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watch the birdie! say cheese!
most of, the greater part of
le plus offrant
noun, masculine
the highest bidder
the fish rots from the head
the cure is worse than the disease
le sien
pronoun
his; hers; its
silence is golden; a closed mouth catches no flies
the die is cast
le temps de
conjunction
by the time that
le temps que
conjunction
by the time that; while
time is money
le tien
pronoun
yours; the one belonging to you (singular)
on an empty stomach
le vôtre
pronoun
yours (the one belonging to you, plural or formal)
lea
pronoun
them (direct object)
leader
noun, masculine
leader
leadership
noun, masculine
leadership (the characteristics of leading by the leader)
leasing
noun, masculine
leasing
lebel
noun, masculine
Lebel rifle
lebron
verb
to masturbate (someone); to masturbate (oneself)
lecteur
noun, masculine
reader; drive, disk drive
lecteur CD
noun, masculine
CD player
lecteur MP3
noun, masculine
MP3 player
lecteur MP4
noun, masculine
MP4 player
lecteur de CD
noun, masculine
CD player
lecteur de nouvelles
noun, masculine
newsreader
lectionnaire
noun, masculine
lectionary
lectorat
noun, masculine
readership (the people who read a book)
lecture
noun, feminine
reading (act or process of reading, interpretation, material read, and some other senses); playback (the replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images); play (an instance of watching or listening to digital media)
lecture rapide
noun, feminine
speed reading
legato
noun, masculine
legato
legendre
noun, masculine
a technical play where a tile with a value higher than 1 is placed on a square multiplying its value while the value of the word is simultaneous multiplied by another square
leghorn
noun, feminine
leghorn
legs
noun, masculine
inheritance; legacy
leibnitzien
adjective
Leibnizian
leipzigois
adjective
Leipzigian (of, from or relating to Leipzig, Germany)
leishmania
noun, feminine
leishmania
leishmanie
noun, feminine
leishmaniasis
leishmaniose
noun, feminine
leishmaniasis
leitmotiv
noun, masculine
leitmotif
lek
noun, masculine
lek (currency)
lemmatique
adjective
lemmatical
to lemmatize
lemme
noun, masculine
lemma
lemming
noun, masculine
lemming
lemniscate
noun, feminine
lemniscate
lemnisque
noun, masculine
lemniscus (all senses)
lemon-grass
noun, masculine
synonym of citronnelle
lempira
noun, masculine
lempira
lendemain
noun, masculine
the day after, the next day, the morrow
lendemain de veille
noun, masculine
the morning after (the day after a binge, generally characterised by a hangover)
lendore
noun, masculine/feminine
sluggard, dawdler
lensois
adjective
Lens; of or from Lens
lent
adjective
slow
lente
noun, feminine
nit
lentement
adverb
slowly
slowly but surely
lenteur
noun, feminine
slowness
lenticelle
noun, feminine
lenticel
lenticulaire
adjective
lenticular