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lynx boréal: Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
lynx commun: Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
lynx d'Espagne: Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
lynx d'Eurasie: Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
lynx d'Europe: Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
lynx du Canada: Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
lynx ibérique: Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
lynx pard: Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
lynx pardelle: Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
lynx roux: bobcat (a North American wild cat, Lynx rufus)
lyonnais: of Lyon, France
lyophile: lyophile
lyophilisat: lyophilisate
lyophilisation: Lyophilisation
lyophiliser: to lyophilize
lyophilisé: lyophilized, freeze-dried
lyre: lyre; a cutting tool resembling a lyre
lyrique: lyric poet
lyrique: lyric; lyrical
lyriquement: lyrically
lyrisme: lyricism; lyric poetry
lys: alternative spelling of lis (“lily”)
lysat: lysate
lyse: lysis
lyser: to lyse
lysergamide: lysergamide
lysergide: lysergide
lysergique: lysergic
lysimaque: loosestrife (of genus Lysimachia)
lysimètre: lysimeter
lysine: lysine
lysogène: lysogenic
lysol: Lysol
lysosome: lysosome
lysosomotrope: lysosomotropic
lysozyme: lysozyme
lyssenkisme: Lysenkoism
lyssenkiste: Lysenkoist
lyssenkiste: Lysenkoist
lytique: lytic
là: referring to physical place; referring to an abstract destination or goal; there
là où le bât blesse: where the shoe pinches, where the rub lies
là où ça fait mal: where the shoe pinches, wherein lies the rub
là-bas: there, over there; down there; yonder
là-dedans: inside there; in this affair, (having to do) with this
là-dessus: on this, here; thereupon, with this
là-haut: up there
lâchage: release, loosening; abandon
lâche: loose, slack; cowardly, low; lazy
lâche: coward
lâchement: cowardly
lâcher: to release; to loosen; to let go; to abandon, to let go; to chicken out; to fail
lâcher: synonym of lâchage
lâcher du lest: to climb down, to back down, to ease up, to make concessions
lâcher l'affaire: to give up, to relent
lâcher la bride: to let go of the reins; to give free rein to; to ease up on, to ease off, to give (someone) more leeway
lâcher la grappe: to get off someone's back, to leave someone alone
lâcher la proie pour l'ombre: to give up what one has already got to go chasing rainbows; to lose everything because one wanted too much; to get sidetracked, to lose sight of what is important
lâcher le morceau: to relent, to give up; to fess up, to own up, to spit it out, to spill the beans
lâcher les baskets: to get off someone's back, to leave someone alone