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lente

French, noun/lɑ̃t/

lente is a French feminine noun meaning “nit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of lent. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Œuf de pou”.

What does lente mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininenit

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of lent

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Œuf de pou.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of lente

  • lentes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce lente?

  • /lɑ̃t/
  • \lɑ̃t\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to lente

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is lente in French?

lente appears 8.1 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).