Lesy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Lesy in the English»French Dictionary

I.lady <pl ladies> [Brit ˈleɪdi, Am ˈleɪdi] N

1. lady (woman):

his young lady dated
sa bonne amie dated
your good lady dated
votre dame dated
my old lady inf
look here, lady inf!

See also Knight/Dame

I.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little ADJ

II.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little PRON

III.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little ADV

IV.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little PREP

See also little2, little1

little2 [Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l, Am ˈlɪdl] ADJ

I.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

III.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

IV.a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

lest [Brit lɛst, Am lɛst] CONJ form

Lesy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Lesy in the English»French Dictionary

See also little

old lady N inf (one's wife, mother)

American English

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