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3,509 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

il n'y a plus de saisons: seasons don't count for anything anymore! (used to complain that seasons aren't as well-defined as they used to be)
il n'y a qu'un pas: there's a fine line between... (said of things that are very close to one another, such that one could easily lead to the other)
il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte: the first step is always the hardest
il n'y a que ça de vrai: there's nothing like it; that's all that matters
il n'y a si bon charretier qui ne verse: even Homer nods, it's a good horse that never stumbles
il n'y a si bon cheval qui ne bronche: even Homer nods, it's a good horse that never stumbles
il ne fallait pas: you shouldn't have (said on receiving a gift)
il ne faut jamais dire jamais: never say never
il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses: enough is as good as a feast; you can have too much of a good thing
il ne faut pas dire, fontaine, je ne boirai pas de ton eau: never say never
il ne faut pas réveiller le chat qui dort: One must let sleeping dogs lie
il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué: don't count your chickens before they're hatched
il ne manquait plus que ça: great, that's just what we needed; that takes the cake; that's the last thing we needed
il suffit: enough is enough
il vaut mieux s'adresser au Bon Dieu qu'à ses saints: It is more expedient to go and speak to the person in charge than to their subordinates.
il y a: ago
il y a de ça: that's partly right, that's part of it, that's kind of the idea, sort of, that's sort of it
il y a de ça: … ago; … earlier
il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvres: there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
il y a plus dans deux têtes que dans une: two heads are better than one
il y a plusieurs façons de plumer un canard: there's more than one way to skin a cat
il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du Danemark: something is rotten in the state of Denmark
il y a un temps pour tout: there is a time and place for everything; now is not the time
il y a à boire et à manger: it's a mixed bag
il y en a des qui: some, certain (people)
il était une fois: there was once…; once upon a time, there was… (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales)
ile: post-1990 spelling of île
iliaque: iliac
ilicine: ilicin
ilien: island
ilien: islander
ilion: alternative spelling of ilium
ilium: ilium
ilkhan: ilkhan
ilkhanide: Ilkhanid
illatif: illative case
illectronisme: digital illiteracy
illettrisme: illiteracy (the inability to read and write)
illettré: illiterate; analphabetic; uncultured; lacking literary culture
illettré: illiterate (someone who cannot read or write)
illibéral: illiberal
illibéralement: illiberally
illibérien: of, from or relating to the town of Elne, Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France
illicite: illicit
illicitement: illicitly
illico: pronto, right away
illico presto: pronto, right away
illicéité: illicitness
illimiter: to unlimit
illimité: limitless; infinite; unlimited; indefinite (without a defined ending time/date)
illinois: of or relating to the Illinois (Native American people)
illinois: Illinois (language)
illiquide: illiquid
illisibilité: illegibility; unreadability
illisible: unreadable; illegible
illisiblement: unreadably
illite: illite
illogique: illogical
illogiquement: illogically
illogisme: illogicality