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Definition: LE |
LENoun1. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "LE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. (references) |
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List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z La - Lb - Lc - Ld - Le - Lf - Lg - Lh - Li - Lj - Lk - Ll - Lm - Ln - Lo - Lp - Lq - Lr - Ls - Lt - Lu - Lv - Lw - Lx - Ly - Lz
- Leacock, Stephen, (1869-1944), Canadian writer, economist
- Leadbelly, (1885-1949), American blues musician
- Leaf, Munro, The Story of Ferdinand
- Leahy, Patrick, US politician
- Leahy, William D, US
- Leakey, Louis, (1903-1972), British paleontologist
- Leakey, Mary, (1913-1996), British paleontologist
- Leakey, Rea
- Leakey, Richard, (born 1944), British paleontologist
- Lean, David, (died 1991), film director
- Leander, Zarah, (1907-1981), actress and singer
- Leandros, Vicky, (born 1952), singer
- Lear, Edward, (1812-1888), writer, A Book of Nonsense
- Learned, Ebenezer, (1728-1801), American Brigadier General in Revolutionary War
- Lear, Norman, (born 1922), television producer
- Leary, Denis, (born 1957), actor
- Leary, Dennis, comedian
- Leary, Timothy, (1950-1996), US author and LSD enthusiast
- Leasor, James, (born 1923), writer, mystery
- Leavitt, Henrietta Swan, (USA, 1868-1921), astronomer
- Leavitt, Michael O, US politician
- Lebed, Alexander, (died 2002), Russian General
- Lebedev, Valentin, Russian cosmonaut
- Lebenstein, Jan, Polish painter
- Leber, Georg, SPD (Transportation, later Defense)
- Lebesgue, Henri Leon, (1875-1941), mathematician
- Le Bon, Simon, (born 1958), British vocalist of Duran Duran
- Lebowitz, Fran, (born 1950), writer
- LeBreton, Marjory, Canadian senator
- Lebrun, Albert
- Lebrun, Charles, (1619-1690), painter
- Lecavalier, René, broadcaster
- Le Chatelier, Henri Louis, chemist
- Lechon, Jan, poet
- Leclair, Jean Marie, composer
- Leclerc, Charles, (1772-1802), French general
- Leclerc, Georges-Louis, Comte de Buffon, (1707-1788), (French philosopher)
- Leclerc, Philippe, General of Free French Forces
- Leconte, Patrice, French film director
- Le_Corbusier, (1887-1965), architect
- Lecuona, Ernesto, composer and songwriter
- Lederman, Leon M, physicist
- Ledford, Mark, musician
- Ledger, Heath, (born 1979), actor
- Ledoyen, Virginie, (born 1976)
- Ledwidge, Francis, (1887-1917), poet
- Lee, Alvin, (born 1944), musician
- Lee, Andrew E, US politician
- Lee, Ang, (born 1954), Chinese-born filmmaker
- Lee, Ann, (born 1736), founder of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing ("Shakers")
- Lee, Blair, III, US governor
- Lee, Brandon, (1965-1993), son of Bruce Lee
- Lee, Brenda, (born 1944), musician
- Lee, Bruce, (1940-1973), Chinese martial artist actor
- Leeb, Wilhelm von, German soldier
- Lee, Charles, (died 1782), British and U.S officer
- Lee, Christopher, (born 1922), British horror actor
- Lee, Dennis, writer of children's poetry
- Lee, Fitzhugh, (died 1905), Confederate general
- Lee-Gartner, Kerrin, alpine skiing - downhill, Olympic Gold Medal - 1992
- Lee, Geddy, (born 1953), singer, bassist, keyboardist rush
- Lee, Harper, (born 1926), To Kill a Mockingbird
- Lee, Henry, US politician
- Lee, J. Bracken, US politician
- Lee Kuan Yew, (born 1923), Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lee Kyung Hae, (1947-2003), activist
- Lee, Mark, astronaut
- Lee, Michele, (born 1942)
- Leenhardt, Maurice, ethnologist, theologien
- Lee, Peggy, (1920-2002), musician
- Lee, Pinky, (1907-1993), children's television host
- Lee, Richard Henry
- Lee, Robert Edward, (1807-1870), Confederate
- Lee, Sheldon, (born 1932), physicist
- Lee, Sky, Canadian writer
- Lee, Spike, (born 1957), US black film director
- Lee, Stan, (born 1922), US founder of Marvel Comics
- Leestma, David, astronaut
- Lee, Tanith, US horror author
- Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Lee, Thomas Sim, governor in the US
- Lee, Tommy, (born 1962), US lead singer of Mötley Crüe
- Leeuw, Reinbert de, (born 1938), Dutch pianist and conductor
- Leeuwangh, Jakko Jan, speed skater
- Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, (1632-1723), developer of the microscope
- Lee, Wilma, musician
- Lefebvre, Marcel, (1905-1991)
