Vocabulary
le
the (definite article); the; my, your, etc.; a, an, per; on
Article
article
article (a piece of nonfictional writing); article; merchandise, sales article; section (of a law); joint, articulation; moment (only in the phrase à l'article de la mort)
Noun
office
charge, task, mandate; administrative bureau, department; religious service, notably liturgical office. 1886, Cora Pearl, Mémoires, ch 3. "Ce qu'il en coute d'aller seule à l'office." "What it costs to go alone to church."; pantry, room adjoining a kitchen where dishes, table linens, and provisions are kept; place where a household's table (food and drink)-related services are conducted, especially by domestic staff
Noun
BIG
IG (Inspector General) abbreviation of bureau de l'inspecteur général (Inspector General's Office)
Noun
encontre
only used in à l'encontre de
Noun
envers
reverse; inverse; back; wrong side; other side; seamy side ("l'envers de la vie"); inside
Noun
instar
only used in à l'instar de (“just like”)
Noun
envi
only used in à l'envi
Noun
hexagonal
hexagonal; French; specifically, related to the French mainland (l'Hexagone)
Adjective
sabine
savin (Juniperus sabina L.)
Noun
ambassadrice
ambassadress, female ambassador; wife of an ambassador ("Madame l'Ambassadrice")
Noun
ennuyé
annoyed, upset, sorry, angry, disappointed, embarrassed, concerned; worried, bothered, annoyed (avoir l'air ennuyé); bored, ennuyé
Adjective
sylvain
that lives in the forest, sylvan; of or from Forest-l'Abbaye
Adjective
dépose
The action of removing something such as old windows, pipes, or a carpet.; The action of letting somebody out of a car while the driver stays inside, e.g. la dépose d'un élève à l'école
Noun
CQ
initialism of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Québec
Noun
millepertuis
St. John's wort (Hypericum L.); synonym of millepertuis perforé (“St. John's wort”) (Hypericum perforatum)
Noun
cornières
a long, L-shaped piece of steel or aluminum bent at 90°, steel angle
Noun
OQ
initialism of officier de l'ordre national du Québec
Noun
phlomis
phlomis (Phlomis) L.
Noun
HE
abbreviation of Heure de l'Est (“Eastern Time”): ET
Name
nigelle de Damas
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena) L.
Noun
œufs dans l'eau
A mnemonic for e dans l'o.
Phrase
pertes et profits
profit and loss; P&L
Noun
LICRA
acronym of Ligue internationale contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme
Name
nigelle orientale
Nigella orientalis L.
Noun
L'Ange-Gardien
a municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada
Name
CEDEAO
acronym of Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (“Economic Community of West African States”): ECOWAS
Name
Mucem
acronym of Musée des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée (“Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations”)
Name
gaillet gratteron
cleavers (Galium aparine L.)
Noun
pigamon glauque
Thalictrum speciosissimum L.
Noun
ASN
abbreviation of L'Autorité de sûreté nucléaire
Name
INRAE
acronym of Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (“National Institute of Agricultural, Alimentary, and Environmental Research”)
Name
scutellaire blanchâtre
hoary skullcap (Scutellaria incana) L.
Noun
croisette glabre
Cruciata glabra (L.) Ehrend.
Noun
OAS
initialism of Organisation de l'Armée Secrète
Name
se foutre comme de l'an quarante de
synonym of se moquer comme de l'an quarante de
Verb
oreille d'ours
synonym of épiaire laineuse (“lamb's ears”) (Stachys byzantina (K. Koch); synonym of primevère auricule (“mountain cowslip”) (Primula auricula (L.)
Noun
SMEG
initialism of Société Monégasque de l'Electricité et du Gaz
Name
vider l'abcès
synonym of crever l'abcès
Verb
Chelsea
a municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada
Name
compte de résultat
income statement, P&L statement
Noun
le
him, her, it, them; replaces the argument of a copular verb, especially être; often not translated in English
Pronoun
leur
their
Determiner
lui
him, he, it; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject; him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object
Pronoun
là
referring to physical place; there; here; present (used with être); referring to an abstract destination or goal; there; used to emphasize a statement or question
Adverb
laisser
to leave, to leave behind; to forget, to leave alone; to leave with, to give; to let, to allow; to allow oneself, to let oneself
Verb
lieu
place; locus (set of all points whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions); outhouse, toilet; any of several fish from the Pollachius family
Noun
la
her, it (direct object)
Pronoun
leur
(to) them
Pronoun
lors
then, at that time
Adverb
lequel
which, that, whom; which one
Pronoun
loi
law (legal code); law (scientific principle)
Noun
ligne
line; route, course, service, line; cable; row (in a table); figure
Noun
lire
to read; to play; to be read
Verb
long
long
Adjective
livre
book; pound (unit of weight); metrical pound, half a kilogramme, 500 g; imperial pound ≈ 454 g; various values between 300 and 600 g; pound (unit of currency); grade (level)
Noun
loin
far, distant
Adverb
lien
tie, bond; link
Noun
longtemps
for a long time; over a long period
Adverb
lorsque
when (at a time when)
Conjunction