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leasen in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.lessen [Brit ˈlɛs(ə)n, Am ˈlɛs(ə)n] VB trans

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II.lessen [Brit ˈlɛs(ə)n, Am ˈlɛs(ə)n] VB intr

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leaseback [Brit ˈliːsbak, Am ˈlisˌbæk] N

I.leasehold [Brit ˈliːshəʊld, Am ˈlisˌhoʊld] N

II.leasehold [Brit ˈliːshəʊld, Am ˈlisˌhoʊld] ADJ

III.leasehold [Brit ˈliːshəʊld, Am ˈlisˌhoʊld] ADV

I.please [Brit pliːz, Am pliz] ADV

III.please [Brit pliːz, Am pliz] VB trans

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IV.please [Brit pliːz, Am pliz] VB intr

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V.please [Brit pliːz, Am pliz] VB refl

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I.least [Brit liːst, Am list] superlative of little ADJ When the least is used as an adjective followed by a noun to mean the smallest quantity of it is translated by le moins de: to have the least food = avoir le moins de nourriture.
But when the least is used as an adjective to mean the slightest it is translated by le or la moindre: I haven't the least idea = je n'en ai pas la moindre idée.
For examples of these and particular usages see I. below.
For translations of least as a pronoun or adverb see II. and III. below.
The phrase at least is usually translated by au moins.
For examples and exceptions see IV. below.
For the phrase in the least see V. below.

II.least [Brit liːst, Am list] superlative of little PRON

III.least [Brit liːst, Am list] superlative of little ADV

at least (stating minimum quantity or advantage)
au moins
at least (qualifying statement)
du moins
there were at least 50 people in the room
il y avait au moins 50 personnes dans la pièce
it must have cost at least £1, 000
cela a dû coûter au moins 1 000 livres sterling
she's at least 40
elle a au moins 40 ans
he's at least as qualified as she is
il est au moins aussi qualifié qu'elle
they could at least have phoned!
ils auraient au moins pu téléphoner!
you could at least have told me!
tu aurais pu au moins me le dire!
at least she didn't suffer
au moins elle n'a pas souffert
he's gone to bed—at least I think so
il est allé se coucher—du moins, je pense
he has never been there—at least, that's what he says
il n'y a jamais été—du moins, c'est ce qu'il dit
such people are at the very least guilty of negligence
de telles personnes sont au moins coupables de négligence
candidates should, at the very least, be proficient in two foreign languages
les candidats devront maîtriser au moins deux langues étrangères

VI.least [Brit liːst, Am list] superlative of little

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

taste a little
goûtez-en un peu
save a little for me
gardes-en un peu pour moi
I only ate a little
je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu
a little of the money
un peu de l'argent
the little I saw wasn't very good
le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien
I did what little I could
j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu
he remembers very little
il ne se souvient pas bien
little of what he says is true
il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit
there's little I can do
je ne peux pas faire grand-chose
she did little to help
elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider
I got little out of the lecture
je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours
age has little to do with it
l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans
to do as little as possible
faire le moins possible
to know little about mechanics
ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique
there's little to worry about
il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter
little of note
rien de bien particulier
it says little for his honesty
ça en dit long sur son honnêteté
it says very little for her
ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur
little or nothing
quasiment rien

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

IV.a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

lend-lease [Brit ˈlɛndliːs, Am ˈlɛndlis] N

leash [Brit liːʃ, Am liʃ] N

leasing [Brit ˈliːsɪŋ, Am ˈlisɪŋ] N

I.release [Brit rɪˈliːs, Am rəˈlis] N

11. release (of employee for training) → day release

II.release [Brit rɪˈliːs, Am rəˈlis] VB trans

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See also day release

I.lease out VB [Brit liːs -, Am lis -] (lease out [sth], lease [sth] out)

leasen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leasen in the English»French Dictionary

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I.leasehold [ˈli:shəʊld, Am -hoʊld] N

II.leasehold [ˈli:shəʊld, Am -hoʊld] ADJ

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See also lead2, lead1

3. lead pl Brit → leading

I.lead1 <led, led> [li:d] VB trans

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II.lead1 <led, led> [li:d] VB intr

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