- Lefort, Cecily, (1900-1945), SOE agent, WW II heroine
- Lefschetz, Solomon, (USA, 1884-1972), mathematician
- Légaut, Marcel, christian philosopher
- Legendre, Adrien-Marie, (1752-1833), mathematician
- Leger, Viola, Canadian senator
- Legra, Jose, Cuban born, Spaniard nationalized world champion boxer
- Legrand, Michel, (born 1932), French composer
- le Grant, Richard, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Le Guin, Ursula K, (born 1929), US science fiction writer
- Leguizamo, John, US half Colombian, half Puerto Rican actor
- Lehar, Franz, (1870-1948), composer, opera composer
- Lehman, Herbert H, Democratic, 1933-1942
- Lehmann, Inge, (1888-1993)
- Lehmann, Karl, (born 1936), theologian
- Lehmann, Lotte, (1888-1976), singer
- Lehmbruck, Wilhelm, (1881-1919), sculptor
- Lehmer, Derrick Henry, (USA, 1905-1991), mathematician
- Lehrer, James, (born 1934), journalist, co-anchor
- Lehrer, Tom, (born 1928), comedian, singer-songwriter
- Lehtonen, Kimmo, Finnish science fiction author
- Leiber, Fritz, (1910-1992), US science fiction and fantasy writer
- Leiber, Jerry, (born 1933), and Mike Stoller
- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, (1646-1716), physicist, philosopher
- Leibowitz, Annie, US photographer
- Leigh, Janet, (born 1927), actor
- Leigh-Mallory, Trafford, British Air Marshal and fighter commander
- Leigh, Mike, (born 1943), film director
- Leigh, Vera, (1903-1944), SOE agent, WW II heroine
- Leigh, Vivian, (1913-1967), British actress (Gone with the Wind)
- Leighton, Laura, (born 1968), actress
- Leighton, Margaret, actor
- Leila, Princess of Iran, (died 2001)
- Leino, Eino, (1878-1926), Finnish poet
- Leinster, Murray, (born 1896), American space opera author, novelist
- Leiren-Young, Mark, Canadian writer
- Leisewitz, Johann Anton, dramatist, author
- Leitch, Donovan, (born 1946), British singer
- Le Jars, David, illustrator
- Leko, Peter, chess player
- Lekse, Tajda, TV journalist.
- Lekszycki, Franciszek, Polish painter
- Leland, John, (1502-1552), English antiquarian
- Leland, Mickey, (1944-1989), advocate for the poor
- Lelouch, Claude, French film director
- Lelouche, Claude, (born 1937), director
- Lemaître, Georges, (1894-1966), Belgian astronomer
- Leman, Gerard, (1851-1920), General
- Leman, Ulrich, (1885-1988), painter
- Le Marchant, Eleazar, (1752-1758), British bailiff
- Le Marchant, Josué, (1728-1751), British bailiff
- Le Marchant, Robert Porrett, (1800-1810), British bailiff
- Le Marchant, William, (1771-1800), British bailiff
- Lemass, Seán, (1959-1966), Taoiseach
- LeMay, Curtis, (1906-1990), civil engineer
- LeMessurier, William, civil engineer
- Lemieux, Mario, (born 1965), ice hockey player
- Lemke, Anthony, actor
- Lemmon, Jack, (1925-2001), US actor
- Lemnitzer, Lyman, (1899-1988), general
- Lemond, Greg, (born 1961), cyclist
- Lemon, Meadlowlark, (born 1932), basketball star, member of the Harlem Globetrotters
- Lemonnier, Camille, (1844-1913)
- Lem, Stanislaw, (born 1921), Polish science fiction writer
- Lenassi, Janez, (born 1927), sculptor.
- Lenbach, Franz von, (1836-1904), painter
- Lendl, Ivan, (born 1960), (Czechoslovakia)
- L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, (1754-1825), Benjamin Banneker, Andrew Ellicott - Washington, DC
- Leng, Alfonso, (1894-1974), composer
- L'Engle, Madeleine, A Wrinkle in Time
- Lenglen, Suzanne, (born 1899), (France)
- Lenihan, Brian, Tánaiste & defeated presidential candidate
- Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich, (1870-1924), (a pseudonym) - Soviet politican
- Lenkiewicz, Robert, (1941-2002), painter
- Lenngren, Anna Maria, Swedish writer
- Lennon, John, (1940--1980), member of The Beatles
- Lennon, Julian, (born 1963), musician and singer and son of John Lennon
- Lennon, Sean, (born 1975), musician, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- Lennox, Annie, (born 1954), British singer of Eurythmics fame
- Lenoir, William, astronaut
- Leno, Jay, (born 1950), US TV host
- Lent, John, Canadian writer
- Lentz, Stanislaw, Polish painter
- Lenya, Lotte, (1898-1981), singer, actress
- Lenz, Jakob Michael Reinhold, dramatist, author
- Lenz, Siegfried, (born 1926), German novelist
- Leo II, Byzantine Emperor
- Leo III, Pope, (795-816), succeeds Adrian I as pope.
