lou

Example Sentences

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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

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

Me fai susa, lou fabulisto, Quand dis que l'ivèr vas en quisto De mousco, verme, gran, tu que manges jamai.

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)

Lei pastre dessus la paio Dourmien coume de soucas; Quand an aussi lou bru dei sounaio Au cresegu qu'ero lou souiras.

From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.