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loubard
noun, masculine
yob; hooligan
loubia
noun, feminine
A traditional North African dish made with beans, flavored with spices, often served as a side or as a comforting main dish.
louche
noun, feminine
ladle
louche
adjective
cross-eyed; cloudy; obscure; shady; dubious; seedy; shifty
louche
noun, masculine
cloudiness due to a suspension of fine particles
to be cross-eyed, to be squint-eyed, to squint; squint (to look with eyes that are turned in different directions); glance
louchet
noun, masculine
A shovel with a long and narrow head used for digging trenches; a trench shovel.
loucheur
noun, masculine
cross-eyed or squinting person
louchébem
noun, masculine
a form of slang originating from butchers in Paris and Lyon, involving changing the order of the letters of a word; butcher
louchée
noun, feminine
ladleful
louer
verb
to rent; to lease
louer
verb
to praise, to recommend
loueur
noun, masculine
praiser (someone who praises); hirer, renter, lessor (someone who rents, hires or leases things for a living)
louf
adjective
crazy, nuts, kooky
loufiat
noun, masculine
waiter in a café
loufoque
adjective
crazy; wild, free
loufoquerie
noun, feminine
craziness, madness
lougre
noun, masculine
lugger
louis
noun, masculine
a louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the Kingdom, Republic, and (slang) Empire of France; 20 francs
louis d'or
noun, masculine
louis d'or (any gold coin introduced by Louis XIII); a brand of cheese produced in Quebec (actual spelling: Louis d'Or)
Relating to, or in a style fashionable during the reign of Louis XIV
louise
noun, feminine
fart
louisianais
adjective
Louisianian (relative to Louisiana or its inhabitants)
louisianien
adjective
Louisianian
louisianisation
noun, feminine
The act or process of making Louisianan; to adapt to the custom, culture, or style of Louisiana.; The act or process of assimilation into the dominant language of a country to the detriment of the main historical language of a region, as happened historically in Louisiana (which was once majority-francophone but is now majority-anglophone).
to make Louisianan, as to custom, culture, or style of Louisiana; to assimilate into the dominant language of the country
In the manner of Louis Philippe I
Relating to Louis XIV (Louis Quatorze) or his epoch
loukoum
noun, masculine
Turkish delight, locoum
loulou
noun, masculine
spitz (dog); sweetie, darling, honey (a term of affection, literally "little wolf"); young boy; a guy; a young delinquent
loulou de Poméranie
noun, masculine
Pomeranian (dog breed)
louma
noun, feminine
a jib
loup
noun, masculine
wolf; bass (fish); mask, eyemask; flaw
loup de mer
noun, masculine
seadog, old salt; seal (pinniped); sea bass, especially European seabass
wolf in sheep's clothing
loup fouisseur
noun, masculine
aardwolf
loup solitaire
noun, masculine
lone wolf
loup-cervier
noun, masculine
lynx; the Eurasian lynx; the Canada lynx
loup-garou
noun, masculine
werewolf
loupe
noun, feminine
magnifying glass; loupe; wen (a cyst on the skin); burl, a growth on the side of a tree; laziness
louper
verb
to miss; to fail
to miss the boat, to miss the bus
to miss the memo
to miss something
loupiot
noun, masculine
kid; sprog
loupiot
adjective
Of or from La Loupe, Eure-et-Loir; Of or from Saint-Loup, Allier
lourd
adjective
heavy; loaded with; clumsy, oafish; annoying, a drag; sultry, humid
lourd de sens
adjective
loaded (with meaning)
lourdaud
noun, masculine
oaf; hulk
lourde
noun, feminine
door
heavily (to a large extent)
to fire someone; to be fired
lourdeur
noun, feminine
heaviness
lourdingue
adjective
clunky
loure
noun, feminine
loure
loustic
noun, masculine
wag, joker
loutre
noun, feminine
otter
loutre commune
noun, feminine
European otter (Lutra lutra)
loutre d'Europe
noun, feminine
European otter (Lutra lutra)
loutre de mer
noun, feminine
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)