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m.
oath.
jusque
,
prep.
to, up to, as far as, until;
jusqu'à
, to, as
far as, up to, until, even;
-- là
, till there,
till then;
jusqu'ici
, till now;
jusqu'à ce que
,
conj.
until.
juste
,
adj. and adv.
just, exact, exactly;
au --
, exactly.
justesse
,
f.
accuracy, precision.
justice
,
f.
justice, law, courts;
homme de --
, judge,
lawyer, man of law.
justicier
,
m.
justiciary, judge.
K
kandjar
,
m.
long Oriental dagger.
Karl
, Charles (German).
Kasba
,
f.
casbah (citadel and palace of a sovereign in the
Barbary States).
Kasper
, Jasper (German).
kilomètre
,
m.
kilometer (5/8 mile).
kiosque
,
m.
kiosque (pavilion).
Kislar-agassi
,
m.
the chief of the Eunuchs in the Imperial Harem
(
kîz
= girl or woman, in
Turkish;
lar
is the plural suffix;
agâ
=
chief;
si
is the possessive pronoun of the third persan;
kîzlar-agâsi
= chief of the women).
kreutzer
,
m.
kreutzer (German coin = 2/3 cent; pronounced in
French:
creutsair
).
L
l'
, used before on for euphony.
l'
,
see
le, la
(
art. or pr.
).
la
,
see
le
.
là
,
adv
. there, here (frequent as affix or suffix, when so used
see word to which it is added);
par --
, that way, by there, over
that way.
lac
,
m.
lake.
lâche
,
adj.
cowardly.
lâcher
,
v.
to loosen, let out, release, undo, let go.
lâcheté
,
f.
cowardice, cowardly act.
laid, -e
,
adj.
homely, ugly.
laine
,
f.
wool;
de --
, woolen.
laïque
,
adj. and s.
secular, layman;
à la --
, outside the
Church, among the laity.
laisse
,
f.
leash.
laisser
,
v.
to let, leave, let alone;
-- -là
, leave alone,
drop (an acquaintance, etc.);
il ne laissait
pas que de,
pas que de,
he did not
fail to.
lait
,
m.
milk;
enfant de --
, nursling.
laiteux, -euse
,
adj.
milky.
lambeau
,
m.
rag, shred;
mettre en lambeaux
, to tear in shreds.
lambris
,
m.
wainscoting, paneling.
lame
,
f.
strip, blade, wave.
lamentable
,
adj.
lamentable, sorrowful.
lampe
,
f.
lamp.
lance
,
f.
lance;
-- à feu
, squib, slow-match.
lancer
,
v.
to dart, throw, hurl, let go, send forth, cast, cast
or throw out, start;
-- une casquette
,
introduce (or set the style
for) a cap.
lande
,
f.
waste-land, heath.
langage
,
m.
language.
lange
,
m.
piece of cloth (usually for wrapping a new-born child);
strip (of cloth),
swaddling-clothes (infrequent in singular).
langue
,
f.
tongue, language.
langueur
,
f.
languor.
lanière
,
f.
thong.
lanterne
,
f.
lantern.
lapin
,
m.
rabbit.
laps
,
m.
lapse, period (
ps
pronounced).
laquais
,
m.
lackey, footman.
lard
,
m.
bacon.
large
,
adj. and m.
broad, wide, sweeping, great, large, width,
breadth, open sea;
ouvert
tout au --
tout au --
, wide open.
larme
,
f.
tear;
rire aux larmes
, to laugh till the tears came.
larve
,
f.
larva.
las, -se
,
adj.
weary, tired.
latakié
,
m.
latakia (a fine Turkish tobacco).
latéral, -e
,
adj.
lateral, side.
latin, -e
,
adj. and s.
Latin.
laver
,
v.
to wash.
le, la (l'
, before vowels;
les
,
pl.), def. art.
the;
de la
sorte
, in that way.
le, la (les
,
pl.
;
lui, leur,
indirect),
conj. pr.
him,
her, it, so, them, to him, to them, etc.
leçon
,
f.
lesson.
lecture
,
f.
reading.
légende
,
f.
legend.
léger, -ère
,
adj.
light (weight), slight, thin.
légèrement
,
adv.
lightly, slightly.
légion
,
f.
legion;
Légion d'honeur
, Legion of Honor (Order
established by Napoleon
Bonaparte in 1802 to reward merit).
légitime
,
adj.
legitimate.
légitimement
,
adv.
legitimately.
léguer
,
v.
to bequeath.
légume
,
m.
vegetable.
lendemain
,
m.
following day, next day.
lent, -e
,
adj.
slow.
lentement
,
adv.
slowly.
lenteur
,
f.
slowness;
avec des lenteurs
, slowly, with
hesitation or deliberation.
lequel, laquelle (lesquels, lesquelles
,
pl.), rel. and int. pr.
which, who, which?, who?
les
,
see
le
.
lessive
,
f.
lye, washing;
couler la --
, to soak the clothes
in lye, begin to wash.
lestement
,
adv.
quickly, lightly.
lettre
,
f.
letter.
leur
,
conj. pr.
, see
le
;
adj.
their;
le --
,
theirs.
Levallois-Perret
, manufacturing suburb northwest of Paris.
levée
,
f.
raising, uprising, breaking up.
lever
,
v.
to raise;
se --
, rise, arise, get up, break
(dawn);
m.
rise, rising;
au jour levé (levant)
,
at daybreak;
levé, -e
, up;
au soleil levant
, at sunrise.
lèvre
,
f.
lip;
lèvres en fleur
, full-blown lips (like a
rose).
liane
,
f.
bind-weed.
liasse
,
f.
bundle, roll.
liberté
,
f.
liberty.
libraire
,
m.
bookseller, stationer.
libre
,
adj.
free, clear.
lien
,
m.
bond.
lier
,
v.
to bind, tie, tie up;
lié
,
m.
rubber (in games).
lieu
,
m.
place, spot;
avoir --
, to take place, have reason;
au -- de
, instead of;
donner -- à
,
to cause.
lieue
,
f.
league (2~1/2 miles).
lieutenant
,
m.
lieutenant.
lièvre
,
m.
hare.
ligne
,
f.
line, fishing-line.
lilas
,
m.
lilac, lilac-bush.
limpide
,
adj.
limpid, clear.
linge
,
m.
linen, cloth; pl. linen clothes;
-- sale
, dirty
linen or clothes;
laver le --
, to wash the
clothes.
lion
,
m.
lion.
liqueur
,
f.
liquor, cordial.
liquide
,
adj. and m.
liquid.