French–English: L
275 entries
- l'habit ne fait pas le moine noun don't judge a book by its cover
- l'union fait la force noun unity is strength
- là adverb there
- la nuit porte conseil noun sleep on it
- la plupart du temps adverb most of the time
- là-bas adverb over there
- laboratoire noun laboratory
- laborieux adjective laborious, hardworking
- labourage noun plowing
- lac noun lake
- lacet noun shoelace
- lâche adjective cowardly
- lâcheté noun cowardice
- laconique adjective laconic, terse, using few words
- lactose noun lactose
- lagon noun lagoon
- lagune noun lagoon
- laïc noun secular person, layperson
- laid adjective ugly
- laine noun wool
- laisse noun leash
- laisser verb to leave, to let
- laisser à désirer verb to leave something to be desired
- laisser en plan verb to leave stranded, abandon
- laisser entendre verb to imply, hint
- laisser indifférent verb to leave someone unmoved
- laisser le champ libre verb to give free rein, leave the field open
- laisser passer verb to let pass, overlook
- laisser place à verb to give way to
- laisser sa trace verb to leave one's mark
- laisser sur sa faim verb to leave unsatisfied
- laisser tomber verb to drop, give up
- lait noun milk
- laiton noun brass
- laitue noun lettuce
- lama noun llama
- lambic noun spontaneously fermented Belgian beer style
- lampadaire noun floor lamp
- lampe noun lamp
- lampe de chevet noun bedside lamp
- lancement de fusée noun rocket launch
- lancer verb to throw
- lancer du javelot noun javelin throw
- lancer du poids noun shot put
- lancer franc noun free throw
- lancer un produit verb to launch a product
- lancer un regard noir verb to glare
- lanceur noun pitcher
- landau noun pram
- langage corporel noun body language
- langage de programmation noun programming language
- lange noun swaddling cloth
- langoustine noun langoustine, scampi
- langue noun language, tongue
- Laos noun Laos
- lapidaire adjective terse and striking, pithy, lapidary in style
- lapin noun rabbit
- laque noun hairspray
- laquelle noun which one (feminine)
- laquer verb to lacquer
- lard noun bacon, fatback
- larder verb to lard (insert strips of fat)
- large adjective wide
- larve noun larva
- larynx noun larynx
- las adjective weary
- laser noun laser
- lassitude noun weariness
- latitude noun latitude
- latte noun slat, lath, board
- laurier noun bay leaf
- lavabo noun bathroom sink
- lavande noun lavender
- lave noun lava
- lave-linge noun washing machine
- lave-vaisselle noun dishwasher
- laver verb to wash
- laveur de vitres noun window cleaner
- Le Caire noun Cairo
- Le Cap noun Cape Town
- le cas échéant adverb if applicable, should the need arise
- le strict minimum noun the bare minimum
- leçon noun lesson
- lecteur noun reader; player (device)
- lecteur optique noun optical drive
- lecture noun reading
- légal adjective legal
- légende noun legend
- légende urbaine noun urban legend
- léger adjective light (weight)
- légèrement adverb slightly, lightly
- legging noun leggings
- légiférer verb to legislate
- législation noun legislation
- légitime adjective legitimate
- légume noun vegetable
- lent adjective slow
- lentement adverb slowly
- léopard noun leopard
- lequel adjective which one
- les bons comptes font les bons amis noun good accounts make good friends
- les chiens ne font pas des chats noun like father like son
- les doigts dans le nez adjective effortlessly, easily
- Lesotho noun Lesotho
- lesquelles noun which ones (feminine)
- lesquels noun which ones (masculine)
- lessive noun laundry detergent
- Lettonie noun Latvia
- lettre noun letter
- leur conjunction their
- leurre noun fishing lure
- lever verb to lift, to raise
- lever des fonds verb to raise funds
- lever le camp verb to break camp, leave
- lever le doute verb to clear up doubt
- lever le rideau verb to raise the curtain, begin
- lever le voile sur verb to reveal, unveil
- lever son verre verb to raise one's glass, toast
- levier de vitesse noun gear shift lever
- levure noun yeast, baking powder
- levure chimique noun baking powder
- lézard noun lizard
- lézard des murailles noun wall lizard
- lézard vert noun green lizard
- liane noun vine
- Liban noun Lebanon
