: craziness, madness
Louga {prop} :: Louga (city)
lougre {m} :: lugger
louis {m} :: A louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the Kingdom, Republic, and Empire of France
louis {m} :: 20 francs
Louis {prop} {m} :: given name
Louis {prop} {m} :: surname
Louisbourg {prop} :: Louisbourg (unincorporated community/and/former town)
louis d'or {m} :: louis d'or (any gold coin introduced by Louis XIII)
louis d'or {m} :: A cheese produced in Quebec
louise {f} :: fart
Louise {prop} {f} :: given name, feminine form of Louis
louisianais {adj} :: Louisianan
Louisianais {m} :: Louisianan
Louisiane {prop} {f} :: Louisiana (US state)
louisianien {adj} :: Louisianian
Louisianien {m} :: Louisianian
louisianisation {f} :: The act or process of assimilation into the dominant language of the country to the detriment of the main historical language of a region, as happened historically in Louisiana
louisianiser {vt} :: To make Louisianan, as to custom, culture, or style of Louisiana
louisianiser {vr} :: To assimilate into the dominant language of the country
louisphilippement {adv} :: In the manner of Louis Philippe I
louis-quatorzien {adj} :: Relating to, or in a style fashionable during the reign of Louis XIV
louisquatorzien {adj} :: Relating to Louis XIV (Louis Quatorze) or his epoch
Louis XIV {prop} {m} :: A king of France between 1643 and 1715
loukoum {m} :: Turkish delight, locoum
loulou {m} :: spitz
loup {m} :: wolf
loup {m} :: bass (fish)
loup {m} :: mask, eyemask
loup {m} :: flaw
Loup {prop} {m} :: given name
loup-cervier {m} :: lynx
loup-cervier {m} :: The Eurasian lynx
loup-cervier {m} :: The Canada lynx
loup de mer {m} :: seadog, old salt, sea bass (branzin)
loupe {f} :: magnifying glass
loupe {f} :: loupe
loupe {f} :: wen (a cyst on the skin)
loupe {f} :: burl, a growth on the side of a tree
loupe {f} :: laziness
louper {v} :: to miss
louper {v} :: to fail
louper le coche {v} :: to miss the boat, to miss the bus
loup fouisseur {m} :: aardwolf
loup-garou {m} :: werewolf
lourd {adj} :: heavy
lourd {adj} :: clumsy, oafish
lourd {adj} :: annoying, a drag
lourd {adj} :: sultry, humid
lourd {adj} :: heavyweight
lourdaud {m} :: oaf
lourdaud {m} :: hulk
lourdaude {f} :: feminine noun of lourdaud
lourd de sens {adj} :: loaded (with meaning)
lourdement {adv} :: heavily (to a large extent)
lourdeur {f} :: heaviness
loure {f} :: loure
loustic {m} :: wag, joker
loutre {f} :: otter
loutre commune {f} :: European otter (Lutra lutra)
loutre d'Europe {f} :: European otter (Lutra lutra)
loutre européenne {f} :: European otter (Lutra lutra)
Louvain {prop} :: Capital city of the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium
Louvain-la-Neuve {prop} :: City of the province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium
louvaniste {adj} :: from Louvain
Louvaniste {mf} :: someone from Louvain
louve {f} :: she-wolf
louve {f} :: a metal wedge used in masonry
louver {vt} :: to drill a hole in a stone for the attachment of a wedge
louveteau {m} :: wolf cub
louveteau {m} :: Cub Scout, Cub, Wolf Cub
louvetelle {f} :: wolf cub (female)
louveterie {f} :: wolf-hunting guild
louveterie {f} :: wolf hunting
louvèterie {f} :: alternative form of louveterie
louvetier {m} :: wolf-hunter
louvetier {m} :: Akela (scout leader)
louvoyer {v} :: to tack
louvoyer {v} :: to manoeuvre, navigate
Louvre {prop} :: Louvre
Louÿs {prop} {m} :: surname
Louÿs {prop} {m} :: Pierre Louÿs, a French author
lové {m} :: gwop, moola, skrilla
lovecraftien {adj} :: Lovecraftian
lover {v} :: to coil (a rope or cord), to fake a line
lover {vr} :: to coil up, wind up; to curl up
lovés {mp} :: money
loxodromie {f} :: loxodrome
loxodromique {adj} :: loxodromic
loyal {adj} :: loyal
loyalement {adv} :: loyally
loyalisme {m} :: loyalism
loyaliste {mf} :: loyalist
loyaliste {adj} :: loyalist
loyauté {f} :: loyalty
loyer {m} :: rent (amount of money due for renting property)
Lozère {prop} {f} :: Lozère
LSD {m} :: LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
LSR {f} :: abbreviation of liquéfaction, stockage, regazéification
Ltee. {f} :: alternative form of Ltée.
