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| lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| Laban {prop} (brother of Rebekah) | :: Labán |
| lab coat {n} /ˈlæb ˌkoʊt/ (coat worn by laboratory workers) | :: delantal {m} |
| label {n} /ˈleɪbəl/ (small ticket or sign giving information) | :: etiqueta {f}, rótulo {m} |
| label {v} (put a ticket or sign on) | :: etiquetar, rotular |
| label {v} (give a label to in order to categorise) | :: rotular, etiquetar, tachar |
| label {n} (company selling records) SEE: record label | :: |
| labeling {n} (set of labels) | :: etiquetaje {m}, etiquetado {m} |
| labellum {n} /ləˈbɛl.əm/ | :: labelo {m} |
| labia {n} /leɪbi.ə/ (folds of tissue at opening of vulva) | :: labios {m-p}, labios de la vulva {m-p} |
| labial {adj} /ˈleɪ.bi.əl/ (pertaining to the lips) | :: labial |
| labial {adj} (linguistics: articulated by the lips) | :: labial |
| labial {n} (consonant articulated by the lips) | :: labial {f} |
| labialization {n} (secondary articulatory feature) | :: labialización {f} |
| labialize {v} (make a sound labial) | :: labializar |
| labia majora {n} (outer folds of vulva) | :: labios mayores {m} |
| labia minora {n} ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) | :: labios menores {m-p} |
| labile {adj} /ˈleɪbaɪl/ (liable to slip, err, fall or apostatize) | :: lábil |
| labile {adj} (kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved) | :: lábil |
| labiodental {adj} /ˌleɪbioʊˈdentəl/ (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth) | :: labiodental {m} {f} |
| labium {n} /ˈleɪbɪəm/ (liplike structure) | :: labio {m}, labio de la vulva {m} |
| labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| laboratory {n} /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/ (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) | :: laboratorio |
| labored breathing {n} (poor or irregular breathing) | :: jadeo {m} |
| laborer {n} /ˈleɪ.bɚ.ɚ/ (One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly) | :: trabajador {m}, obrero {m}, currito [colloquial] |
| laborious {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| laborious {adj} /ləˈbɔːɹiəs/ (requiring much physical effort) | :: laborioso |
| laboriously {adv} /ləˈbɔɹ.i.əs.li/ (with great expenditure of effort) | :: laboriosamente |
| labor market {n} (market consisting of workers) | :: mercado de trabajo {m} |
| Labor Party {prop} (similar party in another country) SEE: Labour Party | :: |
| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| labour {n} /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ (work) | :: trabajo |
| labour {n} (workers) | :: campesinos, trabajadores |
| labour {n} (giving birth) | :: parto {m} |
| labour {v} (to work) | :: trabajar |
| Labour Party {prop} (British party) | :: Partido Laborista {m} |
| Labour Party {prop} (similar party in another country) | :: Partido Laborista {m} |
| Labrador {prop} /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)/ (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) | :: Labrador {m} |
| Labrador {prop} (mainly historical geographical region) | :: Labrador {m} |
| Labrador {prop} (Dog breed) | :: labrador {m} {f} |
| labyrinth {n} /ˈlæb.ɚ.ɪnθ/ (maze) | :: laberinto {m} |
| labyrinthal {adj} (like a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthian {adj} (mazelike) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthiform {adj} (having the form of a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthine {adj} /læb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn/ (physically resembling a labyrinth) | :: laberíntico |
| labyrinthine {adj} (twisting, convoluted, baffling) | :: laberíntico |
| labyrinthitis {n} (inflammation) | :: laberintitis {f} |
| lac {n} /læk/ (a resinous substance) | :: laca {f} |
| lace {n} /leɪs/ (fabric) | :: encaje {m}, blonda {f} |
| lace {v} (add something harmful to) | :: envenenar |
| lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| laceration {n} /læsəˈɹeɪʃən/ (an irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue) | :: laceración {f} |
| Lacerta {prop} (a constellation) | :: Lacerta |
| lachanophobia {n} /ˌlækənəˈfəʊbɪə/ (irrational fear of vegetables) | :: lacanofobia {f} |
| laches {n} /ˈlætʃɪz/ (legal doctrine) | :: tardanza {f}, incuria {f}, prescripción negativa {f} |
| lachrymable {adj} (lamentable) SEE: lamentable | :: |
| lachrymal {adj} (of or relating to tears) SEE: lacrimal | :: |
| lachrymose {adj} /ˈlæk.ɹɪ.moʊs/ (tearful; causing tears) | :: lacrimoso, lacrimógeno |
| lack {n} /læk/ (deficiency, need) | :: falta {f}, carencia {f}, penuria {f}, escasez {f} |
| lack {v} (be without, need, require) | :: faltar, carecer |
| lackadaisical {adj} /ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl/ (showing no interest or enthusiasm) | :: lánguido |
| lackey {n} /ˈlæ.ki/ (liveried male servant) | :: lacayo {m} |
| lackey {n} (a fawning, servile follower) | :: lacayo {m} |
| lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack | :: |
| lacking {adj} /ˈlækɪŋ/ (missing or not having enough of something) | :: desprovisto |
| lackluster {adj} (Having no shine or lustre; dull) | :: mate, pálido |
| lackluster {adj} (Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest) | :: mediocre {m} {f} |
| lackluster {adj} (Having no vitality) | :: cansado, aburrido, |
| Laconia {prop} /ləˈkəʊ.ni.ə/ (region in the southern Peloponnese) | :: Laconia {f} |
| laconic {adj} /ləˈkɑnɪk/ (using as few words as possible) | :: lacónico |
| laconism {n} (brevity in expression) | :: laconismo {m}, pauciloquio {m} |
| laconism {n} (brief expression) | :: laconismo {m} |
| La Coruña {prop} (A Coruña) SEE: A Coruña | :: |
| lacquer {n} /ˈlæk.ɚ/ (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating) | :: barniz {m}, laca {f} |
| lacquer {n} | :: laca {f} |
| lacquer {v} (to apply a lacquer to something) | :: lacar, laquear |
| lacrimal {adj} (of or relating to tears) | :: lacrimal |
| lacrimal gland {n} (gland which secretes tear fluid) | :: glándula lagrimal {f} |
| lacrimal sac {n} (dilated upper end of the tear duct) | :: saco lacrimal {m} |
| lacrimation {n} (shedding tears) | :: lacrimación {f} |
| lacrosse {n} /ləˈkɹɔs/ (the sport) | :: lacrosse, intercross {m}, vilorta {f} |
| lactase {n} (A β-galactosidase enzyme) | :: lactasa {f} |
| lactic {adj} /ˈlæktɪk/ (of, relating to, or derived from milk) | :: láctico, lácteo |
| lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) | :: ácido láctico {m} |
| lactometer {n} (device to weight cream) | :: lactómetro {m}, galactómetro {m}, lactodensímetro {m} |
| lactone {n} (cyclic intramolecular ester) | :: lactona {f} |
| lactose {n} /ˈlæk.toʊs/ (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) | :: lactosa {f} |
| lactose intolerance {n} (inability to metabolize lactose) | :: intolerancia a la lactosa {f} |
| lacuna {n} /ləˈkuː.nə/ (in linguistics) | :: vacío léxico {m}, laguna léxica {f} |
| lacustrine {adj} /ləˈkʌstɹɪn/ (of or relating to lakes) | :: lacustre |
| lad {n} /læd/ (a boy) | :: niño {m}, chico {m}, mozo, mozalbete |
| lad {n} (familiar term of address for a man) | :: chico {m}, muchacho {m}, chaval {m} |
| ladder {n} /ˈladə/ (climbing tool) | :: escalera {f} |
| ladder {n} (the hierarchy or ranking system within an organization) | :: escalafón {m} |
| ladder {n} (length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment) | :: carrera {f} |
| laden {adj} /ˈleɪdən/ (weighed down with a load, burdened) | :: cargado |
| ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) | :: señoras y señores, damas y caballeros |
| ladies first {proverb} (phrase encouraging gentlemanliness) | :: las mujeres primero |
| Ladinian {prop} (subdivision of the Triassic period) | :: Ladiniense |
| Ladino {prop} /ləˈdinoʊ/ (Romance language) | :: ladino {m}, judeoespañol {m}, sefardí {m}, ladina {f} |
| Ladislaus {prop} (male given name) | :: Ladislao {m} |
| ladle {n} /ˈleɪ.dəl/ (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) | :: cucharón {m}, cazo {m} |
| ladle {v} (serve with a ladle) | :: vertir |
| lady {n} /ˈleɪdi/ (mistress of a household) | :: ama {f} |
| lady {n} (woman of breeding and authority) | :: señora {f}, dama {f} |
| lady {n} (wife of a lord) | :: señora {f} |
| lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) | :: señora {f}, dama {f} |
| lady {n} (toilets intended for use by women) | :: baño de damas {m} |
| Lady {n} (aristocratic title for a woman) | :: Señora |
| ladybird {n} /ˈleɪ.di.bɝd/ (member of Coccinellidae) | :: mariquita {f}, catarinita {f} [Mexico], chinita {f} [Chile], San Antonio {m} [Uruguay], sarantontón {f} [Canary Islands], vaquita de San Antonio {f} [Argentina] |
| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| ladyfinger {n} (okra) SEE: okra | :: |
| lady-in-waiting {n} /ˌleɪdɪ ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/ (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends he as a personal assistant) | :: dama de compañía {f} |
| Lady Justice {prop} (female personification of justice) | :: la Dama de la Justicia |
| ladyship {n} /ˈleɪ.di.ʃɪp/ (Term of respect) | :: La Señora {f} |
| lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| Laertes {prop} /leɪˈɜɹtiːz/ (the father of Odysseus) | :: Laertes {m} |
| La Estrella {prop} (La Estrella) | :: La Estrella {m} |
| lag {n} /læɡ/ ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection) | :: demora {f}, retraso {m}, lag {m} |
| lag {v} (To fall behind) | :: rezagar, retrasar |
| lagerpetid {n} (dinosauromorph of the family Lagerpetidae) | :: lagerpétido {m} |
| lagniappe {n} /lænˈjæp/ (extra or unexpected gift or benefit) | :: añadidura {f}, ñapa {f}, yapa {f}, pilón {m} |
| La Gomera {prop} (city) | :: La Gomera {f} |
| lagoon {n} /ləˈɡuːn/ (shallow body of water) | :: laguna {f}, estero, albufera {f} |
| lagophthalmia {n} | :: lagoftalmos {m} |
| lagopode {n} (ptarmigan) SEE: ptarmigan | :: |
| Lagrange point {n} (a point in an orbital configuration) | :: punto de Lagrange {m} |
| Laguardia {prop} | :: Laguardia |
| lahar {n} /ˈlɑhɑɹ/ (volcanic mudflow) | :: lahar {m} |
| laicize {v} (to convert from church controlled to independent) | :: laicizar |
| laicize {v} (to convert to lay status) | :: laicizarse |
| laid-back {adj} (relaxed and easy-going) | :: relajado {m}, despreocupado {m} |
| laika {n} (hunting dog from Russia) | :: laika {m} |
| lain {v} /leɪn/ (situated horizontally) | :: tumbado |
| lair {n} /lɛəɹ/ (of an animal) | :: guarida {f} |
| lair {n} (of a criminal) | :: guarida {f}, escondite {m} |
| laity {n} /ˈleɪ.ə.ti/ (people of a church who are not ordained) | :: laico |
| Laius {prop} /ˈlaɪ.əs/ (father of Oedipus and husband of Jocasta) | :: Layo {m} |
| lake {n} /leɪk/ (body of water) | :: lago {m} |
| lake {n} (a kind of coloring agent) | :: laca {f} |
| Lake District {prop} (Lake District) | :: Distrito de los Lagos {m} |
| Lake Erie {prop} (the lake) | :: lago Erie {m} |
| Lake Huron {prop} (the lake) | :: Lago Hurón {m} |
| Lake Michigan {prop} (one of the five Great Lakes) | :: Lago Míchigan {m} |
| Lake Ontario {prop} (the lake, see also: Ontario) | :: Lago Ontario {m} |
| Lake Superior {prop} (the lake) | :: Lago Superior {m} |
| Lake Victoria {prop} (African lake) | :: Lago Victoria {m} |
| Lakota {n} /ləˈkoʊtə/ (tribe) | :: lakota {m} {m-p} {f} {f-p} |
| laksa {n} (a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia) | :: laksa {f} |
| La Laguna {prop} (city) | :: La Laguna |
| Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia) | :: Lalibela {f} |
| lam {v} /læm/ (To beat or thrash) | :: paliza; golpiza |
| lama {n} /ˈlɑː.mə/ (master of Tibetan Buddhism) | :: lama {m} |
| La Mancha {prop} (medieval Iberian kingdom) | :: La Mancha {f} |
| Lamanite {n} (a descendant of Laman) | :: lamanita |
| Lamarckism {n} (theory) | :: lamarckismo {m} |
| lamb {n} /læm/ (young sheep) | :: cordero {m} |
| lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food) | :: cordero {m}, carne de cordero {f} |
| lambaste {v} /læmˈbeɪst/ (to scold or verbally reprimand) | :: reprender; vituperar |
| lambda {n} /ˈlæm.də/ (name of the Greek letter) | :: lambda {f} |
| lambdacism {n} /ˈlæmbdəˌsɪzəm/ (pronunciation of other sounds as l) | :: lambdacismo {m} |
| lambdoid {adj} (shaped like the Greek letter lambda) | :: lambdoideo |
| lambdoid suture {n} (dense, fibrous connective tissue joint on the posterior aspect of the skull) | :: sutura lambdoidea {f} |
| Lamb of God {prop} (Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice) | :: Cordero de Dios {m} |
| lamb's lettuce {n} (corn salad) SEE: corn salad | :: |
| lame {adj} /leɪm/ (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs) | :: cojo, rengo [Argentina, Uruguay] |
| lame {adj} (slang: unconvincing) | :: cojo {m} |
| lame {adj} (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant) | :: [Mexico] chafa, soso |
| lame duck {n} (an official who is marking time until leaving their office) | :: pato rengo {m} |
| lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill | :: |
| lamella {n} /ləˈmɛl.ə/ (thin structure) | :: laminilla {f} |
| lament {n} /ləˈmɛnt/ (expression of grief, suffering, or sadness) | :: lamento, lamentación |
| lament {v} (express grief) | :: lamentar |
| lamentable {adj} /ləˈmɛn.tə.bəl/ (deplorable) | :: lamentable |
| lamentably {adv} (regrettably) SEE: regrettably | :: |
| lamentation {n} /ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/ | :: lamentación |
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Lamentaciones {f-p} |
| lamia {n} /ˈleɪmɪə/ (monster in mythology) | :: lamia |
| lamina {n} /ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/ ((botany) flat part of a leaf) | :: limbo {m} |
| laminar {adj} /ˈlæmɪnə/ (of fluid motion, smooth and regular) | :: laminar |
| laminate {v} /ˈlæmɪneɪt/ (To сover in protective plastic) | :: plastificar [Spain], plasticar [Cuba, Guatemala], enmicar [Mexico] |
| laminate {n} (Material formed of thin sheets) | :: laminado {m} |
| laminated {adj} (consisting of many thin layers) | :: contrachapado |
| laminate flooring {n} (synthetic flooring simulating wood) | :: laminado {m}, tarima flotante sintética {f} |
| lamination {n} /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (process) | :: laminación {f} |
| lammergeier {n} (bird) | :: quebrantahuesos {m} |
| lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| lamp {n} /læmp/ (device producing light) | :: lámpara {f} |
| lamp {n} (oil device producing light) | :: lámpara {f}, candil {m} |
| lampas {n} (type of luxury fabric) | :: lampás {f} |
| lampoon {n} /læmˈpuːn/ (written satirical attack) | :: sátira {f}, libelo {m}, pasquín {m}, vejamen |
| lampoon {v} (satirize) SEE: satirize | :: |
| lamppost {n} (pole that holds up a light) | :: farola {f} |
| lamprey {n} /ˈlæm.pɹi/ (a fish) | :: lamprea |
| lampshade {n} /ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/ (cover over a lamp) | :: pantalla {f} |
| lance {n} /læns/ (weapon of war) | :: lanza {f} |
| lance {n} ((military) soldier armed with a lance) | :: lancero {m} |
| lance {n} | :: lanza {f} |
| Lancelot {prop} /ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/ (the knight) | :: Lanzarote |
| lancet {n} /læn.sɪt/ (surgical instrument) | :: lanceta {f} |
| lancetfish {n} (deep-sea fish) | :: lanzón {m} |
| land {n} /lænd/ (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | :: tierra {f} |
| land {n} (country or region) | :: patria {f}, país {m} |
| land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) | :: aterrizar |
| land {v} (to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water) | :: aterrar |
| land {v} (to bring to land) | :: aterrizar |
| land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver | :: |
| land {n} (fright) SEE: fright | :: |
| -land {suffix} /lənd/ (territory, country or region (suffix)) | :: -landia {f} |
| land ahoy {interj} (interjection shouted by the ship's watch) | :: tierra a la vista |
| land bridge {n} (isthmus) | :: puente terrestre |
| land degradation {n} (decline in the overall quality of soil, water or vegeatation) | :: degradación del suelo {f} |
| Landes {prop} (department of France) | :: Landas |
| landfall {n} /ˈlænd.fɔl/ (arrival of a ship at the shore) | :: recalada, aterrada {f} |
| landfall {n} | :: tocar tierra |
| landfill {n} /ˈlænd.fɪl/ (site at which refuse is buried) | :: vertedero {m} |
| landgrave {n} (renderings of Landgraf) | :: landgrave {m} |
| land ho {interj} (land ahoy) SEE: land ahoy | :: |
| -landia {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) SEE: -land | :: |
| landing {n} /ˈlændɪŋ/ (coming to earth, as of an airplane) | :: aterrizaje {m} |
| landing {n} (an in-between platform) | :: rellano {m}, descansillo {m} |
| landing {n} (a place on a shoreline where a boat lands) | :: muelle {m}, rellano, descansillo |
| landing gear {n} (undercarriage) | :: tren de aterrizaje {m} |
| landing strip {n} (auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft) | :: pista de aterrizaje {f} |
| landlady {n} /ˈlændˌleɪ.di/ (female landlord) | :: arredataria {f}, casera {f}, terrateniente {f} [la] |
| landline {n} (fixed telephone communications cable) | :: telefonía fija {f}, línea fija {f} |
| landline {n} (telephone connected by such a fixed wire) | :: teléfono fijo {m} |
| landlocked {adj} /ˈlændlɑkt/ (surrounded by land) | :: sin litoral |
| landlord {n} /ˈlænd.lɔɹd/ (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) | :: arrendador {m}, casero {m} |
| landlouper {n} (vagabond) SEE: vagabond | :: |
| landmark {n} /ˈlændmɑɹk/ (recognizable feature) | :: hito |
| landmark {n} (major event) | :: sobresaliente |
| landmass {n} /ˈlænd.mæs/ (large continuous area of land) | :: masa de tierra {f} |
| land mine {n} /ˈlænd.maɪn/ (mine that is placed on land) | :: mina terrestre {f} |
| Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan) | :: Tierra del Sol Naciente {f} |
| landowner {n} /ˈlændˌoʊ.nɚ/ (a person who owns land) | :: terrateniente {m} {f} |
| landrace {n} /ˈlændˌɹeɪs/ (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment) | :: variedad autóctona {f}, variedad local {f} |
| landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake | :: |
| landscape {n} /ˈlandskeɪp/ (portion of land or territory) | :: paisaje {m} |
| landscape {n} (picture representing a scene) | :: paisaje {m} |
| landscape {n} (pictorial aspect of a country) | :: paisaje {m} |
| landscape {n} (mode of printing) | :: apaisado {m}, horizontal |
| landscape gardening {n} (development of gardens) | :: paisajismo urbano {m} |
| landscape genetics {n} (discipline) | :: genética del paisaje {f} |
| landscaping {n} (the act of improving a landscape) | :: paisajismo {m} |
| Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet | :: |
| landslide {n} /ˈlænd.slaɪd/ (natural disaster) | :: corrimiento de tierra {m}, deslave {m} [Latin America], desprendimiento {m} |
| lane {n} /leɪn/ (passageway) | :: camino |
| lane {n} (division of roadway) | :: carril {m}, [Venezuela] canal {m} |
| lane {n} (division of racetrack) | :: calle |
| lane {n} (course for ships or aircraft) | :: carrera {f} |
| Langhian {prop} (subdivision of the Miocene epoch) | :: Langhiense |
| Langobard {n} (Lombard) SEE: Lombard | :: |
| langoustine {n} (Nephrops norvegicus) SEE: Norway lobster | :: |
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) | :: lengua {f}, idioma {m} |
| language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) | :: lenguaje {m} |
| language {n} (nonverbal communication) | :: lenguaje {m} |
| language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) | :: lenguaje {m} |
| language {n} (particular words used) | :: lenguaje {m} |
| language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) | :: lenguaje {m} |
| language assistant {n} (assistant teacher of a foreign language) | :: auxiliar de conversación {m} {f} |
| language barrier {n} (barrier to communication) | :: barrera idiomática {f} |
| language exchange {n} (language exchange) | :: intercambio de idiomas {m}, tandem {m} |
| language family {n} (set of languages) | :: familia lingüística {f} |
| language isolate {n} (natural language without relatives) | :: lengua aislada {f} |
| language swap {n} (language exchange) SEE: language exchange | :: |
| langued {adj} (having the tongue visible) | :: lampasado |
| languid {adj} /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd/ (lacking enthusiasm, energy or strength) | :: lánguido |
| languidly {adv} (in a languid manner) | :: lánguidamente |
| languish {v} /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ (to lose strength and become weak) | :: atrofiar, marchitar, decaer |
| languish {v} (to pine away with longing) | :: languidecer |
| languish {v} (to live in miserable conditions) | :: sufrir, desperecer, ir tirando |
| languish {v} (to be neglected, to make little progress) | :: periclitar, debilitarse, estancarse, atascarse, enredarse |
| languor {v} (to languish) SEE: languish | :: |
| languor {n} /ˈlæŋɡə/ (state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling; an instance of this, see also: lassitude) | :: languidez {f}, languor {m} |
| languorous {adj} /ˈlæŋɡərəs/ (lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical) | :: lánguido {m} |
| langur {n} /lʌŋ.ˈɡʊəɹ/ (group in the subfamily Colobinae) | :: langur {m} |
| La Niña {n} /lɑːˈniːnjə/ (temperature anomaly) | :: La Niña {f} |
| lanichol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin | :: |
| laniol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin | :: |
| lank {adj} /læŋk/ (slender and thin) | :: delgado, flaco |
| lanky {adj} /ˈlæŋk.i/ (tall, slim) | :: larguirucho {m} |
| lanner falcon {n} (Falco biarmicus) | :: halcón borní {m} |
| lanolin {n} (greasy yellow substance) | :: lanolina {f} |
| lansquenet {n} /ˌlænskəˈnɛt/ (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) | :: lansquenete {m} |
| lantern {n} /ˈlæn.tɚn/ (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) | :: farol {m} |
| lantern {n} (a smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one) | :: linterna {f} |
| lantern {n} (Aristotle's lantern) SEE: Aristotle's lantern | :: |
| lanthanum {n} /ˈlænθənəm/ (metallic element) | :: lantano {m} |
| lanyard {n} /ˈlæn.jɚd/ (a short rope used for fastening rigging) | :: acollador {m}, maroma {f} |
| lanyard {n} (a cord worn around the neck; used to hold a small object such as a whistle) | :: cordón {m}, cordel {m} |
| lanyard {n} (a cord with a hook; once used to fire artillery) | :: dragona {f} |
| Lao {n} /laʊ/ (person) | :: laosiano {m}, laosiana {f}, lao {p} |
| Lao {n} (language) | :: lao |
| Lao {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language) | :: laosiano, de Laos |
| Laocoön {prop} /leɪˈɒkɵ.ɒn/ (Trojan or Argonaut) | :: Laocoonte |
| Laos {prop} /ˈlaʊ(s)/ (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Laos |
| Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao | :: |
| Laotian {prop} /ˈlaʊʃən/ (language) | :: lao |
| Laotian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos) | :: laosiano, de Laos |
| Lao-Tzu {prop} (Laozi) SEE: Laozi | :: |
| Laozi {prop} (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) | :: Lao-Tsé {m}, Laozi {m}, Laocio {m} |
| lap {n} /læp/ (edge; border; hem) | :: dobladillo {m} |
| lap {n} (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down) | :: regazo {m} |
| lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person) | :: regazo {m} |
| lap {n} | :: regazo {m} |
| lap {n} (sports: one circuit around a race track) | :: vuelta {f} |
| La Pampa {prop} (province) | :: La Pampa |
| laparoscopic {adj} (relating to laparoscopy) | :: laparoscópico |
| laparoscopy {n} /lapəˈɹɒskəpi/ (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity) | :: laparoscopia {f}, laparoscopía {f} |
| laparotomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: laparotomía {f} |
| La Paz {prop} /lə ˈpæz/ (capital city of Bolivia) | :: La Paz {f} |
| lap dog {n} /ˈlæpdɒɡ/ (small dog suited to resting in its master's lap) | :: perro faldero {m} |
| lapel {n} /ləˈpɛl/ (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) | :: solapa {f} |
| lapidation {n} /ˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən/ (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) | :: lapidación {f} |
| lapis lazuli {n} /ˌlapɪs ˈlazjʊlaɪ/ (precious blue stone) | :: lapislázuli {m} |
| Laplace distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: distribución de Laplace |
| Laplace operator {n} (mathematics, physics: differential operator used in modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications) | :: operador de Laplace {m}, laplaciano {m} |
| Laplacian {n} (Laplace operator) SEE: Laplace operator | :: |
