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Words of the Flowers of Evil · 133 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

-là

there; that 4 times

-là

particle; pronoun; demonstrative particle

'-là' just reinforces the demonstrative 'ceux' ('those (right) there').

l'

(euphonic) 3 times

l'

euphonic particle; euphonic particle (no independent meaning)

"L'on" is simply "on" with an inserted euphonic l' after certain words; it does not add meaning.

labeur

labor; toils 4 times

labeur, labeurs

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

laisser

let; lets; leave 11 times

laisse, Laissent, laissez, Laissez, Laisse

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, imperative, second-person, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural

lamé

lamé once

lamées

Lamé: fabric interwoven with metallic thread.

lampe

lamp; a lamp; lamps 6 times

lampe, lampes

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

langoureux

languorous 7 times

langoureux, langoureuses, langoureuse

adjective, masculine; adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, masculine, singular

langueur

languor; languors 5 times

langueur, langueurs

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

large

wide; open sea; broad 11 times

large, larges

adjective, singular; noun, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural

Idiom "prendre le large" = to put out to sea.

larme

tears; tear; Tears 11 times

larmes, larme, Larmes

noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular

las

weary; Weary 4 times

lasse, Lasse, las

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular

laver

washed; wash away 3 times

laver, lavé, lavés

verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, past, passive, participle, masculine, plural

Lazare

Lazarus once

Lazare

Lazare odorant is in apposition to "le cadavre spectral," subject of "Se meut" in the following line.

lâcher

looses; let go; release 3 times

lâchera, lâché, lâcher

verb, future, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, infinitive

le

the; The; it 2023 times

la, l', le, les, Le, Les, La, L' and 1 more

determiner, feminine, singular; determiner, masculine, singular; determiner, plural

French uses the definite article where English uses a possessive with body parts.

lent

slow 7 times

lente, lent, lentes

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural

lequel

in which; whom; of which 3 times

auxquels, lesquels, duquel

relative pronoun, masculine, plural; pronoun, masculine, plural; pronoun, relative, masculine, singular

leur

their; their own; them 90 times

leurs, leur, Leurs, Leur

determiner, plural; determiner, singular; determiner, feminine, plural

lever

raised; lifts; rise 6 times

lever, lève, levés, levée, levons

verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, plural

léger

light; airy 5 times

légers, léger, légère, légères

adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular

libertin

libertine 3 times

libertin, libertine

adjective, feminine, singular; noun, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular

lieu

place; places; region 9 times

lieu, lieux

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

limpide

limpid 3 times

limpide, limpides

adjective, plural; adjective, singular; adjective, masculine, singular

liqueur

liquor; liqueurs; drink 4 times

liqueur, liqueurs

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

liquide

liquid 3 times

liquide

noun, masculine, singular; adjective, singular

lit

bed; beds 15 times

lit, lits

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

livide

livid 5 times

livide

adjective, singular; adjective, feminine, singular

loi

law; sway; laws 4 times

loi, lois

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

lointain

far-off; distant; far 8 times

lointain, lointaines, lointains, lointaine

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, masculine, plural

loisir

leisure 7 times

loisir, loisirs

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

Idiom "à loisir" = at leisure, without hurry.

long

long; length; along 46 times

longue, longs, long, longues, Longue

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, masculine, singular

"le long de" is an idiom meaning "alongside."

loup

wolf; wolves 4 times

loup, loups

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

lourd

heavy 19 times

lourds, lourd, lourde, lourdes

adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular

lovelace

Lovelaces once

lovelaces

Lovelace: the seducer of Richardson's Clarissa, used generically.

lueur

glimmer; glow; flashes 7 times

lueurs, lueur

noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular

lui

him; them; from him 29 times

lui, eux, Lui

pronoun, singular; pronoun, masculine, singular; pronoun, third-person, singular

luire

shone; shines; gleamed 3 times

lui, luit, luisait

verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

luisant

gleaming; glistening 4 times

luisants, luisantes, Luisants

adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, feminine, plural

lumière

light; lights 15 times

lumière, lumières

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

lumineux

luminous 7 times

lumineux, lumineuse

adjective, masculine; adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural

Seen once or twice

laborieux

toiling once

laboureur

ploughman; plowmen twice

labrum

to lips once

labyrinthe

labyrinths; labyrinth twice

Lady

Lady once

Laïs

Laïs once

lambeau

scraps; tatters twice

lame

blade; wave twice

lamentable

mournful; lamentable twice

lamenter

mourns once

lamer

spangled once

lance

lance once

lancer

hurl once

lancinant

stabbing once

langage

language twice

lange

swaddling-bands once

langue

tongue; languages twice

languir

languish once

lanterne

lanterns once

largement

widely; wide twice

larve

larvae once

lascif

lascivious once

latin

Latin once

laurier

laurel once

lave

lava once

lazzi

jeers once

là-bas

over; there twice

lâcheté

cowardice once

Lerne

Lerna once

Lethe

Lethe once

lettre

letters once

légende

legend once

légion

Legions once

Léonard

Leonardo once

lépreux

lepers once

lésine

stinginess; stinting want twice

Léthé

Lethe once

liberté

liberty once

librement

freely twice

lice

bitch-hounds once

lien

bonds once

lier

bound once

lieue

leagues twice

ligne

lines once

limon

slime once

linceul

shroud twice

linge

linen once

lire

reading; read twice

lis

lilies once

lisse

smooth once

litière

bed of straw once

livre

book twice

livrer

yielding; gives twice

Loire

Loire once

longuement

long; at length twice

longueur

length once

loque

rags once

lorgner

eyeing once

lorica

breastplate once

lors

then once

lotus

Lotus once

louer

praise once

lourdement

heavily once

louve

she-wolf twice

Louvre

Louvre once

lubrique

lustful; lecherous twice

lucerna

a lamp once

lucide

lucid twice

ludo

you play once

lui-même

himself twice

Luis

Luis once

lumbus

loins once

lupanar

brothels once

lutin

imp; impish twice

lutte

struggle once

lutter

fighting once

lutteur

wrestlers twice

luxure

lusts once

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Charles Baudelaire, d. 1867).
Translation
Public-domain French (Baudelaire, d. 1867). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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