le coût en ôte le gout (le kōō täN nōt le gōō´), the expense takes away the pleasure.
le demi-monde (le de mē môNd´), Bohemia.
légèreté (lā zher tā), lightness; levity.
le grand monarque (le gräN mô nȧrk´), the grand monarch. A title applied to Louis XIV.
le grand œuvre (le gräN tövr´), the great work; the search for the philosopher’s stone.
legumes (lē-gūmz´).—Peas, lentils, or beans; improperly, fruit or green vegetables.
le jeu n’en vaut pas la chandelle (le zhö´ näN vō pä lȧ shäN del´), the game is not worth the candle (by the light of which it is played); the object is not worth the trouble.
le mot d’énigme (le mō dā nēgm´), the solution of the mystery.
l’empire des lettres (läN pēr´ dā letr´), the empire of letters.
le parole son feminine, e i fatti son maschi (It.) (lā pä rō lā sōn fā mē nē´nā, ā ē fät´tē sōn mäs´kē), words are feminine, and deeds are masculine.