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3,347 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

laxatif: a laxative
laxisme: laxity
laxiste: lax
laxité: laxity
layer: to trail a path in a forest
layette: baby clothes, babywear
layon: narrow trail, path
lazaret: lazaret
lazariste: Lazarist
lazariste: Lazarist
laze: Laz
laze: Laz (the language of the Laz people)
lazulite: lazulite (mineral)
lazurite: lazurite
lazzarone: lazzarone
lazzi: gibe
laîche: sedge (any plant of the genus Carex)
laïc: secular, lay, laic
laïc: layman
laïcat: laity
laïcisation: laicization, secularization
laïciser: to laicize; to secularize
laïcité: secularity (state of being secular); secularism
laïque: lay, secular
laïque: layman, layperson
laïquement: secularly; as a lay person
laïus: a speech or address, especially one that is meaningless, trite, verbose, pat, and/or insincere; ramblings
laïusser: to waffle
le: him, her, it, them; replaces the argument of a copular verb, especially être; often not translated in English
le bec dans l'eau: high and dry, in the lurch; with egg on one's face
le beurre et l'argent du beurre: two mutually exclusive things, such that one can only choose one over another
le bruit court: rumour has it
le cas échéant: if applicable
le chat parti, les souris dansent: when the cat's away the mice will play
le chercher: to have it coming
le client est roi: the customer is always right
le compte est bon: that's the right amount, it adds up
le con de ta mère: fuck you
le crime ne paie pas: crime doesn't pay
le cœur y est: the thought is there; someone's heart is in the right place; used to apologize when one wants to do something but cannot; someone's heart isn't in it
le devoir m'appelle: duty calls (I gotta go, I have something to do)
le diable aux trousses: like a bat out of hell
le doigt sur la couture du pantalon: standing at attention; obediently, submissively, meekly
le donner en mille: to let someone guess (used to dramatise something unsurprising.)
le fait est que: the fact of the matter is that
le fond du baril: rock bottom
le franc est tombé: the penny has dropped
le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle: it's not worth it; there's no point; the game is not worth the candle
le jour et la nuit: night and day, chalk and cheese
le jupon dépasse: one's hidden intentions or an embarrassing truth have been inadvertently exposed; one is showing one's true colours.
le leur: theirs (the one belonging to them)
le long de: along, alongside
le mal est fait: the damage is done; what's done is done
le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres: one man's joy is another man's sorrow, one man's loss is another man's gain (some people's misfortune is other people's fortune)
le mien: mine
le mieux est l'ennemi du bien: the better is the enemy of the good; leave well enough alone
le moment venu: in good time, in due time, in due course
le monde est petit: 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)
le nez dans le guidon: so focused on what one's doing that one becomes unaware of one's surroundings and oblivious to anything else, that one can no longer see the bigger picture
le nôtre: ours (the one belonging to us)