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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
, 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.