- Leo II, Pope, (682-683)
- Leo I of the Byzantine Empire, (died 474), Roman Emperor
- Leo IV, Byzantine Emperor
- Leo IV, Pope, (847-855)
- Leo IX, Pope, (1049-1054)
- Leonard, Benny, boxer
- Leonard, Elmore, (born 1925), US detective novelist
- Leonard, Herman, photographer
- Leonard, Sheldon, (died 1997), producer, actor, director
- Leonard,Sugar Ray, (born 1956), US world chapion boxer
- Leonard, William Ellery, poet
- Leon, Carlos, former husband of Madonna
- Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, (1858-1919), Italian opera composer
- Leon, Donna, author
- Leone, Giovanni, Italian president
- Leone, Sergio, (ca. 1920s-1989), Italian movie director
- Leone, Sunny, (b. 1981) model
- Leon, Genaro, world champion boxer
- Leonidas I, Greek, Spartan king
- Leoni, Raúl, Venezuelan president
- Leon, Miguel, actor
- Leonov, Aleksei, (born 1934), Soviet cosmonaut
- Leonowens, Anna, (1834-1914), governess in Siam
- Leon, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
- Leontius, (1891-1893), Metropolitan of Moscow
- Leontius II, Byzantine Emperor
- Leontius of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Leontius, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
- Leopardi, Giacomo, (1798-1837), Italian poet
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, (1640-1705), emperor 1658-1705
- Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, (1747-1792), emperor 1790-1792
- Leopold III of Belgium, (1901-1983), Belgian monarch
- Leopold II of Belgium, (1835-1909), Belgian monarch
- Leopold I of Belgium, (1790-1865), Belgian monarch
- Leo the Great, St, (440-461), pope
- Leo V, (died 817), Byzantine Emperor
- Leo VI, Byzantine Emperor
- Leo VIII, Pope, (963-964)
- Leo VII, Pope, (936-939)
- Leo VI, Pope, (928-929)
- Leo V, Pope
- Leo XIII, Pope, (1878-1903)
- Leo XII, Pope, (1823-1829)
- Leo XI, Pope
- Leo X, Pope, (1513-1521)
- Le Pen, Jean-Marie, (born 1928)
- Lépine, Marc, École Polytechnique Massacre
- Lepsius, Carl Richard, (1810-1884), German
- Le Ray, Jacques-Donatien, (1726-1803), American Revolutionary
- Leray, Jean, (1906-1998), mathematician
- Lerdorf, Rasmus, invented PHP computer language used on internet
- Lerman, Eleanor, poet
- Lermontov, Mikhail, (1814-1841), poet, novelist
- Lermontov, Mikhail Yuryevich, (1814-1841), poet, author and painter
- Lerner, Alan J, (1918-1986), songwriter
- Le Rond d'Alembert, Jean, (1717-1783), French physicist
- Leroux, Gaston, French writer
- Leroux, Philippe, composer
- Leroy, Philippe, actor
- Léry, Jean de, corsaireand ethnologist, anti-racism acivist
- Le Sage, Alain-René, (1668-1747), French novelist
- Lesage, Jean, (1912-1980)
- Lescaze, William, (1896-1969)
- Lesh, Phil, (born 1940), of The Grateful Dead
- Leskovar, Lado, singer.
- Leskov, Nikolai, (1831-1895), storyteller, novelist, and journalist
- Leslie, Alexander, (c. 1580-1661), Swedish soldier
- Leslie, Frederick, astronaut
- Leslie, Harry G, US politician
- Leslie, Lisa, (born 1972), WNBA basketball player
- Lesmian, Boleslaw, poet
- Lesseps, Ferdinand de, civil engineer
- Lessing, Doris, (born 1919), British author
- Lessing, Gotthold, playwright, poet
- Lester, Richard, (born 1932), film director
- Lesueur, Charles Alexander, biologist
- Letelier, Orlando, (died 1979), former Chilean ambassador to the United States
- Lethem, Jonathan, author
- Leto, Jared, (born 1971), actor
- Lettau, Reinhard, dramatist, author
- Letterman, David, (born 1947), (?), host
- Letzel, Jan, architect of the A-bomb Dome
- Leucippus, Greek philosopher
- Leuders, Pierre, Olympic Gold Medal - 1998
- Leuenberger, Moritz, (born 1946), Swiss Federal Councilor
- Leunig, Michael, cartoonist
- Leuschner, Wilhelm, (1890-1944), politician
- Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Sabine, FDP
- Leutze, Emanuel, (1816-1868), painter of Washington Crossing the Delaware
- Leuwerik, Ruth, (born 1926), actress
- Levant
- Levant, Oscar, (1906-1972), actor, composer, musician
- Levchenko, Anatoly, astronaut
- Levec, Anton, poet
- Levec, Janez, (born 1943), chemist.
- Levec, Peter, (born 1923), poet
- Levens, Amanda, (born 1979), WNBA basketball player
- Leveridge, Richard, (c.1670-1758), composer
- Le Verrier, Urbain, (1811-1877), astronomer
- Levertov, Denise, (Black Mountain triumverate)
- Leveson-Gower, William Spencer, British politician
- Levick, Barbara, English; specialising in Roman emperors
- Levicnik, Jernej, (1808-1883), poet
- Lévi-Leblond, Antoine, physicist
- Levi-Montalcini, Rita, biologist
- Levinas, Emmanuel, (1906-1995), philosopher
- Levin, Carl, US politician
- Levine, Irving R, (born 1922), journalist
- Levine, Joseph, (born 1905), film producer
- Levine, Philip, poet
- Levin, Ira, (born 1929), American novelist
- Levinson, Barry, (born 1942), film director
- Levi, Primo, (1919-1987), Italian resistance fighter, chemist and novelist
- Levis, Larry, poet
- Levitan, Isaak, (1860-1900), landscape painter
- Levnson, Barry, film director
- Levski, Vassil, revolutionary
- Levstek, Zlatka, (born 1944), poet
- Levstik, Fran, (1831-1887), author.
