m. length; tout le long, all along; le long de, along
longtemps, adv. (long+temps], long, a long while, a great while.
loqueter, v.a.[/oquet —A.s. loc, ‘lock’], to lift the latch (to indicate an intention of entering; written loquett- before e mute.)
lors, adv. [O. F. l’ore—lheure], then; dès lors, from that time, [s is never pronounced.]
lourd, 6, adj. [L. luridus], heavy.
loyauté, s.f. [L. legalitatem], loyalty, honesty, integrity.
Lucie, s.f. Lucy.
lui, pers. pron. [L. i{{i huic], he, him, her, to him, to her, it; lui-méime, himself.
lumière, s.f. [L. luminarial, light.
lustre, s.m. [lustrer—L. lustrare], lustre, chandelier.
Idtte, s.f. [L. lucta], wrestling, struggle, contest, strife,
luxe, s.m. [L. {uxus], luxury.
luxueux, se, adj. [{uxe], magnificent, rich, sumptuous.
machinalement, adv. [machinai— machine—L, machina], mechanically.
machinateur, s.m. [L. machinatorem], machinator, plotter, contriver.
magasin, s.m. [Arab. makhzen], shop, warehouse,
magique, adj. [L. magicus], magic.
magnétique, adj. [L. mnagneticus], magnetic.
main, 8.f. [L. mauns], hand [n is always nasal. ]
maintenant, adv. [maintenir —main +tenir], now, at this time, at present, by this time.
mais, conj. [L. magis], but; maïs oui, why yes; mais mon, Why no.
maison, s.f. [L. mansionem], house, household, home, family.
maisonnette, s.f. [maison], small house, cottage.
maître, s.m. [L. magister], master.
maîtresse, s.f. [maître], mistress.
mal, 1. sm. [L. malum], evil, ill, harm, pain, ache, hardship, misfortune, dificulty; vous me faites mal, you hurt me; ÿ ai mal à la tete, I have a headache.