15,000 words and phrases from more than 50 languages and their

lo dicho dicho 194
lo dicho dicho [Sp], what I have said I stand by.
l'oeil du maître [Fr], the eye of the master.
loger le diable dans sa bourse [Fr], lit., to house the devil in one's
purse; be penniless.
logion [Gr XÓ7iov; pi. logia], a traditional saying or maxim of a religious
teacher; esp., a saying of Jesus unrecorded in the Gospels.
logos [Gr λόγος], word, speech, reason, narrative.
loma [Sp], a flat-topped hill or ridge of hills: southwestern U.S.
lomita [Sp], a small flat-topped hill; small loma: southwestern U.S.
longe [Fr], loin: cookery.
longe aberrat scopo [L], he wanders far from the goal; he is wide of
the mark.
longe absit [L], far be it from me; God forbid.
longo intervallo [L], by (or at) a long interval.
longo sed proximus intervallo [L], the next, but after a long interval:
Virgil.
longueur [Fr], length; prolixity; a lengthy or tedious passage or part.
loquitur [L], he (or she) speaks: stage direction (abbr. loq.).
Tordre du jour [Fr], order of the day: mil.
lorette [Fr], a Parisian courtesan of a class living orig. near the Church
of Notre Dame de Lorette.
lorgnette [Fr], eyeglasses held with a handle or attached to a chain.
lorgnon [Fr], eyeglass or eyeglasses; pince-nez; opera glasses.
los Estados Unidos [Sp], the United States.
loshka degtya ve bulke modje [Russ], one drop of tar spoils a barrel
of honey.
los montes ven, y las paredes oyen [Sp], mountains see and walls hear.
lota [Hind], a small round vessel, usually of brass or copper: India.
Louis Quatorze [Fr], designating the styles of architecture, furniture,
etc., that prevailed in the reign of Louis XIV of France.
Louis Quinze [Fr], designating the styles that prevailed in the reign of
Louis XV of France.
Louis Seize [Fr], designating the styles that prevailed in the reign of
Louis XVI of France.
Louis Treize [Fr], designating the styles that prevailed in the reign of
Louis XIII of France.
loukoum [Turk lukum], fig paste, a Turkish confection.
loup-garou [Fr], werewolf; bugbear.
loustic [Fr], a wag; joker.
louvoyer [Fr], naut., to tack; fig., to maneuver; dodge; sidestep.
loyal en tout [Fr], loyal in everything.
loyal je serai durant ma vie [Fr], I shall be loyal during my life (or as
long as I live).
loyauté m'oblige [Fr], loyalty binds me.
loyauté n'a honte [Fr], loyalty has (or knows) no shame.