les (femininelesa, masculine plurallesos, feminine pluralleses)
(law) harmed
Derived terms
crim de lesa humanitat
Related terms
il·lès
Further reading
“les” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czechles, from Proto-Slavic*lěsъ.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈlɛs]
Hyphenation: les
Rhymes: -ɛs
Homophone: lez
Noun
lesm inan
forest
Declension
Synonyms
hvozd
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
lesc
indefinite genitive singular of le
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lɛs/
Rhymes: -ɛs
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutchlesse, from Latinlēctiō.
Noun
lesf (plurallessen, diminutivelesjen)
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
els
French
Etymology
From Middle Frenchles, from Old Frenchles, from Latinillōsm and illāsf which are the accusative plurals of ille.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /le/
Homophones: lé, lés
Article
les
plural of le: the
plural of la: the
Usage notes
de les is never used: contracted into des.
à les is never used: contracted into aux.
Pronoun
les?
plural of le: them
plural of la: them
Related terms
References
Further reading
“les” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
sel
Galician
Verb
les
second-person singular present indicative of ler
German
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /leːs/
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 [script needed] (lǟš-), Northern Mansi [script needed] (lāś-).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ ˈlɛʃ]
Rhymes: -ɛʃ
Noun
les (plurallesek)
cover, hideaway, ambush (the place where one is concealed, in wait to attack by surprise, or the act of concealing oneself there)
Synonyms:lesállás, leshely
Hypernyms:búvóhely, rejtekhely, rejtek(hiding place in general)
(hunting) hide, blind
(soccer) offside
Synonyms:lesállás, leshelyzet
Declension
Verb
les
(transitive) to spy, peep, peek
(transitive) to stare, goggle, eye
(transitive) to cheat at a test by looking at someone else's work
Conjugation
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
References
Further reading
(ambush): les in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
(to spy): les in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
“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 them
Usage notes
Precedes conjugated verbs.
Can be of mixed gender (not just masculine).
Ladin
Etymology
From Latinillas.
Article
lesf (plural)
the
See also
l
la, l'
i
Middle English
Alternative forms
lese, lees, leas, leasse
Etymology
From Old Englishlēas(“false, void, loose”).
Cognate with Middle High Germanlōs(“loose”), Old Swedishlø̄s(“loose”); a doublet of loos.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lɛːs/
Adjective
les
false; lying; deceptive
Noun
les (uncountable)
falsehood; a lie
Middle French
Etymology
from Old Frenchles, from Latinillōsm and illāsf
Article
lesm pl or f pl (masculine singularle, feminine singularla)
the
Descendants
French: les
Norman
Pronunciation
Article
lespl (singularlé, andla)
Alternative form of l's
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
les
imperative of lese
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
les
present tense oflesaandlese
imperative oflesaandlese
Novial
Pronoun
les
they; them
Related terms
le
los
las
Old Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic*lěsъ.
Noun
lesm
forest
Synonym:hvozd
Declension
Descendants
Czech: les
Further reading
“les”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online][2], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2020
“les”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /les/
Etymology 1
From Latinillīs, dative plural of ille.
Pronoun
les
dative of ellos and ellas; to them, for them
dative of ustedes; to you all, for you all (formal)
See also
Etymology 2
Gender-neutral e replaces the gendered endings/elements a and o.
Article
lesm pl or f pl
(gender-neutral, neologism) the
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From Englishlazy.
Adjective
les
lazy
tired, fed up
Verb
les
be lazy
be tired, be fed up
Welsh
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /leːs/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Englishlace.
Noun
lesf (plurallesau, not mutable)
lace (light fabric patterned with holes)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Englishlease.
Noun
lesf (plurallesoedd, 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