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l', the
la, the
là, there
labeur, m., labor
laborieusement, laboriously
laborieux, euse, laborious
labourage, m., industrious
labourer, plowing
laboureur, m., labourer
lâche, loose
lâcher, let go
laconisme, m., laconic
laid, e, ugly
laideur, f., ugliness
laisser, leave, abandon
lait, m., milk
lambeau, x, m., flap
lame, f., blade
lance, f., spear
lancer, throw
langue, f., tongue
lapin, m., rabit
large, large
largement, generally
larme, f., tear
larron, m., thief
larynx, m., larynx
lasser, tired
laver, to wash
le, la, les, art. a, an
leçon, f., lesson
légende, f., legend
léger, ère, light (weight)
léguer, bequeath
lendemain, m., next day
lent, e, slow
lenteur, f., slowness
les, the
lettre, f., letter
leur, their
lever, rise
lévrier, m., Greyhound
libertin, e, libertine
libre, free.
licencieux, euse, licentious, honest
lien, m., link
lier, linked, attached
lieu, x, m., place, or instead
lieue, f., league
lieutenant, m., lieutenant
lièvre, m., hare
ligne, f., line
lion, lionne, lion, lioness
lire, read
lit, m., bed
litigant, e, litigant
littérature,f., literature
livre, m., book
livrer, deliver
locataire, m. f., tenant
location, f., rent
loge, f., lodge
logis, m., dwelling
loi, f., law
loin, far, away
Londres, London
long, longue, long
longtemps, long time
longueur, f., length
lors, when
lorsque, when
lot, m., lot, portion
louange, f., praise
louer, rent
loup, m., wolf
lourd, e, heavy
lourdaud, e, blockhea, clumsy person
loyer, m., rent, rental price
lui, him
lumière, f., light
lune, f., moon
lunette, f., spectacles, glasses
lutte, f., struggle
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