- Levstik, Vladimir, (1886-1957), author and translator.
- Levy, Adam, musician
- Levy, Barrington, (born 1964), singer-songwriter, musician
- Levy, Eugene, actor/comedian
- Lewenhaupt, Gustaf Adolf, (1619-1656), Swedish soldier
- Lewinsky, Monica, (born 1973), US scandal figure in Clinton Presidency
- Lewis, Alfred Henry, American novelist
- Lewis, Carenza, archaeologist
- Lewis, C. I, philosopher
- Lewis, Clive Staples, (1898-1963), British religious science fiction writer
- Lewis, David K, (1941-2001), philosopher
- Lewis, Francis, (1713-1803), signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence
- Lewis, Furry, musician
- Lewis, Gary, (born 1946), rock and roll musician
- Lewis, Geoffrey, actor
- Lewis, George, jazz clarinetist
- Lewis, Gilbert Newton, (1875-1946), American chemist
- Lewis, Huey, (born 1950), US rock and roll musician
- Lewis, Jerry, (born 1926), US comedy actor, film director
- Lewis, Jerry Lee, (born 1935), US musician
- Lewis, John Henry, (1914-1974), world champion boxer
- Lewis, John L, (1880-1969), labor union leader
- Lewis, Juliette, (born 1973), actress
- Lewis, Lennox, (born 1965), Heavyweight boxer, world champion
- Lewis, Lux, musician
- Lewis, Meade Lux, (1905-1964), perhaps the first boogie-woogie hit
- Lewis, Meriwether, (1774-1809), US explorer
- Lewis, Morgan, Democratic-Republican, 1804-1807
- Lewis, Phil, (born 1962), musician
- Lewis, Reggie, (died 1993), basketball player, Boston Celtics
- Lewis, Saunders, (1893-1985), poet
- Lewis, Shari, (1933-1998), ventriloquist
- Lewis, Sinclair, (1885-1951), Arrowsmith, Elmer Gantry, Main Street
- Lewis, Smiley, musician
- Lewis, Stephen, author
- Lewis, Steve, (1896-c 1941?), pianist
- Lewis, Ted, (1890-1971), bandleader
- Lewis, Wyndham, (1884-1957), poet
- Lewontin, Richard, biologist
- Leyden, Ernst von, (1832-1910), physician
- Leyden, Lucas van, (died 1533), artist
- Leyendecker, J. C, illustrator
- Ley, Robert, (1890-1945), Nazi party chief
- Ley, Willy, (born 1969), rocket scientist
- Leyva, Fatima (born 1980), Mexican women's soccer player
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of people by name: Le."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
LE | English | London Economics | Economics |
LE | Swedish | Skiktelement | Computing |
| LEH | English | Le Havre | N/A |
| LES | Spanish | LE diseminado | Medicine |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: LESynonym: lupus erythematosus (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: LE |
| English words defined with "LE": bigheaded ♦ dickey, dicky ♦ fata morgana ♦ Henry le Chatelier ♦ le Chatelier, Little Sisters of the Poor ♦ persnickety ♦ Reseizer ♦ snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up ♦ too big for one's breeches ♦ uppish ♦ Vive. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "LE": Aide toi et le Ciel taidera ♦ LE cell, Le Roi le Veut ♦ Morgan le Fay, Morgaine la Fee ♦ Sagramour le Desirus. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "LE": L'envoi. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "LE" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Danish (laugh, scythe), French (him, in the, it, the), French Canadian (it, the), Hungarian (below, down, off, to be in a large way of business), Irish (to, with), Italian (it, the, them, to you, ye, you), Lombard (she), Norwegian (laugh, lee), Scottish (by, by means of, in possession of, on, together with, with), Slovene (just, only, these), Sotho (and, it, it is, through, you), Spanish (for you, her, him, it, to her, to him, to you, you), Swedish (smile), Tswana (and, from, with, you). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I am Le Long Carabine (The Last of the Mohicans; writing credit: James Fenimore Cooper; John L. Balderston) Pierrot le Fou (Pierrot le fou; writing credit: Jean-Luc Godard) Le Quebecois (Canadian Bacon; writing credit: Michael Moore) Après la pluie le gazon est mouillé (Dans une galaxie près de chez vous; writing credit: Pierre-Yves Bernard; Claude Legault) Le roi n'est pas un sujet (Ridicule; writing credit: Rémi Waterhouse ; Michel Fessler) | |
Lyrics | D'être enfin le roi (Humana; performing artist: Fabian) Le ciel me promet, J'aimerai encore (I Will Love Again; performing artist: Lara Fabian) Peu importe le noir (I Will Love Again; performing artist: Lara Fabian) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Le Port (1974) Juste pour partir le monde (1974) Le Moment 403 (1974) Padena - le jour de ce soir-là (1974) Le Pied! (1974) | |
Song Titles | Le Roue de Fortune (performing artist: The Washington Squares) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
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![]() | Title page to: Physica, sive, De rebus corporeis libri quinque .... by John Le Clerc. Published in 1696. Library Call Number Q155 .L46 1696. Credit: Treasures of the Library. | ![]() | In: "Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie ....." by the French ships ASTROLABE and ZELEE under the command of Dumont D'Urville. Plate 15. Debarquement sur une ile de glaces, le 23 Janvier 1838. Parages Antarctiques. Library Call Number Q115 .D9 1842. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
