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lire
,
v.
to read.
lis
,
m.
lily (s pronounced).
liséré
,
m.
strip.
lisière
,
f.
border, outskirts, selvage, list (cloth), string.
lit
,
m.
bed.
litière
,
f.
litter.
litre
,
m.
liter (about 7/8 of a quart).
littéraire
,
adj.
literary.
littéralement
,
adv.
literally.
littérature
,
f.
literature.
livide
,
adj.
livid.
livre
,
m.
book;
grand --
, great book, ledger.
livre
,
f.
pound, franc.
livrer
,
v.
to deliver, give over;
se -- à
, devote or apply
oneself to, give oneself over to;
un
combat se livra
combat se livra
, a battle was
fought.
livret
,
m.
little book (of identification, etc., used as a passport).
local, -e
,
adj.
local.
locution
,
f.
locution.
lofer
,
v.
to luff (bring the head of a vessel to the wind).
loge
,
f.
lodge, porter's room, box (theater).
loger
,
v.
to lodge, star.
logique
,
adj.
logical.
logis
,
m.
bouse, dwelling, lodge, lodging-house, lodgings.
loi
,
f.
law.
loin
,
adv. and m.
far away, distant, distance;
plus --
,
farther;
de --
, afar, at or from a distance;
de -- en --
, from
place to place, from time to time.
lointain, -e
,
adj. and m.
distant, far away, distance.
loisir
,
m.
leisure.
long, -ue
,
adj. and m.
long, length;
le -- de
, along;
tout
de son --, de tout son --
, his whole
length;
tout le -- de
,
the whole;
de -- en large
, to and fro.
longanimité
,
f.
longanimity, forbearance.
Longosardo
, Sardinian village and port at the western entrance of
the Strait of Bonifacio.
longtemps
,
adv.
long time, long, for a long time.
longuement
,
adv.
for a long time, lengthily, lingeringly.
longueur
,
f.
length.
loque
,
f.
rag, tatter.
lorgner
,
v.
to squint at, look out of the corner of the eye,
ogle, look through opera glasses.
lors
,
adv.
then, that time;
pour --
, then, thereupon;
depuis --
, since then.
lorsque
,
conj.
when.
louable
,
adj.
laudable, praiseworthy.
louage
,
m.
letting, hiring, hire;
de --
, hired, livery, for
hire.
louer
,
v.
to praise, rent;
se --
, praise one self, be
pleased (with).
louis
,
m.
louis (gold piece=$4).
Louis XIV
, known as Louis le Grand, most famous of the French
kings; reigned: 1643-1715.
Louis XV
, King of France; reigned: 1715-1774.
loup
,
m.
wolf;
-- cervier
, lynx, speculator, sharper
(especially one who speculates without
principle on government
enterprises);
-- de mer
, sea-dog.
lourd, -e
,
adj.
heavy, dull, drowsy, clumsy, burdensome.
lourdement
,
adv.
heavily.
lourdeur
,
f.
heaviness, weight.
louvoyer
,
v.
to tack (of a ship).
loyal, -e
,
adj.
loyal.
lucarne
,
f.
dormer-window.
lubine
,
f.
popular name for the fish called bar, umbrine (usually
written lubin or loubin).
Lucien
, Lucian.
Ludwig
= Louis (German).
lueur
,
f.
gleam, light.
lugubre
,
adj.
mournful, lugubrious.
lugubrement
,
adv.
dolefully, lugubriously.
lui
,
conj. pr., see
le
;
disj. pr.
him, it, he, on his part,
himself, itself.
lui-même, elle-même (eux-mêmes, elles-mêmes
,
pl.), pr.
himself,
herself, itself, etc.
luire
,
v.
to shine.
lumière
,
f.
light;
il faut que la -- se fasse
, it must be
cleared up.
lumineux, -euse
,
adj.
luminous.
lundi
,
m.
Monday.
lune
,
f.
moon, moonlight.
lunette
,
f.
telescope;
pl.
spectacles.
Lunéville
, town in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle.
luthier
,
m.
lute-maker, seller of musical instruments.
lutte
,
f.
struggle, wrestling.
luxe
,
m.
luxury.
lys
,
m.
lily (s pronounced; now written lis).
M
M.
, abbreviation for
Monsieur
;
m'
,
see
me
.
ma
,
see
mon
.
mâcher
,
v.
to chew.
machinal, -e
,
adj.
mechanical.
machinalement
,
adv.
mechanically.
mâchoire
,
f.
jaw.
mâchonner
,
v.
to munch, chew.
maçonner
,
v.
to build, wall up;
voûte maçonnée
, vaulted
masonry.
madame (mesdames
,
pl.), f.
Mrs., Madam.
Madeleine (la)
,
f.
one of the principal and richest churches in
Paris, having the form of a
Greek temple, built between 1764 and 1842.
mademoiselle
,
f.
Miss, young lady.
madrigal
,
m.
madrigal (love poem).
maëstro
,
m.
composer (Italian, = master).
magasin
,
m.
warehouse, store, shop, storehouse.
mage
,
m.
magian, astrologer;
pl.
magi, Wise Men (Bible).
magicien
,
m.
magician, wizard.
magique
,
adj.
magic.
magistrat
,
m.
magistrate.
magistrature
,
f.
magistracy;
-- assise
, judicial magistracy.
magnanime
,
adj.
magnanimous, high-minded.
magnétique
,
adj.
magnetic.
magnétiser
,
v.
to magnetize.
magnificence
,
f.
magnificence, splendor.
magnifique
,
adj.
magnificent.
Mahnoud-Ben-Ahmed
, Mahmud-Ben-Ahmed (the first and last names have
been borne
by several Sultans of Turkey; Ben is the Hebrew word for son,
it is not Arahic).
Mahomet
, Mohammed (founder of the Mohammedan religion, born in Mecca
c. 571, died
in 632).
mai
,
m.
May.
maigre
,
adj. and s.
thin, scanty, meager, thin person.
maigreur
,
f.
thinness.
maigrir
,
v.
to grow thin.
maille
,
f.
mesh, aperture.
main
,
f.
hand;
mettre la -- sur
, to lay hold of.
maint, -e
,
adj.
many, many a.
maintenant
,
adv.
now.
maintenir
,
v.
to maintain, keep, hold.
maire
,
m.
mayor.
mais
,
conj.
but;
-- si
, why yes;
-- non
, why no, no
indeed, no I tell you.
maison
,
f.
house, household;
-- de ville
, town-hall.
maître
,
m.
master, teacher, Squire or Mr. (title);
--
d'hôtel
, head-waiter, butler.
maîtresse
,
f.
mistress, sweetheart.
majesté
,
f.
majesty.
majestueusement
,
adv.