Ltee {f} :: alternative form of Ltée.
Ltée. {n} :: Ltd. (limited liability company)
Ltée {f} :: alternative form of Ltée.
luberon {m} :: Any of several wines (mostly red) from the valley of the Rhône
lubie {f} :: whim, caprice
lubricité {f} :: lust, lechery, lubricity
lubrifiant {adj} :: lubricating
lubrifiant {m} :: lubricant
lubrification {f} :: lubrication
lubrifier {v} :: to lubricate
lubrique {adj} :: prurient (arousing sexual desire)
lubrique {adj} :: lewd, lecherous
lubriquement {adv} :: pruriently
lubriquement {adv} :: lewdly, lecherously
Luc {prop} :: Luke (biblical character)
Luc {prop} :: Luke (book of the Bible)
Luc {prop} :: given name
Luc {prop} :: Any of several small French towns
lucarne {f} :: dormer window
lucarne {f} :: skylight
lucarne {f} :: top corner of the net
Lucas {prop} :: given name, a Latinate variant of Luc
Lucas {prop} :: surname
lucianique {adj} :: Lucianic
lucide {adj} :: lucid
lucidement {adv} :: lucidly
lucidité {f} :: lucidity
Lucie {prop} :: given name
Lucien {prop} {m} :: given name
Lucienne {prop} :: given name, feminine form of Lucien
Lucifer {prop} :: Lucifer
luciférase {f} :: luciferase
luciférien {adj} :: Luciferian (attributive); demonic
Lucile {prop} :: given name
Lucille {prop} :: given name
luciole {f} :: firefly
lucois {adj} :: Of or from any of several places named Luc
Luçon {prop} :: Luzon (main island of the Philippines)
lucratif {adj} :: lucrative, profitable
lucrativement {adv} :: lucratively
Lucrèce {prop} {m} :: Lucretius (philosopher)
Lucrèce {prop} {m} :: given name
Lucrèce {prop} {f} :: given name
luddite {m} :: A Luddite
ludique {adj} :: playful, ludic
ludois {adj} :: Of or from Le Lude
ludothèque {f} :: toy library
Ludovic {prop} :: given name
luétine {f} :: luetin
luette {f} :: uvula
lueur {f} :: glimmer; glow
luge {f} :: luge (sled)
luge {f} :: luge (sport) ; ellipsis of luge de course
luge {f} :: sledge, sled
luge de course {f} :: luge (tobogganing sport)
luger {v} :: to luge
lugeur {m} :: luger (someone who competes in the luge)
lugeuse {f} :: feminine noun of lugeur
lugol {m} :: An antiseptic solution of iodine and potassium iodide
lugubre {adj} :: gloomy, mournful, lugubrious
lugubrement {adv} :: lugubriously
lui {pron} :: him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject
lui {pron} :: Him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object
lui-même {pron} :: himself, itself
luire {vi} :: to shine; to glimmer
luisamment {adv} :: gleamingly, glistenlingly
luisant {adj} :: gleaming, glistening
Lumeau {prop} :: Lumeau (village)
lumen {m} :: lumen (SI unit of measurement)
lumen {m} :: lumen
lumen {m} :: lumen
lumière {f} :: light
lumière {f} :: lumen
lumière blanche {f} :: white light
lumignon {m} :: small light
lumignon {m} :: candle end
luminaire {m} :: a luminaire, a light fixture
luminescence {f} :: luminescence
luminescent {adj} :: luminescent
lumineusement {adv} :: luminously, brightly
lumineux {adj} :: bright, luminous
luminosité {f} :: brightness
luminosité {f} :: luminosity
lump {m} :: lumpfish
lumpenintelligentsia {f} :: alternative spelling of lumpen-intelligentsia
l'un {pron} :: one
lunaire {adj} :: lunar
lunaison {f} :: lunation
l'un après l'autre {pron} :: one after the other, one after another
lunatique {adj} :: moody
lunatique {mf} :: lunatic
lunch {m} :: A lunch, (usually light) meal around noon
lunch {m} :: A light meal with sandwiches, cold cuts, pastry etc. served at a festive reception
l'un dans l'autre {adv} :: all in all
lundi {m} :: Monday
lundi de Pâques {prop} {m} :: Easter Monday
l'une {contraction} :: la + une