![]() | Plate IX. 27. Raia radiata, Donovan. From a specimen collected off Province town, Mass. (About 4/7 natural size.) 28. Raia hyperborea, Collett. From Collett, Fishes Norwegian North Atlantic Expedition. 29. Raia laevis, Mitchill . Specimen from FISH HAWK in Narragansett Bay, at 8 1/4 fathoms. 30. Raia gra nulata, Gill. From type specimen collected on Le Have Bank. 1/14 size. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | Plate X. 31. Chimaera monstrosa, Linnaeus. From Bonaparte, Fauna Italica. 32. Chimaera affinis, Capello. From specimen collected on Le Have Bank, N. Lat. 42 40, W. Long. 63 23. 1/7 natural size. 33-35. Chimaera affinis, Capello. From a specimen collected at N. Lat. 43 46, W. Long. 59 19. (Natural size.) 36. Callorhynchus antarcticus, Linnaeus. From Zoology of Beechey's Voyage. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |
![]() | Figure 19. Hirondelle locking sounder. Prince Albert I of Monaco designed this apparatus in 1888. His idea was to modify a Baillie or Travailleur sounder by replacing the various valves with a spigot which closed after sediment entered the tube. The engineer Jules le Blanc built this instrument for Prince Albert. It was used sucessfully in 1888 off the Azores in depths of 600 to 2000 meters. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. | ![]() | Figure 51. HIRONDELLE II sounding machine used by Prince Albert I of Monaco. This machine represented the evolution of a number of sounding machines used by Prince Albert I since first having a wireline machine installed on the HIRONDEL LE. The first machine was wound back in by hand, but subsequent models had stea m engines for winding in. The engineer Jules Le Blanc built these machines. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
![]() | ¡El mundo es un panorama hermoso! No deje que la enfermedad diabética del ojo le impida contemplaro. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health. | ![]() | Cast iron column; column capital. Measured drawing delineated by U. J. Theriot and A. Boyd Cruise, April 1940. (Reproduction Number: HABS LA-53, sheet 21 of 26; negative number LC-USZA3-5) The cast-iron column and capital shown here in this HABS measured drawing are distinguishing features of the Le Pretre Mansion in the famous French Quarter of New Orleans. Built around 1836, the mansion is named after its second owner, Jean Baptiste Le Pretre, a local merchant who added the second- and third-story cast-iron balconies to the exterior after 1850. The mansion is also known for its high basement, the first of its kind to be built in the French Quarter. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Caption: Drawing: Le Foyer De L'Opera Eclaire a La Lumiere Electrique (Systeme Edison); Paris, France; October 31, 1881; {15.001/15} (jpg). | ![]() | U.S. Army. Base Hospital No.82, Le Havre, France. : Personnel- Officers and Nurses. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Le cinema" by Michael Wojciechowski Commentary: "Empty cinema." | "Le Loire" by Ary Post Commentary: "Nice area!." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Bernard Le Bovier Fontenelle | A great obstacle to happiness is to expect too much happiness. |
| If I held all the thoughts of the world in my hand, I would be careful not to open it. | |
| A well cultivated mind is made up of all the minds of preceding ages; it is only the one single mind educated by all previous time. | |
Bertrand Barere de Vienzac | L'arbre de la liberte ne croit qu'arrose par le sang des tyrans. (The tree of liberty will grow only when watered by the blood of tyrants.) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Monsieur le Comte, things will never be better till the emperor delivers us from these macaroni priests |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Once more, on the left, where are seen the well and lilac bushes by the wall, in the now open field, lived Nutting and Le Grosse |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The headquarters office is located in Le Bourget (23 persons). (references) | |
Three specialized banks currently operating with LE 28 billion ($7.5 billion) in total assets. (references) | ||
The rate shifted nearly 13% in 2000, from LE 3.4/USD early in the year to LE 3.83/USD in late December. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Congo | Of these, only Le Palmares and l'Avenir were published daily. (references) |
Congo | Le Forum and Le Palmares had close ties to the security services. (references) | |
Laos | All of Luang Prabang Province's 40 LE churches were closed by year's end. (references) | |
Economic History | Chad | There is one daily paper, Le Progres, published Monday through Friday. (references) |
