French–English dictionary

logotype

A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.

loi

(law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.

loi d'Ohm

(physics) Ohm's observation that the direct current flowing in an electrical circuit consisting only of resistances is directly proportional to the voltage applied.

loin

From a place, hence.

lointain

Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

loisir

Time when one is not working.

Loki

(Norse god) The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world.

lol

(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)

lolita

(slang) A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.

lolo

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

loloche

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

lombaire

Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

lombalgie

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

lombard

(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.

lombes

The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.

lombric

A worm that lives in the ground.

London

A city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of approximately 300,000.

londonien

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.

Londres

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.

long

Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

long à la détente

(colloquial, idiom) Of a person, slow to comprehend or process intellectually.

longanimité

Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.

longe

A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while longeing.

longeron

A thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened.

longévité

(biology) The length of time for which an organism lives.

longitudinal

Relating to length.

longobard

(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.

longrine

(construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.

longtemps

(placed before a verb, participle, adjective, preposition, or adverb) For a long time.

longue-vue

A telescope.

longuet

Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

longueur

Duration.

longueur d'onde

(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.

loofa

Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.

lopaille

A male prostitute who sells his services to men.

lopette

(sometimes, derogatory, colloquial) An effeminate boy or man.

lopin

(specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.

loquace

(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.

loque

A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.

loquet

(countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.

loqueteau

(countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.

loqueteux

A person with tattered clothing.

lord

An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth

lorgner

(transitive) To carefully or appraisingly observe (someone or something).

Lorraine

A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.

lorsque

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

losange

(shapes, heraldiccharge) A thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles.

Lot

(biblical character) A nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran.

Loth

(biblical character) A nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran.

lotion

(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

loto

a game of chance similar to bingo

lotte

A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.

lotus

A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.

louable

Meriting praise; worthy of high praise

louange

Praise; accolades.

loubard

(derogatory, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

louche

Something to be suspicious of.

loucher

(intransitive) To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.

louer

(transitive, intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone.

loufoque

(informal) Eccentric or impractical.

Louise

A municipality of Manitoba, Canada.

Louké

A village in Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia.

Loup

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.

loup de mer

A highly appreciated marine food fish found in the coastal waters of eastern Atlantic from Cape Verde to southern Norway and in the Mediterranean, (Dicentrarchus labrax).

loup-cervier

Lynx lynx, one of the species of lynx.

loup-garou

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.

loupe

The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.

louper

(ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.

lourd

Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

lourd de sens

(of a word or phrase) Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many different meanings.

lourdaud

(figuratively) A big (and possibly clumsy) person.

lourder

(transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).

lourdeur

The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.

lourdingue

(informal) Stupid.

lousse

(not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.

louve

A female wolf.

louveteau

A member of the junior division of the Boy Scout movement.

louvetelle

A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.

louvoyer

(intransitive, Scotland) To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.

Louvre

A famous art museum and former royal palace in Paris, France.

lover

(nautical) To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.

loyage

A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.

loyal

Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

loyalement

In a loyal manner, faithfully.

loyaliste

A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.

loyauté

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

loyer

(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.

luau

An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.

lubie

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

lubrifiant

A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.

lubrification

The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.

lubrifier

(transitive, slang, aviation) To perform a landing extraordinarily smoothly.

lubrique

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

Luc

A surname originating as a patronymic.

lucarne

(slang, preceded by the) The television.

Lucas

A surname originating as a patronymic.

lucide

Emitting light; shining, luminous.

lucidité

The property of being lucid; lucidness.

Lucie

A surname from Old French derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius.

Lucien

A en given name, rare in the English-speaking world.

Lucien de Samosate

A sophist who was of Syrian origin.

Lucifer

(biblical) The King of Babylon who was compared to the planet Venus in first the Wycliffe version then the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12; it is unclear whether this verse refers to a specific king or to a representation of the entire line of kings of Babylon.

luciole

(Northern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

lucre

Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.

luddiste

(by extension, often, pejorative) Someone who opposes technological change.

luddite

(historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.

lueur

The light given off by a glowing object.

luffa

Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.

luge

(countable) A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.

lugeur

Someone who competes in the luge.

lugeuse

Someone who competes in the luge.

lugubre

Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.

lui

(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).

lui-même

(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

luire

To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.

luisant

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

lumbago

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

lumen

(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.

lumière

(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light.

lumière cendrée

(astronomy) Reflected earthlight visible on the Moon's night side.

lumière d'étoile

Light emitted from stars other than the Sun.

lumière des étoiles

Light emitted from stars other than the Sun.

lumière du jour

The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.

lumière du soleil

All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

luminaire

A lighting unit; a luminaire.

luminescence

(physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

luminescent

Emitting light by luminescence.

lumineuse

Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

lumineux

Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

luminol

(organic compound) The compound 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione, which exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent.

luminosité

The perceived luminance of an object.

lun.

Abbreviation of Monday.

lunaire

Something deeply misguided.

lunatique

Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.

lunch

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

luncher

(transitive) To treat to lunch.

lundi

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Monday.

Lune

The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.

lune de miel

A trip taken by a newly married couple during this period.

lunette

(ornithology) The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.

lunette d'approche

A small portable telescope.

lunettes

(dated) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

lunettes de protection

Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

lunettes de soleil

Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.

lupanar

A house of prostitution.

lupin

Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.

lupus

(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.

lus

Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

lusitain

Of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of Lusitania, its people or culture.

lusitaine

Of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of Lusitania, its people or culture.