._ languor.
laniere, _f._ thong.
lanterne, _f._ lantern.
lapin, _m._ rabbit.
laps, _m._ lapse, period (_ps_ pronounced).
laquais, _m._ lackey, footman.
lard, _m._ bacon.
large, _adj. and m._ broad, wide, sweeping, great, large, width,
breadth, open sea; ouvert tout au --, wide open.
larme, _f._ tear; rire aux larmes, to laugh till the tears came.
larve, _f._ larva.
las, -se, _adj._ weary, tired.
latakie, _m._ latakia (a fine Turkish tobacco).
lateral, -e, _adj._ lateral, side.
latin, -e, _adj. and s._ Latin.
laver, _v._ to wash.
le, la (l', before vowels; les, _pl.), def. art._ the; de la
sorte, in that way.
le, la (les, _pl._; lui, leur, indirect), _conj. pr._ him,
her, it, so, them, to him, to them, etc.
lecon, _f._ lesson.
lecture, _f._ reading.
legende, _f._ legend.
leger, -ere, _adj._ light (weight), slight, thin.
legerement, _adv._ lightly, slightly.
legion, _f._ legion; Legion d'honeur, Legion of Honor (Order
established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 to reward merit).
legitime, _adj._ legitimate.
legitimement, _adv._ legitimately.
leguer, _v._ to bequeath.
legume, _m._ vegetable.
lendemain, _m._ following day, next day.
lent, -e, _adj._ slow.
lentement, _adv._ slowly.
lenteur, _f._ slowness; avec des lenteurs, slowly, with
hesitation or deliberation.
lequel, laquelle (lesquels, lesquelles,_ pl.), rel. and int. pr._
which, who, which?, who?
les, _see_ le.
lessive, _f._ lye, washing; couler la --, to soak the clothes
in lye, begin to wash.
lestement, _adv._ quickly, lightly.
lettre, _f._ letter.
leur, _conj. pr._, see le; _adj._ their; le --,
theirs.
Levallois-Perret, manufacturing suburb northwest of Paris.
levee, _f._ raising, uprising, breaking up.
lever, _v._ to raise; se --, rise, arise, get up, break
(dawn); _m._ rise, rising; au jour leve (levant), at daybreak;
leve, -e, up; au soleil levant, at sunrise.
levre, _f._ lip; levres en fleur, full-blown lips (like a
rose).
liane, _f._ bind-weed.
liasse, _f._ bundle, roll.
liberte, _f._ liberty.
libraire, _m._ bookseller, stationer.
libre, _adj._ free, clear.
lien, _m._ bond.
lier, _v._ to bind, tie, tie up; lie, _m._ rubber (in games).
lieu, _m._ place, spot; avoir --, to take place, have reason;
au -- de, instead of; donner -- a, to cause.
lieue, _f._ league (2~1/2 miles).
lieutenant, _m._ lieutenant.
lievre, _m._ hare.
ligne, _f._ line, fishing-line.
lilas, _m._ lilac, lilac-bush.
limpide, _adj._ limpid, clear.
linge, _m._ linen, c