Chad | Other weekly newspapers include L'Observateur, Le Temps and Notre Temps. (references) | |
Egypt | At least LE 20 billion will go to paying interest on the national domestic debt. (references) | |
Human Rights | Morocco | The authorities detained Adib after he spoke out against military corruption and harassment to a journalist from the French newspaper Le Monde. (references) |
Morocco | The King himself, in an August interview with the French newspaper Le Figaro, declared he wanted the truth to come out concerning the disappearance of Ben Barka. (references) | |
Vietnam | In addition, it is unknown whether several persons detained in previous years ever have been tried, including: Le Huu Hoa, Dinh Troi, Va Sinh Giay, Phang A Dong, Ma Van Chinh, and Lu Seo Dieu. (references) | |
Minorities | Cote d'Ivoire | According to AMAP, the conflicts resulted in the death of several Malians; Le Patriote reported that 5 persons were killed. (references) |
Political Economy | EGYPT | Most recently, in August 2001, the Central Bank shifted the central rate to LE 4.24 per dollar with a band of three percent. (references) |
EGYPT | The exchange rate began the year at about LE 4 per dollar at commercial banks and exchange bureaus following a slide from its May 2000 rate of LE 3.4 per dollar. (references) | |
Trade | Egypt | Inspection fee: LE 3 ($0.88) per ton of the consignment. (references) |
Egypt | The minimum paid-in capital requirement for banks under Banking Law 37/1992 is LE 50 million ($12 million). (references) | |
Egypt | The securities market has been revitalized since 1994 and now has a market capitalization of LE 112 billion (US$27 billion). (references) | |
Travel | Chad | Hotel le Sahel has some business services available. (references) |
Mauritius | Five-star hotels include Royal Palm, Le Saint Geran, Tousserok Sun, Trou Aux Biches, Paradis, Shandrani, Prince Maurice, Residence, Radisson, and Hilton. (references) | |
Mauritius | Four-star hotels include the Labourdonnais Waterfront, La Pirogue, Maritim, Le Mauricia, Shandrani, Meridien Brabant, Coco Beach, Sugar Beach, Berjaya, Le Canonnier, Beau Rivage. (references) | |
Worker Rights | France | In August the newspaper Le Monde reported that there was an increase in prostitution in the country specifically during the summer months. (references) |
Mali | The Programme National de Lutte contre le Travail des Enfants au Mali, led by the International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC)-Mali, was responsible for investigating abusive forms of child labor. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "LE" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 67.18% of the time. "LE" is used about 2,727 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 67.18% | 1,832 | 4,633 |
| Noun (singular) | 26.41% | 720 | 9,344 |
| Unclassified Items | 6.41% | 175 | 23,506 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,727 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "LE" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Le | First name Female | 2,000 | 2,681 |
| Le | Last name | 12,000 | 975 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Canada | Group Videotron Ltee Le | France | Bastide le Confort Medical |
| United Kingdom | Le Riche Group Ltd. | ||
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "LE": adorer le veau d'or ♦ Andre Le Notre ♦ apres nous le deluge ♦ avis incidemment exprimé par le juge et n'ayant pas force de précédent ♦ avoir le diable au corps ♦ battre le fer sur l'enclume ♦ connaitre le dessous des cartes ♦ dieu defend le droit ♦ Emilie Charlotte le Breton ♦ Eva Le Gallienne ♦ faire le diable a quatre ♦ Henry le Chatelier ♦ hombre bueno no le busquen abolengo ♦ il a le mer _ boire ♦ jeter le manche apres la cognee ♦ John le Carre ♦ le beau ideal ♦ Le beau monde ♦ le Carre ♦ LE cell ♦ Le Center ♦ le Chatelier ♦ Le Chatelier principle ♦ Le Chatelier's law ♦ Le Chatelier's principle ♦ Le Claire ♦ Le Corbusier ♦ le desous des cartes ♦ le dessous des cartes ♦ le diable a quatre ♦ Le Douanier Rousseau ♦ le droit du plus fort ♦ Le Duc Tho ♦ Le Flore ♦ Le Flore County ♦ Le Gallienne ♦ Le Grand ♦ Le Havre ♦ le jeu est le fils d'avarice et le pere du desespoir ♦ le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle ♦ le jugement ne va que le pas ♦ Le Mars ♦ Le Moyen ♦ Le Notre ♦ le palais de verite ♦ le pas ♦ le pot au lait ♦ Le Raysville ♦ le Roi le veut ♦ le roy ♦ le Royaume du Maroc ♦ le silence du people est la legon des rois ♦ le style c'est de l'homme ♦ le style est l'homme meme ♦ Le Sueur ♦ Le Sueur County ♦ Le Systeme International de Unit'es ♦ le travail du corps delivre des peines de l'esprit ♦ le Vatican ♦ Le x molecule ♦ l'esperance est le songe d'un homme eveille ♦ Louis le Begue ♦ Louis le Faineant ♦ Louis le Hutin ♦ morgan le fay ♦ ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort ♦ ne reveillez pas le chat qui dort ♦ ouster le main ♦ plus royaliste que le Roi ♦ pour passer le temps ♦ tirer le diable par la queue. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "LE": Le-breche, le-eft, le-eyo, le-grand, Le-havre, Le-Lisp, Le-mail, Le-neveu, Le-sars, le-whatever. | |