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) | :: Laponia |
| lappet moth {n} (eggar) SEE: eggar | :: |
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland | :: |
| Lapponian Herder {n} (breed of dog) | :: pastor finlandés de Laponia |
| La Pérouse Strait {prop} (strait) | :: estrecho de La Pérouse {m} |
| lapse {n} /læps/ (a temporary failure; a slip) | :: lapso, desliz {m} |
| lapse {n} (a termination of a right, etc, through disuse or neglect.) | :: prescripción {f} |
| lapsus linguae {n} /ˌlæpsəs ˈlɪŋɡwiː/ (An inadvertent remark) | :: lapsus línguae |
| laptop {n} /ˈlæp.tɑp/ (computing: a laptop computer) | :: portátil {m}, computador portátil {m}, computadora portátil {f}, ordenador portátil {m} |
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop | :: |
| lapwing {n} /ˈlæpwɪŋ/ (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) | :: avefría {f}, queltehue, tero |
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port | :: |
| larceny {n} /ˈlɑɹ.sə.ni/ (law: unlawful taking of personal property) | :: hurto {m}, latrocinio {m} |
| larch {n} /ˈlɑɹtʃ/ (a coniferous tree) | :: alerce {m} |
| larch {n} (the wood of the larch) | :: alerce {m} |
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon | :: |
| lard {n} /lɑːd/ (fat from the abdomen of a pig) | :: manteca |
| lard {v} (to stuff with bacon or pork) | :: mechar |
| larder {n} /ˈlɑɹ.dɚ/ (cool room used as food storage) | :: despensa {f}, alacena |
| large {adj} /ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ (of greater size, see also: big) | :: grande |
| large intestine {n} (bodily organ) | :: intestino grueso {m} |
| largely {adv} /ˈlɑɹdʒ.li/ (for the most part) | :: mayormente |
| Large Münsterländer {n} (Large Münsterländer) | :: gran münsterländer, münsterländer grande |
| largen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
| large-scale {adj} (large in amount, scope or extent) | :: a gran escala |
| large-scale {adj} | :: a gran escala, en gran escala |
| largesse {n} /lɑɹˈdʒɛs/ (generosity in the giving of gifts or money) | :: largueza {f} |
| large-tailed antshrike {n} (a passerine of the antbird family) | :: bataré pintado |
| large white {n} (butterfly) | :: mariposa de la col {f}, blanca de la col {f} |
| La Rioja {prop} (autonomous community and province) | :: La Rioja |
| Larissa {prop} /ləˈɹɪsə/ (the city in Greece) | :: Larisa {f} |
| lark {n} /lɑːk/ (bird) | :: alondra {f} |
| lark {n} (one who wakes early) | :: madrugador {m} |
| larkspur {n} (Delphinium) | :: espuela de caballero {f} |
| Larnaca {prop} (city) | :: Lárnaca {f} |
| Larry {prop} /ˈlæɹi/ (diminutive of Laurence) | :: Renzo |
| larva {n} /ˈlɑː.və/ (a stage of growth) | :: larva {f} |
| larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole) | :: larva {f} |
| larval {adj} /ˈlɑɹvəl/ (of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped) | :: larvario |
| laryngeal {adj} /ləˈɹɪn.dʒi.əl/ (of or pertaining to larynx) | :: laringeo |
| laryngitis {n} /læɹɪnˈdʒajtɪs/ (inflammation of the larynx) | :: laringitis {f} |
| laryngological {adj} (of or pertaining to laryngology) | :: laringológico |
| laryngologist {n} (a person who studies or specializes in laryngology) | :: laringólogo {m}, laringóloga {f} |
| laryngology {n} (branch of physiology) | :: laringología {f} |
| laryngopharynx {n} (anatomy: the part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx) | :: laringofaringe {f} |
| larynx {n} /ˈlæɹɪŋks/ (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) | :: laringe {f} |
| lasagna {n} /ləˈzæn.jə/ (baked dish) | :: lasaña {f} |
| lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna | :: |
| Las Cabras {prop} (Las Cabras) | :: Las Cabras {m} |
| lascivious {adj} /ləˈsɪvɪəs/ (wanton) | :: lascivo |
| lasciviousness {n} (the state or characteristic of being lascivious) | :: lascivia {f} |
| laser {n} /ˈleɪzɚ/ (device producing beam of light) | :: láser {m} |
| laser {n} (laser beam) SEE: laser beam | :: |
| laser {n} (laser printer) SEE: laser printer | :: |
| laser beam {n} (light from a laser) | :: rayo láser {m} |
| laser printer {n} (computer printer) | :: impresora láser {f} |
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash | :: |
| lash {n} /læʃ/ (stroke with a whip) | :: látigo {m}, zurriagazo {m}, latigazo {m} |
| lash {v} (to strike with a lash) | :: fustigar, hostigar |
| lash out {v} (To make a fierce verbal attack) | :: vituperar |
| lass {n} /læs/ (a young woman or girl) | :: chica, chiquita, [child] niña, muchacha, señorita |
| lass {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart | :: |
| lassitude {n} /ˈlæsɪˌtjuːd/ (lethargy) | :: lasitud |
| lasso {n} /ˈlæs.oʊ/ (a long rope with a sliding loop) | :: lazo |
| lasso {v} (to catch with a lasso) | :: lacear, lazar |
| last {adj} /lɑːst/ (final) | :: último |
| last {adj} (most recent) | :: último, pasado |
| last {adj} (least preferable) | :: último |
| last {v} (to endure, continue over time) | :: durar |
| last {v} (to hold out) | :: durar, aguantar |
| last {n} (tool) | :: horma {f} |
| lastborn {n} (youngest child of a family) | :: ultimogénito |
| lastborn {adj} (born last in a family) | :: ultimogénito |
| last but not least {adv} /ˈlæst bʌt nɑt ˈlist/ (An expression to start the last item of a list) | :: por último, pero no menos importante |
| last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| last-ditch {adj} (as a last resort, done in desperation) | :: desesperado, a la desesperada, último |
| lasting {adj} /ˈlæstɪŋ/ (persisting for an extended period of time) | :: duradero |
| Last Judgment {prop} (judgment day) | :: Juicio Final {m} |
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| last night {n} (previous evening or night) | :: ayer por la noche, anoche |
| last night {adv} (during the night before today) | :: anoche, ayer por la noche |
| last quarter {n} (the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon) | :: cuarto menguante {m} |
| last resort {n} (only remaining option) | :: ultima esperanza, unica forma, último recurso {m}, última instancia {f} |
| last rites {n} (Catholic sacrament) | :: extremaunción {f} |
| last straw {n} (small additional burden) | :: la gota que colma el vaso {f}, acabose, puntilla |
| Last Supper {prop} (last meal Jesus ate with disciples) | :: Última Cena {f} |
| last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) | :: el año pasado |
| Las Vegas {prop} /lɑs ˈveɪɡəs/ (city) | :: Las Vegas {f-p} |
| latch {n} /lætʃ/ (fastening for a door) | :: cerrojo {m}, pestillo {m} |
| latch {n} | :: picaporte |
| latchkey kid {n} (schoolchild) | :: niño con llave {m} |
| late {adj} /leɪt/ (near the end of a period of time) | :: tarde |
| late {adj} (associated with the end of a period) | :: tardío |
| late {adj} (not arriving until after an expected time) | :: atrasado |
| late {adj} (euphemism for dead) | :: difunto |
| late {adv} (proximate in time) | :: tarde |
| Late Antiquity {prop} (the period between classical antiquity and the Middle Ages) | :: Antigüedad tardía {f} |
| lateen {n} /læˈtin/ (sail) | :: vela latina {f} |
| Late Latin {prop} (form of the Latin language) | :: bajo latín {m} |
| lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently | :: |
| Late Middle Ages {prop} (Translations) | :: Baja Edad Media |
| latent {adj} /ˈleɪ.tənt/ (existing or present but concealed or inactive) | :: latente |
| latent heat {n} (heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase) | :: calor latente {m} |
| later {adv} /ˈleɪtɚ/ (more late) | :: más tarde |
| later {adv} (afterward in time) | :: más tarde, después |
| later {adv} (at some unspecified time in the future) | :: posteriormente |
| later {adj} (more late) | :: más tarde |
| later {adj} (coming afterward in time) | :: posterior |
| later {adj} (at some time in the future) | :: posterior |
| later {interj} (see you later) | :: hasta luego |
| lateral {adj} /ˈlæt.ɚ.əl/ (of or pertaining to the side) | :: lateral |
| lateral {adj} (pertaining to the left or right of the body) | :: lateral |
| laterally {adv} (done in a lateral manner) | :: lateralmente |
| lateral rectus {n} (muscle) | :: recto lateral {m}, músculo recto lateral {m} |
| lateral thinking {n} (lateral thinking) | :: pensamiento lateral {m} |
| later on {adv} | :: más adelante, más tarde |
| laters {interj} /ˈleɪtɚz/ (slang expression used at parting) | :: ahí nos vidrios [slang, Mexico] |
| latest {adj} /ˈleɪt.ɪst/ (most recent) | :: último |
| latex {n} /ˈleɪˌtɛks/ (milky sap) | :: látex {m} |
| latex {n} (emulsion) | :: látex {m} |
| lath {n} /læθ/ (a thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.) | :: listón {m} |
| lathe {n} /leɪð/ (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) | :: torno {m} |
| lathe {v} (to shape with a lathe) | :: tornear, mandrilar |
| lather {n} /ˈlæðɚ/ (foam of soap and water) | :: espuma de jabón {f} |
| lather {v} (to cover with lather) | :: enjabonar |
| Latin {adj} /ˈlæt.n̩/ (of the language) | :: latín |
| Latin {adj} (of the script) | :: latino |
| Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome) | :: romano |
| Latin {adj} (of Latium) | :: latino |
| Latin {adj} (of descendants from ancient Romans) | :: romano, latino {m}, latina {f}, latinos {m-p}, latinas {f-p} |
| Latin {adj} (of/from Latin America) | :: latino, latinoamericano {m}, latinoamericana {f}, latinoamericanos {m-p}, latinoamericanas {f-p} |
| Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) | :: latín |
| Latin {n} (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire) | :: romano {m} |
| Latin {n} (person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin) | :: latino {m} |
| Latin {n} | :: latino {m} |
| Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet) | :: alfabeto latino {m} |
| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) | :: Latinoamérica {f}, América Latina {f} |
| Latin American {n} (A native or inhabitant of Latin America) | :: latinoamericano {m}, latinoamericana {f} |
| Latin American {adj} (Of or relating to Latin America) | :: latinoamericano |
| Latin Church {prop} (one of the particular churches) | :: Iglesia latina {f} |
| Latinity {n} (essence of being Latin) | :: latinidad {f} |
| Latinization {n} /ˌlæt.ɪ.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (act or process of Latinizing) | :: latinización {f} |
| Latinize {v} (to transliterate to Latin script) SEE: romanize | :: |
| Latino {n} /ləˈtinoʊ/ (person from Latin America) | :: latinoamericano {m} |
| Latino-Faliscan {adj} (Relating to the Latin and Faliscan tongues) | :: latino-falisco |
| Latino-Faliscan {prop} (An Italic language family.) | :: latino-falisco |
| latissimus dorsi {n} (muscle) | :: dorsal ancho {m} |
| latitude {n} /ˈlæt.ɪ.tud/ (angular distance north or south from the equator) | :: latitud {f} |
| latitude {n} (imaginary line parallel to the equator) | :: latitud {f} |
| latitude {n} (freedom from restrictions) | :: holgura {f} |
| latitude {n} (angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic) | :: latitud {f} |
| latitudinarian {adj} /lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ən/ (tolerant, especially of other people's religious views) | :: laxista {f} |
| latitudinarian {n} (a person who is tolerant) | :: latitudinario {m} |
| latitudinarianism {n} /lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ənɪzəm/ (tolerance of other people's views) | :: latitudinarianismo {m} |
| Latium {prop} /ˈleɪ.ʃi.əm/ (region of central Italy) | :: Lacio {m} |
| lative {n} (case) | :: lativo {m} |
| latrine {n} /ləˈtɹiːn/ (a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench, see also: toilet; outhouse) | :: letrina {f}, retrete {m} |
| latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| -latry {suffix} /-lətɹi/ (forms a noun meaning worship of stemmed noun) | :: -latría {f} |
| latte {n} /ˈlɑ.teɪ/ (caffè latte) | :: latte {m} |
| latte art {n} (art) | :: arte del latte {f}, arte del café con leche {f} |
| latter {adj} /ˈlæt̬.əɹ/ (relating to or being the second of two items) | :: segundo {m}, éste {m}, ésta {f} |
| latter {adj} (near (or nearer) to the end) | :: último {m}, este último {m}, esta última {f} |
| latter {adj} (close (or closer) to the present time) | :: último |
| latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern | :: |
| Latter-day Saint {n} (member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) | :: Santo de los Últimos Días {m}, Santa de los Últimos Días {f} |
| lattice {n} /ˈlæt.ɪs/ (flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material) | :: celosía {f} |
| lattice {n} (regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points) | :: trama, cuadrícula |
| lattice {n} (partially ordered set) | :: retículo {m} |
| lattice {n} | :: celosía {f}, rejilla {f}, [1] enrejado {m}, reticulado {m}, latis {m}, [2] enrejado {m} |
| Latvia {prop} /ˈlæt.vi.ə/ (country) | :: Letonia {f} |
| Latvian {adj} /ˈlætvi.ən/ (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language) | :: letón |
| Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) | :: letón {m} |
| Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) | :: letón {m}, letona {f} |
| Latvian SSR {prop} (Soviet republic) | :: República Socialista Soviética de Letonia |
| laud {v} /lɔd/ (to praise, to glorify) | :: loar |
| laudable {adj} /lɔːdəbl/ (worthy of being lauded) | :: loable, laudable, encomiable, meritorio {m}, benemérito {m}, elogiable |
| laudableness {n} /ˈlɔːdəbəlnɪs/ (quality of being laudable) | :: laudabilidad {f} |
| laudably {adv} /ˈlɔː.dɪb.li/ (in a laudable manner) | :: loablemente |
| laudanum {n} (the tincture of opium once widely used) | :: láudano {m} |
| laudation {n} /lɔːˈdeɪ.ʃən/ (act of lauding) | :: loa {f} |
| laugh {n} /laːf/ (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: risa {f} |
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: reír |
| laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule) | :: reírse de |
| laughable {adj} /ˈlæfəbl̩/ (fitted to exite laughter) | :: risible, ridículo |
| laughable {adj} (worthy of derision) | :: irrisorio |
| laughing-eyed {adj} (Having eyes that reflect happiness) | :: ojialegre |
| laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae) | :: cucaburra común {f} |
| laughing stock {n} (object of ridicule) | :: hazmerreír {m} |
| laugh one's head off {v} (laugh uproariously) | :: desternillarse de risa, morirse de risa, partirse de risa, mearse de risa, partirse, troncharse, mondarse, carcajearse, reírse a mandíbula batiente |
| laughter {n} /ˈlæftɚ/ (sound (as) of laughing) | :: risa |
| laughter {n} | :: risa {f} |
| laughter is the best medicine {proverb} (Translations) | :: la risa es la mejor medicina |
| launch {v} /lɔnt͡ʃ/ (throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force) | :: lanzar |
| launch {v} (strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce) | :: lancear |
| launch {v} (cause to move or slide from the land into the water) | :: botar |
| launch {v} | :: lanzar |
| launch {n} (act of launching) | :: lanzamiento {m} |
| launch {n} (open boat) | :: lancha {f} |
| launch pad {n} /ˈlɑntʃ.pæd/ (the surface from which a launch is made) | :: plataforma de lanzamiento {f} |
| launchpad {n} (launch pad) SEE: launch pad | :: |
| launder {v} /ˈlɔndɚ/ (to wash and iron) | :: lavar, hacer la colada la colada |
| launderer {n} (one who engages in the business of laundering) | :: blanqueador {m} |
| launderette {n} /lɔndəˈɹɛt/ (place with facilities for washing that public may use) | :: lavandería {f} |
| laundress {n} (A woman whose employment is laundering) | :: lavandera {f} |
| laundromat {n} (launderette) SEE: launderette | :: |
| laundry {n} /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ (laundering; washing) | :: colada {f}, lavado {m} |
| laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done) | :: lavandería {f} |
| laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) | :: ropa sucia {f}, colada {f} |
| laundry basket {n} (container for holding and transporting clothing) | :: cesta {f} [Spain, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela]; cesto {m} [Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru]; canasta {f} [Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela]; canasto {m} [Argentina, Chile, Uruguay] |
| laundryman {n} (man in the business of laundering) | :: lavandero {m} |
| Laura {prop} /ˈlɔɹə/ (female given name) | :: Laura |
| laureate {adj} /ˈlɔɹ.i.ət/ (one crowned with laurel) | :: laureado, galardonado, ganador {m} |
| laureate {n} (one crowned with laurel) | :: laureado, galardonado |
| laureate {v} (one crowned with laurel) | :: laurear, galardonar |
| laurel {n} /ˈlɔɹ.əl/ (Laurus nobilis) | :: laurel {m} |
| laurel {n} (crown of laurel) | :: corona de laurel {f} |
| Laurel {n} (16–17-year-old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church) | :: laurel {f} |
| Laurence {prop} (male given name) | :: Lorenzo |
| Laurier {prop} | :: Laurier |
| Lausanne {prop} /loʊˈzæn/ (city) | :: Lausana {f} |
| lav {n} (non-offensive slang for a lavatory) | :: retrete {m} |
| lava {n} /ˈlɑːvə/ (molten rock) | :: lava {f} |
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma | :: |
| lava dome {n} (Circular mound shaped bulge built up from lava) | :: domo de lava {m}, domo tapón {m} |
| lavash {n} /ləˈvɑːʃ/ (a soft, thin flatbread) | :: lavash {m} |
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink | :: |
| lavender {n} /ˈlæv.ən.də/ (plant) | :: lavanda, espliego, cantueso, alhucema |
| lavender {n} (colour) | :: lavanda |
| lavish {adj} /ˈlævɪʃ/ (profuse) | :: generoso, pródigo, dadivoso, derrochador, exuberante |
| lavish {adj} (excessive) | :: excesivo, incontrolado, superabundante, sobrado |
| lavish {v} (to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander) | :: derrochar, despilfarrar, prodigar |
| law {n} /lɔ/ (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) | :: ley {f}, derecho {m} |
| law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) | :: ley {f} |
| law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena) | :: ley {f} |
| law {n} (mathematics: statement that is true under specified conditions) | :: ley {f} |
| law-abiding {adj} (obeying the laws) | :: obediente de la ley, respetuoso de la ley |
| law and order {n} (enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions) | :: orden público {m} |
| law enforcement {n} (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) | :: fuerzas del orden; fuerzas del orden {f-p} |
| law firm {n} (business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law) | :: firma de abogados {f}, bufete de abogados {m} |
| lawless {adj} (not governed by the law) | :: ilegal {m} {f} |
| lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order) | :: iniquidad {f} |
| lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer | :: |
| lawn {n} /lɔn/ (open space between woods) | :: claro {m} |
| lawn {n} (ground covered with grass) | :: césped {m}, grama {f} [Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela], pasto {m} [Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay], zacate {m} [Costa Rica, Mexico] |
| lawn bowling {n} (bowls) SEE: bowls | :: |
| lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawnmower {n} /ˈlɔːn.məʊ.ə/ (a device to cut grass) | :: cortacésped {f}, cortahierba, cortapasto, cortador de césped {m}, cortador de hierba {m}, cortador de pasto {m}, podadora {f} |
| law of conservation of energy {n} (total energy remains constant) | :: ley de la conservación de la energía {f} |
| law of nature {n} (physical law) SEE: physical law | :: |
| law of the jungle {n} (The survival of the fittest) | :: ley de la selva {f} |
| Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence | :: |
| lawrencium {n} /ləˈɹɛnsiəm/ (chemical element) | :: lawrencio {m}, laurencio {m} |
| law school {n} (institution) | :: facultad de derecho {f} |
| lawsuit {n} /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/ (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) | :: proceso judicial {m}, proceso {m}, pleito {m}, litigio {m}, acción {f} |
| lawyer {n} /ˈlɔɪ.ɚ/ (professional person authorized to practice law) | :: abogado {m}, abogada {f}, letrado {m} [formal], notario {m} |
| lax {adj} /læks/ (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation) | :: laxo |
| lax {adj} (loose; not tight or taut) | :: flojo, suelto |
| lax {adj} (diarrheal) SEE: diarrheal | :: |
| laxative {adj} /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/ (causing movement of the bowels) | :: laxante |
| laxative {n} (substance with a laxative effect) | :: laxante {m} |
| lay {v} /leɪ/ (to place something down in a position of rest) | :: acostar |
| lay {v} (to prepare groundwork, table etc.) | :: poner |
| lay {v} (to install certain building materials) | :: poner |
| lay {v} (to deposit an egg) | :: poner |
| lay {v} (to have sex with) | :: acostarse, tirar, yacer |
| lay {adj} (non-clergy) | :: laico |
| lay {adj} (non-professional) | :: lego, profano |
| lay {adj} (not being a member of an organized institution) | :: laico |
| layabout {n} /ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/ (lazy person) | :: holgazán {m} |
| lay an egg {v} (to produce an egg) | :: poner un huevo |
| lay an egg {v} (to produce a failure or flop) | :: poner un huevo |
| lay-by {n} /ˈleɪ.baɪ/ (road-side rest area) | :: área de aparcamiento, área de estacionamiento {p} |
| lay down {v} (to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground) | :: soltar |
| lay down {v} (to specify or establish (rules)) | :: poner, establecer |
| lay down {v} (to lie down for rest) | :: acostarse |
| layer {n} /ˈleɪ.ɚ/ (single thickness of some material covering a surface) | :: capa {f} |
| layer {n} (hen kept to lay eggs) | :: gallina ponedora {f}, ponedora {f} |
| layer {n} (shoot of a plant) | :: hijuelo {m} |
| lay figure {n} (jointed model) SEE: dummy | :: |
| lay figure {n} (unimportant person) SEE: Joe Average | :: |
| laying hen {n} (hen raised for egg production) | :: gallina ponedora {f} |
| layman {n} /ˈleɪmən/ (someone who is not an ordained cleric) | :: laico {m}, lego {m} |
| layman {n} (someone who is not a professional in a given field) | :: profano {m}, lego {m}, aficionado {m} |
| layoff {n} (dismissal of employees) | :: despido |
| lay out {v} (to arrange in a certain way) | :: ordenar, organizar |
| layout {n} /ˈleɪ.aʊt/ (structured arrangement of items) | :: diseño {m}, esquema {m}, estructura {f} |
| layout {n} (process of arranging media content for publishing) | :: maqueta {f} |
| layout {n} (map or a drawing of a construction site) | :: replanteo {m}, plano de replanteo {m} |
| layover {n} (break between stages of a journey) | :: escala {f}, parada en el camino {f} |
| layperson {n} (one who is not a cleric) | :: lego {m}, laico |
| lay something at the feet of {v} (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) | :: responsabilizar |
| lay the groundwork {v} (To provide the basics) | :: sentar las bases |
| lay waste {v} (to completely destroy) | :: arrasar, devastar, yermar |
| Lazarus {prop} /ˈlæzəɹəs/ (New Testament characters) | :: Lázaro {m} |
| Lazarus {prop} (male given name) | :: Lázaro |
| laze {v} /leɪz/ (be lazy, waste time) | :: holgazanear, haraganear, estar a la bartola, zanganear |
| lazily {adv} (in a lazy manner) | :: perezosamente |
| laziness {n} (quality of being lazy) | :: pereza {f}, desidia {f} |
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: Lacio {m} |
| lazurite {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli | :: |
| lazy {adj} /ˈleɪzi/ (unwilling to work) | :: perezoso, flojo, locho, haragán, vago |
| lazy ass {n} /ˈleɪ̯.zi.æs/ ((vulgar, slang) lazy person) | :: huevón [Mexico] |
| lazybones {n} (person who is lazy) | :: holgazán {m} |
| lazy eye {n} (amblyopia) SEE: amblyopia | :: |
| LCD {n} (liquid crystal display) | :: LCD {m} |
| LDS {n} (Mormon church) | :: SUD |
| lea {n} /liː/ (open field, meadow) | :: campo |
| leach {v} /liːtʃ/ (to purge a soluble matter out of something) | :: lixiviar |
| lead {n} (chemical element) | :: plomo {m} |
| lead {n} (plummet to measure depth of water) | :: sonda {f}, escandallo {m} |
| lead {n} (separator line in print) | :: regleta {f}, interlínea {f} |
| lead {n} (refill for writing tool) | :: mina {f} |
| lead {n} (bullets) | :: balas {m} |
| lead {v} (to cover, fill, or affect with lead) | :: emplomar |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection) | :: guiar, llevar, ducir |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct in a certain course) | :: conducir, llevar |
| lead {v} (go or be in advance of; precede) | :: liderar |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct oneself) | :: llevar |
