Definitions and meaning of les les
Alternative forms Pronunciation ( UK, US ) , IPA(key) : /lɛz/
Rhymes: -ɛz Noun les (plural leses )
( slang, colloquial ) Clipping of lesbian .Adjective les (comparative more les , superlative most les )
( slang, colloquial ) Clipping of lesbian .Anagrams Afrikaans Etymology From Dutch les ( “ lesson ” ) , from Middle Dutch lesse , from Latin lēctiō .
Pronunciation Noun les (plural lesse , diminutive lesje )
lesson Aragonese Etymology From Latin ille ( “ that one ” ) .
Pronoun les
them ( indirect object ) Synonyms Asturian Etymology From Latin illas .
Article les f pl masculine sg el , feminine sg la , neuter sg lo , masculine plural los )
( definite ) theCatalan Etymology 1 From Latin illās , from ille .
Pronunciation ( Balearic, Central ) IPA(key) : /ləs/ ( Valencian ) IPA(key) : /les/ Rhymes: -es Article les f pl masculine plural els , masculine singular el , feminine singular la )
the; feminine plural definite article Pronoun les (enclitic and proclitic )
them (feminine, direct object) Declension Etymology 2 Borrowed from Latin laesus .
Pronunciation ( Balearic ) IPA(key) : /ˈləs/ ( Central ) IPA(key) : /ˈlɛs/ ( Valencian ) IPA(key) : /ˈles/ Adjective les (feminine lesa , masculine plural lesos , feminine plural leses )
( law ) harmedDerived terms Related terms Further reading “les” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició , Institut d’Estudis Catalans. Czech Etymology From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ .
Pronunciation IPA(key) : /lɛs/
Homophone: lez Noun les m inan
forest Declension Synonyms Related terms lesní lesník jak se do lesa volá, tak se z lesa ozývá Further reading les in Příruční slovník jazyka českého , 1935–1957
les in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého , 1960–1971, 1989 Danish Noun les c
indefinite genitive singular of le Dutch Pronunciation IPA(key) : /lɛs/
Rhymes: -ɛs
Etymology 1 From Middle Dutch lesse , from Latin lēctiō .
Noun les f plural lessen , diminutive lesje n
course, lesson Derived terms gymles gymnastiekles lesgeven lesplan lesrooster lessen paardrijles rijles zangles zwemles Descendants Afrikaans: les
→ Indonesian: les Etymology 2 See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb les
first-person singular present indicative of lessen imperative of lessen Anagrams French Etymology From Middle French les , from Old French les , from Latin illōs m illās f ille .
Pronunciation IPA(key) : /le/
Homophones: lé , lés Article les
plural of le : theplural of la : theUsage notes de les is never used: contracted into des .à les is never used: contracted into aux .Pronoun les ?
plural of le : themplural of la : themRelated terms References Further reading “les” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé The Digitized Treasury of the French Language ). Anagrams Galician Verb les
second-person singular present indicative of ler German Pronunciation Verb les
( colloquial ) first-person singular present of lesen ( colloquial ) singular imperative of lesen Hungarian Etymology From Proto-Ugric *läćɜ ( “ hiding place; lurk ” ) . Cognates include Southern Mansi lǟš-' , Northern Mansi lāś- .
Pronunciation IPA(key) : [ ˈlɛʃ]
Rhymes: -ɛʃ Noun les (plural lesek )
( soccer ) offsideDeclension Verb les
( transitive ) to spy( transitive ) to stare, goggle( transitive ) to cheat at a test by looking at someone else's workConjugation Derived terms References Icelandic Pronunciation IPA(key) : /lɛːs/
Rhymes: -ɛːs Noun les n genitive singular less , nominative plural les
( linguistics ) lexeme ( set of inflected forms taken by a single word ) ( computing ) lexeme ( individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis ) Declension Synonyms Derived terms See also Verb les
first-person singular of lesa ( “ to read ” )
Ég les mikið af þýskum bókum.
I read a lot of German books. third-person singular of lesa ( “ to read ” )
Pálmi les alltaf sömu söguna, þótt hann eigi margar bækur.
Pálmi always reads the same story, even though he has many books. Indonesian Etymology 1 From Dutch les ( “ course, lesson ” ) , from Middle Dutch lesse , from Latin lēctiō .
Pronunciation IPA(key) : [ˈlɛs]
Hyphenation: lès Noun lès (plural , first-person possessive lesku , second-person possessive lesmu , third-person possessive lesnya )
( education, colloquial ) cram school, private tuition.Verb lès
( education, colloquial ) to cram, to study hard, to learn at cram school.Etymology 2 From Dutch lis ( “ reed ” ) .
Pronunciation IPA(key) : [ˈlɛs]
Hyphenation: lès Noun lès (plural , first-person possessive lesku , second-person possessive lesmu , third-person possessive lesnya )
rein .Further reading “les” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring , Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016. Interlingua Pronoun les
( dative ) to themUsage notes Precedes conjugated verbs.
Can be of mixed gender (not just masculine). Ladin Etymology From Latin illas .
Article les f plural )
the See also Middle English Alternative forms Etymology From Old English lēas ( “ false, void, loose ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *lausaz ( “ loose, free ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- ( “ to untie, set free, sever ” ) . Cognate with Middle High German lōs ( “ loose ” ) , Old Swedish lø̄s ( “ loose ” ) ; a doublet of loos .
Pronunciation Adjective les
false; lying; deceptive Noun les (uncountable )
falsehood; a lie
Middle French Etymology from Old French les , from Latin illōs m illās f
Article les m pl or f pl masculine singular le , feminine singular la )
the Descendants Norman Pronunciation Article les pl singular lé , and la )
Alternative form of l's
Norwegian Bokmål Verb les
imperative of lese Norwegian Nynorsk Verb les
present tense of lesa and lese imperative of lesa and lese Novial Pronoun les
they; them Related terms Old French Etymology From Latin illas and illos .
Article les
the (feminine plural oblique definite article)
the (feminine plural nominative definite article)
the (masculine plural oblique definite article) Inflection Descendants Old Irish Pronunciation Pronoun les
third-person singular masculine of la Rohingya Etymology From Bengali .
Noun les
tail Serbo-Croatian Pronunciation Etymology 1 From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ ( “ tree, forest ” ) .
Alternative forms Noun lȇs m Cyrillic spelling ле̑с )
coffin
( regionally ) lumber( regionally ) forest, woodsDeclension Etymology 2 From German Löss .
Noun lȇs m Cyrillic spelling ле̑с )
( geology ) loessSlovak Etymology From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ .
Pronunciation Noun les m genitive singular lesa , nominative plural lesy , genitive plural lesov , declension pattern of dub )
forest Declension Further reading les in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk Slovene Etymology From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ .
Pronunciation Noun lẹ̑s m inan
wood Inflection Further reading “les ”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU , portal Fran Spanish Etymology From Latin illīs , dative plural of ille .
Pronunciation Pronoun les
dative of ellos and ellas; to them, for themdative of ustedes ; to you all, for you all (formal)Article les m pl or f pl
( gender-neutral, neologism ) theSee also Tok Pisin Etymology From English lazy .
Adjective les
lazy
tired, fed up Verb les
be lazy
be tired, be fed up Welsh Pronunciation Etymology 1 Borrowed from English lace .
Noun les f plural lesau , not mutable )
lace ( light fabric patterned with holes ) Etymology 2 Borrowed from English lease .
Noun les f plural lesoedd , not mutable )
lease Derived terms lesddeiliad ( “ leaseholder ” ) Further reading R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “les”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies Source: wiktionary.org (short for) a lesbian.(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)