Ending with "LE": anti-le, Chester-le, Faville-Le, Hoff-le, L'orient-le, Poulin-le. | |
Containing "LE": Bar-le-duc, Billy-le-grand, Braine-le-comte, Burgh-le-marsh, Chapel-en-le-frith, Chester-le-street, Haughton-le-skerne, Houghton-le-spring, Louis-le-grand, Mary-le-bow, Newton-le-willows, Poulton-le-fylde, Rennes-le-chateau, Saint-sauveur-le-vicomte, Stanford-le-hope, Viollet-le-duc, Witton-le-wear. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
le monde | 1,637 | le parisien | 183 |
le man | 1,518 | le seigneur des anneaux | 144 |
le | 633 | le cordon bleu | 143 |
ws ftp le | 591 | le meridian | 141 |
le meridien | 514 | le bra | 135 |
boutaric de le manoir | 505 | le journal de montreal | 133 |
le tigre | 491 | diplomatique le monde | 133 |
le creuset | 437 | greg le millionnaire | 133 |
le corbusier | 426 | france le havre | 132 |
le chateau | 416 | le bourget | 132 |
24 hours at le man | 352 | le baron | 128 |
le figaro | 314 | le mars ia | 119 |
le meridien hotel | 290 | et le le logo ringtone | 119 |
le man france | 279 | le devoir | 115 |
2003 le man | 261 | le parker meridien | 115 |
le droit | 252 | francesca le | 111 |
le petit prince | 233 | le matin | 108 |
rennes le chateau | 199 | le louvre | 99 |
pepe le pew | 196 | le mauricien | 99 |
le soleil | 195 | le havre | 97 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "LE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 啦 (fusion of le + a). (various references) | |
Danish | Le Fort III-fraktur (Le Fort III fracture, LeFort type 3 fracture), Le Fort II-fraktur (Le Fort II fracture, LeFort type 2 fracture), Le Fort I-fraktur (Le Fort I fracture, LeFort type 1 fracture), le Double-muskler (le Double muscles), kronisk lupus erythematosus discoides (chronic erythematosus lupus, chronic LE), kronisk LED (chronic erythematosus lupus, chronic LE). (various references) | |
Dutch | lupus erythematodes chronicus (chronic erythematosus lupus, chronic LE), fractuur Le Fort III (Le Fort III fracture, LeFort type 3 fracture), fractuur Le Fort II (Le Fort II fracture, LeFort type 2 fracture), fractuur Le Fort I (Le Fort I fracture, LeFort type 1 fracture). (various references) | |
Finnish | Le Fort I-tyyppinen murtuma (Le Fort I fracture, LeFort type 1 fracture), Le Fort II-tyyppinen murtuma (Le Fort II fracture, LeFort type 2 fracture), Le Fort III-tyyppinen murtuma (Le Fort III fracture, LeFort type 3 fracture), diskoidi lupus erythematosus (chronic erythematosus lupus, chronic LE). (various references) | |
French | lupus érythémateux chronique (chronic LE), muscles de Le Double (le Double muscles), molécule Le x (Le x molecule), fracture de Le Fort III (Le Fort III fracture, LeFort type 3 fracture), fracture de Le Fort II (Le Fort II fracture, LeFort type 2 fracture), fracture de Le Fort I (Le Fort I fracture, LeFort type 1 fracture), CPLD (Conseil de prévention et de lutte contre le dopage), Conseil de prévention et de lutte contre le dopage (Conseil de prévention et de lutte contre le dopage), cellule lupique (LE cell), cellule L.E. (LE cell), cellule de Hargraves (LE cell), canule de Le Filiâtre (Le Filiâtre cannula), aiguille de Le Filiâtre (Le Filiâtre cannula). (various references) | |
German | Le Filiâtre Kanüle (Le Filiâtre cannula), Le Double Muskeln (le Double muscles), Filiâtre Kanüle (Le Filiâtre cannula). (various references) | |
Greek | κάταγμα Le Fort III (Le Fort III fracture, LeFort type 3 fracture), κάταγμα Le Fort II (Le Fort II fracture, LeFort type 2 fracture), κάταγμα Le Fort I (Le Fort I fracture, LeFort type 1 fracture), χρόνιος ερυθηματώδης λύκος (chronic erythematosus lupus, chronic LE). (various references) | |
Italian | lupus eritematoso cutaneo cronico (chronic erythematosus lupus, chronic LE), LECC (chronic erythematosus lupus, chronic LE), LCH (compensate e garantite da una Cassa di compensazione e garanzia chiamata London Clearing House(LCH)., London Clearing House Tutte le transazioni effettuate presso la Borsa a termine LIFFE di Londra sono registrate), TCAS (TCAS, Traffic Collision Avoidance System(Sistema per evitare le collisioni da traffico).E'il nome commerciale di un'apparecchiatura elettronica montata sugli aerei che permette ai piloti di determinare la posizione di altri apparecchi in volo in zone limitrofe.), molecola Le x (Le x molecule), frattura tipo Le Fort III (Le Fort III fracture, LeFort type 3 fracture), frattura tipo Le Fort II (Le Fort II fracture, LeFort type 2 fracture), frattura tipo Le Fort I (Le Fort I fracture, LeFort type 1 fracture). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ルミノール試験 (free loader, lake, laser, laser disk, laser printer, laserknife, Laserwriter, LD, Le Monde, loafer, luminol test, lung, racer, rake, rumba, tramp, unemployed person). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ルモンド (Le Monde). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | elay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | músculos de Le Double (le Double muscles). (various references) | |