| lead {v} (begin a game of cards or dominoes) | :: partir, comenzar |
| lead {v} (intransitive: be ahead of others) | :: liderar, ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza |
| lead {v} (intransitive: have the highest interim score in a game) | :: liderar, ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza |
| lead {v} (intransitive: be more advanced) | :: liderar |
| lead {v} (intransitive: to go first) | :: ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza |
| lead {n} (precedence; advance position) | :: ventaja {f} |
| lead astray {v} (to misguide or misdirect) | :: descaminar |
| lead by the nose {v} | :: armar una cancamusa |
| leaden {adj} /ˈlɛdən/ (made of lead) | :: plúmbeo, plomizo |
| leaden {adj} (pertaining to or resembling lead) | :: plúmbeo, plomizo |
| leaden {adj} (dull) | :: cubierto, nublado |
| leader {n} /ˈlidɚ/ (one having authority) | :: líder {m} {f}, dirigente {m}, jefe {m}, caudillo {m} |
| leaderless {adj} (without a person providing direction) | :: acéfalo {m}, descabezado {m} |
| leadership {n} /ˈlidɚʃɪp/ (capacity to lead) | :: liderazgo |
| leadership {n} | :: liderazgo {m}, caudillaje {m} |
| lead guitar {n} (electric guitar that plays soloistically) | :: guitarra solista {f} |
| leading {adj} /ˈliːdɪŋ/ (providing guidance) | :: principal |
| leading diagonal {n} (main diagonal) SEE: main diagonal | :: |
| lead oxide {n} (yellow oxide of lead) | :: óxido de plomo {m} |
| lead poisoning {n} (chronic intoxiction caused by lead) SEE: plumbism | :: |
| lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive | :: |
| leaf {n} /liːf/ (part of a plant) | :: hoja {f} |
| leaf {n} (sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin) | :: hoja |
| leaf {n} (sheet of a book) | :: hoja {f} |
| leaf {n} (flat section used to extend a table) | :: tablero {m} |
| leaf {n} (moveable panel of a bridge or door) | :: hoja, [of a bridge] tablero móvil {m} |
| leaf {n} (computing, mathematics: tree node without descendants) | :: hoja |
| leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf | :: |
| leaf blower {n} (motorised garden tool) | :: soplador de hojas {m} |
| leaf-cutter ant {n} (type of ant) | :: hormiga arriera {f}, hormiga cortadora {f}, [Colombian Llanos, Venezuela] bachaco {m}, [Cuba] bibijagua {f}, [Central Mexico] chancharra {m}, [Mexico] chicatana {m}, [Peru] coqui {m}, [Eastern Central Colombia] hormiga culona {f}, [Northwestern Mexico] mochomo {m}, [Southern Mexico] nucú {m}, [Bolivia] tujo {m}, [Costa Rica] zompopa {f}, [El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Southern Mexico] zompopo {f} |
| leaflet {n} /ˈliːflɪt/ (component of a compound leaf) | :: folíolo {m} |
| leaflet {n} (small plant leaf) | :: folleto {m}, panfleto {m} |
| leaf spring {n} (leaf spring) | :: suspensión de ballesta {f} |
| leafstalk {n} (stalk that supports a leaf) SEE: petiole | :: |
| leaf-storm {n} (a wind-driven burst of dead leaves) | :: hojarasca {f} |
| leaf through {v} (to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random) | :: hojear |
| leafy {adj} /ˈliːfi/ (covered with leaves) | :: frondoso |
| leafy {adj} (containing much foliage) | :: frondoso |
| leafy {adj} (in the form of leaves (of some material)) | :: foliáceo |
| league {n} /liːɡ/ (a group or association of cooperating members) | :: alianza {f}, liga {f} |
| league {n} (organization of sports teams) | :: liga {f} |
| league {v} (to form an association) | :: asociarse |
| league {n} (distance) | :: legua {f} |
| League of Nations {prop} (international organization) | :: Sociedad de Naciones {f} |
| league table {n} (tabular display of teams) | :: clasificación [Spain], (tabla de) posiciones [Latin America] |
| Leah {prop} /ˈliːə/ (elder daughter of Laban) | :: Lea, Lía |
| leak {n} /liːk/ (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape) | :: gotera, agujero, rotura {f}, vía {f} |
| leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid) | :: pérdida {f} |
| leak {n} (divulgation, or disclosure, of information) | :: filtración {f} |
| leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter) | :: filtrar |
| leak {v} (to reveal secret information) | :: filtrar |
| leaky {adj} /ˈliːki/ (having leaks; allows contents to escape) | :: permeable, gotoso {m}, gotosa {f}, fugoso {m}, fugosa {f} |
| lean {v} /liːn/ (to incline) | :: inclinar |
| lean {v} (to hang outwards) | :: declinarse |
| lean {v} (to rest or rely upon for support) | :: apoyarse |
| lean {v} (to press against) | :: apoyarse, arrimar, reclinar |
| lean {adj} (being slim, not fleshy) | :: delgado, esbelto |
| lean {adj} (of meat, having little fat) | :: magro |
| lean {adj} (having little extra or little to spare) | :: estrecho, ajustado |
| lean {adj} (having a low proportion of a desired substance) | :: delgado, sobreoxigenado |
| Leander {prop} (Greek lover of Hero) | :: Leandro |
| Leander {prop} (male given name) | :: Leandro |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) | :: Torre inclinada de Pisa {f} |
| leap {v} /liːp/ | :: saltar |
| leap {n} | :: salto {m} |
| leap {n} (intercalary) | :: bisiesto |
| leap day {n} /liːp deɪ/ (extra day in a leap year) | :: día bisiesto {m}, día intercalar {m} |
| leapfrog {n} /ˈliːpfɹɒɡ/ (game) | :: correcalles, pídola [Castillian] |
| leap of faith {n} (act of believing in something despite proof) | :: salto de fe {m} |
| leap second {n} (added second) | :: segundo intercalar {m} |
| leap to mind {v} (spring to mind) SEE: spring to mind | :: |
| leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) | :: bisiesto {m}, año bisiesto {m} |
| learn {v} /lɜːn/ (to acquire knowledge or ability) | :: aprender |
| learn {v} (to attend educational activity) | :: aprender |
| learn {v} (to make use of a bad experience) | :: aprender |
| learn {v} (to improve) | :: aprender |
| learn {v} (to be studying) | :: estudiar |
| learn {v} (to come to know; to become informed of; to find out) | :: aprender, enterarse |
| learned {adj} /ˈlɝnɪd/ (having much learning) | :: erudito {m}, leído {m} |
| learned {adj} (scholarly) SEE: scholarly | :: |
| learned borrowing {n} (word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language) | :: cultismo {m} |
| learner {n} /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/ (one that is learning) | :: aprendiz {m} {f} |
| learning {n} /ˈlɝnɪŋ/ (action of the verb) | :: aprendizaje |
| learning {n} (accumulated knowledge) | :: conocimiento {m} |
| learning curve {n} (visualization of learning as a function of experience) | :: curva de aprendizaje {f} |
| learning difference {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
| learning difficulty {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
| learning disability {n} (disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner) | :: dificultades de aprendizaje {f-p} |
| learningless {adj} (uneducated) SEE: uneducated | :: |
| lease {n} /liːs/ (contract granting use or occupation of property) | :: contrato de arrendamiento {m} |
| leash {n} /liːʃ/ (long cord for dogs) | :: correa {f} |
| least {determiner} /liːst/ (the smallest amount of) | :: mínimo |
| least {adv} (in the smallest degree) | :: menos |
| least common multiple {n} ((number theory)) | :: mínimo común múltiplo {m} |
| least flycatcher {n} /liːst flaɪˈkætʃ.ə(ɹ)/ (Empidonax minimus) | :: mosquero mínimo {m} |
| least weasel {n} /ˈliːst ˈwiːz(ə)l/ (Mustela nivalis) | :: mostela {f} |
| leather {n} /ˈlɛðə/ (material produced by tanning animal skin) | :: cuero {m} |
| leatherette {n} /ˌlɛðəˈɹɛt/ (type of fabric made to imitate the appearance of leather) | :: escay {m} |
| leave {v} /liːv/ (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) | :: dejar |
| leave {v} (to transfer possession after death) | :: dejar, legar |
| leave {v} (to give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit) | :: depositar, dejar |
| leave {v} (to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with) | :: salir de, dejar |
| leave {v} (to depart (intransitive)) | :: partir, irse, salir |
| leave {v} | :: quedar, sobrar |
| leave {n} (permission to be absent) | :: permiso {m} |
| leave {n} (absence from work) | :: permiso {m}, licencia {f} |
| leave {n} (departure) | :: despedida {f} |
| leave alone {v} (to stop bothering) | :: dejar en paz |
| leave home {v} (stop living with one's parents) | :: irse de casa |
| leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me) | :: déjame en paz, déjeme en paz |
| leaven {n} /ˈlɛv.ən/ (any agent used to make dough rise) | :: levadura {f}, polvos de hornear {m-p} |
| leaven {v} (to add leavening) | :: leudar |
| leaven {v} (to cause to rise by fermentation) | :: leudar |
| leave nothing to the imagination {v} (to cover or hide very little or nothing) | :: dejar nada para la imaginación |
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
| leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit | :: |
| leave someone holding the bag {v} (leave somebody holding the responsibility or blame) | :: echar el muerto |
| leave someone in the lurch {v} (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) | :: dejar con los crespos hechos, dejar plantado, dejar en la estacada |
| Lebanese {n} /lɛ.bəˈniːz/ (A person from Lebanon) | :: libanés |
| Lebanese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language) | :: libanés |
| Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) | :: República Libanesa {f} |
| Lebanon {prop} /ˈlɛbənən/ (Lebanese Republic) | :: el Líbano {m} |
| Lecco {prop} (town) | :: Lecco |
| Le Chatelier's principle {prop} (chemical principle) | :: principio de Le Chatelier {m} |
| lecherous {adj} /ˈlɛtʃəɹəs/ (given to a lustful craving of sexual activities) | :: libidinoso, lascivo, licencioso, libertino, lujurioso |
| lechery {n} /ˈlɛtʃ.əɹ.i/ (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) | :: lujuria {f} |
| lecithin {n} /ˈlɛs.ə.θɪn/ (lecithin) | :: lecitina {f} |
| lectern {n} (a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service) | :: atril {m} |
| lectern {n} (a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes) | :: atril {m} |
| lectern {n} | :: facistol {m} |
| lectionary {n} (book) | :: leccionario {m} |
| lecture {n} /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ/ (a spoken lesson) | :: conferencia {f} (talk), [colloquial] charla {f} (talk), clase {f} (educational lecture) |
| lecture hall {n} (lecture theatre) SEE: lecture theatre | :: |
| lecturer {n} /ˈlɛktʃəɹɚ/ (person who gives lectures) | :: docente {m} |
| lecturer {n} (member of university or college) | :: docente {m} {f} |
| lecture theatre {n} (room in a university with many seats and a sloped floor) | :: auditorio {m}, salón de actos {m} |
| LED {n} /ɛl.iː.ˈdiː/ (light-emitting diode) | :: diodo luminoso {m}, led {m} |
| ledge {n} /lɛdʒ/ (shelf) | :: repisa {f} |
| ledge {n} (of rocks) | :: saliente {m}, cornisa {f} |
| ledger {n} /ˈlɛdʒə/ (book for keeping notes) | :: registro {m} |
| ledger {n} (collection of accounting entries) | :: libro de contabilidad {m}, libro mayor {m} |
| ledger line {n} (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) | :: línea adicional {f} |
| leech {n} /liːtʃ/ (annelid) | :: sanguijuela {f}, sanguja {f}, hirudíneo {m} |
| leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician | :: |
| leek {n} /liːk/ (vegetable) | :: puerro {m}, porro {m}, poro {m} |
| leery {adj} /ˈlɪə.ɹi/ (Cautious, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns) | :: receloso, desconfiado, cauteloso |
| lees {n} | :: heces {f-p}, hez {f} [rare] |
| Leeuwarden {prop} /ˈleɪwɑɹdən/ (capital and largest city of Friesland) | :: Leuvarda |
| leeward {adj} /ˈliːwəd/ (on the side sheltered from the wind) | :: sotavento |
| leeway {n} /ˈliːˌweɪ/ (drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction) | :: deriva {f} |
| leeway {n} (degree or amount of freedom or flexibility) | :: libertad {f}, espacio {m}, margen {m}, tolerancia {f} |
| Lefkosia {prop} (capital of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus) | :: Lefkosia |
| left {adj} /lɛft/ (the west side of the body when one is facing north) | :: izquierdo, izquierda |
| left {adj} (pertaining to the political left) | :: de izquierda, liberal |
| left {adv} (on the left side) | :: a la izquierda |
| left {adv} (towards the left side) | :: a la izquierda |
| left {n} (the left side) | :: izquierda {f} |
| left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) | :: izquierda {f} |
| left {v} (remaining) | :: sobrado {m}, sobras {f} |
| left and right {adv} (all over the place) | :: a diestro y siniestro |
| left bank {n} (river bank to the left when facing downstream) | :: margen izquierda {f} |
| left-click {v} (to press the left button on a mouse) | :: clicar el botón izquierdo, cliquear el botón izquierdo |
| left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right) | :: zurdo, zoco {m}, zocato {m} |
| left-handedness {n} (state of being left-handed) | :: zurdera {f} |
| left-hander {n} (a person who is left-handed) | :: zurdo {m}, zurda {f} |
| left identity {n} (element that produces an identity mapping when applied on the left) | :: elemento neutro por la izquierda |
| leftish {adj} (left-wing) SEE: left-wing | :: |
| leftism {n} (belief) | :: izquierdismo {m} |
| leftist {n} /ˈlɛftɪst/ (a person who holds views associated with the political left) | :: izquierdista {m} {f}, izquierdoso {m} |
| leftist {adj} (Pertaining to the political left) | :: izquierdista {m} {f} |
| left-luggage office {n} (place where luggage may be left) | :: consigna {f} |
| leftover {adj} (remaining as meal is complete) | :: sobrante |
| leftover {n} (something left behind) | :: sobra {f}, resto {m}, remanente {m}, vestigio {m} |
| leftover {n} (food remaining after a meal) | :: resto {m}, sobra {f} |
| leftovers {n} (food remaining after a meal) | :: sobras {f-p} |
| left-wing {adj} (favoring social equality) | :: izquierdista, de izquierdas |
| left-winger {n} (person who belongs to the political left) | :: izquierdista {m} {f} |
| lefty {n} (left-hander) SEE: left-hander | :: |
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: pierna {f}, pata {f} [animal] |
| leg {n} (part of garment covering the leg) | :: pernera {f} |
| leg {n} (stage of journey) | :: etapa {f} |
| leg {n} (side in a triangle) | :: cateto {m} |
| leg {n} (supporting protrusion of an inanimate object) | :: pata {f} |
| legacy {n} /ˈlɛɡəsi/ (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will) | :: legado {m} |
| legacy {n} (something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage) | :: legado {m} |
| legal {adj} /ˈliɡəl/ (relating to the law or to lawyers) | :: legal, jurídico {m} |
| legal {adj} (having its basis in the law) | :: legal |
| legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) | :: legal |
| legal age {n} (age of majority) SEE: age of majority | :: |
| legal certainty {n} | :: seguridad jurídica |
| legal entity {n} (organisation that the law treats as a legal person) SEE: legal person | :: |
| legalism {n} (philosophy) | :: legalismo |
| legality {n} (lawfulness) | :: legalidad {f} |
| legalization {n} (process of making something legal) | :: legalización {f} |
| legalize {v} /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ (make legal) | :: legalizar |
| legally {adv} /ˈliːɡəli/ (as permitted by law) | :: legalmente |
| legally binding {adj} ((legal) enforceable by law) | :: vinculante {m} {f} |
| legal person {n} (organization or group of people) | :: persona moral {f} |
| legal positivism {n} (legal school of thought in jurisprudence) | :: iuspositivismo {m}, positivismo jurídico {m} |
| legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence | :: |
| legal tender {n} (currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt) | :: moneda legal {f}, moneda de curso legal {f} |
| legal vacuum {n} | :: laguna jurídica {f}, limbo jurídico {m}, vacío legal {m} |
| Leganés {prop} (province) | :: Leganés |
| legatee {n} (one who receives a legacy) | :: legatario |
| legato {n} /ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/ (slur curve) | :: ligado {m} |
| legend {n} /ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/ (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) | :: leyenda {f} |
| legend {n} (any person of extraordinary accomplishment) | :: leyenda {f} |
| legend {n} (key to the symbols and color codes on a map) | :: referencias {f-p}, leyenda {f} |
| legendary {adj} (of or pertaining to a legend) | :: legendario |
| legerdemain {n} /ˈlɛdʒ.əɹ.dəˌmeɪn/ (sleight of hand) | :: escamoteo {m}, prestidigitación {f} |
| legible {adj} /ˈlɛd͡ʒəbl/ (clear enough to be read) | :: legible |
| legion {n} /ˈliːdʒən/ (the major unit or division of the Roman army) | :: legión {f} |
| legionary {n} (member of a legion) | :: legionario {m} |
| legionnaire {n} (a member of a legion) SEE: legionary | :: |
| legislate {v} /ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪt/ (pass laws) | :: legislar |
| legislation {n} /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪsˈleɪʃən/ (the act of legislating) | :: legislación {f} |
| legislation {n} (law already enacted by legislature) | :: legislación {f} |
| legislative {adj} /ˈlɛ.dʒɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/ (having the power to make laws) | :: legislativo |
| legislative body {n} (A political institution which holds the legislative power in a state) | :: cuerpo legislativo {m} |
| legislative process {n} (process) | :: procedimiento legislativo |
| legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) | :: legislador {m}, legisladora {f} |
| legislature {n} /ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtʃɚ/ (governmental body) | :: legislatura {f} |
| legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| legitimacy {n} /ləˈdʒɪtɪməsi/ (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity) | :: legitimidad {f} |
| legitimate {adj} /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/ (lawful) | :: legítimo |
| legitimate {adj} (valid) | :: legítimo |
| legitimate {adj} (genuine) | :: legítimo, genuino |
| legitimate {adj} (lawfully begotten) | :: legítimo |
| legitimately {adv} (in a legitimate manner) | :: legítimamente |
| legitimize {v} /ləˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/ (to make legitimate) | :: legitimar |
| Lego {n} /ˈlɛɡoʊ/ (toy brick) | :: lego {m} |
| leguaan {n} (iguana) SEE: iguana | :: |
| legume {n} /lɪˈɡjuːm/ (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) | :: legumbre {f} |
| leguminous {adj} (resembling a legume) | :: leguminoso |
| leg warmer {n} (garment which extends from the knee to the ankle) | :: calentador {m} |
| legwork {n} /ˈlɛɡ.wɚk/ (Work, especially research, that involves significant walking) | :: trabajo de terreno {m} |
| lehendakari {n} | :: lendakari |
| Leiden {prop} /ˈleɪdən/ (city in South Holland) | :: Leiden {f} |
| leiomyoma {n} (tumor of the smooth muscle) | :: leiomioma {m} |
| leishmaniasis {n} /liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/ (pathology) | :: leishmaniasis {f} |
| leisure {n} /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/ (freedom provided) | :: ocio {m} |
| leisure {n} (time free) | :: ocio {m}, tiempo libre {m} |
| leitmotif {n} /ˈleɪt.moʊˌtif/ (melodic theme in an opera) | :: leitmotiv {m} |
| leitmotif {n} (recurring theme) | :: leitmotiv {m} |
| lemandarin {n} (Citrus × limonia) | :: limón mandarina |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme | :: |
| lemma {n} /ˈlɛmə/ (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) | :: lema {m} |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) | :: lema {m} |
| lemmatize {v} (to convert an inflected form into a lemma) | :: lematizar |
| lemming {n} /lɛm.ɪŋ/ (rodent) | :: lemming {m} |
| lemniscatic {adj} /ˌlɛmnɪˈskætɪk/ (shaped like a figure-of eight) | :: lemniscático |
| lemniscatic {adj} (of or pertaining to a lemniscate) | :: lemniscático |
| lemon {n} /ˈlɛmən/ (citrus fruit) | :: limón {m}, citrón |
| lemon {n} (tree) | :: limonero {m}, limón {m} |
| lemon {n} (defective item) | :: maula {f}, porquería {f} |
| lemon {n} (colour/color) | :: limón |
| lemon {n} (taste) | :: (sabor) limón |
| lemon {adj} (having the colour/color of lemons) | :: limonado, limón |
| lemonade {n} /ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/ (still beverage) | :: limonada {f} |
| lemonade {n} (carbonated beverage) | :: gaseosa de limón {f}, limonada {f}, soda limonada {f} |
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) | :: melisa {f}, toronjil {m}, citronela {f}, hoja de limón {f} |
| lemon curd {n} (preserve made from lemons) | :: crema de limón {f} |
| lemongrass {n} (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) | :: té de limón {m}, caña de limón {f}, zacate de limón {m}, hierbaluisa {f} |
| lemon juice {n} (the liquid extract of lemon fruit) | :: zumo de limón {m}, jugo de limón {m} |
| lemon meringue pie {n} (classic type of pie) | :: pastel de limón con merengue {m}, pastel de limón merengado {m}, lemon pie {m} [Argentina, Uruguay] |
| lemon squeezer {n} (device used to extract juice from lemons) | :: exprimidor {m} |
| lemon verbena {n} (shrub) | :: cedrón {m}, hierba luisa {f}, verbena de Indias |
| lemur {n} /ˈliːmə(ɹ)/ (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea) | :: lémur {m} |
| León {prop} (region in north-west Spain) | :: León |
| León {prop} (city in Spain) | :: León |
| León {prop} (department of Nicaragua) | :: León |
| lend {v} /lɛnd/ (to allow to be used temporarily) | :: prestar, emprestar [Latin America] |
| lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| lend a hand {v} (to help or assist) | :: echar una mano, tender una mano, echar un cable, echar un capote |
| lender {n} /ˈlɛndɚ/ (one who lends, especially money) | :: prestador {m} |
| lenga {n} (Nothofagus pumilio) | :: lenga {f} |
| lenga beech {n} (South American tree) | :: roble blanco {m}, haya austral {f}, roble de Tierra del Fuego {m}, lenga {f} |
| length {n} /lɛŋ(k)θ/ (distance along the longest dimension) | :: largo {m}, eslora {f} (nautical: length of a ship from bow to stern), longitud {f} |
| lengthen {v} /ˈlɛŋ(k)θən/ (to make longer) | :: alargar |
| length overall {n} (length of a ship) | :: eslora {f} |
| lengthwise {adv} (adverb: in the long direction) | :: a lo largo |
| leniency {n} (quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case) | :: clemencia {f} [justice], indulgencia {f} |
| lenient {adj} /ˈliːni.ənt/ (tolerant; not strict) | :: tolerante, laxo, leniente [archaic, Perú], de manga ancha |
| Leningrad {prop} /ˈlɛnɪnˌɡræd/ (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) | :: Leningrado |
| Leningrad {prop} (Leningrad oblast) | :: óblast de Leningrado {m} |
| Leninian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lenin) SEE: Leninist | :: |
| Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) | :: leninismo {m} |
| Leninist {n} /ˈlɛnɪnɪst/ (an adherent of Lenin or Leninism) | :: leninista {m} {f} |
| lenition {n} /lɪˈnɪʃən/ (weakening of consonant articulation) | :: lenición {f} |
| lens {n} /lɛnz/ (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) | :: lente {m} {f} |
| lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye) | :: cristalino |
| Lent {n} /lɛnt/ (Christian period of penitence before Easter) | :: Cuaresma {f} |
| lenticular {adj} /lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ (of or pertaining to a lens) | :: lenticular |
| lenticular {adj} (shaped like a biconvex lens) | :: lenticular |
| lenticular {adj} (relating to a lenticular image) | :: lenticular |
| lenticulostriate {adj} (relating to the lentiform nucleus and the striatum) | :: lenticuloestriado |
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle | :: |
| lentil {n} /ˈlɛntəl/ (plant Lens culinaris) | :: lenteja |
| lentil {n} (seed used as food) | :: lenteja {f} |
| Leo {prop} /ˈliːoʊ/ (male given name) | :: León |
| Leo {prop} (constellation) | :: Leo {m}, León {m} |
| Leo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Leo {m} |
| Leonard {prop} /ˈlɛnɚd/ (male given name) | :: Leonardo |
| Leonardeschi {n} /ˌlɪ.ənɑːˈdɛskɪ/ (group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci) | :: leonardescos {m-p} |
| Leonese {adj} (from León) | :: leonés |
| Leonese {prop} (language) | :: leonés {m} |
| Leonese {n} (Someone from León) | :: leonés {m}, leonesa {f} |
| leonine {adj} /ˈliːənaɪ̯n/ (of or like a lion) | :: leonino |
| leopard {n} /ˈlɛpɚd/ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) | :: leopardo {m} |
| leopard seal {n} /ˈlɛpɚd siːl/ (Hydrurga leptonyx) | :: foca leopardo {f} |
| Leopold {prop} (male given name) | :: Leopoldo |
| leotard {n} /ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/ (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) | :: leotardo {m} |
| LePenism {n} (support of Jean-Marie Le Pen) | :: lepenismo |
| leper {n} (person who has leprosy) | :: leproso {m}, leprosa {f} |
| lepidolite {n} (a mica mineral) | :: lepidolita {f} |
| leprechaun {n} /ˈlɛprəˌkɔn/ (one of a race of Irish elves) | :: duende irlandés {m} |
| leprosy {n} /ˈlɛpɹəsi/ (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) | :: lepra {f} |
| leptokurtic {adj} (having positive excess kurtosis) | :: leptocúrtico |
| lepton {n} /ˈlɛptɒn/ (Greek coin) | :: leptón {m} |
| lepton {n} (elementary particle) | :: leptón {m} |
| Lepus {prop} (winter constellation of the northern sky) | :: Lepus |
| lesbian {adj} /ˈlɛzbi.ən/ (of a woman: preferring women partners) | :: lesbiana {f} |
| lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality) | :: lesbiano, lesbio, lésbico |
| lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) | :: lesbiana {f}, leñadora {f} [slang] |
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbianism {n} (Female homosexuality) | :: lesbianismo {m} |
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbophobia {n} (Fear, dislike, or hatred of lesbians.) | :: lesbofobia |
| Lesbos {prop} /ˈlɛz.bɒs/ (island) | :: Lesbos |
| lese majesty {n} /liz ˈmædʒəsti/ (crime of violating majesty) | :: lesa majestad {f} |
| lesene {n} /ˈlɛ.zən/ (architectural element) | :: lesena {f} |
| lesion {n} /ˈliːʒən/ (a wound or an injury) | :: lesión |
| lesion {n} (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) | :: lesión |
| lesion {n} (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) | :: lesión enorme {f}, lesión enormísima {f} |
| Lesotho {prop} /ləˈsuːtuː/ (country in Southern Africa) | :: Lesoto |
| l'esprit de l'escalier {n} /lɛˌspɹiː də lɛˈskaljeɪ/ (phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed) | :: espíritu del escalador {m}, ingenio de la escalera {m} |
| less {adv} /lɛs/ (to a smaller extent or degree) | :: menos |
| less {determiner} (not as much) | :: menos |
| -less {suffix} /ləs/ (lacking) | :: sin, des- |
| lessee {n} (one to whom a lease is given) | :: inquilino {m}, arrendatario {m} |
| lessen {v} /ˈlɛsən/ (to make less) | :: menoscabar, disminuir, reducir, aminorar, menguar, mermar |
| lessen {v} (to become less) | :: aminorar, disminuir, menguar, mermar |
| Lessepsian {adj} /leɪˈsɛp.sɪ.ən/ (of or relating to organisms that migrate by means of the Suez Canal) | :: lessepsiano {m}, lessepsiana {f} |
| lesser {adj} /ˈlɛsɚ/ (the comparative of little) | :: menor |
| lesser {adj} (of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc) | :: menor |
| Lesser Antilles {prop} (Caribbean islands) | :: Antillas Menores {f-p} |
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) | :: gaviota sombría {f} |
| lesser celandine {n} (a European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria) | :: celidonia menor {f} |
| lesser flamingo {n} (the smaller of the two old world species of flamingo) | :: flamenco enano {m} |
| lesser of two evils {n} | :: mal menor {m} |
| lesser panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) SEE: red panda | :: |
| Lesser Poland {prop} (a historical region of Poland) | :: Pequeña Polonia {f} |
| lesser roadrunner {n} (bird of genus Geococcyx) SEE: roadrunner | :: |
| lesser spotted eagle {n} (Clanga pomarina) | :: águila pomerana {f} |
| lesser spotted woodpecker {n} /ˈlɛsə(ɹ)ˈspɒtədˈwədpɛkə(ɹ)/ (Dendrocopoes minor) | :: pico menor {m} |
| lesser yellowlegs {n} (Tringa flavipes) | :: pitotoy chico {m}, archibebe patigualdo chico {m} |
| lesson {n} /ˈlɛsn̩/ (section of learning or teaching) | :: lección {f} |
| lesson {n} (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) | :: lección {f} |
| lesson {n} | :: lección {f} |
| lessor {n} (owner of property that is leased) | :: arrendador {m} |
| less than {adj} (the character <) | :: menor que {m} |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor | :: |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre | :: |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not satisfactory) SEE: unsatisfactory | :: |
| lest {conj} /lɛst/ (for fear that) | :: no vaya a ser que...; por temor/miedo a... |
| lest {conj} (that [...] not) | :: a fin de evitar ... |
| let {v} /lɛt/ (to allow) | :: permitir, dejar |
| let {v} (to put up for rent) | :: alquilar, arrendar |
| let alone {conj} (to say nothing of) | :: mucho menos -que, ni qué hablar de, por no hablar de,sin contar con |
| let alone {conj} (as well as) | :: así como, sin contar con, además de |
| let alone {v} (leave alone) | :: dejar en paz. dejar |
| let bygones be bygones {v} (to disregard a past offense) | :: borrón y cuenta nueva, el pasado, pasado está, lo pasado, pisado, pelillos a la mar [colloquial] |
| let down {v} (to allow to descend) | :: bajar |
| let down {v} (to disappoint) | :: decepcionar, fallar |
| let down {v} (to lengthen by undoing and resewing) | :: alargar |
| let-down {n} /ˈlɛtdaʊn/ (disappointment or anticlimax) | :: decepción {f}, chasco |
| let go {v} (other than idiom) | :: dejar ir |
| let go {v} (to no longer hold on) | :: soltar |
| let go {v} | :: soltar |
| lethal {adj} /ˈliː.θəl/ (deadly) | :: letal |
| lethargic {adj} /ləˈθɑɹdʒɪk/ (sluggish, indifferent) | :: tardo {m}, letárgico |
| lethargy {n} /ˈlɛθɚdʒi/ (pathological state of fatigue) | :: letargo {m}, aletargamiento {m} |
| lethargy {n} (state of extreme torpor or apathy) | :: atonía {f}, letargo {m}, aletargamiento {m}, sopor {m} |
| Lethe {prop} /ˈliː.θi/ (personification of oblivion) | :: Lete {m}, Leteo {m} |
| lethean {adj} /ˈliθi.ən/ (of or relating to death or forgetfulness) | :: leteo |
| Lethean {adj} /ˈliθi.ən/ (of or relating to river Lethe) | :: leteo |
| let in {v} (to let someone or something come in) | :: dejar entrar, abrir |
| Letitia {prop} (female given name) | :: Leticia |
| let know {v} (inform) | :: informar, hacer saber |
| let loose {v} (release from restraint) | :: soltar |
| Leto {prop} (mother of Apollo) | :: Leto |
| let oneself go {v} (relax and enjoy oneself without restraint) | :: dejarse llevar |
| let oneself go {v} (cease to care about one's appearance) | :: descuidarse |
| let's {v} /lɛts/ (let us; forming first-person plural imperative) | :: [expressed with the first-person plural subjunctive of the verb] |
| let's go {phrase} (hortative of go) | :: vamos, vámonos |
| let's go {phrase} (hurry up) | :: ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! |
| let sleeping dogs lie {v} (leave things as they are) | :: no marear la perdiz, no marear la perdiz dejar las cosas tranquilas |
| letter {n} /ˈlɛtə(ɹ)/ (a symbol in an alphabet) | :: letra {f}, carácter {m} |
| letter {n} (written message) | :: carta {f} |
| letter bomb {n} (explosive device) | :: carta bomba {f} |
| letterbox {n} (collection point for mail) | :: buzón {m} |
| letterbox {n} (delivery point for mail) | :: buzón {m} |
| letterhead {n} | :: membrete {m} |
| letter of marque {n} (official commission) | :: patente de corso {f} |
| letter opener {n} (knifelike device) | :: abrecartas {m} |
| letter patent {n} (type of legal document) SEE: letters patent | :: |
| letters patent {n} (type of legal document granting a right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or organization) | :: cédula de privilegio {f}, patente de privilegio {m} |
| letter to the editor {n} (letter to a periodical) | :: carta al director {f} |
| let the cat out of the bag {v} (to disclose a secret, often inadvertently) | :: irse de la lengua, levantar la liebre, descubrirse el pastel, destapar la olla |
| let there be light {phrase} (let there be light) | :: sea la luz, hágase la luz |
| let the sleeping dogs lie {v} (to avoid igniting a conflict) SEE: let sleeping dogs lie | :: |
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| lettuce {n} /ˈlɛtɪs/ (an edible plant, Lactuca) | :: lechuga {f} |
| lettuce {n} (the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable or dish) | :: lechuga {f} |
| Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| leucine {n} (essential amino acid; C6H13NO2) | :: leucina {f} |
| leucism {n} (partial loss of pigmentation) | :: leucismo {m} |
| leucite {n} /ˈlusaɪt/ (mineral) | :: leucita {f} |
| leucocytosis {n} (raised white blood cell count) | :: leucocitosis {f} |
| leucoma {n} (opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye) | :: leucoma {m} |
| leukemia {n} /luːˈkiːmi.ə/ (cancer of blood forming tissue) | :: leucemia {f} |
| leukocyte {n} /ˈluːkə(ʊ)sʌɪt/ (a white blood cell) | :: leucocito {m} |
| leukoplakia {n} (patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity) | :: leucoplasia |
| leukotriene {n} /ˌlu.koʊˈtɹaɪ.in/ (any of several physiologically active lipids) | :: leucotrieno {m} |
| lev {n} /lɛv/ (currency of Bulgaria) | :: lev |
| Levant {prop} /ləˈvɑnt/ (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea) | :: Levante {m} |
| levator palpebrae superioris {n} (muscle) | :: elevador del parpado superior, músculo elevador del parpado superior {m} |
| levee {n} /ˈlɛvi/ (embankment to prevent inundation) | :: malecón {m}, dique {m} |
| level {adj} /ˈlɛv.əl/ (same height at all places) | :: nivelado, al ras |
| level {adj} (at the same height as some reference) | :: nivelado |
| level {adj} (being unvaried) | :: nivel {m}, niveles {m-p} |
| level {adj} (being sensible) | :: nivel, niveles {m-p} |
| level {adj} | :: llano |
| level {n} (tool) | :: nivel {m} |
| level {n} (distance relative to a given reference elevation) | :: nivel {m} |
| level {n} (degree or amount) | :: nivel {m} |
| level {n} (gaming: discrete segment of a game) | :: nivel {m} |
| level {n} (floor of a building) | :: piso {m}, planta {f} |
| level {v} (to adjust so as to make level) | :: nivelar |
| level {v} (to levy) SEE: levy | :: |
| level crossing {n} (at-grade crossing) | :: paso a nivel {m} |
| leveler {n} (person or thing) | :: desnivel {m} |
| leveler {n} (political) | :: socialista {m} |
| level-headed {adj} (possessing sound judgement) | :: juicioso {m} |
| level playing field {n} | :: condiciones de competencia equitativas |
| level up {v} (gaming) | :: avanzar, subir (or pasar) de nivel |
| lever {n} /ˈliː.vɚ/ (rigid piece) | :: palanca {f} |
| lever {n} (small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device) | :: palanca {f} |
| lever {v} (to move with a lever) | :: apalancar |
| lever {v} (finance: to increase the share of debt) | :: ampliar capital |
| lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather | :: |
| leverage {n} /ˈlɛv(ə)ɹɪdʒ/ (force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot) | :: palanca {f}, palanqueo {m}, apalancamiento {m} |
| leverage {n} (influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage) | :: influencia, palanca {f}, enchufe {m} |
| leverage {n} (use of borrowed funds) | :: apalancamiento {m} |
| leverage {n} | :: conllevar, impulsar |
| leverage {v} (use, exploit, take full advantage of) | :: beneficiarse, aprovecharse de, apalancar |
| leveret {n} (a young hare) | :: lebrato {m} |
| Levi {prop} /ˈliːvaɪ/ (third son of Jacob) | :: Leví {m} |
| leviathan {n} /lə.ˈvaɪ.ə.θən/ (Biblical sea monster) | :: leviatán {m} |
| levigate {v} (to belittle) SEE: belittle | :: |
| levigate {v} (to lighten) SEE: lighten | :: |
| levitate {v} /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/ (to be suspended in the air) | :: levitar |
| levitation {n} | :: levitación |
| Levite {n} /ˈliː.vaɪt/ (member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi) | :: levita {m} {f} |
| Leviticus {prop} /ləˈvɪtɪkəs/ (the book of the Bible and Torah) | :: Levítico |
| levity {n} (lack of steadiness) SEE: instability | :: |
| levo {adj} (levorotatory) SEE: levorotatory | :: |
| levocetirizine {n} (antihistamine) | :: levocetirizina {f} |
| levogyre {adj} (levorotatory) SEE: levorotatory | :: |
| levorotatory {adj} (that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left) | :: levógiro |
| levorphanol {n} | :: levorfanol {m} |
| levulinate {n} (salt or ester of levulinic acid) | :: levulinato {m} |
| levy {v} /ˈlɛ.vi/ (to impose a fine) | :: multar |
| levy {v} (to draft into military service) | :: reclutar |
| lewd {adj} /lud/ (lascivious) | :: lascivo |
| Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis | :: |
| lexeme {n} /ˈlɛksiːm/ (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) | :: lexema {m} |
| lexical {adj} /ˈlɛksɪkəl/ (of a language's vocabulary) | :: léxico, lexical |
| lexical {adj} (of a dictionary) | :: léxico |
| lexicographer {n} /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/ (one who writes or compiles a dictionary) | :: lexicógrafo {m}, lexicógrafa {f} |
| lexicographic {adj} (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) | :: lexicográfico |
| lexicographical {adj} (lexicographic) SEE: lexicographic | :: |
| lexicography {n} /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfi/ (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries) | :: lexicografía {f} |
| lexicological {adj} (pertaining to lexicology) | :: lexicológico |
| lexicologically {adv} (In terms of lexicology) | :: lexicológicamente |
| lexicology {n} (linguistic discipline) | :: lexicología {f} |
| lexicon {n} /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kɑn/ (vocabulary of a language) | :: léxico {m} |
| lexicon {n} ((rare) any dictionary) | :: léxico {m} |
| Leyden jar {n} /ˈlaɪdən ˌdʒɑɹ/ (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) | :: botella de Leyden {f}, botella de Leiden {f} |
| LGBT {n} (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual) | :: LGBT [Latin America], LGTB [Spain] |
| LGBTphobia {n} (negative attitude towards LGBT people) | :: LGBTfobia {f} |
| Lhasa {prop} /ˈlɑːsə/ (Capital of Xizang (Tibet)) | :: Lhasa |
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat {prop} (city) | :: Hospitalet de Llobregat {m} |
| liabilities {n} (money) | :: pasivos |
| liability {n} /laɪəˈbɪlɪti/ (debt) | :: responsabilidad {f} |
| liability insurance {n} (insurance against liability) | :: seguro de responsabilidad civil {m} |
| liable {adj} /ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/ (responsible) | :: responsable |
| liaison {n} /li.ˈeɪ.zɑn/ (communication between two parties or groups) | :: enlace {n} |
| liaison {n} (an illicit sexual relationship or affair) | :: aventura {f} |
| liar {n} /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ (one who tells lies) | :: mentiroso {m}, mentirosa {f}, embustero {m}, embustera {f} |
| Liébana {prop} (comarca) | :: Liébana |
| libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) | :: libación {f} |
| libation {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: libación {f} |
| libecchio {n} (southwest wind) | :: lebeche {m} |
| libel {n} /ˈlaɪbəl/ (defamatory false written statement) | :: libelo {m}, calumnia {f} |
| libel {n} (act or crime) | :: difamación {f} |
| libelous {adj} /ˈlaɪ.bəl.əs/ (defamatory, libeling) | :: difamatorio |
| liberal {adj} /ˈlɪbəɹəl/ (open to political or social reforms) | :: liberal {m} {f} |
| liberal {adj} | :: liberal |
| liberal {n} (supporter of a liberal party, see also: progressive) | :: liberal {m} {f} |
| liberal {n} (Britain: one who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights and laissez-faire markets) | :: libertario {m}, libertaria {f} |
| liberal homophobia {n} | :: homofobia liberal {f} |
| liberalism {n} (quality of being liberal) | :: liberalismo {m} |
| liberalism {n} (political movement) | :: liberalismo {m} |
| liberalism {n} (economic theory) | :: liberalismo {m} |
| liberalization {n} (the process or act of making more liberal) | :: liberalización {f} |
| liberate {v} /ˈlɪbəɹeɪt/ (to free) | :: liberar |
| liberating {adj} | :: liberador {m} |
| liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) | :: liberación {f} |
| liberator {n} /ˈlɪbəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ (person who frees or liberates) | :: libertador {m}, libertadora {f} |
| Liberia {prop} /laɪˈbɪɹi.ə/ (country in Western Africa) | :: Liberia |
| Liberian {n} (A person from Liberia) | :: liberiano {m} |
| Liberian {adj} (pertaining to Liberia) | :: liberiano {m} |
| libertarian {n} /ˌlɪbəˈtɛəɹjən/ (A person in favor of freedom) | :: libertario {m}, libertaria {f} |
| libertarianism {n} /lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m/ (political philosophy) | :: libertarismo {m} |
| liberticide {adj} (causing the destruction of liberty) | :: liberticida {m} {f} |
| liberticide {n} (the destruction of liberty) | :: liberticidio {m} |
| liberticide {n} (one who causes the destruction of liberty) | :: liberticida {m} {f} |
| libertine {n} /ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/ (someone loose in morals) | :: libertino {m}, crápula {m}, disoluto {m}, calavera {m} |
| libertinism {n} (behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint) | :: libertinaje {m} |
| liberty {n} /ˈlɪbɚti/ (condition of being free) | :: libertad {f} |
| Liberty Island {prop} (island in New York Harbor) | :: Isla de la Libertad {f} |
| libidinal {adj} /lə.ˈbɪ.də.nəl/ (pertaining to the libido) | :: libidinal |
| libidinosity {n} (lustful desire) | :: libidinosidad |
| libidinous {adj} /lɪˈbɪ.dɪ.nəs/ (having lustful desires) | :: libidinoso |
| libido {n} /lɪˈbiː.dəʊ/ (sexual urges or drives) | :: libido {f} |
| libido {n} (drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.) | :: libido {f} |
| Libra {prop} /ˈliːbɹə/ (constellation) | :: Libra {f} |
| Libra {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Libra {f} |
| librarian {n} /laɪˈbɹɛɹ.i.ən/ (the manager of a library) | :: bibliotecario {m} |
| librarian {n} | :: bibliotecario {m} |
| library {n} /ˈlaɪbɹi/ (institution which holds books etc.) | :: biblioteca {f} |
| library {n} (collection of books) | :: biblioteca {f}, librería {f} |
| library {n} (collection of subprograms) | :: biblioteca |
| library {n} (collection of DNA material) | :: biblioteca |
| library {n} (deck or draw pile) | :: biblioteca {f} |
| library {n} | :: [1,2] biblioteca {f} |
| library science {n} (interdisciplinary science) | :: biblioteconomía {f} |
| libre {adj} /ˈliːbɹə/ ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) | :: libre |
| libretto {n} /lɪˈbɹɛt.oʊ/ (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera) | :: libreto {m} |
| Libreville {prop} (capital of Gabon) | :: Libreville |
| libtard {n} (liberal (derogatory)) | :: izquierdoso {m}, giliprogre |
| Libya {prop} /ˈlɪbi.ə/ (country in Northern Africa) | :: Libia |
| Libyan {adj} /ˈlɪbi.ən/ (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) | :: libio |
| Libyan {n} (person) | :: libio {m} |
| Licantén {prop} (Licantén) | :: Licantén {m} |
| licence {n} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| licence {v} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| license {n} /ˈlaɪsəns/ (legal document giving official permission to do something) | :: licencia {f}, permiso {m} |
| license {n} (legal terms of product usage) | :: licencia {f} |
| license {n} (freedom to deviate from rules) | :: licencia {f} |
| license {n} (excessive freedom) | :: licencia {f}, permisividad |
| license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle) | :: [Cuba, Paraguay] chapa {f}, [Spain] matrícula {f}, [Argentina, Chile] patente {f}, [Latin America] placa {f}, [Puerto Rico] tablilla {f} |
| licentious {adj} /laɪ.ˈsɛn.ʃəs/ | :: licencioso |
| licentiousness {n} (Property of being licentious) | :: licenciosidad |
| lich {n} /litʃ/ (undead being) | :: liche |
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer | :: |
| lichen {n} /ˈlaɪ.kn̩/ (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) | :: liquen {m} |
| lichenification {n} (epidermal thickening with accentuated skin markings) | :: liquenificación {f} |
| lichenology {n} (scientific study of lichens) | :: liquenología {f} |
| licit {adj} /ˈlɪs.ɪt/ (not forbidden) | :: lícito {m} |
| licit {adj} (legal term) | :: lícito {m} |
| licitly {adv} (in a licit manner) | :: lícitamente |
| lick {n} /lɪk/ (the act of licking) | :: lamedura {m} |
| lick {n} (colloquial: a stroke or blow) | :: bofetón, golpazo {m} |
| lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) | :: lamer, lamber |
| lick {v} (to lap, to take in with the tongue) | :: lamer, lamber, chupar |
| lick {v} (colloquial: to defeat decisively) | :: derrotar |
| lick {v} (colloquial: to overcome) | :: vencer |
| lick one's wounds {v} (withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat) | :: lamerse las heridas |
| lick someone's ass {v} (to flatter someone) SEE: brownnose | :: |
| licorice {n} /ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/ (plant) | :: regaliz {m}, alcazuz {f}, orozuz {m} |
| licorice {n} (confection) | :: arrezuz, regaliz {m} |
| lictor {n} /ˈlɪktə/ (officer in ancient Rome) | :: lictor {m} |
| lid {n} /lɪd/ (top or cover) | :: tapa {f} |
| lidocaine {n} /ˈlɪd.əʊ.keɪn/ (local anesthetic) | :: lidocaína {f} |
| lie {v} /laɪ̯/ (be in horizontal position) | :: estar acostado, estar echado, yacer, estar tumbado |
| lie {v} (be situated) | :: estar ubicado |
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: mentir |
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: mentira {f} |
| Liechtenstein {prop} /ˈlɪk.tən.staɪn/ (Principality of Liechtenstein) | :: Liechtenstein {m} |
| Liechtensteiner {n} (A person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent) | :: liechtensteiniano {m} |
| lie down {v} (assume a reclining position) | :: echarse, tenderse, acostarse |
| liege {n} /liːdʒ/ (A free and independent person; a lord paramount; a sovereign) | :: señor feudal |
| liege {n} (The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman) | :: vasallo |
| Lie group {n} (analytic group that is also a smooth manifold) | :: grupo de Lie {m} |
| lie in wait {v} (to be hiding to ambush) | :: estar al acecho |
| lie like a cheap rug {v} | :: mentir como un bellaco |
| lien {n} /ˈliːn/ (right to take and hold debtor’s property) | :: derecho de retención {m} |
| lienholder {n} (person who has right of property) | :: propietario prestamista {m} |
| lieu {n} (in lieu, in lieu of) SEE: in lieu | :: |
| lieutenant {n} /l(j)uˈtɛnənt/ (lowest commissioned officer rank) | :: teniente |
| lieutenant {n} | :: teniente {m}, lugarteniente {m} |
| lieutenant {adj} (military grade) | :: teniente {m} |
| lieutenant commander {n} (naval officer) | :: teniente comandante |
| lieutenant general {n} (an officer above major general and below general) | :: teniente general |
| life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: vida {f} |
| life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) | :: vida {f} |
| life {n} (the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual) | :: vida {f} |
| life {n} (the world in general, existence) | :: vida {f} |
| life {n} (a worthwhile existence) | :: vida {f} |
| life {n} (duration) | :: duración de la vida {f} |
| life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic | :: |
| life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance | :: |
| life belt {n} (buoyant ring) | :: salvavidas {m} |
| lifeboat {n} /ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/ (a boat to save shipwrecked people) | :: bote salvavidas {m} |
| life buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life cycle {n} (course of stages through which an organism passes) | :: ciclo de vida {m}, ciclo vital {m} |
| life cycle {n} (useful life of a product or system; developmental history of an individual or group) | :: ciclo de vida {m} |
| life expectancy {n} (the amount of time one is expected to live) | :: esperanza de vida {f} |
| life expectancy {n} (the amount of time something is expected to last) | :: esperanza de vida {f} |
| lifeform {n} (living organism) | :: forma de vida {f} |
| lifeguard {n} (attendant) | :: socorrista {f}, guardavidas {f}, bañero {m}, salvavidas {m} {f} |
| lifeguard {n} (lifesaver) | :: salvavidas {m} |
| lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| life insurance {n} (form of insurance) | :: seguro de vida {m} |
| life is short {proverb} (proverb) | :: la vida son dos días |
| life jacket {n} (An article of protective clothing) | :: chaleco salvavidas {m} |
| lifeless {adj} /ˈlaɪfləs/ (dead) | :: exánime, sin vida, inánime |
| lifelike {adj} (Like a living being, resembling life) | :: natural, verosímil |
| lifelong {adj} (extending for the entire duration of life) | :: vitalicio |
| life of Riley {n} /ˈlaɪf əv ˈɹaɪ.li/ (ideal life of care-free prosperity) | :: vida de Jauja, vidorra |
| life preserver {n} (buoyant ring or vest) | :: salvavidas {m} |
| life ring {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life sentence {n} (sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life) | :: cadena perpetua {f}, cadena perpetual {f}, presidio perpetuo {m}, prisión perpetua {f} |
| lifesize {adj} (life-size) SEE: life-size | :: |
| life-size {adj} (the same size as the real thing) | :: tamaño natural |
| life-sized {adj} (life-size) SEE: life-size | :: |
| life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| lifestyle {n} /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ (style of living) | :: estilo de vida {m}, forma de vida {f} |
| lifetime {n} /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ (duration of the life of someone or something) | :: vida {f}, toda la vida {f} |
| lifetime {n} (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) | :: eternidad {f} |
| lift {v} /lɪft/ (to raise or rise) | :: levantar, subir |
| lift {v} (to steal) | :: afanar |
| lift {v} (to remove a ban, restriction) | :: levantar |
| lift {n} (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle) | :: aventón |
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) | :: ascensor {m}, [Mexico, Puerto Rico] elevador {m} |
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| lift a finger {v} (to make minimal effort) | :: mover un dedo [mostly used in the negative] |
| lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula | :: |
| lifter {n} (weightlifter) SEE: weightlifter | :: |
| lifting {n} /ˈlɪft.ɪŋ/ (facelift) | :: lifting {m} |
| lifting {n} (weightlifting) SEE: weightlifting | :: |
| liftoff {n} (the point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground) | :: despegue {m} |
| liftshaft {n} (shaft for a lift) | :: pozo {m} |
| ligament {n} /ˈlɪɡəmənt/ (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) | :: ligamento {m} |
| ligand {n} /ˈlɪɡənd/ (something that binds to another chemical entity) | :: ligando {m} |
| ligase {n} /ˈlaɪɡeɪz/ (enzyme) | :: ligasa {f} |
| ligate {v} /ˈlɪɡeɪt/ (to bind with a ligature or bandage) | :: ligar |
| ligature {n} /ˈlɪɡətʃɚ/ (typography: character that combines multiple letters) | :: ligadura {f} |
| ligature {n} (music: group of notes played as a musical phrase) | :: ligadura {f} |
| Liège {prop} (province in Belgium) | :: Lieja {f} |
| liger {n} /ˈlaɪɡɚ/ (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) | :: ligre {m} |
| light {v} /laɪt/ (to start (a fire)) | :: encender |
| light {v} (to illuminate) | :: iluminar |
| light {adj} (having light) | :: luminoso |
| light {adj} (pale in colour) | :: claro |
| light {adj} (coffee: served with extra milk or cream) | :: con leche |
| light {adj} (of low weight) | :: ligero, liviano [formal] |
| light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.) | :: ligero |
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: luz {f} |
| light {n} (source of illumination) | :: luz {f} |
| light {n} (spiritual illumination) | :: luz {f} |
| light {n} (flame or something used to create fire) | :: fuego {m}, mechero {m} |
| light at the end of the tunnel {n} (a better situation after long hardship) | :: luz al final del túnel {f} |
| lightbar {n} (vehicular lighting) | :: barra luminosa {f} |
| lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light bulb {n} /ˈlaɪtˌbʌlb/ (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) | :: ampolleta {f} [Chile], bombilla {f} [Spain], bombillo {m} [Caribbean Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela], bujía {f} [Nicaragua], foco {m} [Bolivia, Colombian Atlantic Coast, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru], lamparita {f} [Argentina, Uruguay] |
| light-emitting diode {n} (rectifying semiconductor device) | :: diodo emisor de luz {m} |
| lighten {v} /ˈlaɪ.tən/ (to make brighter or clearer) | :: aclarar |
| lighten {v} (to become light in weight) | :: aligerarse |
| lighten {v} (to become brighter or clearer) | :: aclararse |
| lighten {v} (to alleviate) | :: aliviar |
| lighten {v} (to make light in weight) | :: aligerar |
| lighten {v} (to become light in weight) | :: aligerarse |
| lighter {n} /ˈlaɪtɚ/ (fire making device) | :: encendedor {m}, briquet {m} [Colombia, pronounced briqué], fosforera {f} [Cuba], lighter {m} [Panama, Puerto Rico, pronounced láiter], mechero {m} [Spain], yesquero {m} [Venezuela] |
| lightfast {adj} /ˈlaɪtfæst/ (resistant to fading) | :: no desteñible |
| light-fingered {adj} (given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting) | :: dedos largos {p} {m-p}, amigo de lo ajeno |
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| lighthearted {adj} (joyful) | :: desenfadado {m}, despreocupado {m}, quitado de la pena {m} [Mexico] |
| lighthouse {n} /ˈlaɪthaʊs/ (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: faro {m} |
| lighthouse keeper {n} (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) | :: farero {m}, torrero {m} |
| light industry {n} (industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery) | :: industria ligera {f} |
| lighting {n} /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ (equipment, illumination) | :: iluminación {f}, alumbrado {m} |
| lightly {adv} /ˈlaɪtli/ (in a light manner) | :: ligeramente |
| lightness {n} (the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour) | :: luminosidad {f}, claridad {f} |
| lightness {n} (the state of having little weight) | :: liviandad {f} |
| lightning {n} /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ (flash of light) | :: relámpago {m}, rayo {m} |
| lightning {n} (discharge) | :: rayo {m} |
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly | :: |
| lightning conductor {n} (metallic conductor) SEE: lightning rod | :: |
| lightning fast {adv} (extremely quickly) SEE: quick as a flash | :: |
| lightning fast {adj} (fast as lightning) | :: fulminante |
| lightning-quick {adj} (incredibly fast) SEE: lightning fast | :: |
| lightning rod {n} (metallic conductor that protects from lightning) | :: pararrayos {m} |
| light pollution {n} (excess artificial light) | :: contaminación lumínica {f} |
| lightsaber {n} /laɪt.ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/ (a fictional type of sword) | :: sable de luz {m}, sable láser {m}, espada de luz {f}, espada láser {f} |
| lights, camera, action {phrase} (traditional cue at a beginning of a take) | :: ¡luces, cámara, acción! |
| lightship {n} (lightship) | :: buque faro {m} |
| light source {n} /ˈlaɪt.sɔːs/ (source of illumination) | :: fuente de luz, fuente lumínica {f} |
| light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum | :: |
| lightspeed {n} (the speed of light) | :: velocidad de la luz {f} |
| lightstrip {n} (a strip of lights) | :: franja de luzes {f} |
| light switch {n} (switch used to turn the light on or off) | :: interruptor {m} |
| lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| lightweight {n} /ˈlaɪt.weɪt/ (boxer) | :: peso ligero {m} |
| lightwell {n} (an open shaft that transmits light from above into a staircase or an inner room) SEE: airshaft | :: |
| light year {n} /ˈlaɪt.jɪɹ/ (astronomical distance) | :: año luz {m} |
| ligneous {adj} (woody) | :: lignario |
| lignin {n} (aromatic polymer) | :: lignina {f} |
| lignite {n} /lɪɡnaɪ̯t/ (coal) | :: lignito {m} |
| ligress {n} (female liger) | :: ligresa {f} |
| Liguria {prop} /lɪˈɡjʊɹiə/ (region) | :: Liguria |
| Ligurian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Liguria) | :: ligur |
| Ligurian {n} (native or inhabitant) | :: ligur {m} {f} |
| Ligurian {prop} (Gallo-Italic language) | :: ligur |
| likable {adj} /ˈlaɪkəbl̩/ (capable of being liked) | :: agradable |
| like {v} /laɪk/ (enjoy) | :: gustar [with subject and object reversed] |
| like {v} (find attractive) | :: gustar [with subject and object reversed] |
| like {v} (to show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote) | :: likear |
| like {n} (something that a person likes) | :: gustos {m-p}, preferencias {f-p}, predilecciones {f-p}, filias {f-p} |
| like {adj} (similar) | :: semejante, similar {m} {f} |
| like {prep} (similar to) | :: como |
| like {prep} (such as) | :: como |
| like {particle} (colloquial: mild intensifier) | :: como que |
| like a bull in a china shop {adj} (clumsy, aggressive) | :: como elefante en cristalería, como un chivo en cristalería, como un elefante en una cacharrería |
| like a bull in a china shop {adv} (clumsily, aggressively) | :: como elefante en cristalería, como un chivo en cristalería, como un elefante en una cacharrería |
| like a chicken with its head cut off {prep} (in a frantic, disorganized manner) | :: como pollo sin cabeza |
| like a duck takes to water {prep} (Very naturally) | :: como pez en el agua |
| like clockwork {prep} (with perfect regularity and precision) | :: como la seda |
| like crazy {prep} | :: a lo bestia |
| like father, like son {proverb} (a son will have traits similar to his father) | :: de tal padre, tal hijo, de tal palo, tal astilla |
| like hell {prep} (expressing the opposite of one's intentions) | :: a huevo que (no) |
| like hot cakes {prep} (quickly) | :: como panes calientes, como churros, como rosquillas |
| like it or not {adv} | :: guste o no, pese a quien pese, mal que te pese |
| likelihood {n} /ˈlaɪklihʊd/ (probability) | :: probabilidad {f} |
| likelihood {n} (mathematical likelihood) | :: verosimilitud {f} |
| likely {adv} (similarly) SEE: similarly | :: |
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| likely {adj} /ˈlaɪkli/ (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring) | :: probable |
| likely {adj} (plausible; within the realm of credibility) | :: creíble |
| like-minded {adj} (of similar opinion) | :: de similar opinión |
| liken {v} /ˈlaɪkən/ (compare) | :: comparar |
| likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| likeness {n} /ˈlaɪknəs/ (that which closely resembles; a portrait) | :: retrato, trasunto |
| like one's life depended on it {prep} (desperately) | :: como si su vida dependiera de ello |
| like that {prep} (in that particular manner) | :: así |
| like the back end of a bus {prep} (very unattractive) | :: como una nevera por detrás |
| like the clappers {prep} (very hard or rapidly) | :: a toda leche, escopetado {m} [colloquial] |
| like two peas in a pod {prep} (very similar) | :: como dos gotas de agua |
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too | :: |
| likewise {adv} /ˈlaɪk.waɪz/ (in like manner) | :: similarmente |
| likewise {adv} (the same to you) | :: igualmente |
| liking {n} /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ (like) | :: gusto {m} |
| lilac {n} /ˈlaɪlək/ (shrub) | :: lila {f} |
| lilac {n} (flower) | :: lila {f} |
| lilac {n} (colour) | :: lila |
| Lilian {prop} /ˈlɪli.ən/ (female given name) | :: Liliana {f} |
| Liliana {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lille {prop} /liːl/ (city in France) | :: Lille {f}, [historical] Lila {f} |
| Lillian {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lilongwe {prop} /ləˈlɑŋwi/ (capital of Malawi) | :: Lilongüe {f} |
| lily {n} /ˈlɪli/ (flower in the genus Lilium) | :: azucena {f}, lirio {m} |
| Lily {prop} /ˈlɪli/ (female given name meaning "lily") | :: Azucena {f} |
| lily of the Nile {n} (arum lily) SEE: arum lily | :: |
| lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis) | :: lirio del valle {m} |
| Lima {prop} /ˈliːmə/ (the capital city of Peru) | :: Lima {f} |
| lima bean {n} /ˈlaɪmə ˌbin/ (butter bean) | :: pallar {m} |
| limaçon {n} (plane curve) | :: caracol de Pascal {m}, limaçon de Pascal {m}, limaçon {m} |
| Limassol {prop} (port of Cyprus) | :: Limasol |
| limb {n} /lɪm/ (major appendage of human or animal) | :: miembro, extremidad {f} |
| limb {n} (branch of a tree) | :: rama {f} |
| limb {n} | :: miembro {m} |
| limbate {adj} /ˈlɪm.beɪt/ (having a distinct edge) | :: ribeteado, orlado, cercado, orillado |
| limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible | :: |
| limbic system {n} (Part of the human brain) | :: sistema límbico {m} |
| limbo {n} /ˈlɪmboʊ/ (place for innocent souls) | :: limbo {m} |
| limbo {n} (in-between state) | :: limbo {m} |
| Limburg {prop} /lɪmbɝːɡ/ (province of the Netherlands or Belgium) | :: Limburgo {m} |
| Limburgian {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgic {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgish {prop} (the Germanic language) | :: limburgués, limburgiano, limbúrgico |
| lime {n} (linden tree) SEE: linden | :: |
| lime {n} /laɪm/ (inorganic material containing calcium) | :: cal {f} |
| lime {v} (to treat with lime) | :: encalar |
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit) | :: lima {f} |
| lime {n} (citrus tree) | :: limero {m} |
| lime {adj} (containing lime or lime juice) | :: de lima |
| limelight {n} /ˈlaɪm.laɪt/ (type of stage lighting) | :: luz serena {f}, luz de candilejas {f} |
| lime mortar {n} (soft form of mortar) | :: mortero de cal {m} |
| limerence {n} /ˈlɪməɹəns/ (state of mind) | :: limerencia, infatuación |
| limerick {n} /ˈlɪməɹɪk/ (rhyming verse of five lines) | :: quintilla {f} |
| limescale {n} (chalky deposit) | :: sarro {m} |
| limestone {n} /ˈlaɪmstoʊn/ (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) | :: caliza {f} |
| limestone {adj} (made of or with limestone) | :: calizo {m}, caliza {f} |
| liminal {adj} /ˈlɪmən(ə)l/ (pertaining to an entrance or threshold) | :: liminar |
| limit {n} /ˈlɪmɪt/ (boundary) | :: límite {m} |
| limit {v} (restrict) | :: limitar |
| limitation {n} /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ (act of limiting) | :: limitación {f} |
| limitation {n} (restriction that limits) | :: limitación {f} |
| limited {adj} /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/ (with certain limits placed upon it) | :: limitado |
| limited liability company {n} (type of company) | :: sociedad de responsabilidad limitada {f} |
| limited partnership {n} (type of partnership) | :: sociedad comanditaria {f}, sociedad en comandita {f} |
| limitless {adj} (without limits; boundless) | :: ilimitado |
| limnology {n} (science of lakes) | :: limnología {f} |
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine | :: |
| limonite {n} (mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides) | :: limonita {f} |
| Limousin {prop} (region) | :: Limosín |
| limousine {n} /ˌlɪməˈziːn/ (luxury sedan/saloon car) | :: limusina {f} |
| limp {v} /lɪmp/ (to walk lamely) | :: cojear, clauder |
| limp {n} (gait) | :: cojera {f} |
| limp {adj} (flaccid; flabby) | :: flácido |
| limp {adj} (lacking stiffness; flimsy) | :: flojo |
| limpet {n} /ˈlɪm.pɪt/ (a small mollusc) | :: lapa {f} |
| limpid {adj} /ˈlɪmpɪd/ (clear) | :: límpido |
| limpkin {n} (large bird) | :: carrao {m}, carau {m} |
| linalool {n} /lɪˈnæloʊəl/ (monoterpene alcohol) | :: linalol {m}, linalool {m} |
| Lincolnshire spinach {n} (perennial plant) SEE: Good King Henry | :: |
| Linda {prop} /ˈlɪndə/ (female given name) | :: Linda {f} |
| linden {n} /ˈlɪn.dən/ (tree) | :: tilo {m} |
| lindgrenite {n} (mineral containing copper, hydrogen, molybdenum and oxygen) | :: lindgrenita {f} |
| line {n} /laɪn/ (rope, cord, or string) | :: hilo {m}, línea {f} |
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) | :: línea {f}, rasgo {m}, trazo {m} |
| line {n} (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) | :: recta {f} |
| line {n} (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) | :: segmento {m} |
| line {n} (graph theory: edge of a graph) | :: línea {f} |
| line {n} (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) | :: línea {f} |
| line {n} (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) | :: cinta métrica {f} |
| line {n} (telephone or network connection) | :: línea {f} |
| line {n} (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) | :: línea {f} |
| line {n} (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark) | :: línea {f} |
| line {n} (straight sequence of people, queue) | :: fila {f}, hilera {f}, cola {f} |
| line {n} (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) | :: línea {f} |
| line {n} (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) | :: renglón {m}, línea {f}, verso {m} (in poetry) |
| line {n} (measure of length, one twelfth of an inch) | :: línea {f} |
| line {n} (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup) | :: línea |
| line {n} (perfusion line) | :: línea |
| line {v} (cover the inside surface of (something)) | :: forrar |
| lineage {n} /ˈlɪn.i.ɪdʒ/ (descent) | :: linaje {m}, estirpe {f} |
| linear {adj} /ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/ (having the form of a line) | :: lineal |
| linear {adj} (of or relating to lines) | :: lineal |
| linear {adj} (botany, of leaves: long and narrow) | :: lineal |
| linear {adj} (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) | :: lineal |
| linear {adj} (physics: involving only one dimension) | :: unidimensional |
| Linear A {prop} (syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language) | :: Lineal A {m} |
| linear algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: álgebra lineal {f} |
| Linear B {prop} (syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek) | :: Lineal B {m} |
| linear combination {n} (sum) | :: combinación lineal {f} |
| linearly independent {adj} (linear algebra) | :: linealmente independiente |
| linear perspective {n} (perspective) | :: perspectiva linear |
| linear space {n} (vector space) SEE: vector space | :: |
| linear transformation {n} (a map between vector spaces which respects addition and multiplication) | :: transformación lineal {f} |
| lined antshrike {n} (A passerine bird of the antbird family) | :: batará dorsicastaño |
| linen {n} /ˈlɪnɪn/ (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) | :: lino {m}, linge {m} |
| linen {n} (items) | :: ropa blanca {f} |
| linen {n} (colour) | :: linocros {m} |
| line of credit {n} (financial agreement) | :: línea de crédito {f} |
| line of credit {n} (maximum borrowable amount specified in such an agreement) | :: límite de crédito {m} |
| liner {n} /ˈlaɪnə/ (large passenger carrying ship) | :: transatlántico {m} |
| liner {n} (ship of the line) | :: barco de línea {m} |
| liner {n} (liner, lining: inside covering (i.e. a jacket liner)) | :: forro {m} |
| line segment {n} (part of a line) | :: segmento {m} |
| line up {v} /laɪn.ˈʌp/ (put in alignment) | :: alinear |
| line up {v} (put things in a line) | :: alinear, enfilar |
| line up {v} (get into a line) | :: hacer una cola |
| -ling {suffix} (Diminutive) | :: -ito {m}, -ita {f}, -illo {m}, -illa {f} |
| ling {n} /lɪŋ/ (Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva) | :: maruca {f} |
| lingam {n} | :: pene {m} |
| linger {v} /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/ (to stay or remain in a place or situation) | :: permanecer, demorar |
| linger {v} (to remain alive or existent) | :: pervivir |
| lingerie {n} /ˌlɑn.(d)ʒəˈɹeɪ/ (women's underwear or nightclothes) | :: ropa blanca {f}, ropa interior {f}, ropa íntima {f}, lencería {f} |
| lingo {n} /ˈliŋ.ɡoʊ/ (language peculiar to a particular group or region) | :: jerga {f} |
| lingonberry {n} (berry) | :: lingonberry {f}, cowberry {f}, lingonberi {f}, cauberi {f}, arándano silvestre {m}, arándano ártico {m}, foxberry {f}, foxberi {f} |
| lingua franca {n} /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹæŋ.kə/ (common language) | :: lengua vehicular {f}, lengua franca {f}, lingua franca {f} |
| lingual {adj} (related to language) SEE: linguistic | :: |
| lingual {adj} /ˈlɪŋɡwəl/ (related to the tongue) | :: lingual |
| linguica {n} /lɪŋˈɡwiːsə/ (Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage) | :: lingüiça {f}, longaniza {f} |
| linguicide {n} (the death of a language) | :: lingüicidio {m} |
| linguine {n} /lɪŋˈɡwini/ (ribbons of pasta narrower than tagliatelle) | :: linguine {m-p}, linguini {m-p}, linguinis {m-p}, lingüinis {m-p} |
| linguist {n} /ˈliŋɡwɪst/ (one who studies linguistics) | :: lingüista {m} {f} |
| linguistic {adj} /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ (of or relating to language) | :: lingüístico, lingual |
| linguistic {adj} (of or relating to linguistics) | :: lingüístico |
| linguistics {n} /liŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (scientific study of language) | :: lingüística {f} |
| liniment {n} /ˈlɪnəmənt/ (topical medical preparation) | :: linimento {m} |
| lining {n} /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/ (covering for the inside of something) | :: forro {m} |
| link {n} /lɪŋk/ (connection) | :: enlace {m}, vínculo {m}, lazo {m} |
| link {n} (element of a chain) | :: eslabón {m} |
| link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink) | :: enlace {m}, vínculo {m}, hiperenlace {m}, hipervínculo {m} |
| link {n} (computing: connection between buses or systems) | :: enlace {m}, vínculo {m} |
| link {v} (connect things) | :: relacionar |
| linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link | :: |
| linkage {n} (in genetics) | :: ligamiento |
| linnet {n} /ˈlɪnɪt/ (Carduelis cannabina, a finch of Europe, western Asia and northern Africa) | :: pardillo {m} |
| linoleate {n} (salt or ester of linoleic acid) | :: linoleato {m} |
| linoleic acid {n} (fatty acid) | :: ácido linoleico {m} |
| linoleum {n} /lɪˈnoʊli.əm/ (inexpensive waterproof covering) | :: linóleo {m} |
| linseed {n} /ˈlɪnsiːd/ (seed of the flax plant) | :: linaza {f} |
| lint {n} /lɪnt/ (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) | :: gasa {f} |
| lint {n} (fuzzy fluff) | :: pelusa {f} |
| lintel {n} /ˈlɪn.təl/ (horizontal structural beam) | :: lintel {m}, dintel {m} |
| lion {n} /ˈlaɪən/ (big cat Panthera leo) | :: león {m} |
| lion {n} (heraldic charge) | :: león {m} |
| lion cub {n} (young lion) | :: cachorro de león {m}, cachorra de león {f} |
| lion dance {n} (Chinese dance) | :: danza del león {f} |
| lioness {n} (female lion) | :: leona {f} |
| lionet {n} (lion cub) SEE: lion cub | :: |
| Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England) | :: Corazón de León {m} |
| lion's den {n} (a dangerous or frightening place) | :: foso de los leones |
| lion's share {n} /ˈlaɪəns ʃɛə/ (the majority; a large or generous portion) | :: tajada del león {f} |
| lip {n} /lɪp/ (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: labio {m}, labro {m} |
| Lipari {prop} (island off the coast of Sicily, Italy) | :: Lipari |
| lipase {n} (group of enzymes) | :: lipasa {f} |
| lip balm {n} (substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth) | :: crema para labios {f}, pomada para labios {f}, bálsamo para labios {m}, humectante labial {m}, desecador labial {m} |
| lip bear {n} (Melursus ursinus) SEE: sloth bear | :: |
| Lipetsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Lípetsk {m} |
| lip gloss {n} (a cosmetic product) | :: brillo de labios {m}, brillo labial {m} |
| lipid {n} /ˈlɪpɪd/ (organic compound) | :: lípido {m} |
| lipidic {adj} (of lipids) | :: lipídico |
| liplessness {n} (medical condition) | :: aqueilia {f}, aquelia {f} |
| lipogram {n} (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) | :: lipograma {m} |
| lipoinjection {n} (injection of fat tissue) | :: lipoinyección {f} |
| lipoma {n} (benign tumor) | :: lipoma {m} |
| lipophilic {adj} (having the quality of dissolving in lipids) | :: lipofílico |
| lipoprotein {n} (complex of protein and lipid) | :: lipoproteína |
| liposoluble {adj} (soluble in lipids) | :: liposoluble |
| liposuction {n} /ˈlai.po.ˌsʌk.ʃn̩/ (cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction) | :: liposucción {f} |
| lippy {adj} /ˈlɪpi/ (having prominent lips) | :: befo {m}, bembudo {m}, bezudo {m}, morrudo {m}, trompudo {m} |
| lippy {adj} (having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner) | :: hocicón {m}, respondón |
| lipread {v} /ˈlɪpɹiːd/ (determine what a person is saying by watching how their lips move) | :: leer los labios |
| lipreading {n} (the act of reading lips) | :: lectura de labios |
| lip service {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus | :: |
| lip service {n} (Empty talk; words absent of action or intention) | :: choro [Mexico], rollo [Mexico], labia {f} |
| lipstick {n} /ˈlɪpˌstɪk/ (make-up for the lips) | :: lápiz labial {m}, pintalabios {m}, lápiz de labios {m}, labial {m} |
| lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) | :: lápiz labial {m}, pintalabios {m}, lápiz de labios {m} |
| lipstick tree {n} (Bixa orellana) SEE: annatto | :: |
| lip sync {n} (synchronization of music with lips) | :: sincronizar, sincronizar los labios |
| lip-sync {v} (to move lips in synchronization with sounds) | :: hacer playback |
| lip-syncing {n} (act of lip-sync) | :: playback {m} |
| liquefaction {n} (Process of being made liquid) | :: licuefacción {f} |
| liquefy {v} (make into a liquid) | :: licuar |
| liquescent {adj} (liquescent) SEE: melting | :: |
| liqueur {n} /lɪˈkjʊə/ (a flavored alcoholic beverage) | :: licor {m} |
| liquid {n} /ˈlɪkwɪd/ (substance that is liquid) | :: líquido {m} |
| liquid {n} (sound) | :: líquida {f} |
| liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous) | :: líquido |
| liquid {adj} ((of an asset) easily sold or disposed of) | :: líquido |
| liquid asset {n} (asset in the form money, or that which can be quickly converted) | :: activo líquido {m} |
| liquidation {n} /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ (selling a business’s assets) | :: liquidación {f} |
| liquid crystal {n} (phase of matter) | :: cristal líquido {m} |
| liquidity {n} /lɪkˈwɪdəti/ (state of being liquid) | :: liquidez {f} |
| liquidizer {n} (a machine to chop or puree food) | :: licuadora |
| liquor {n} /ˈlɪk.ɚ/ (liquid obtained by cooking meat and/or vegetables) | :: jugo {m} |
| liquor {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: licor {m} |
| liquor {n} (liquid used in process industry to produce a desired reaction) | :: licor {m} |
| liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquor store {n} (liquor store, bottle shop) | :: vinatería {f} (wine shop), tienda de alcohol {f}, botillería {f}, licorería {f} |
| lira {n} /ˈlɪəɹə/ (basic unit of currency in Turkey) | :: lira {f} |
| lira {n} (currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.) | :: lira {f} |
| Lisbon {prop} /ˈlɪzbən/ (capital of Portugal) | :: Lisboa {f} |
| Lisboner {adj} (from Lisbon) | :: lisboeta |
| Lisboner {n} (someone from Lisbon) | :: lisboeta {m} {f} |
| Lisbonite {n} (Lisboner) SEE: Lisboner | :: |
| lisinopril {n} /laɪˈsɪnəpɹɪl/ (drug) | :: lisinopril {m} |
| lisp {n} /lɪsp/ (The habit or an act of lisping.) | :: ceceo {m}, balbuceo {m} |
| lisp {v} (to pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly) | :: cecear |
| lisp {v} (to speak with imperfect articulation) | :: balbucear |
| lisp {v} (to speak hesitatingly and with a low voice) | :: balbucear |
| lis pendens {n} | :: litispendencia {f} |
| lissencephaly {n} (disorder characterized by the lack of folds and grooves of the brain) | :: lisencefalia {f} |
| list {n} /lɪst/ (strip of fabric) | :: tira {f}, lista {f} |
| list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) | :: lista {f}, relación {f} |
| list {v} (to create or recite a list) | :: hacer una lista, alistar, enumerar |
| list {n} (nautical: tilting or careening to one side) | :: escora {f} |
| list {v} (to tilt to one side) | :: escorar |
| list {v} (to cause (something) to tilt to one side) | :: escorar |
| list box {n} (dropdown list) SEE: dropdown list | :: |
| listel {n} (narrow fillet or border) | :: listel {m} |
| listen {v} /ˈlɪs.ən/ (to pay attention to a sound) | :: escuchar |
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) | :: escuchar |
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) | :: escuchar |
| listen {v} (to hear (something)) | :: oír |
| listener {n} /ˈlɪs(ə)nə/ (someone who listens) | :: oyente {m} {f}, escuchador {m} |
| listener {n} ((computing) a function that runs in response to an event) | :: escucha {f} |
| listeriosis {n} (disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes) | :: listeriosis {f} |
| listless {adj} /ˈlɪstləs/ (Lacking enthusiasm) | :: apático, indiferente |
| listserver {n} /ˈlɪstˌsɚvɚ/ (server that distributes messages to members of an e-mail list) | :: servidor de listas {m} |
| lit {adj} /ˈlɪt/ (Lighted) | :: encendido {m}, alumbrado {m}, iluminado {m}, aluzado {m} |
| lit {adj} (Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned) | :: viajado {m}, pasado {m}, drogado {m}, pedo, volado, puesto {m} |
| litany {n} /ˈlɪtəni/ (ritual liturgical prayer) | :: letanía |
| litany {n} (prolonged or tedious list) | :: letanía {f} |
| litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee | :: |
| -lite {suffix} /lʌɪt/ (forms names of rocks or minerals) | :: -lita {f} |
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre | :: |
| literacy {n} /ˈlɪt.əɹ.ə.si/ (ability to read and write) | :: alfabetismo {m} |
| literacy {n} (understanding of something) | :: cultura {f}, competencia {f} |
| literal {adj} /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/ (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation) | :: literal |
| literally {adv} /ˈlɪtəɹəli/ (not metaphorically) | :: literalmente, literal [informal, Latin America] |
| literary {adj} (bookish) SEE: bookish | :: |
| literary {adj} /ˈlɪtəɹɛ(ə)ɹi/ (relating to literature) | :: literario |
| literary criticism {n} (study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation) | :: crítica literaria {f} |
| literary inquisition {n} (persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings) | :: inquisición literaria {f} |
| literate {adj} /ˈlɪtəɹət/ (able to read, having literacy) | :: alfabetizado, [dated] letrado, [colloquial] alfabeto |
| literate {adj} (knowledgeable in literature and writing) | :: letrado |
| literature {n} /ˈlɪ.tɚ.ɪ.tʃɚ/ (body of all written works) | :: literatura {f} |
| literature {n} (the collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or culture) | :: literatura {f} {mf} |
| literature {n} (all the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject) | :: literatura {f} |
| litharge {n} /ˈlɪθɑːdʒ/ (lead monoxide) | :: litargirio {m} |
| lithiasis {n} (formation of stone-like deposits) | :: litiasis {f} |
| lithic {adj} /ˈlɪθɪk/ (stone) | :: lítico |
| lithium {n} /ˈlɪθi.əm/ (chemical element) | :: litio {m} |
| lithium {n} (treatment for mental disorders) | :: litio {m} |
| lithium aluminium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH) | :: hidruro de litio y aluminio {m} |
| lithium battery {n} (type of battery) | :: batería de litio {f} |
| lithium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH) | :: hidruro de litio {m} |
| lithium oxide {n} (white powdered alkali) | :: óxido de litio {m} |
| Lithium Triangle {prop} | :: Triángulo del Litio |
| lithograph {n} (image produced by lithography) | :: litografía {f} |
| lithographer {n} (a person who makes lithographs) | :: litógrafo {m}, litógrafa {f} |
| lithographic {adj} (related to lithography) | :: litográfico |
| lithographical {adj} (lithographic) SEE: lithographic | :: |
| lithography {n} (printing method) | :: litografía {f} |
| lithology {n} (the study of rocks) | :: litología {f} |
| lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) | :: litósfera {f} |
| Lithuania {prop} /ˌlɪθ.(j)uˈeɪ.ni.ə/ (country) | :: Lituania |
| Lithuanian {adj} /ˌlɪθʊˈeɪni.ən/ (referring to Lithuania) | :: lituano |
| Lithuanian {n} (language) | :: lituano {m} |
| Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) | :: lituano {m} |
| Lithuanian Hound {n} (Lithuanian Hound) | :: sabueso lituano {m} |
| Lithuanian SSR {prop} (Soviet republic) | :: RSS Lituania {f} |
| litmus {n} /ˈlɪtməs/ (dyestuff from lichen) | :: tornasol {m} |
| litmus paper {n} | :: papel de tornasol {m} |
| litotes {n} /laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/ (rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | :: litote {f}, lítotes {f} |
| litre {n} /ˈliː.tə/ (unit of fluid measure) | :: litro {m} |
| litter {n} /ˈlɪtɚ/ (platform designed to carry a person or a load) | :: litera {f}, artola {f} |
| litter {n} (animals born in one birth) | :: camada {f} |
| litter {n} (bedding for animals) | :: cama {f} |
| litter {n} (discarded items) | :: detritus, basura {f} |
| litter {n} (material for litter tray) | :: letiera |
| litter {n} (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) | :: colchón de hojas {m} |
| litter {v} (give birth) | :: parir |
| little {adj} /ˈlɪtl̩/ (small in size) | :: pequeño |
| little {adj} (Insignificant, trivial) | :: poco, menor |
| little {adj} (very young) | :: pequeño |
| little {adj} (small in number, few) | :: poco |
| little {adj} | :: menor, poco |
| little {adv} (not much) | :: poco, poquito |
| little {determiner} (small amount) | :: poco |
| little black dress {n} (woman's short black dress) | :: vestidito negro {m} |
| little boy {n} (a diminutive male child) | :: niño {m}, chamaquito {m} [Mexico, Central America], chiquito {m}, chiquitin {m} |
| little brother {n} (younger brother) SEE: younger brother | :: |
| little by little {adv} (a small amount at a time) | :: poco a poco |
| Little Dipper {prop} (bright circumpolar asterism) | :: Osa Menor {f} |
| little egret {n} (bird) | :: garceta común {f} |
| little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) | :: dedo meñique {m}, meñique {m} |
| little girl {n} (a female child) | :: niña {f}, chica {f}, chiquita {f}, chiquitina {f}, nena {f} |
| little green man {n} /ˌlɪtəl ˈɡɹin ˌmæn/ (humorous: space alien, Martian, see also: alien) | :: hombrecillo verde {m} |
| little one {n} (term of endearment) | :: pequeño {m}, pequeña {f} |
| little owl {n} /ˈlɪtəl ˌaʊl/ (species of owl) | :: mochuelo europeo {m}, mochuelo común {m} |
| little pitchers have big ears {proverb} (proverb) | :: hay orejas chiquitas |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} /ˈlɪtl̩ ɹɛd ɹaɪ.dɪŋ hʊd/ (a folktale) | :: Caperucita Roja {f} |
| little ringed plover {n} (Charadrius dubius) | :: chorlitejo chico {m} |
| little stint {n} (Calidris minuta) | :: correlimos menudo {m} |
| little woman {n} (little + woman) | :: mujercita {f} |
| little woman {n} (wife) | :: mujercita {f}, vieja {f} |
| little wonder {n} (small wonder) SEE: small wonder | :: |
| littoral {adj} /ˈlɪtəɹəl/ (of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore) | :: litoral |
| littoral {n} (the shore) | :: litoral {m} |
| Litueche {prop} (Litueche) | :: Litueche {m} |
| liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical | :: |
| liturgical {adj} /lɪˈtɝdʒɪkəl/ (Pertaining to liturgy) | :: litúrgico |
| liturgy {n} /ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/ (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) | :: liturgia {f} |
| Liturgy of the Hours {n} ( liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours) | :: liturgia de las horas {f} |
| live {v} /lɪv/ (be alive) | :: vivir |
| live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: vivir, morar [literary] |
| live {adj} /laɪv/ (having life) | :: vivo |
| live {adj} ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) | :: en vivo, en directo |
| live {adv} (as it happens) | :: en vivo, en directo |
| live action {n} (video that has been produced by filming) | :: acción real {f} |
| live and learn {phrase} (exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences) | :: ninguno escarmienta en cabeza ajena, nadie nace aprendido, nadie nace sabiendo, errando se aprende a herrar [dated] |
| live and let live {v} (be tolerant) | :: vivir y dejar vivir |
| live by the sword, die by the sword {proverb} (one who uses violence can expect a violent response) | :: quien a hierro mata, a hierro muere |
| liveforever {n} (houseleek) SEE: houseleek | :: |
| live-in {adj} /ˈlɪvˌɪn/ (living on the premises) | :: puertas adentro [employee], conviviente [sexual partner] |
| livelihood {n} /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ (means of supporting oneself) | :: sustento {m} |
| liveliness {n} /ˈlaɪvlinəs/ (the quality of being lively) | :: vivacidad {f} |
| lively {adj} /ˈlaɪvli/ (full of life) | :: vivaz, animado, brioso, vigoroso , pizpireto |
| lively {adj} (fizzy; foamy) | :: burbujeante (fizzy), espumoso (foamy) |
| lively {adv} (vibrantly, vividly) | :: vívidamente, vibrantemente {f} |
| liver {n} /ˈlɪvə/ (organ of the body) | :: hígado {m} |
| liver {n} (organ as food) | :: hígado |
| liver {n} (colour) | :: hígado, rojo hígado |
| livermorium {n} /ˌlɪvəɹˈmɔːɹiəm/ (chemical element with atomic number 116) | :: livermorio {m} |
| Liverpool {prop} (Liverpool, England) | :: Liverpool {m} |
| Liverpool {prop} (NY, Canada or Australia) | :: Liverpool {m} |
| liverwort {n} /ˈlɪv.ɚ.wɝːt/ (bryophyte with a leafy stem) | :: hepática {f} |
| liverwurst {n} (liver sausage) | :: leberwurst {f}, paté de higado {m} |
| livery {n} /ˈlɪv.ə.ɹi/ (distinctive uniform worn by a group) | :: librea {f} |
| livestock {n} /ˈlaɪvˌstɑk/ (farm animals) | :: ganado {m} |
| live up {v} (to fulfil the expectations placed upon) | :: estar a la altura, dar la talla |
| livid {adj} (pallid) SEE: pallid | :: |
| livid {adj} /ˈlɪvɪd/ (having a dark, bluish appearance) | :: lívido |
| lividity {n} (livor mortis, suggillation) SEE: livor mortis | :: |
| living {adj} /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ | :: vivo, viviente |
| living {n} (financial means; a means of maintaining life) | :: ganarse la vida, trabajo {m} |
| living {n} (style of life) | :: estilo de vida {m} |
| living dead {n} (undead) | :: muertos vivientes {m-p}, zombis {m-p} |
| living fossil {n} /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈfɒsəl/ (species believed extinct but later found living) | :: fósil viviente {m} |
| living proof {n} (real-life person or thing which demonstrates the validity of a hypothesis) | :: ejemplo vivo {m} |
| living room {n} (room in a private house) | :: salón {m}, sala de estar, sala {f} |
| living wage {n} (minimum income) | :: salario mínimo, pasadía |
| living will {n} (document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes) | :: testamento vital |
| Livonia {prop} (historical region) | :: Livonia {f} |
| Livonian {prop} (language) | :: livonio |
| Livonian {n} (person) | :: livonio {m}, livonia {f} |
| Livonian {adj} (pertaining to Livonia or Livonians) | :: livonio |
| livor mortis {n} (settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body) | :: livor mortis {m} |
| Livornian {adj} (of or from Livorno) | :: livornés, liornés |
| Livornian {n} (someone from Livorno) | :: livornés {m}, livornesa {f}, liornés {m}, liornesa {f} |
| Livorno {prop} /ləˈvɔɹnoʊ/ (province of Italy) | :: Livorno {f} |
| Livorno {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Livorno {f}, Liorna {f}, Liorno {f} |
| lizard {n} /ˈlɪz.ɚd/ (reptile) | :: lagarto {m}, lagartija {f} (small) |
| lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| Ljubljana {prop} /ˌl(j)ʊbliˈɑːnə/ (Capital city of Slovenia) | :: Liubliana {f} |
| llama {n} /ˈjɑmə/ (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama) | :: llama {f} |
| LLC {n} (Limited Liability Company) | :: SRL {f} |
| Lleida {prop} (city) | :: Lérida {f} |
| lo {interj} /loʊ/ (look, see, behold) | :: ve, ved, vea, veamos, vean |
| loach {n} /ˈləʊtʃ/ (fish of the family Cobitidae) | :: locha {f} |
| load {n} /loʊd/ (number of articles that can be transported or processed at one time) | :: carga, cargamento |
| load {n} (the volume of work required to be performed) | :: carga |
| load {n} (the electrical current or power delivered by a device) | :: carga {f} |
| load {v} (to put a load on or in) | :: cargar |
| load {v} (to read into memory) | :: cargar |
| loaded {adj} /ˈloʊdɪd/ ((slang) having wealth) | :: forrado |
| loadstone {n} (lodestone) SEE: lodestone | :: |
| loaf {n} /loʊf/ (block of bread) | :: pan {m}, hogaza {f} |
| loaf {n} (block of food) | :: pan {m} |
| loaf {n} (head (slang)) | :: mollera {f}, testa {f} [slang] |
| loaf {v} (do nothing) | :: holgazanear, estar a la bartola, golfear |
| loafer {n} /ˈləʊfə/ (idle person) | :: haragán {m}, gandul {m}, holgazán {m}, comodón |
| loafer {n} (footwear) | :: mocasín {m} |
| loam {n} /loʊm/ (type of soil) | :: suelo franco {m} |
| loan {n} /loʊn/ (borrowed sum of money or other property) | :: préstamo {m} |
| loan {n} (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) | :: préstamo {m}, empréstito {m} |
| loan {n} | :: préstamo {m} |
| loan {v} (to lend) | :: prestar |
| lo and behold {interj} (used to express surprise) | :: ¡y quién lo iba a decir!, ¡que sorpresa! |
| loan shark {n} (money lender; usurer) | :: usurero {m}, usurera {f} |
| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque | :: |
| loanword {n} /ˈloʊnwɝd/ (word taken from another language) | :: extranjerismo {m}, préstamo {m}, calco {m} |
| loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry | :: |
| loath {adj} /ləʊθ/ (averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling, see also: averse; reluctant) | :: poco dispuesto {m} |
| loath {adj} (loathsome, unpleasant) SEE: loathsome | :: |
| loathe {v} /ˈloʊð/ (to detest, hate, revile) | :: detestar, repugnar |
| loathing {n} /ˈləʊðɪŋ/ (sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike) | :: odio, asco {m}, repugnancia {f}, repelo {m} [coll.] |
| loathsome {adj} /ˈləʊθ.səm/ (highly offensive; abominable, sickening) | :: aborrecible, detestable, odioso {m}, abominable, repugnante, nefando {m}, execrable |
| lob {n} (lump) SEE: lump | :: |
| Lobamba {prop} (traditional and legislative capital of Eswatini) | :: Lobamba |
| lobby {n} /lɑbi/ (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) | :: vestíbulo {m}, recibidor {m}, zaguán {m}, atrio {m} |
| lobby {n} (group of people who try to lobby) | :: lobby {m} |
| lobby {v} (To attempt to influence) | :: cabildear, recabar |
| lobby group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group | :: |
| lobbyist {n} /ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/ (A person paid to influence politicians) | :: cabildero {m}, recabador {m} |
| lobe {n} /ləʊb/ (division of the brain) | :: lóbulo {m} |
| lobotomization {n} | :: lobotomización {f} |
| lobotomize {v} | :: lobotomizar |
| lobotomy {n} /ləˈbɑː.ɾə.mi/ (surgical operation) | :: lobotomía {f} |
| lobster {n} /ˈlɑb.stɚ/ (crustacean) | :: langosta {f} |
| lobster pot {n} (a trap used to catch lobsters) | :: nasa {f} |
| lobular {adj} (Of or relating to a lobule) | :: lobular |
| lobule {n} /ˈlɒb.juːl/ (small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe) | :: lóbulo {m} |
| local {adj} /ˈloʊkl̩/ (of a nearby location) | :: local |
| local {adj} (medicine: of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism) | :: local |
| local {n} (a person who lives near a given place) | :: vecino {m}, vecina {f}, lugareño {m} |
| local {n} | :: local |
| local anesthetic {n} (substance) | :: anestésico local {m} |
| local derby {n} (a sports match between local rival teams) | :: clásico {m}, derbi {m} |
| locale {n} /loʊˈkæl/ (place where something happens) | :: lugar {m} |
| locale {n} (language-related settings) | :: configuración regional {f} |
| Local Group {prop} (cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way) | :: Grupo Local {m} |
| locality {n} /loʊˈkælɪti/ (neighbourhood) | :: vecindario {m}, vecindarios {m-p}, localidad |
| localization {n} (act of localizing) | :: localización |
| localization {n} (software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region) | :: localización |
| localization {n} (state of being localized) | :: localización |
| localization {n} | :: localización |
| localize {v} (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) | :: tropicalizar |
| locally {adv} (in or from the local area) | :: localmente |
| Local Supercluster {prop} /ˌloʊkl̩ ˈsupɚˌklʌstɚ/ (Supercluster that includes the Milky Way) | :: Supercúmulo Local |
| local time {n} (official time in a particular region or time zone) | :: hora local {f} |
| locate {v} /ləʊˈkeɪt/ (to place; to set in a particular spot or position) | :: ubicar |
| locate {v} (designate the site or place of) | :: ubicar, localizar |
| locate {v} ((intransitive) to place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle) | :: asentar [pronominal] |
| location {n} /loʊˈkeɪʃən/ (place) | :: ubicación {f}, lugar {m}, posición |
| location {n} (act of locating) | :: ubicación |
| locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case | :: |
| locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where) | :: caso locativo {m} |
| lochia {n} /ˈlɒkɪə/ (post-partum vaginal discharge) | :: loquios {m-p} |
| Lochkovian {prop} | :: Lochkoviense |
| Loch Ness {prop} (lake in the Great Glen of Scotland) | :: lago Ness {m} |
| Loch Ness monster {prop} (hypothetical creature) | :: monstruo del lago Ness {m} |
| lock {n} /lɑk/ (something used for fastening) | :: cerradura {f}, candado {m}, chapa {f} |
| lock {n} (segment of a canal) | :: esclusa {f} |
| lock {n} (firing mechanism of a gun) | :: llave |
| lock {v} (to become fastened in place) | :: bloquearse |
| lock {v} (to fasten with a lock) | :: cerrar con llave, acerrojar, candar, trancar, atrancar, trabar |
| lock {n} (length of hair) | :: bucle {m}, mecha {f}, rulo {m} |
| lockdown {n} /ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/ (confinement of people as a security measure) | :: confinamiento {m}, encerramiento {m}, enclaustramiento {m} |
| locked {adj} /lɑkt/ (that has been locked (with a key)) | :: cerrado con llave |
| locker {n} (storage compartment) | :: armario {m}, casillero, taquilla {f}, locker {m}, lócker {m} |
| locker room {n} (locker room) SEE: changing room | :: |
| locket {n} /ˈlɑkɪt/ (chained ornament) | :: medallón {m} |
| lockjaw {n} (disease) | :: trismo {m} |
| locks {n} /lɑks/ (count of hair) | :: mecha {f} |
| lockset {n} (hardware components) | :: conjunto de cerradura {m}, juego de cerradura {m} |
| locksmith {n} /ˈlɑksmɪθ/ (one who practices locksmithing) | :: cerrajero {m} |
| locksmithing {n} /ˈlɒkˌsmɪθɪŋ/ (art of making and defeating locks) | :: cerrajería {f} |
| lock up {v} (to imprison or incarcerate someone) | :: encerrar |
| lock up {v} (to close the doors and windows securely) | :: cerrar, trancar |
| lock up {v} (of a computer: to cease responding) | :: colgarse, bloquearse, trancarse |
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| locomotion {n} (ability to move) | :: locomoción {f} |
| locomotive {n} /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv/ (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: locomotora {f} |
| locomotive {adj} (relating to locomotion) | :: locomotor |
| Locris {prop} (region of ancient Greece) | :: Lócrida, Lócride |
| locus {n} /ˈloʊkəs/ (place or locality) | :: lugar {m}, sitio {m} |
| locus {n} (set of all points given by an equation or condition) | :: lugar {m} |
| locus {n} (position on a chromosome) | :: locus {m} |
| locust {n} /ˈloʊ.kəst/ (type of grasshopper) | :: langosta {f} |
| lode {n} /ləʊd/ (vein of metallic ore) | :: filón, veta |
| lode {n} (rich source of supply) | :: montón {m} |
| lodestar {n} (star used as navigation reference) | :: estrella polar {f} |
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris | :: |
| lodestone {n} /ˈloʊdˌstoʊn/ (natural magnet) | :: imán {m}, calamita {f} |
| lodestone {n} (magnetite) | :: piedra imán {f} |
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn | :: |
| lodge {n} /lɑdʒ/ (recreational building) | :: cabaña {f}, barraca {f} |
| lodge {n} (porter's rooms) | :: caseta {f} |
| lodge {n} (local chapter of freemasons) | :: logia {f} |
| lodge {n} (local chapter of trade union) | :: logia {f} |
| lodge {n} (beaver's shelter) | :: madriguera {f} |
| lodge {v} (to flatten to the ground) | :: encamarse, abatirse |
| lodge {v} | :: alojar, albergar |
| lodger {n} /ˈlɑdʒɚ/ (person who lodges in another's house) | :: huésped {m} |
| lodging {n} /ˈlɑdʒɪŋ/ (place to live or lodge) | :: alojamiento {m}, hospedaje {m} |
| lodging {n} (condition of a plant that has been flattened) | :: encamado {m} |
| loess {n} /ˈloʊ.əs/ (sediment of eolian origin) | :: loess {m} |
| loft {n} /lɔft/ (an attic or similar space) | :: desván {m}, buhardilla {f} [rare], tapanco {m} [Mexico] |
| loft {v} (to propel high into the air) | :: elevar |
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| lofty {adj} /ˈlɔːfti/ (high, having great height or stature) | :: majestuoso |
| log {n} /lɒɡ/ (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches) | :: leño {m}, tronco {m} |
| log {n} (bulky piece of timber) | :: leño {m} |
| log {n} (nautical: device for measuring the speed of a vessel) | :: registro |
| log {v} (to cut down trees) | :: talar |
| log {v} (make an entry in a log) | :: registrar |
| log {n} (very dumb person) SEE: blockhead | :: |
| log {n} (logbook) SEE: logbook | :: |
| log {n} (rolled cake) SEE: Swiss roll | :: |
| loganberry {n} (raspberry-blackberry hybrid berry) | :: frambuesa de Logan, logana {f}, loganberi {f}, loganberry {f} |
| logarithm {n} /ˈlɑ.ɡə.ɹɪ.ð(ə)m/ (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) | :: logaritmo {m} |
| logarithmic {adj} /ˌlɒɡəˈɹɪðmɪk/ (relating to logarithms) | :: logarítmico |
| logbook {n} /ˈlɑɡ.bʊk/ (nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded) | :: libro de registro {m}, cuaderno de bitácora {m} |
| loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall | :: |
| loge {n} (booth) SEE: booth | :: |
| logger {n} /ˈlɑːɡɚ/ (worker whose occupation is to harvest trees) | :: leñador {m} |
| loggerhead turtle {n} (Caretta caretta) | :: caguama {f} |
| logic {n} /ˈlɑdʒɪk/ (method of human thought) | :: lógica {f} |
| logic {n} (mathematical study) | :: lógica |
| logic {n} (any system of thought, irrespective of its rigor or productiveness) | :: lógica |
| -logic {suffix} (-logical) SEE: -logical | :: |
| logical {adj} /ˈlɑdʒɪkəɫ/ (reasonable) | :: lógico |
| -logical {suffix} (used to form adjectival forms of nouns) | :: -lógico |
| logical connective {n} (logic: truth-valued function) | :: conectiva lógica {f} |
| logically {adv} (in a logical manner) | :: lógicamente |
| logic gate {n} (a physical Boolean device) | :: compuerta lógica {f}, puerta lógica {f} |
| logician {n} /ləˈd͡ʒɪʃən/ (person who studies or teaches logic) | :: lógico {m}, lógica {f} |
| log in {v} (gain access to a computer system) | :: entrar, iniciar sesión |
| login {n} /ˈlɒɡ.ɪn/ (user's identification) | :: iniciar sesión |
| logion {n} /ˈləʊ.ɡɪ.ən/ (a saying that is attributed to Jesus but which is not in the Bible) | :: logion Iesu |
| -logist {suffix} (person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy) | :: -logo {m}, -loga {f} |
| logistic {adj} /ləˈdʒɪs.tɪk/ (relating to logistics) | :: logístico |
| logistical {adj} (relating to logistics) | :: logístico |
| logistics {n} /ləˈdʒɪstɪks/ (planning and implementing the flow of goods and services) | :: logística {f} |
| logistics {n} (military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation) | :: logística {f} |
| logjam {n} (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) | :: atascamiento {m}, bloqueo {m}, obstrucción {m}, callejón sin salida {m}, círculo vicioso {m}, pescadilla que se muerde la cola {f} |
| logo {n} /ˈloʊɡoʊ/ (visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an entity) | :: logotipo {m} |
| log off {v} (log out) SEE: log out | :: |
| logogram {n} /ˈlɔːɡəɡɹæm/ (character or symbol that represents a word or phrase) | :: logograma {m} |
| logogriph {n} (word puzzle with clues in verse) | :: logogrifo {m} |
| log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| logopedics {n} (study and correction of speech defects) | :: logopedia {f} |
| logorrhea {n} /ˌlɒ.ɡəˈɹɪ.ə/ (excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder) | :: logorrea {f} |
| logorrhea {n} (excessive use of words in writing) SEE: prolixity | :: |
| logotype {n} (symbol used by organization, logo) | :: logotipo {m} |
| logotype {n} (single type two letters, a ligature) | :: logotipo {m} |
| log out {v} (to exit an account in a computing system) | :: cerrar sesión |
| Logroño {prop} /ləˈɡɹoʊnjoʊ/ (capital city of La Rioja, Spain) | :: Logroño {m} |
| logwood {n} (Haematoxylum campechianum) | :: palo campeche {m}, campeche {m}, palo tinta {f} |
| -logy {suffix} /ləd͡ʒi/ (branch of learning) | :: -logía {f} |
| loin {n} /lɔɪn/ (part of the body) | :: lomo {m} |
| loin {n} (cut of meat) | :: lomos {m} |
| loincloth {n} (garment) | :: taparrabos {m} |
| loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin | :: |
| loins {n} /lɔɪnz/ (the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia) | :: entrañas {f-p}, verija {f} |
| Loire {prop} (river) | :: Loira |
| Loire {prop} (département) | :: Loira |
| loiter {v} /ˈlɔɪtɚ/ (to stand about without any aim or purpose) | :: holgazanear, perder el tiempo, merodear, vagar, vaguear |
| loitering {n} (The action of the verb loiter) | :: vagancia {f}, merodeo {m} |
| Lojban {prop} /ˈlɒʒbæn/ (artificial logical language based on Loglan) | :: lojban {m}, Lojban {m} |
| lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL | :: |
| LOL {interj} /ɛl.oʊˈɛl/ (expression of laughter) | :: lol, reva, jajajá |
| loll {v} /lɒl/ (to act lazily or indolently) | :: recostarse, arrellanarse, repanchingarse, repanchigarse, reposar |
| lollipop {n} /lɑ.li.pɑp/ (confectionery on a stick) | :: piruleta {f}, chupachús {m} [Spain], chupeta {f} [Colombia, Dominican Republic, Venezuela], chupete {m} [Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru], chupetín {m} [Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay], colombina {f} [Colombia], cóyac {m} [Chile, colloquial], paleta de caramelo {f} [Argentina, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Uruguay], pirulí {m} [Spain], bolón {m} [Dominican Republic] |
| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| lolly {n} (confection) SEE: confection | :: |
| lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| Lolol {prop} (city in Chile) | :: Lolol {m} |
| Lomé {prop} (capital of Togo) | :: Lomé |
| Lombard {n} /ˈlɒmbɑː(ɹ)d/ (member of a Germanic people) | :: lombardo {m}, longobardo {m} |
| Lombard {n} (native of Lombardy) | :: lombardo {m} |
| Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker | :: |
| Lombard rate {n} (interest rate) | :: tasa de interés lombarda {f} |
| Lombardy {prop} /ˈlɑmbəɹdi/ (region in northern Italy) | :: Lombardía {f} |
| loment {n} (a type of modified legume that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between the segments of the seeds) | :: lomento {m} |
| London {prop} /ˈlʌn.dən/ (in the United Kingdom) | :: Londres {m} |
| London {prop} (in Canada) | :: London |
| London {prop} (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) | :: londinense, de Londres |
| Londoner {n} /ˈlʌn.dən.ə(ɹ)/ (person from or inhabitant of London) | :: londinense {m} {f} |
| Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner | :: |
| London Underground {prop} (the London underground) | :: el metro de Londres {m} |
| lone {adj} /loʊn/ (having no companion) | :: solo |
| loneliness {n} /ˈloʊnlinəs/ (condition of being lonely) | :: soledad {f} |
| lonely {adj} /ˈloʊnli/ (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) | :: solitario |
| lonely {adj} (of place: desolate) | :: desolado, desierto |
| lonely {adj} (solitary) SEE: solitary | :: |
| loner {n} /ˈloʊnɚ/ (one who lacks or avoids company) | :: solitario {m}, huraño {m} |
| lonesome {adj} /ˈloʊnsəm/ (unhappy due to being alone) | :: solitario |
| lone wolf {n} (criminal who acts alone) | :: lobo solitario {m} |
| long {adj} /ˈlɒŋ/ (having much distance from one point to another) | :: largo |
| long {adj} (having great duration) | :: largo, luengo |
| long {adj} | :: largo |
| long {adv} (over a great distance) | :: lejos, lueñe |
| long {adv} | :: mucho, harto |
| long {v} (to wait, to aspire) | :: desear, anhelar |
| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall | :: |
| long absent, soon forgotten {proverb} (love fades away when people are distant) | :: lueñe de los ojos, lueñe del cuer |
| long ago {adv} (at a time in the distant past) | :: hace tiempo, tiempo ha |
| longan {n} /ˈlɒŋɡən/ (fruit) | :: longuián, ojo de dragón |
| long-awaited {adj} (having been awaited for a long time) | :: largamente esperado {m} |
| long-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | :: agujeta escolopácea {f} |
| longboard {v} (spine board) SEE: spine board | :: |
| longbow {n} /ˈlɒŋbəʊ/ (large bow) | :: arco largo {m} |
| longcase clock {n} (grandfather clock) SEE: grandfather clock | :: |
| long division {n} (procedure for dividing multidigit numbers) | :: división larga {f} |
| long drink {n} (large mixed drink) | :: combinado {m} |
| long-eared owl {n} /ˌlɒŋɪədˈaʊl/ (Asio otus) | :: búho chico {m} |
| longevity {n} /lɒŋˈdʒɛ.vɪ.ti/ (the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life) | :: longevidad {f} |
| long face {n} (expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom) | :: cara larga {f} [coll.] |
| long for {v} (to have desire for; to yearn) | :: anhelar |
| long for {v} (to miss) | :: echar de menos |
| long-haired {adj} (Having long, uncut hair on the head) | :: melenudo {m}, pelilargo, cabelludo {m}, hirsuto {m} |
| long haul {adj} (travelling a long distance) | :: de larga distancia |
| longhorn {n} /ˈlɔŋhɔɹn/ (breed of beef cattle) | :: res de cuernos largos {f} |
| longing {n} /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ (melancholic desire) | :: añoranza |
| long in the tooth {adj} (old, aged) | :: rancio, ajado |
| Long Island {prop} /ˌlɔŋ ˈaɪlənd/ (island in New York) | :: Long Island |
| Long Island {prop} (a district of the Bahamas) | :: Long Island |
| longitude {n} /ˈlɑndʒəˌtud/ (angular distance) | :: longitud {f} |
| longitude {n} (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole) | :: longitud {f} |
| longitudinal {adj} /ˌlɑndʒəˈtuːdənəl/ (relating to length, or to longitude) | :: longitudinal |
| longitudinal {adj} (sampling data over time) | :: longitudinal |
| longitudinally {adv} (along lines of longitude) | :: longitudinalmente |
| longitudinal wave {n} (type of wave) | :: onda longitudinal {f} |
| long johns {n} (full-length undergarments) | :: calzoncillos largos {m-p} |
| long johns {n} (garment for bottom half of the body) | :: pantalón interior largo |
| long-lasting {adj} (persisting or enduring for a long time) | :: perdurable, duradero {m}, durable, longevo {m}, prolongado {m}, dilatado {m} |
| long-legged {adj} (having long legs) | :: zancudo, piernilargo {m}, patilargo {m} |
| long-legged buzzard {n} (Buteo rufinus) | :: busardo moro {m} |
| long line {prop} | :: recta larga |
| longline {n} (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) | :: palangre {m} |
| long live {v} (prosper) | :: ¡viva! [used for only one person or object], ¡que viva! [used for only one person or object], ¡vivan! [used for several persons or objects], ¡que vivan! [used for several persons or objects], larga vida |
| long-lived {adj} /ˈlɒŋˈlaɪvd/ (having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time) | :: longevo |
| long pepper {n} (Piper longum, or its fruit) | :: pimienta longa {f} |
| Long Primer {prop} | :: entredós, filosofía |
| long s {n} (the character ſ) | :: s larga |
| long scale {n} | :: escala larga {f} |
| longship {n} (type of Viking vessel) | :: drakkar {m} |
| longshoreman {n} (man employed to load and unload ships) | :: estibador {m}, estibadora {f} |
| long since {adv} (long ago) SEE: long ago | :: |
| longsleeved {adj} (having long sleeves) | :: de manga larga |
| longspine snipefish {n} (Macroramphosus scolopax) | :: [Spain] trompetero {m} |
| longstanding {adj} (longstanding) SEE: long-standing | :: |
| long-standing {adj} (having existed for a long time) | :: de larga data |
| long story short {adv} (Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story) | :: en resumen |
| longsword {n} /ˈlɑŋsɔɚd/ (a kind of sword) | :: espada larga {f} |
| longtailed {adj} (having a long tail) | :: colilargo |
| long-tailed chinchilla {n} (South American animal) | :: chinchilla de cola larga {f}, chinchilla Chilena {f}, chinchilla costera {f}, chinchilla menor {f} |
| long-tailed duck {n} (Clangula hyemalis) | :: pato havelda {m} |
| long-tailed jaeger {n} (Stercorarius longicaudus) | :: págalo rabero {m} |
| long-tailed macaque {n} (Macaca fascicularis) SEE: crab-eating macaque | :: |
| long-term {adj} (becoming evident after a relatively long time period) | :: a largo plazo |
| long-term {adj} (extending over a relatively long time period) | :: a largo plazo, duradero, prolongado |
| long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) | :: ¡cuánto tiempo!, ¡tanto tiempo sin verte!, dichosos los ojos que te ven |
| long-toed stint {n} (Calidris subminuta) | :: correlimos dedilargo {m}, correlimos chico {m} |
| long ways, long lies {proverb} /ˈlɒŋ ˌweɪz ˈlɒŋ ˌlaɪz/ (Proverb) | :: de luengas tierras, luengas mentiras |
| long weekend {n} (weekend extended by one or more days off) | :: puente {m}, sándwich {m} [Chile] |
| long-winded {adj} (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) | :: prolijo |
| Longyearbyen {prop} (settlement) | :: Longyearbyen |
| lonsdaleite {n} (mineral) | :: lonsdaleita {f} |
| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| loofah {n} (tropical vine) | :: estropajo {m}, lufa {f}, |
| look {v} /lʊk/ (to try to see) | :: mirar |
| look {v} (to appear, to seem) | :: parecer |
| look {v} (give an appearance of being) | :: buscar |
| look {v} (to face) | :: dar |
| look {v} (to expect) | :: esperar |
| look {v} | :: mirar |
| look {n} (action of looking) | :: vistazo {m}, ojeada {f}, mirada {f} |
| look {n} (physical appearance) | :: aspecto {m} |
| look {n} (facial expression) | :: mirada {f} |
| look after {v} (to watch, to protect) | :: cuidar |
| lookalike {n} /ˈlʊkəlaɪk/ (person physically resembling another person) | :: sosias {m}, sosia {m} |
| look at {v} (to observe or watch) | :: mirar |
| look at {v} | :: mirar |
| look back {v} (look behind oneself) | :: ver hacia atrás, mirar hacia atrás, volver la cabeza, volverse hacia atrás |
| look back {v} (reminisce about the past) | :: recordar, volver la cabeza, acordarse |
| look before you leap {proverb} (think before taking action) | :: antes que te cases, mira lo que haces |
| look daggers {v} | :: fulminar con la mirada |
| look down on {v} (to regard or treat as inferior) | :: menospreciar, ningunear |
| look down one's nose {v} (To regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt) | :: mirar por encima del hombro |
| look for {v} (search; seek) | :: buscar |
| look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for) | :: esperar, tener pensado, no ver la hora |
| looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| look like {v} (seem, appear) | :: parecer |
| look like {v} (be similar in appearance, resemble) | :: parecerse a |
| lookout {n} /ˈlʊkaʊt/ | :: vigía {m} |
| look out for number one {v} | :: arrimar el ascua a su sardina, barrer para dentro |
| look over {v} (to scan-read and check) | :: revisar |
| look the other way {v} (to ignore something wrong) | :: hacer la vista gorda, mirar para otro lado |
| look the part {v} (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) | :: parecer estar a la altura |
| look up {v} (to have better prospects, to improve) | :: mejorar |
| look up {v} (to obtain information about something from a text source) | :: buscar |
| look up to {v} (To show respect for) | :: respetar |
| loom {n} /lum/ (utensil, tool, article) | :: utensilio {m}, herramienta {f}, artículo {m} |
| loom {n} (weaving frame) | :: telar {m} |
| loom {n} (part of an oar) | :: caña {f} |
| loom {n} (impend, threaten, hang over) | :: cerner [pronominal] |
| loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon | :: |
| loon {n} /ˈluːn/ (bird of order Gaviiformes) | :: colimbo {m} |
| loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly | :: |
| loop {n} /luːp/ (length of thread, line or rope) | :: lazo {m}, lazada {f}, gaza {f} [nautical], recodo {m} |
| loop {n} (shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself) | :: lazo {m}, recodo {m}, vuelta {f}, círculo {m} |
| loop {n} (endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition) | :: rizo {m}, círculo {m}, bucle infinito {m}, cinta infinita {f} |
| loop {n} (complete circuit for an electric current) | :: circuito cerrado {m} |
| loop {n} (programmed sequence of instructions) | :: ciclo {m}, bucle {m} |
| loop {n} (edge that begins and ends on the same vertex of a graph) | :: lazo {m} |
| loop {n} (topology: path that starts and ends at the same point) | :: lazo {m} |
| loop {n} (transportation route that starts and ends at the same point) | :: vuelta {f}, anillo vial {m}, anillo {m}, ronda {f}, ronda {f}, circunvalación {f} |
| loop {n} (quasigroup with an identity element) | :: bucle {m} |
| loop {n} (aircraft maneuver) | :: looping {m}, rizo {m} |
| loop {n} (ring road) SEE: ring road | :: |
| loophole {n} /ˈluːphəʊl/ (method of escape) | :: escapatoria {f} |
| loopy {adj} /ˈluːpi/ (Idiotic, crazy or drunk) | :: zumbado [colloquial] |
| loo roll {n} (toilet roll) SEE: toilet roll | :: |
| loose {v} /luːs/ (to let loose) | :: soltar, desatar, liberar |
| loose {v} (to unfasten) | :: desabrochar |
| loose {v} (to make less tight) | :: aflojar |
| loose {v} (to let go) | :: soltar |
| loose {adj} (not fixed tightly) | :: flojo, suelto |
| loose {adj} (not packaged) | :: suelto |
| loose {adj} (relaxed) | :: relajado |
| loose {adj} (indiscreet) | :: indiscreto |
| loose {adj} (promiscuous) | :: promiscuo, libertino, golfo |
| loose {adj} | :: suelto |
| loose {adj} (not leashed) SEE: unleashed | :: |
| loose cannon {n} (unpredictable person) | :: bala perdida |
| loose change {n} (coins kept in one's pocket or bag) | :: cambio {m} |
| loose change {n} (small sum of money) | :: menudo |
| loose ends {n} (leftover items) | :: cabos sueltos {p} |
| loosen {v} /ˈluːsn̩/ (to make less tight) | :: aflojar, soltar |
| loot {n} /luːt/ (the proceeds of theft, robbery etc., swag, contraband) | :: botín {m} |
| loot {v} (to steal from) | :: saquear |
| looting {n} (act of looting) | :: saqueo {m} |
| lop {v} /lɒp/ (cut off) | :: podar, cortar, mochar |
| lope {v} /loʊp/ (to travel an easy pace with long strides) | :: correr a paso largo |
| lop off {v} (cut off top or end) | :: cortar, mochar, podar |
| loppers {n} (pruning shears with long handles) | :: podadera de brazo largo |
| lopsided {adj} /ˈlɑp.saɪ.dɪd/ (not balanced) | :: desequilibrado {m}, desigual |
| loquacious {adj} /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ (talkative, chatty) | :: locuaz |
| loquacity {n} (talkativeness) | :: locuacidad {f} |
| loquat {n} /ˈloʊkwɑt/ (fruit) | :: níspero japonés {m} |
| loquat {n} (tree) | :: níspero japonés {m} |
| -loquy {suffix} /-ləkwi/ (speaking, speech) | :: -loquio {m} |
| Lorcan {adj} (of or relating to Federico García Lorca) | :: lorquiano |
| lord {n} /lɔːd/ (master of a household) | :: castellano |
| lord {n} (property owner) | :: señor {m} |
| Lord {prop} /lɔɹd/ (God) | :: Señor {m} |
| Lord {prop} (Jesus) | :: Señor {m} |
| lord it over {v} ((idiomatic, transitive) To behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to) | :: señorear |
| lordly {adj} /ˈlɔː(ɹ)dli/ (of or relating to a lord) | :: noble {m} {f} |
| lordly {adj} (having the qualities of a lord; lordlike; noble) | :: noble {m} {f} |
| lordly {adj} (proud; haughty; imperious; insolent) | :: pomposo {m}, presuntuoso {m} |
| lordosis {n} (excessive backwards curvature of the spine) | :: lordosis {f} |
| lordship {n} /ˈlɔɹd.ʃɪp/ (title) | :: el Señor {m}, señoría {f} |
| lordship {n} (seigniory, domain, territory ruled by a lord) | :: esfera {f}, señorío {m} |
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: Padre nuestro {m} |
| Lord's Supper {prop} (Eucharist) SEE: Eucharist | :: |
| Lord's Supper {prop} (Last Supper) SEE: Last Supper | :: |
| lore {n} /lɔɹ/ (all the facts and traditions about a particular subject) | :: sabiduría {m}, tradición {f}, erudición {f} |
| lore {n} (the backstory created around a fictional universe) | :: leyenda {f} |
| lore {n} | :: leyenda {f}, saber popular {m} |
| Lorentz transformation {n} (mathematics) | :: transformación de Lorentz {f} |
| Lorraine {prop} /ləˈɹeɪn/ (region west of Alsace) | :: Lorena {f} |
| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck | :: |
| lorry {n} /ˈlɒɹi/ (horse-drawn wagon) | :: carreta {f} |
| lorry driver {n} (person employed to drive a truck) SEE: truck driver | :: |
| Los Angeles {prop} /lɔs ˈændʒələs/ (largest city in California) | :: Los Ángeles {m} |
| lose {v} /luːz/ (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: perder |
| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) | :: perder |
| lose {v} (shed (weight)) | :: perder, bajar (de peso) |
| lose {v} (fail to be the winner) | :: perder, fracasar |
| lose count {v} (to forget the number of times that something has happened) | :: perder la cuenta |
| lose face {v} (lose respect of others) | :: desprestigiarse, quedar mal parado, perder la cara |
| lose heart {v} (to despair) | :: desesperarse, desanimarse |
| lose it {v} (to lose one's temper) | :: perder los papeles |
| lose one's balance {v} (unsteady) SEE: unsteady | :: |
| lose one's head {v} /luːz wʌnz hɛd/ (behave irrationally or lose self-control) | :: perder la cabeza |
| lose one's mind {v} /luːz wʌnz maɪnd/ (to become insane) | :: perder la razón, perder los papeles |
| lose one's shit {v} (vulgar: to lose one's temper) | :: perder la cabeza |
| lose one's shit {v} (to have a sudden burst of emotion) | :: flipar |
| lose one's temper {v} /luːz wʌnz tɛmpə(ɹ)/ (to be explosively angry) | :: perder los estribos |
| lose one's virginity {v} (to stop being a virgin after the first sexual intercourse) | :: debutar, perder la virginidad |
| lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost | :: |
| loser {n} /luzɚ/ (person who fails to win) | :: perdedor {m} |
| loser {n} (person who is frequently unsuccessful in life) | :: perdedor {m}, fracasado {m}, pringado {m} |
| lose the plot {v} (to lose sight of the objective) | :: perder el norte |
| lose weight {v} (to become less heavy or obese) | :: perder peso, bajar de peso, adelgazar |
| losing streak {n} (sequence of losses) | :: mala racha {f} |
| Los Lagos {prop} (Chilean province) | :: región de Los Lagos {f} |
| loss {n} /lɔs/ (the result of no longer possessing something) | :: pérdida {f} |
| loss {n} (defeat, see also: defeat) | :: derrota |
| loss leader {n} /ˈlɒs ˈliːdə(ɹ)/ (item sold at or below cost to stimulate sales) | :: gancho comercial {m} |
| lost {adj} /lɔst/ (unable to find one's way) | :: perdido |
| lost {adj} (in an unknown location) | :: perdido |
| lost and found {n} (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) | :: objetos perdidos y encontrados {m-p} |
| lost generation {prop} | :: generación perdida {f} |
| lost property {n} (lost and found) SEE: lost and found | :: |
| lost soul {n} (a person lacking direction or motivation in life) | :: alma perdida {f}, alma en pena {f} |
| lot {n} /lɒt/ (distinct portion or plot of land) | :: loteo {m} |
| lot {n} (that which happens without human design or forethought) | :: destino |
| lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot | :: |
| Lot {prop} /lɑt/ (nephew of Abraham) | :: Lot {m} |
| Lothario {n} /loʊˈθɛəɹioʊ/ (seducer) | :: seductor {m} |
| lotion {n} /ˈloʊʃən/ (ointment that one rubs on the skin) | :: loción {f} |
| lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lottery {n} /ˈlɑtɚi/ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) | :: lotería {f} |
| lottery {n} (affair of chance) | :: lotería {f} |
| lottery ticket {n} (slip of paper drawn in a lottery) | :: cupón {m}, boleto {m}, billete {m}, [Latin America] suerte {f}, billete de lotería {m} |
| lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily | :: |
| lotus {n} /ˈloʊtəs/ (plant of the genus Nelumbo) | :: loto {m} |
| lotus eater {n} | :: lotófago {m} |
| lotus nut {n} (lotus seed) SEE: lotus seed | :: |
| lotus position {n} (cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg) | :: posición de loto {f} |
| lotus seed {n} (seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo) | :: semilla de loto {f} |
| loud {adj} /laʊd/ (of a sound) | :: fuerte, sonoro, duro [Colombia] |
| loud {adj} (noisy) | :: ruidoso, estrepitoso, escandaloso, bullicioso |
| loud {adj} (of a colour, clothing, etc.) | :: chillón, vistoso {m}, llamativo {m}, colorinche [Argentina, Peru] |
| loud and clear {adv} (in a clear and easily understandable manner) | :: alto y claro |
| loudly {adv} /ˈlaʊdli/ (in a loud manner) | :: en voz alta, ruidosamente |
| loudmouth {n} (one who talks too much or too loudly) | :: fanfarrón {m}, fanfarrona {f}, presumido {m}, presumida {f}, matasiete |
| loudness {n} (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure) | :: sonoridad {f} |
| loudness {n} (the physical strength of the sound pressure level) | :: volumen {m} |
| loudspeaker {n} /ˈlaʊdspiːkɚ/ (transducer) | :: altavoz {m}, altoparlante {m} [Am.] |
| Lou Gehrig's disease {n} (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) SEE: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | :: |
| Louis {prop} /ˈlu.ɪs/ (male given name) | :: Luis {m} |
| Louisa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Louise | :: |
| louis d'or {n} /ˌluːɪ ˈdɔː/ (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) | :: luis de oro {m} |
| Louise {prop} /luːˈiːz/ (feminine form of Louis) | :: Luisa |
| Louisiana {prop} /luːˌiːziˈænə/ (US state) | :: Luisiana {f} |
| lounge {n} /laʊndʒ/ (waiting room) | :: sala de espera {f} |
| lounge {n} (living room) | :: sala de estar {f}, estancia {f} |
| lounge {n} (large comfortable seat) | :: reposera {f} |
| lounger {n} (chair) | :: tumbona {f} |
| Lourdes {prop} (female given name) | :: (María de) Lourdes |
| louse {n} /laʊs/ (insect) | :: piojo {m} |
| louse {n} (worthless person) | :: sinvergüenza {m} {f}, canalla {m} {f} |
| louse {v} (To remove lice) | :: despiojar |
| lousy {adj} /laʊ.zi/ (remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded) | :: pésimo {m}, penoso {m}, lamentable, malísimo {m}, fatal |
| lousy {adj} (Infested with lice) | :: piojoso {m} |
| lousy {adj} (filled with) | :: plagado {m}, infestado {m} |
| lout {n} /laʊt/ (troublemaker) | :: salvaje {m}, gamberro {m} [Spain], barra brava {m} [Argentina] |
| lout {n} (bumpkin) | :: zopenco {m}, zopenca {f} |
| Louvain {prop} (Belgian city) | :: Lovaina |
| louvar {n} (Luvarus imperialis) | :: emperador {m} |
| louver {n} /ˈluːvɚ/ (a ventilating turret or lantern) | :: lumbrera {f} |
| louver {n} (a slatted opening in a wall, door or window) | :: rejilla {f} |
| louver {n} (a system of slits for ventilation) | :: rejilla {f} |
| Louvre {prop} /ˈluːv(ɹə)/ (an art museum in France) | :: Louvre {m}, Museo del Louvre {m} |
| lovable {adj} (inspiring love) | :: amable |
| lovableness {n} (property that makes someone or something lovable) | :: amabilidad {f} |
| lovage {n} /ˈlʌvɪdʒ/ (a Mediterranean herb) | :: levístico {m}, apio de monte {m} |
| love {n} /lʌv/ (zero) | :: cero , nada |
| love {n} (strong affection) | :: amor {m} |
| love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) | :: amor {m}, cariño {m} |
| love {n} (euphemistic: sexual activity) | :: hacer el amor |
| love {n} | :: amor {m} |
| love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: amar, querer |
| love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing) | :: encantar, gustar, adorar, chiflar |
| love {v} (care about; will good for) | :: amar |
| love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with) | :: hacer el amor |
| love affair {n} (adulterous relationship) | :: ligue {m}, escarceo amoroso, aventura {f}, devaneo {m}, affaire {m} [(fem. in Argentina and Uruguay)], lío {m}, rollo {m}, idilio {m}, romance {m}, amorío {m} |
| love at first sight {n} (an instantaneous attraction) | :: flechazo {m}, amor a primera vista {m} |
| lovebird {n} (a parrot of the genus Agapornis) | :: inseparable {m} |
| lovebird {n} (an affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) | :: tórtolo {m}, tórtola {f} |
| love bite {n} (swelling on the skin) | :: chupetón {m} [Spain], chupón {m} [Latin America], chupete {m} [Mexico, slang] |
| love child {n} (child born as a result of a romantic liaison between unmarried parents) | :: hijo natural {m}, hija natural {f} |
| Lovecraftian {adj} /lʌvˈkɹæfti.ən/ (of, pertaining to, or emulating the style or works of author H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)) | :: lovecraftiano |
| loved one {n} (very close friend or family member) | :: ser amado, ser querido {m}, alguien cercano {m} |
| love goggles {n} (blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person that one is in love with) | :: [verb] enyegüecido, enyegüezco {m} |
| love handle {n} (protruding area of fat on the side of the body) | :: rollo [Argentina], cartucheras {m-p} |
| love hotel {n} (short-stay hotel for sex) | :: albergue transitorio {m}, telo {m} |
| love-in-a-mist {n} (Nigella damascena) | :: arañuela {f}, cabellos de Venus |
| love interest {n} (romantic relationship) SEE: romance | :: |
| love is blind {proverb} (proverb) | :: el amor es ciego |
| loveless {adj} (without love) | :: desamorado |
| love letter {n} (letter about the author's love) | :: carta amorosa {f}, carta de amor {f} |
| lovely {n} /ˈlʌvli/ (attractive person) | :: hermoso |
| love potion {n} (philter) SEE: philter | :: |
| lover {n} /ˈlʌvɚ/ (one who loves another person) | :: amante {m} {f}, enamorado {m}, enamorada {f} |
| lover {n} (sexual partner) | :: amante {m} {f} |
| lover {n} (person who loves something) | :: amante {m} {f} |
| love rat {n} (adulterer) SEE: adulterer | :: |
| love seat {n} (A sofa for two people) | :: tu-y-yó {m} , confidente {m} |
| love song {n} (song about love) | :: canción de amor {f} |
| love triangle {n} /ˈlʌv ˌtɹaɪ.æŋɡəl/ (situation in which two people vie for the love of a third) | :: triángulo amoroso {m} |
| lovey-dovey {adj} | :: amartelado, acaramelado |
| loving {adj} /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ (expressing a large amount of love) | :: cariñoso, amoroso, querendón |
| lovingly {adv} (in a loving manner) | :: amorosamente |
| low {adj} /loʊ/ (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: bajo |
| low {adj} (depressed, sad) | :: decaído, cabizbajo, abatido, de capa caída |
| low {adj} (despicable) | :: bajo |
| low {adv} (close to the ground) | :: bajo |
| low {adv} (at a lower frequency) | :: bajo |
| low {adv} (with a low voice or sound) | :: bajo |
| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame | :: |
| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo | :: |
| low blow {n} (an unfair or illegal blow in boxing) | :: golpe bajo |
| low blow {n} (an unfair attack) | :: golpe bajo {m} |
| low-budget {adj} (Achieved with a relatively small financial outlay) | :: de bajo presupuesto, económico |
| Low Countries {prop} (countries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers) | :: Países Bajos {m-p} |
| low Earth orbit {n} (satellite orbit around the Earth) | :: órbita terrestre baja {f} |
| lower {v} /ˈloʊɚ/ (let (something) descend by its own weight, such as a bucket or sail) | :: bajar |
| lower {v} (reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of, as temperature) | :: bajar, abajar |
| lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| Lower Austria {prop} (the northeasternmost state of Austria) | :: Baja Austria {f} |
| lower case {n} /ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/ (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) | :: minúsculas {f-p} |
| lower chamber {n} (lower house) SEE: lower house | :: |
| lower class {n} (class of people) | :: clase baja {f} |
| lower house {n} (part of a parliament) | :: cámara baja {f} |
| lowering {n} /ˈloʊ(ə)rɪŋ/ (act of something being lowered) | :: bajamiento {m} |
| lower lip {n} | :: labio inferior {m} |
| Lower Normandy {prop} (former region of France) | :: Baja Normandía {f} |
| lower one's guard {v} | :: bajar la guardia |
| Lower Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Baja Sajonia {f} |
| lowest common denominator {n} (smallest multiple of several denominators) | :: mínimo común denominador {m} |
| lowest common denominator {n} (most simple shared interest) | :: mínimo común denominador {m} |
| Low German {n} (West Germanic language) | :: bajo alemán {m} |
| low-hanging fruit {n} | :: un mango bajito {m} [Venezuela] |
| lowland {n} (area which is lower than surroundings) | :: tierra baja {f} |
| Low Saxon {prop} (language or language group) | :: bajo sajón |
| Low Saxon {prop} (language) SEE: Low German | :: |
| low season {n} (period of lowest demand) | :: temporada baja {f} |
| low tide {n} (the tide at its lowest level) | :: bajamar {f}, marea baja {f} |
| low tide {n} (the time of day when the sea has recded to its lowest level) | :: bajamar {f} |
| lowtide {n} (lowpoint in sea level change cycle) | :: bajamar |
| loyal {adj} /ˈlɔɪəl/ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) | :: leal |
| loyalist {n} /ˈlɔɪəlɪst/ (a person who is loyal to a cause) | :: lealista |
| loyally {adv} (in a loyal manner) | :: lealmente |
| loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty | :: |
| loyalty {n} /ˈlɔɪəlti/ (the state of being loyal; fidelity) | :: lealtad {f} |
| loyalty {n} (faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation) | :: lealtad {m} |
| lozenge {n} /ˈlɑzɪndʒ/ (rhombus) | :: losange, rombo |
| lozenge {n} (medicated sweet) | :: pastilla |
| Luanda {prop} (capital city of Angola) | :: Luanda {f} |
| lube {n} (lubricant) SEE: lubricant | :: |
| lube {v} (lubricate) SEE: lubricate | :: |
| lubricant {n} (substance used to reduce friction) | :: lubrificante {m}, lubricante {m} |
| lubricate {v} (to make slippery or smooth) | :: lubricar, lubrificar |
| lubrication {n} /lubɹɪˈkeɪʃən/ (the application of lubricants) | :: lubricación {f}, lubrificación {f} |
| lubricous {adj} (slimy) | :: lúbrico |
| Lucan {prop} (a Roman poet) | :: Lucano {m} |
| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lucerne {prop} (canton) | :: Lucerna |
| Lucerne {prop} (city) | :: Lucerna {f} |
| Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy | :: |
| Lucian {prop} /ˈluː.sɪən/ (sophist of Syrian origin) | :: Luciano {m} |
| Lucian {prop} (male given name) | :: Luciano |
| lucid {adj} /ˈl(j)uːsɪd/ (clear; easily understood) | :: lúcido |
| lucid {adj} (mentally rational; sane) | :: lúcido |
| lucid {adj} (bright, luminous, translucent or transparent) | :: lucido, brillante |
| lucid dream {n} (lucid dream) | :: sueño lúcido {m} |
| lucidity {n} (property of being lucid) | :: lucidez {f} |
| lucidly {adv} /ˈluːsɪdli/ (in a lucid manner) | :: lúcidamente |
| lucidness {n} /ˈluːsɪdnəs/ (property of being lucid) | :: lucidez {f} |
| Lucifer {prop} /ˈluːsɪfə/ (figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12) | :: Lucifer |
| Lucite {prop} (brand of tough transparent thermoplastic) | :: plexiglás {m} |
| luck {n} /lʌk/ (something that happens to someone by chance) | :: suerte {f} |
| luckily {adv} /ˈlʌkɪli/ (in a lucky manner) | :: afortunadamente, por suerte, por fortuna, dichosamente |
| luck out {v} (to experience great luck) | :: tener suerte, tener un golpe de suerte |
| lucky {adj} /ˈlʌki/ (of people, having good fortune) | :: afortunado, suertudo |
| lucky {adj} (being good by chance) | :: fortunado, afortunado |
| lucky charm {n} (object kept for good luck) | :: amuleto {m} |
| lucky star {n} (something that appears to give a person luck) | :: buena estrella {f} |
| lucky streak {n} (winning streak) SEE: winning streak | :: |
| lucmo {n} (a fruit tree, Pouteria lucuma, from the Andean region of Peru) | :: lúcuma |
| lucrative {adj} (producing a surplus; profitable) | :: lucrativo |
| lucre {n} /ˈluːkə/ (money, riches, or wealth) | :: lucro |
| Lucy {prop} /ˈluːsi/ (female given name) | :: Lucía |
| Luddite {n} /ˈlʌ.daɪt/ (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery) | :: ludista {m} {f} |
| Luddite {n} (one opposing technological change) | :: ludista {m} {f} |
| Ludfordian {prop} | :: Ludfordiense |
| ludic {adj} /ˈluː.dɪk/ (of or pertaining to play) | :: lúdico |
| ludicrous {adj} /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/ (idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny) | :: irrisorio, ridículo, disparatado, descabellado |
| Ludo {n} (board game) | :: parchís {m} |
| Ludwig's angina {n} (infection of the floor of the mouth) | :: angina de Ludwig {f} |
| luggage {n} /ˈlʌɡɪd͡ʒ/ (traveller's containers) | :: equipaje {m} |
| luggage cart {n} (vehicle pushed by travellers) | :: carro de equipaje {m} |
| luggage rack {n} (rack attached to a car) | :: portaequipaje {m}, parrilla {f} [Latin America], baca {f} [Spain], portaequipajes {m} |
| Lughnasadh {prop} (holiday near the midpoint between summer solstice and autumnal equinox) | :: lúnasa, festival de las primeras frutas {m} |
| Lugo {prop} (city) | :: Lugo {m} |
| Lugo {prop} (province) | :: Lugo {m} |
| lugubrious {adj} /ləˈɡ(j)uːbɹi.əs/ (gloomy) | :: lúgubre, triste |
| Luhansk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state in Luhanshchyna, the Ukraine) | :: República Popular de Lugansk {f} |
| Luiseño {n} | :: luiseño |
| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Luke {prop} /luk/ (given name) | :: Lucas |
| Luke {prop} (evangelist) | :: Lucas |
| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) | :: Lucas {m} |
| lukewarm {adj} /ˌlukˈwɔɹm/ (temperature) | :: tibio, templado |
| lukewarm {adj} (not very enthusiastic) | :: tibio, poco entusiasta, desinteresado, indiferente |
| lull {v} /lʌl/ (to cause to rest) | :: arrullar, adormecer |
| lullaby {n} /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) | :: canción de cuna {f}, nana {f}, canto de cuna {m}, arrullo {m} |
| lumbago {n} /lʌmˈbeɪɡoʊ/ (lumbar-region backache, see also: backache) | :: lumbago {m} |
| lumbar {adj} /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/ (related to the lower back or loin) | :: lumbar |
| lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid) | :: punción lumbar {f} |
| lumber {n} /ˈlʌm.bɚ/ (wood as building material) | :: madera aserrada {f} |
| lumberjack {n} /ˈlʌm.bɚ.dʒæk/ (person who fells trees) | :: leñador {m}, leñadora {f} |
| lumbermill {n} (mill for processing lumber) SEE: sawmill | :: |
| lumbo- {prefix} (lumbar) | :: lumbo- |
| lumbosacral {adj} (of or pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions) | :: lumbosacro |
| lumenal {adj} (Relating to the cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ) | :: de la luz, del lume |
| lumination {n} (illumination) SEE: illumination | :: |
| luminescence {n} /luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)ns/ (emission) | :: luminiscencia {f} |
| luminescent {adj} /luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/ (emitting light by luminescence) | :: luminiscente |
| luminol {n} (chemical that exhibits blue chemiluminescence) | :: luminol {m} |
| luminosity {n} (state of being luminous) | :: luminosidad {f} |
| luminosity {n} (rate at which a star radiates energy) | :: luminosidad {f} |
| luminous {adj} /ˈluːmɪnəs/ (emitting light; glowing brightly) | :: luminoso |
| luminously {adv} (in a luminous manner) | :: luminosamente |
| lummox {n} /ˈlʌməks/ (clumsy, stupid person) | :: bobo {m} |
| lump {n} /lʌmp/ (something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group) | :: cúmulo {m}, prominencia {f}, cordillera {f} (de montañas), mazacote {m}, mota {f}, recrescencia {f}, grumo {m} |
| lump {n} (group, set, or unit) | :: cúmulo {m}, agrupación {f}, acumulación {m}, amontonamiento {m} |
| lump {n} (small, shaped mass of sugar) | :: terrón {m} |
| lump {n} | :: trozo {m}, grumo {m}, bulto {m} |
| lumpenproletariat {n} /lʊm.pən.pɹəʊ.lə.ˈtɛː.ɹi.ət/ (in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat) | :: lumpenproletariado {m}, lumpemproletariado {m}, lumpen {m} |
| lumpfish {n} (lumpsucker) SEE: lumpsucker | :: |
| lumpsucker {n} (scorpaeniform fish) | :: cicloptero, lumpo |
| lumpy {adj} (full of lumps) | :: grumoso |
| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon | :: |
| lunacy {n} /ˈluː.nə.si / (state of being mad) | :: locura {f} |
| lunar {adj} /ˈl(j)uːnə/ (of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon) | :: lunar |
| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) | :: eclipse lunar {m} |
| lunar module {n} (spacecraft) | :: módulo lunar {m} |
| lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon) | :: fase lunar {f} |
| lunatic {n} /ˈluːnətɪk/ (insane person) | :: insano {m}, orate |
| lunatic {adj} (crazed) | :: lunático |
| lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| lunch {n} /lʌnt͡ʃ/ (meal around midday) | :: almuerzo {m} [Latin America], comida {f} [Spain], yanta [archaic] |
| lunch {v} (to eat lunch) | :: almorzar |
| lunchbox {n} (container for transporting meals) | :: fiambrera {f}, tartera {f}, portaviandas {m}, lonchera {f} |
| lunchbox {n} (male genitals enclosed in clothing) | :: paquete {m} |
| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch | :: |
| luncheon {n} /ˈlʌntʃ.ən/ | :: almuerzo {m} |
| lunch meat {n} (cold cuts) SEE: cold cuts | :: |
| lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox | :: |
| Lunfardo {prop} (Spanish argot) | :: lunfardo {m} |
| lung {n} /ˈlʌŋ/ (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: pulmón {m} |
| lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s)) | :: cáncer de pulmón {m} |
| lung capacity {n} (lung volume) SEE: lung volume | :: |
| lunge {n} /lʌndʒ/ (sudden movement) | :: embestida {f} |
| lunge {n} (exercise) | :: embestida {f} |
| lunge {v} (to make a sudden movement) | :: lanzarse |
| lung volume {n} (volume of air associated with different phases of the respiratory cycle) | :: capacidad pulmonar {f} |
| lupin {n} /ˈluːpɪn/ (any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae) | :: altramuz {m} |
| lupin {n} (a lupine bean) | :: altramuz {m} |
| lupine {n} (lupin) SEE: lupin | :: |
| lupus {n} /ˈluːpəs/ (autoimmune disease) | :: lupus {m} |
| Lupus {prop} /ˈluːpəs/ (summer constellation of the northern sky) | :: Lupus, Lobo {m} |
| lurch {n} /lɝt͡ʃ/ (sudden or unsteady movement) | :: bandazo {m} |
| lurch {v} (to make a sudden, unsteady movement) | :: tambalearse |
| lure {n} /lʊəɹ/ (tempting or attractive object) | :: cebo {m}, curricán {m} |
| lure {n} (artificial fishing bait) | :: cebo {m} |
| lure {v} (to entice) | :: seducir, encantar, atraer |
| lurid {adj} (melodramatic) SEE: melodramatic | :: |
| lurid {adj} /ˈlʊɹɪd/ (shocking, horrifying) | :: espantoso, chocante [Am.] |
| lurid {adj} (ghastly, pale or wan in appearance) | :: pálido, lívido |
| lurk {v} /lɝk/ (to remain concealed in order to ambush) | :: acechar, agazaparse |
| lurk {v} (to remain unobserved) | :: ocultarse, esconderse |
| lurk {v} (to hang out or wait around a location) | :: merodear, vigilar, urguetear |
| lurk {v} (to view an internet forum without posting comments) | :: observar, mirar, intrusar |
| lurk {n} (act of lurking) | :: acecho {m} (ambush), ocultamiento {m} (hide), merodeo {m} (hang out), mironeo {m} (Internet) |
| lurker {n} /ˈlɜː.kə/ (someone who lurks) | :: mirón {m}, merodeador {m}, intruso {m} |
| Lusaka {prop} /luːˈsɑːkə/ (capital of Zambia) | :: Lusaka |
| Lusatia {prop} /luˈseɪʃə/ (region) | :: Lusacia |
| lush {adj} /lʌʃ/ (dense, teeming with life) | :: exuberante, lozano {m}, lozana {f} |
| lush {n} (alcoholic) | :: alcohólico {m} |
| Lusitania {prop} /luːsɪˈteɪnɪə/ (ancient Roman province) | :: Lusitania |
| Luso- {prefix} (relating to Portugal or Portuguese) | :: luso- |
| Lusophone {adj} /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/ (of a person, Portuguese-speaking) | :: portugués |
| Lusophone {adj} (of a place, Portuguese-speaking) | :: portugués |
| Lusophone {n} (Portuguese speaker) | :: portugués |
| lust {n} /lʌst/ (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) | :: lujuria |
| lust {n} (general want or longing) | :: deseo {m}, ganas {f-p}, lujuria {f} |
| lust {n} (delightful cause of joy, pleasure) | :: alegría {f} |
| lust {n} | :: lujuria {f} |
| luster {n} /ˈlʌstɚ/ (a shine, polish or sparkle) | :: lustre {m} |
| luster {n} (brilliance, attractiveness or splendor) | :: lustre {m} |
| luster {n} (refinement, polish or quality) | :: lustre {m} |
| luster {v} (to have luster) | :: brillar |
| luster {v} (to give luster) | :: lustrar |
| luster {n} (A period of five years, lustrum) SEE: lustrum | :: |
| lustful {adj} /ˈlʌst.fəl/ (full of lust) | :: lujurioso |
| lustfully {adv} (in a lustful manner) | :: lascivamente, lujuriosamente, libidinosamente |
| lustre {n} (luster) SEE: luster | :: |
| lustre {v} (luster) SEE: luster | :: |
| lustre {n} (lustrum) SEE: lustrum | :: |
| lustrous {adj} (having a glow or lustre) | :: lustroso {m} |
| lustrum {n} /ˈlʌstɹəm/ (period of five years) | :: lustro {m} |
| lute {n} /l(j)uːt/ (stringed instrument) | :: laúd {m} |
| luteinizing hormone {n} (hormone) | :: hormona luteinizante {f} |
| Lutetia {prop} (Roman town) | :: Lutecia {f} |
| Lutetian {prop} /luːˈtiːʃən/ | :: Luteciense |
| lutetium {n} /ljuːˈtiːʃiəm/ (chemical element with atomic number of 71) | :: lutecio {m} |
| Lutheran {adj} /ˈluːθəɹ(ə)n/ (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) | :: luterano |
| Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther) | :: luterano {m}, luterana {f} |
| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) | :: luteranismo {m} |
| lutherie {n} /ˈluːtəɹi/ (craft) | :: lutería {f}, luthería {f} |
| luthier {n} /ˈluː.ti.ɚ/ (a person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instrument) | :: lutier {m} {f} |
| Luwian {n} /ˈluːi.ən/ (member of an ancient Anatolian people) | :: luvita {m} {f} |
| Luwian {prop} (language) | :: luvita {m} |
| Luwian {adj} (of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers) | :: luvita |
| Luwian {adj} (of or pertaining to Luwia) | :: luvita |
| lux {n} /lʌks/ (the derived unit of illuminance) | :: lux {m} |
| luxate {v} /ˈlʌk.seɪt/ (to dislocate) | :: dislocar, luxar |
| Luxembourg {prop} /ˈlʌk.səm.bɝɡ/ (country) | :: Luxemburgo {m} |
| Luxembourg {prop} (capital city) | :: Luxemburgo |
| Luxembourger {n} (person from Luxembourg) | :: luxemburgués {m}, luxemburguesa {f} |
| Luxembourgian {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| Luxembourgish {adj} /ˈlʌksəmˌbəːɡɪʃ/ (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people) | :: luxemburgués |
| Luxembourgish {prop} (language of Luxembourg) | :: luxemburgués |
| Luxemburger {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| luxurious {adj} /lʌɡˈʒʊɹ.i.əs/ (being very fine and comfortable) | :: lujoso |
| luxuriously {adv} (in an expensive or indulgent manner) | :: lujosamente |
| luxury {n} /ˈlʌɡʒəɹi/ (very wealthy and comfortable surroundings) | :: lujo {m} |
| luxury {n} (something desirable but expensive) | :: lujo {m} |
| luxury {n} (something very pleasant but not really needed in life) | :: lujo {m}, capricho {m}, extravagancia {f} |
| luxury good {n} (product or service not considered essential to everyday life) | :: bien suntuario {m} |
| Luzon {prop} /ˈluˌzɔn/ (largest island of the Philippines) | :: Luzón |
| Lviv {prop} (Lviv) | :: Lviv {m} |
| löwchen {n} (Löwchen) SEE: Löwchen | :: |
| Löwchen {n} (Löwchen) | :: pequeño perro león {m} |
| -ly {suffix} /li/ (forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | :: -oso, -mente {n} |
| -ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives) | :: -mente |
| lyase {n} (enzyme) | :: liasa {f} |
| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf | :: |
| lycanthropy {n} /laɪˈkanθɹəpi/ (act of shapeshifting) | :: licantropía {f} |
| lycée {n} (a public secondary school in France) | :: liceo {m} |
| lychee {n} /ˈlitʃiː/ (tree) | :: lichi {m} |
| lychee {n} (fruit) | :: lichi {m} |
| lychee {n} | :: litchi |
| Lycia {prop} /ˈlɪʃi.ə/ (ancient region) | :: Licia |
| Lydia {prop} /ˈlɪ.di.ə/ (biblical woman) | :: Lidia |
| Lydia {prop} (female given name) | :: Lidia |
| lye {n} /laɪ/ (caustic alkaline solution) | :: lejía {f} |
| Lyme disease {n} (infection by bacteria of the genus Borrelia) | :: enfermedad de Lyme {f} |
| lymph {n} /lɪmf/ (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) | :: linfa {f} |
| lymphatic {adj} (pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system) | :: linfático |
| lymphatic system {n} (network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes) | :: sistema linfático {m} |
| lymph node {n} (filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system) | :: ganglio linfático {m} |
| lymphocyte {n} (type of white blood cell) | :: linfocito |
| lymphoid {adj} /ˈlɪmfɔɪd/ | :: linfoide |
| lymphokine {n} (any of a group of cytokines) | :: linfocina {f} |
| lymphoma {n} /lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/ (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue) | :: linfoma {m} |
| lymphoproliferative {adj} | :: linfoproliferativo |
| lynch {v} /lɪntʃ/ (execute without a proper legal trial) | :: linchar |
| lynching {n} /lɪntʃɪŋ/ (execution of a person without a proper legal trial) | :: linchamiento {m} |
| lynx {n} /lɪŋks/ (wild cat) | :: lince {m} |
| Lynx {prop} /lɪŋks/ (constellation) | :: Lynx |
| Lyon {prop} (city in France) | :: Lyon |
| lyophilize {v} (freeze-dry) | :: liofilizar |
| Lyra {prop} /ˈlaɪ.ɹə/ (constellation) | :: Lyra |
| lyre {n} /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ (stringed musical instrument) | :: lira {f} |
| lyrebird {n} (Australian songbirds of the genus Menura) | :: ave lira {f} |
| lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| lyricist {n} (writer of lyrics) | :: letrista |
| lyric poetry {n} (lyric poetry) | :: lírica {f} |
| lyrics {n} /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/ (the words to a song) | :: letra {f} |
| lysergic {adj} (psychedelic) SEE: psychedelic | :: |
| lysine {n} (essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2) | :: lisina |
| lysis {n} /ˈlaɪsɪs/ ((chemistry) destruction of cells) | :: lisis {f} |
| -lysis {suffix} (decomposition or breakdown) | :: -lisis |
| lysosome {n} /ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/ (digestive organelle) | :: lisosoma {m} |
| lysozyme {n} /ˈlaɪsəzaɪm/ (bacteriolytic enzyme) | :: lisozima {f} |
| lyxose {n} (aldopentose found in some bacteria) | :: lixosa {f} |