🇫🇷French to English Lexicon

French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

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Words Starting with "L"

l'heure du repas
B2noun
English Meaning:

mealtime

The usual time at which a meal is eaten.

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livret d'épargne
B2noun
English Meaning:

passbook

A small book issued by a bank to a depositor to record transactions on an account.

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langueur
B2noun
English Meaning:

pining

A deep mental longing or yearning for someone or something.

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lit platforme
B2noun

Native Script: lit plateforme

English Meaning:

platform bed

A low-profile bed frame featuring a solid or slatted base designed to support a mattress directly, eliminating the need for a box spring.

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le prescriptivisme
C1noun
English Meaning:

prescriptivism

The attitude or belief that one variety of a language is superior to others and should be enforced as the standard.

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loisir
B2noun
English Meaning:

recreation

Activity done for enjoyment when one is not working.

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licenciement économique
B2noun
English Meaning:

redundancy

The state of being no longer needed or useful; the dismissal of a worker because they are no longer needed.

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labeur
B2noun

Native Script: répit

English Meaning:

respite

A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.

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la canaille
C1noun
English Meaning:

riffraff

Disreputable or undesirable people; the lowest class of society.

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littoral
B2noun
English Meaning:

shoreline

The line where the shore and water meet.

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l'isolation phonique
B2noun
English Meaning:

soundproofing

The action or process of making a room or building resistant to the passage of sound.

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levain
B2noun
English Meaning:

sourdough

A dough leavened by a starter containing wild yeast and lactobacilli, or bread made from this dough.

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