Scottish | le 'r (by our, by your, for : le ar, for : le bhur). (various references) | |
Spanish | lupus eritematoso crónico (chronic erythematosus lupus, chronic LE), molécula Le x (Le x molecule), fractura de Le Fort III (Le Fort III fracture, LeFort type 3 fracture), fractura de Le Fort II (Le Fort II fracture, LeFort type 2 fracture), fractura de Le Fort I (Le Fort I fracture, LeFort type 1 fracture). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | lupus erythematosus, lupus erythematosus discoides. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "LE": lea, leach, leachabilities, leachability, leachable, leachate, leachates, leached, leacher, leachers, leaches, leachier, leachiest, leaching, leachy, lead, leaded, leaden, leadenly, leadenness, leadennesses, leader, leaderboard, leaderboards, leaderless, leaders, leadership, leaderships, leadier, leadiest, leading, leadings, leadless, leadman, leadmen, leadoff, leadoffs, leadplant, leadplants, leads, leadscrew, leadscrews, leadsman, leadsmen, leadwork, leadworks, leadwort, leadworts, leady, leaf, leafage. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "LE": abatable, abaxile, abdicable, abele, able, abolishable, abominable, abradable, absorbable, abstractable, abubble, abusable, acceptable, accessible, accomplishable, accountable, accreditable, accruable, acetonitrile, achievable, acidophile, acquirable, acrylonitrile, actable, actionable, adaptable, addable, addible, addle, addressable, adjustable, administrable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, adsorbable, advisable, aedile, afebrile, affable, affectable, affirmable, affixable, affordable, agglutinable, agile, agitable, agreeable, aiguille, ailurophile. (additional references) | |
Words containing "LE": abeles, ablegate, ablegates, abler, ables, ablest, abseiled, acaleph, acalephae, acalephe, acalephes, acalephs, acatalectic, acatalectics, acaulescent, accelerando, accelerandos, accelerant, accelerants, accelerate, accelerated, accelerates, accelerating, acceleratingly, acceleration, accelerations, accelerative, accelerator, accelerators, accelerometer, accelerometers, accentless, acceptableness, acceptablenesses, accessibleness, accessiblenesses, accountableness, accountablenesses, acetonitriles, acetylene, acetylenes, acetylenic, achillea, achilleas, acidophiles, acidulent, acknowledge, acknowledged, acknowledgedly, acknowledgement, acknowledgements. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: el. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-l" | |
+1 letter: ale, bel, cel, del, eel, eld, elf, elk, ell, elm, els, gel, lea, led, lee, leg, lei, lek, let, leu, lev, lex, ley, lez, lie, lye, mel, ole, sel, tel. | |
+2 letters: able, alae, alec, alee, alef, ales, alme, aloe, axel, axle, bale, bell, bels, belt, bile, blae, bleb, bled, blet, blew, blue, bole, ceil, cell, cels, celt, clef, clew, clue, cole, dale, deal, deil, dele, delf, deli, dell, dels, delt, diel, dole, duel, earl, eels, eely, egal, elan, elds, elhi, elks, ells, elms, elmy, else, enol, evil, feal, feel, fell, felt, file, flea, fled, flee, flew, flex, fley, floe, flue, fuel, gale, geld, gels, gelt, gled, glee, gleg, glen, gley, glue, hale, heal, heel, heil, held, hell, helm, helo, help, herl, hole, idle, ilea, ilex, isle, jell, jole, kale, keel, kelp, koel, lace, lade, lake, lame, lane, lase, late, lave, laze, lead, leaf, leak, leal, lean, leap, lear, leas, lech, leek, leer, lees, leet, left, legs, lehr, leis, leke, leks, leku, lend, leno, lens, lent, lept, less, lest, lets, leud, leva, levo, levy, lewd, leys, lice, lied, lief, lien, lier, lies, lieu, life, like, lime, line, lipe, lire, lite, live, lobe, lode, loge, lone, lope, lore, lose, love, lowe, lube, luce, lude, lues, luge, lune, lure, lute, luxe, lwei, lyes, lyre, lyse, male, meal, meld, mell, mels, melt, merl, mewl, mile, mole, mule, noel, ogle, olea, oleo, oles, orle, pale, peal, peel, pele, pelf, pelt, pile, plea, pleb, pled, plew, plie, pole, pule, rale, real, reel, rely, riel, rile, role, rule, sale, seal, seel, self, sell, sels, sled, slew, sloe, slue, sole, tael, tale, teal, teel, tela, tele, tell, tels, tile, tole, tule, vale, veal, veil, vela, veld, vile, vole, wale, weal, weel, weld, well, welt, wile, wyle, yeld, yelk, yell, yelp, ylem, yule, zeal. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Names: Frequency 14. Names: Company Usage 15. Expressions 16. Expressions: Internet | 17. Translations: Modern 18. Translations: Ancient 19. Abbreviations 20. Acronyms | 21. Derivations 22. Anagrams 23. Bibliography |
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