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laie: woodway
lainage: woollens
laine: wool
laine de fer: steel wool (abrasive)
laine de verre: glass wool (insulating material)
laineux: woolly; woollen
lainier: wool manufacturer, trader etc.
lainier: wool
laisse: leash, lead; foreshore; laisse
laisse-moi rire: yeah, right! that's a laugh! give me a break!
laisser: to leave, to leave behind; to forget, to leave alone; to leave with, to give; to let, to allow; to allow oneself, to let oneself
laisser aller: to let oneself go, to neglect oneself; to give in
laisser au hasard: to leave to chance
laisser béton: to forget it, to drop it
laisser couler: To let it go; let something slide.
laisser de côté: to set aside, to put aside, to disregard (a subject, etc.)
laisser en paix: to leave alone
laisser en plan: to leave in the lurch, to leave high and dry, to dump
laisser en plant: alternative spelling of laisser en plan
laisser entendre: insinuate, hint
laisser faire: to let someone do as they please; not to intervene; to let oneself be pushed around, to take it lying down, to go quietly (not to react to things done to oneself)
laisser la parole: to give the floor to, to let (someone) speak
laisser le temps au temps: to let time do its work, to leave it to time, to let time take its course; to be patient
laisser passer: to let someone through, to let someone pass; to let things go hang, to overlook
laisser pisser: To let it go; let something slide.
laisser pour compte: to leave out, to leave on the sidelines
laisser pour mort: to leave for dead
laisser sa peau: to perish, not to make it
laisser sur sa faim: to underwhelm, to leave someone dissatisfied, to leave someone wanting more, to fall short of someone's expectations
laisser tomber: to physically drop (an object); to drop, to forget about, to leave; to give up; to let down or fail (somebody or something)
laisser tomber comme une vieille chaussette: to drop like a bad habit, to drop like a hot potato
laisser tranquille: to leave alone, to leave in peace, to leave be
laisser à désirer: to leave a lot to be desired, to leave much to be desired, to be found wanting
laisser à penser: to lead (someone) to believe that, to make (someone) think that, to suggest (to someone) that
laisser-aller: self-indulgence
laisser-faire: laissez faire
laissez les bons temps rouler: make merry!, let the good times roll!
laissez-moi rire: yeah, right! that's a laugh! give me a break!
laissez-passer: pass (document granting permission to pass or to go and come)
lait: milk; an individual serving of milk; milk, semen
lait d'amande: almond milk (milky liquid made from almonds and used as a milk substitute, cooking ingredient or beverage)
lait d'âne: synonym of laiteron (“sow thistle (Sonchus)”)
lait de chaux: whitewash
lait de coco: coconut milk
lait de poule: eggnog
lait de soja: soy milk (milky liquid made from soy beans and used as a beverage, cooking ingredient or substitute for dairy milk)
lait en poudre: milk powder
lait entier: whole milk
lait frappé: milkshake
lait écrémé: skim milk
laitage: dairy product
laitance: roe; laitance
laite: milt (fish sperm)
laiterie: dairy (shop)
laiteron: sow thistle (Sonchus)
laiteron rude: prickly sow-thistle (Sonchus asper)
laiteux: milky (containing milk); milky (resembling or having qualities of milk)
laitier: dairy, milk-related
laitier: milkman; dairy worker
laiton: brass (the alloy)