le

articleprepositioncommon in dialogue

United States//leɪ//
//lə//
//liː//
//li//
//leɪ//

the

article

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informalthe
If you tickle me again, I'ma kick you in le balls.
Le mew. Le purr.
Waiter: 'Bonjour! I am le waiter on this ship! [...] Ah! Le strong silent type!'
[…]upon arrival, le girlfriend realizes she has left her ID back at my house (a 1 1/2 hour roundtrip on the Metro), […]

Etymology

Borrowed from French le (“the”). Popularized especially by the expression le sigh.

preposition

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obsoleteNext to, near (still used in some place names).
Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham near an old Roman road.
Dalton-le-Dale, Hetton-le-Hole, Witton-le-Wear

Etymology

borrowed from Old French lez (“side”).

layout · A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.Lazarus · Lazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus…lazy · Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to…

le · the

Le · A surname.lea · An open field, meadow, pasture.Lea · A female given name from Hebrew, form of Leah.

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