el in French
el in French is elle — el means the letter L or l, as used in the Latin alphabet.
el in French
elle
The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.
What does "el" mean?
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noun The letter L or l, as used in the Latin alphabet.
"In the phonetic alphabet, "el" is sometimes used to represent the letter L."
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noun An elevated railway line or train, especially in older US city transit systems like Chicago.
"They rode the el downtown instead of taking a cab."
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el in a sentence
- In the phonetic alphabet, "el" is sometimes used to represent the letter L.
- They rode the el downtown instead of taking a cab.
- The el rattled overhead as we walked beneath the tracks.
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What is "el" in French?
"el" in French is elle. el means: The letter L or l, as used in the Latin alphabet.
How do you use "el" in a sentence?
Example: "In the phonetic alphabet, "el" is sometimes used to represent the letter L." In French, "el" is elle.
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