laqueu-x, -se, adj., of the nature of lac; lake-colored.
larcin, n.m., larceny; theft, pilfering; robbery; plagiarism. Faire un —; to commit a theft. Faire un doux —; to steal a kiss.
lard (lâr), n.m., bacon, pork, pig’s fat. Flèche de —; flitch of bacon. Tranche de —; rasher of bacon. Il fait du —; he grows fat (by sleeping).
larder, v.a., to lard, to stick; to interlard; to run through, to pierce. — un discours de citations; to interlard a speech with quotations. — de coups d’épée; to run through with a sword. — de la viande; to lard meat.
lardoire, n.f., larding-needle or pin.
lardon, n.m., thin slice of bacon; joke, cut, jest, jibe.
lare (lâr), n.m., (myth.) Lar, household god. pl., (fig.) fireside, hearth.
large, adj., broad, wide, large; great, grand; extensive, liberal, ample, generous, easy; lax, loose.
large, n.m., breadth, width; (nav.) offing, open sea. Porter au —; (nav.) to bear off from the land. Au —! keep off! Gagner le —; courir au —; prendre le —; to stand out to sea, to put out to sea. Pousser au —; to put off, to push off; to sheer off. Cette rue a soixante pieds de —; this street is sixty feet wide. Au —; spaciously, abroad, comfortably, at one’s ease, well off; (int.) keep off! Être au —; to be abroad, to be at one’s ease. Être logé au —; to have a great deal of room. Au long et au —; in length and width, far and wide. De long en —; to and fro; backwards and forwards; up and down.
large, adv., wide; grandly; largely. Ce cheval va trop —; that horse goes too wide.