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

les zaricos sont salés: things are going fine
lesbianisme: lesbianism (female homosexuality)
lesbiche: lesbian, dyke
lesbien: lesbian
lesbienne: lesbian (female homosexual)
lesbisme: lesbianism
lesquels: masculine plural of lequel: (following a preposition) which, that, whom; which ones
lessepsien: Lessepsian; masculine singular adjective form
lessivable: washable
lessivage: washing, laundry (process)
lessive: lye, alkaline solution; detergent; laundry
lessiver: to launder, to wash clothes; to tire out
lessiveuse: washtub
lessiviel: detergent
lessivé: laundered; tired out, knackered, exhausted
lest: dead weight; ballast
lestage: ballasting
leste: agile; nimble
lestement: nimbly; racily
lester: to ballast
let: indicates a let on service
lette: ugly
letton: Latvian
letton: Latvian, the Latvian language
lettophone: a Lettophone (One who speaks the Latvian language.)
lettophone: Lettophone (Latvian-speaking)
lettrage: lettering
lettre: letter (written character); letter (written message); the literal meaning, the plain meaning of something
lettre d'adieu: suicide note (message, usually a written note, left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the suicide)
lettre d'amour: love letter
lettre d'information: newsletter
lettre d'intention: letter of intent (legal document outlining one or more agreements between two or more parties before the actual agreements are finalized)
lettre de cachet: lettre de cachet
lettre de change: bill of exchange
lettre de château: bread-and-butter letter, bread-and-butter note
lettre de créance: letter of credit; letter of credence, letters credential
lettre de crédit: letter of credit
lettre de motivation: cover letter (letter in a job application where one expounds the reasons why one is interested in the job being advertised)
lettre de noblesse: letters patent of nobility; good reputation
lettre de recommandation: letter of recommendation
lettre de voiture: waybill
lettre ouverte: open letter
lettrer: to send a letter (to someone); to educate, to teach to read and write
lettres: plural of lettre; humanities/arts
lettres classiques: classical studies (the study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, history, etc.)
lettres modernes: the study of French literature, history, etc.
lettrine: drop cap
lettrisme: Letterism
lettré: literate; well-versed
lettré: literate person
leu: leu (currency of Romania)
leucadien: Leucadian
leucanie: Any moth of the Leucania genus
leucine: leucine
leucique: leucic
leucite: leucite
leucitique: leucitic
leucoblaste: leucoblast
leucocidine: leucocidin
leucocytaire: leukocytic