les

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/lɛz/

noun 5name 3adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

famous, musical, watched

The famous Les Paul guitar is still played by musicians around the world today.

VERB + LES

read

I read les Misérables in French class last year and loved every page of it.

LES + NOUN

d'avignon, dangereuses, dawson, demoiselles, liaisons, miserables

Les Misérables remains one of the most powerful novels ever written about social injustice.

Definitions

noun

Initialism of launch escape system.

Initialism of lower esophageal sphincter.

Initialism of lake effect snow.

Initialism of Leave and Earnings Statement.

name

Acronym of Lower East Side.

adj

Clipping of lesbian.

Her posts would frequently feature her as a half-naked giantess, complete with her deliciously soft belly and bare breasts. Some of her photos would have her feminine penis in view, nonchalantly exposed against her thighs. It was beautiful, unquestionably les, and an incredibly rare opportunity for me (then pre-transition) to see how hormone replacement therapy feminized trans women’s bodies.

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Idioms & Phrases

les jeux sont faits

In roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.

Example Bank

Wiktionary

Have you read "Les Liaisons dangereuses"?

Tatoeba · #890347

Sami watched the musical Les Miserables.

Tatoeba · #6709536

The song "Su Forma De Besar" by the group Les Surfs, a 60s Yé-yé pop group from Madagascar, is a delightful and tender recording of a classic R&B song.

Tatoeba · #10848770

Comedian Les Dawson was famous for his gravelly, deadpan delivery.

Tatoeba · #11390217

Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" debuted in 1907.

Tatoeba · #12068454

Usage Notes

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In some senses, les is marked as derogatory, slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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