lou

Example Sentences

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He describes the praying mantis, "or, as they say in Provence, lou Pr�go Di�ou, the Pray-to-God," with keen observation and lively imagination.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sophisticated savers are turning instead to Treasury bills that pay nearly 7%; commercial paper, a form of corporate lou, that yields 7.5%; and commercial-bank certificates of deposit, that pay almost 8%.

From Time Magazine Archive

Te lou rendrai segur au bèu tèms di meloun.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard

Lou plus pichoun digu�t a son p�ir�, "Moun p�ir�, dounas mi ce qu� mi reven de vouastr� ben;" lou pair� faguet lou partag� de tout ce que pouss�davo.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

It is called by the Provençals lou Prègo-Diéu, the creature which prays to God.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard