de l'

• IPA^(key): /del/

de l'

1. (poetic) apocopic form of de la (“of the”)

• l'

• IPA^(key): /də l‿/

de l'

1. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article

   Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? ― Would you like some garlic?

• While English does have the partitive determiner some, the French article de l’- frequently translates to nothing at all in English; for example, the above example « Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? » could also be translated simply as “Would you like garlic?”