lune {f} :: The Moon
lune {f} :: Any natural satellite of a planet
lune {f} :: A month, particularly a lunar month
luné {adj} :: (only with bien or mal) Having a good or bad disposition, in a good or bad mood
lune de miel {f} :: honeymoon (period of time immediately following a marriage)
lunetière {f} :: synonym of biscutelle
lunette {f} :: telescope (refracting telescope)
lunette {f} :: lunette
lunette {f} :: toilet seat
lunette {f} :: breastbone
lunette {f} :: eyeglasses, spectacles
lunettes de lecture {fp} :: reading glasses
lunettes de natation {fp} :: swimming goggles
lunettes de piscine {fp} :: swimming goggles
lunettes de plongée {fp} :: diving goggles
lunettes de soleil {fp} :: sunglasses
lunettes de vue {fp} :: prescription glasses
lunettes noires {fp} :: black tinted glasses
l'union fait la force {proverb} :: many hands make light work; united we stand, divided we fall; there is strength in numbers
l'un l'autre {pron} :: each other
Luong {prop} :: surname
lupanar {m} :: A brothel
lupeux {m} :: a person suffering from lupus
lupin {adj} :: lupine
lupin {m} :: lupin
Lure {prop} :: A small town in the Haute-Saône department of Franche-Comté
luron {m} :: fellow
luron {adj} :: Of or from Lure
Luron {m} :: A native or inhabitant of Lure
luronne {f} :: feminine noun of luron
Luronne {f} :: feminine singular of Luron
Lusace {prop} {f} :: Lusatia (region)
lushois {adj} :: Lubumbashi (attributive)
lusitanien {adj} :: Lusitanian
lusitanien {adj} :: Portuguese
lusitrope {f} :: An agent that affects diastolic relaxation
luso- {prefix} :: Luso-
lusophobe {adj} :: Lusophobe
lusophone {adj} :: lusophone
lusophone {mf} :: Lusophone (Portuguese-speaker)
lussion {m} :: barracudina
lustrage {m} :: polishing, shining
lustrage {m} :: polish, shine, lustre
lustral {adj} :: lustral
lustre {m} :: lustrum; period of five years
lustre {m} :: a very long time
lustre {m} :: lustre, chandelier
lustre {m} :: gloss, shine, lustre
lustré {adj} :: polished
lustrer {vt} :: to polish, make shinier by polishing
lustrer {vr} :: to shine, give off a shine
lut {m} :: lute; slip
lutéal {adj} :: luteal
Lutèce {prop} {f} :: Lutetia
Lutécien {m} :: Lutetian (native or inhabitant of Lutetia)
lutécium {m} :: lutetium (chemical element)
lutéine {f} :: lutein (yellow carotenoid pigment)
lutéinique {adj} :: luteinic
lutéoline {f} :: luteolin
lutétate {m} :: lutetate
lutétien {adj} :: Lutetian (attributive)
Lutétien {m} :: Lutetian
lutétium {m} :: alternative form of lutécium
luth {m} :: lute, a stringed instrument
luthéranisme {m} :: Lutheranism (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther)
lutherie {f} :: lutherie
luthérien {adj} :: Lutheran (related to the Lutheran church)
luthérien {m} :: Lutheran (member of the Lutheran church)
luthérienne {f} :: feminine noun of luthérien
luthier {m} :: luthier, violin maker
luthiste {mf} :: lutenist
lutin {m} :: imp, elf, pixie
lutiner {v} :: To tease, provoke
lutrin {m} :: lectern
lutte {f} :: struggle, fight, battle
lutte {f} :: wrestling
lutte des classes {f} :: class struggle
lutter {vi} :: to struggle, to fight
lutter {v} :: to wrestle
lutteur {m} :: fighter; combatant
lutteur {m} :: wrestler
lutteuse {f} :: feminine noun of lutteur
lutz {m} :: lutz (jump)
Luu {prop} :: surname
luxation {f} :: dislocation
luxe {m} :: luxury
Luxembourg {prop} {m} :: Luxembourg (country)
Luxembourg {prop} {m} :: Luxembourg (province)
Luxembourg {prop} {m} :: Luxembourg (capital city)
Luxembourg {prop} {m} :: Luxembourg (canton)
Luxembourg {prop} {m} :: ellipsis of jardin du Luxembourg (garden in Paris)