- libanais adjective Lebanese
- libellule noun dragonfly
- libéral adjective liberal
- libération noun liberation, relief
- libéré adjective liberated, relieved
- libérer verb to free, to release
- Liberia noun Liberia
- liberté noun freedom, liberty
- liberté conditionnelle noun parole
- liberté surveillée noun supervised probation
- librairie noun bookshop
- libre adjective free
- libre arbitre noun free will
- Libye noun Libya
- licence noun bachelor's degree
- licenciement noun dismissal, layoff
- licencier verb to lay off, to dismiss
- licencier du personnel verb to lay off staff
- lichen noun lichen
- licorne noun unicorn
- liégeois adjective from Liège, of Liège (Belgian city)
- lien noun link
- lierre noun ivy
- lieu noun place
- lieu emblématique noun landmark
- lieutenant noun lieutenant
- ligament noun ligament
- ligne noun line
- ligne d'arrivée noun finish line
- lignée noun lineage
- ligue noun league
- liker verb to like (social media)
- Lille noun Lille
- limace noun slug
- lime noun file (tool)
- limer verb to file (metal, nails)
- limité adjective limited
- limiter le gaspillage verb to limit waste
- lin noun linen
- linéaire adjective linear
- linge noun laundry, linen
- lingette noun wet wipe
- linguiste noun linguist
- linguistique noun linguistics
- lino noun linoleum
- linoléum noun linoleum
- linteau noun lintel
- lion noun lion
- lionne noun lioness
- liqueur noun liqueur
- liquidation noun clearance
- liquide adjective liquid
- lire verb to read
- lire entre les lignes verb to read between the lines
- Lisbonne noun Lisbon
- lisse adjective smooth
- lisseur noun flat iron, hair straightener
- liste noun list
- liste d'attente noun waiting list
- lit noun bed
- literie noun bedding
- lithographie noun lithography
- litière noun litter box, bedding
- litige noun dispute, legal dispute
- litre noun liter
- littéral adjective literal
- littérature noun literature
- littoral noun coastline
- Lituanie noun Lithuania
- Liverpool noun Liverpool
- livrable noun deliverable
- livraison noun delivery
- livre noun book
- livre de coloriage noun coloring book
- livret noun libretto
- livret de famille noun family record book
- livreur noun delivery person (male)
- livreuse noun delivery person (female)
- Ljubljana noun Ljubljana
- lobe noun lobe
- lobe de l'oreille noun earlobe
- local adjective local
- localiser verb to locate
- locataire noun tenant
- locomotive noun locomotive
- loge noun dressing room
- logiciel noun software
- logiciel libre noun open-source software
- logique adjective logical
- logistique noun logistics
- logo noun logo
- loi noun law
- loin adverb far
- loin de conjunction far from
- loin des yeux loin du cœur noun out of sight, out of mind
- lointain adjective distant, far-off
- Loire noun Loire
- loisir noun leisure activity, hobby
- lombricompostage noun vermicomposting
- Londres noun London
- long adjective long
- longitude noun longitude
- longtemps adverb for a long time
- loquace adjective talkative
- lors de preposition at the time of, during
- lorsque conjunction when
- Los Angeles noun Los Angeles
- losange noun rhombus, diamond shape
- lotion noun lotion
- louche noun ladle
- loucher verb to squint, to be cross-eyed
- loufoque adjective crazy, wacky (informal)
- Louisiane noun Louisiana
- loup noun wolf
- loup-garou noun werewolf
- lourd adjective heavy
- loutre noun otter
- loyal adjective loyal
- loyauté noun loyalty
- loyer noun rent
- lubrifier verb to lubricate
- lucane noun stag beetle
- luciole noun firefly
- luge noun luge, sled
- luire verb to glow, to shine
- lumen noun lumen
- lumière noun light
- luminaire noun light fixture
- lumineux adjective bright
- luminosité noun brightness
- lundi noun Monday
- lune noun moon
- lunettes noun glasses
- lunettes de protection noun goggles
- lunettes de sécurité noun goggles
- lunettes de soleil noun sunglasses
- lustre noun chandelier
- lutin noun imp, pixie
- lutte noun wrestling
- lutter verb to fight, struggle
- lutter contre la pollution verb to fight against pollution
- lutteur noun wrestler
- luxe noun luxury
- Luxembourg noun Luxembourg
- lycée noun high school
- lycra noun lycra
- lynx noun lynx
- Lyon noun Lyon
- lys noun lily