La

Word LA
Character 2
Hyphenation la
Pronunciations /lɑː/

Definitions and meanings of "La"

What do we mean by la?

The sixth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio. noun

Used to express emphasis or indicate surprise. interjection

An expression of mild admiration, wonder, or surprise, and formerly of asseveration: as, O la! that is strange.

In solmization, the syllable used for the sixth tone of the scale—that is, the submediant. noun

The feminine form of the definite article in French, occurring in some names and phrases used in English. noun

In chem., the symbol for lanthanum. noun

A contraction of Louisiana. noun

A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization. noun

The tone A; -- so called among the French and Italians. noun

Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you. interjection

An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me interjection

Prefixed to the name of a woman, with ironic effect (as though an opera prima donna). adjective

A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale. noun

Used to introduce a statement with emphatic or intensive effect. interjection

Expressing surprise, anger etc. interjection

A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War noun

A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth noun

The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization noun

A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.

Synonyms and Antonyms for La

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The word "la" in example sentences

Jeudi, la presse italienne s'est longuement attardée sur «la Carla». ❋ Unknown (2009)

He's sweet la .. i know .. but he need not spend this kinda $$ on me de lo ... i can seriously protect myself. but i guess he didnt think so la~ haha! ❋ Kimmiology (2008)

Are we that fermented and pungent that we have to perfume ourselves with the more refined *ooh la la* Japanese? ❋ Unknown (2005)

There is a wine list that has the *ooh la la* wines, but they also have a list of wines that are $10 a bottle. ❋ Unknown (2005)

J'ai toujours pensé que la mémoire était *la* grande affaire de la langue... et de la vie, en fait. ❋ Unknown (2005)

It begins, “Deck the halls with boughs of holly;/Fa la la la la, la la la la…. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Vol. 5: Oeuvres anonymes du XVIIIe siècle (III): du Père Dirrag et de Mademoiselle Eradice Le Triomphe des religieuses ou les nonnes babillardes Lettres galantes et philosophiques de deux nonnes La Messaline française ou les nuits de la duchesse de Pol… et aventures mystérieuses de la princesse d'H… et de la… ❋ Darnton, Robert (1994)

J'ai entendu un des hommes de loi les plus éclairés, et dont à tout autre égard les opinions sont libérales, soutenir que "ce serait attenter à _la propriété_ que de déclarer libres même les enfans à naître des femmes esclaves, parce que, disait-il, les maîtres qui out acheté ou hérité des esclaves, les possèdent dans la confiance que leur _issue_ sera leur propriété utile et disponible." ❋ Various (N/A)

I was always designated after that as _Mademoiselle qui sait la boxe -- oh, la la_! ❋ Pat Beauchamp Washington (N/A)

Passing one of the _salons_ I saw a group of ladies and gentlemen, and thinking you might be one of the number, and the music just striking up for my dance with you, _la belle de la nuit_, I entered the _salon_, gazing eagerly amongst them, coming away, as you know, disappointed. ❋ Annie Gregg Savigny (N/A)

England as being _la vie de famille, la politique, et les affaires_, -- 'domestic life, politics, and business,' -- he complacently infers that _le fond du caractère Anglais_, 'the basis of the English character,' is nothing more nor less than _le manque de bonheur_ -- 'a want of anything like happiness. ' ❋ Various (N/A)

She had grown very small in the last few hours, and with her thin, daubed face and blood-stained lips, she looked like a sorrowful travesty of the little circus clown who had ridden the fat pony and shouted "_Oh la -- la_!" and blown kisses to the people. ❋ Unknown (1922)

England both on sea and on land: afterwards it'll simply be "_la bourse ou la vie_," as the French proverb goes. ❋ Norman Angell (1919)

She declared that it was _la grâce et la beauté_, etc. ❋ Unknown (1892)

Mrs. Barton laughed and laughed again, declaring the while that it was _la grâce et la beauté réunies. ❋ Unknown (1892)

One day, outside the walls on the surrounding plateau, several hundred savages were encamped, ostensibly for purposes of trade, some of them killing time by playing the Indian game of ball -- the _baggatiway_ of the red-man, _la jeu de la crosse_ of the voyageur. ❋ Walter R. Nursey (1887)

Duchess of Urbino, constantly assures her that she holds the next place in her heart to that occupied by her only sister, "_la sorella mia unica, la Duchessa di Bari_." ❋ Julia Mary Cartwright Ady (1887)

In the presence of the late Viscount, and in that of Madame his widow, you would have felt fully the deep importance of your dress being _à la mode_, and your complexion _à la_ strawberries and cream (such influences still exist); but let the burly tutor appear upon the scene, and all the magic died at once out of brocaded silks and pearl-colored stockings, and dress and complexion became subjects almost of insignificance. ❋ L. T. Meade (1884)

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