luxembourgeois {adj} :: from Luxembourg
luxembourgeois {adj} :: of or relating to Luxembourg
luxembourgeois {m} :: Luxembourgish (language)
Luxembourgeois {m} :: person from or living in Luxembourg
Luxembourgeoise {f} :: feminine noun of Luxembourgeois
luxembourgisme {m} :: Luxemburgism
luxemburgisme {m} :: alternative form of luxembourgisme
luxer {vt} :: to luxate
luxer {vr} :: to luxate
luxonique {adj} :: luxonic
luxueusement {adv} :: luxuriously
luxueux {adj} :: luxurious
luxure {f} :: lust
luxuriant {adj} :: luxuriant
luxurieusement {adv} :: lustfully
luxurieux {adj} :: lustful
luzerne {f} :: alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
Ly {prop} :: surname
lybien {adj} :: Libyan
lycanthrope {mf} :: werewolf; lycanthrope (wolflike human)
lycanthropie {f} :: lycanthropy
Lycaonie {prop} :: Lycaonia
lycaonien {adj} :: Lycaonian
lycaonien {m} :: Lycaonian (language/dialect)
lycée {m} :: a public secondary school
lycéen {m} :: A student at a lycée (a secondary school college)
lycéenne {f} :: feminine noun of lycéen
lycénidé {m} :: lycaenid
lychnite {f} :: lampwick (plant of the species Phlomis lychnitis)
Lycie {prop} :: Lycia
Lycophron {prop} {m} :: Lycophron
lycopodine {f} :: lycopodin
Lycurgue {prop} {m} :: Lycurgus
Lydia {prop} :: given name, a Latinized variant of Lydie
Lydie {prop} :: Lydia
Lydie {prop} :: given name
lymphatique {adj} :: lymphatic
lymphatique {adj} :: lethargic, listless, sluggish
lymphe {f} :: lymph
lymphoblaste {m} :: lymphoblast
lymphoblastique {adj} :: lymphoblastic
lymphocyte {m} :: lymphocyte
lymphœdème {m} :: lymphedema, lymphoedema
lymphographie {f} :: lymphography
lymphoïde {adj} :: lymphoid
lymphome {m} :: lymphoma
lynchage {m} :: lynching
lyncher {v} :: To lynch
lynx {m} :: a lynx
lynx boréal {m} :: Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
lynx commun {m} :: Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
lynx d'Espagne {m} :: Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
lynx d'Eurasie {m} :: Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
lynx d'Europe {m} :: Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
lynx du Canada {m} :: Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
lynx ibérique {m} :: Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
lynx pard {m} :: Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
lynx pardelle {m} :: Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
lynx roux {m} :: bobcat (a North American wild cat, Lynx rufus)
Lyon {prop} :: Lyon (capital city)
lyonnais {adj} :: Of or relating to Lyon, France
Lyonnais {m} :: An inhabitant of Lyon
Lyonnaise {f} :: feminine noun of Lyonnais
lyophilisat {m} :: lyophilisate
lyophilisation {f} :: Lyophilisation
lyophilisé {adj} :: lyophilized, freeze-dried
lyophiliser {v} :: to lyophilize
lyre {f} :: lyre
lyrique {adj} :: lyric
lyrique {adj} :: lyrical
lyrique {mf} :: lyric poet
lyrique {mf} :: lyric poetry
lyriquement {adv} :: lyrically
lyrisme {m} :: lyricism
lyrisme {m} :: lyric poetry
lys {m} :: alternative spelling of lis
Lysandre {prop} {m} :: Lysander
lysat {m} :: lysate
-lyse {suffix} :: -lysis
lyse {f} :: lysis
lyser {vt} :: to lyse
lysergique {adj} :: lysergic
Lysias {prop} :: Lysias (Attic orator)
lysimaque {m} :: loosestrife (of genus Lysimachia)
lysimètre {m} :: lysimeter
lysine {f} :: lysine
lysogène {adj} :: lysogenic
lysol {m} :: Lysol
lysosomotrope {adj} :: lysosomotropic
lyssenkisme {m} :: Lysenkoism
lyssenkiste {adj} :: Lysenkoist
lyssenkiste {mf} :: Lysenkoist
Lystre {prop} :: Lystra (town in Lycaonia)
lytique {adj} :: lytic