Pronunciations (5)
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/lə/
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/leɪ/
Pronunciation notes
- US
- especially
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/liː/
Pronunciation notes
- rare
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/li/
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/leɪ/
Pronunciation notes
- sometimes
Article
the
Usage- Humorous
- Informal
- Examples
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If you tickle me again, I'ma kick you in le balls.
Le mew. Le purr.
More examples (5)
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), […]
And then le boyfriend perks up and names around 8 different brands (Stila, MAC, Becca, Nars etc..) - I was *SO* proud of him!! :)
That was always OUR song (me and le girlfriend of the time).
That's when Waitress Seductress Extraordinaire comes back and gets our order. […] "We're sharing an order of à la Appalachia, he says, handing over the menus and turning his focus back to me. Le waitress stomps off. I ask, "Why are they called that?" "Because when they've got the fries stacked up they're higher than a mountain range." I groan and touch my stomach. "You're funny," he says, his eyes twinkling.
Preposition
Next to, near (still used in some place names).
Usage- Obsolete
- Examples
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Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham near an old Roman road.
Dalton-le-Dale, Hetton-le-Hole, Witton-le-Wear