lieu

Meanings

• noun

  lieu signifie 'lieu' en français, c'est-à-dire 'lieu' en sens de 'lieu' ou 'emplacement'.

  - "Le lieu de naissance de l'homme est en France."
  - "Le lieu de culte est sacré pour les fidèles."

• noun

  lieu can also mean 'lie' in English or other languages.

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lieu
cue , new , blue

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Variants

List of all variants of lieu that leads to same result
in lieu , in lieu of , lieu , lieus

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Etymology

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From Old French lie, place, site.

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Trivia

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1. Lieu is a common French word and is used approximately 2,500 times per million words.

2. Lieu is the 2,442nd most common word in the French language.

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Related Concepts

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1. emplacement: Related concept meaning 'placement' or 'position' in French.

2. toponymie: Study of place names and their origins, which is closely related to the study of lieu.

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Quotes

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1. But when she read, and re-read with the closest attention, the particulars immediately following of Wickham's resigning all pretensions to the living, of his receiving, "in lieu", so considerable a sum as three thousand pounds, again was she forced to hesitate.

   - Jane Austen,{it}Pride and Prejudice{/it},1813

2. I have decided that "in lieu of" a going-away shower, those who wish to go in on a nice gift for her can see me after church.

   - Garrison Keillor,{it}Leaving Home{/it},1989

3. Many of those pigs live here. Do they ever wonder why their masters walk upright "in lieu of" going on all-fours?

   - Charles Dickens,{it}American Notes for General Circulation{/it},1842

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Culture

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Lieu is a common word in French language and is used extensively in various contexts. It has significant cultural and historical significance in French literature and art, often symbolizing a sense of place, location, or origin.

How to Memorize "lieu"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a map with different locations or places marked as 'lieux'. Visualize yourself traveling to different lieux.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lieu' with the concept of a 'place' or 'location'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'L is for Location' to remember the meaning of lieu.

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