Spanish words starting with L:
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Spanish word | meaning in English | features |
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l | The 12th letter of the Spanish alphabet | {letter} |
L | The 12th letter of the Spanish alphabet | {letter} |
la | the | {art} |
la | la | {n} [music] |
la | Feminine form of it or that. (May be nominative or accusative) | {pron} |
la | Impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases: 'it', 'this' | {pron} |
Lía | female given name | {prop} |
Lía | Leah [in modern versions of the Bible] | {prop} |
laberinto | labyrinth (maze) | {m} |
labio | lip | {m} |
labiodental | labiodental | {adj} |
labiodental | labiodental consonant | {f} |
Labán | Laban (Biblical character) | {prop} |
labor | job | {f} |
labor | labor | {f} |
labor | work | {f} |
laboral | Of or pertaining to labor | {adj} |
laborar | to labor, to work | {v} |
laboratorio | laboratory | {m} |
laboreo | working, tilling (of the soil, etc.) | {m} |
laboriosidad | industriousness, laboriousness | {f} |
laborismo | labour movement | {m} |
laborista | Labour (of the Labour government) | {adj} [politics] |
laborista | Labour Party member or supporter | {mf} [politics] |
labra | working | {f} |
labrada | A field that has been worked in preparation for planting | {f} |
labrador | farm worker | {m} |
labranza | farm | {f} |
labranza | farming (business of cultivating land) | {f} |
labranza | farmland | {f} |
labrar | to carve, to craft | {v} |
labrar | to plough | {v} |
laca | lacquer, hair spray | {f} |
lacear | to lasso, to snare | {v} |
lacear | to trap | {v} |
laceración | laceration | {f} |
lacerar | to cut, to lacerate | {v} |
lacha | female lover | {f} [Chile, Peru, pejorative] |
lacha | shame | {f} [Spain] |
lacho | womanizer | {m} [Chile, Peru, colloquial] |
lacho | lover | {m} [Chile, Peru, pejorative] |
lacio | languid | {adj} |
lacio | limp, flaccid, flabby | {adj} |
lacio | limp (lacking stiffness) | {adj} |
lacio | straight (of hair) | {adj} |
Lacio | Latium | {prop} |
lacón | pork shoulder | {m} |
lacónico | laconic, brief, concise | {adj} |
lacra | fault, defect | {f} |
lacrar | to seal | {v} |
lacrimal | lachrymal | {adj} |
lacrimar | to weep | {v} |
lacrimógeno | tear (attributive); tear-inducing | {adj} |
lacrimógeno | tearful, causing tears; sad, emotional | {adj} |
lacrimoso | lachrymose; of or relating to tears or weeping | {adj} |
lacrosse | lacrosse | {m} [sports] |
lactancia | breastfeeding | {f} |
lactar | to breast-feed | {v} |
lactasa | lactase | {f} [enzyme] |
lactato | lactate | {m} |
lactoalbúmina | lactalbumin | {f} [protein] |
lactosa | lactose | {f} [carbohydrates] |
la curiosidad mató al gato | curiosity killed the cat | {proverb} |
laúd | lute | {m} |
ladear | to bank (to incline laterally in order to turn) | {vr} |
ladear | to bend | {v} |
ladear | to lean | {v} |
ladear | to tilt | {v} |
ladear | to tip | {v} |
ladearse | reflexive form of ladear | {vr} |
ladera | slope | {f} |
ladero | lateral | {adj} |
ladilla | crab louse | {f} |
ladino | astute, crafty, acute | {adj} |
ladino | mestizo | {adj} |
ladino | a mestizo person | {m} |
ladino | Ladino; the Judeo-Spanish language | {m} |
ladino | the Ladin language of Italy | {m} |
Ladislao | male given name, cognate to English Ladislaus | {prop} |
lado | face | {m} |
lado | side | {m} |
ladrar | to bark | {v} [of dogs] |
ladrido | bark, yelp, yap, yip (short, loud, explosive utterance) | {m} |
ladrillo | brick | {m} |
ladrón | having the qualities of a thief | {adj} |
ladrón | thief; robber; crook | {m} |
ladro | woof, bark | {m} |
ladrona | female thief, robber | {f} |
laforina | laforin | {f} [enzyme] |
lagaña | sleep (in the corner of the eye) | {f} [informal] |
lagartija | (small) lizard | {f} |
lagarto | lizard | {m} |
lago | lake | {m} |
lagomorfo | lagomorph, lagomorphic | {adj} |
lagomorfo | lagomorph | {m} |
lagosta | locust, lobster | {f} [obsolete] |
lagrimar | to cry | {v} |
lagrimear | to water up; to cry easily | {v} |
laguna | lagoon | {f} |
la Habana | Havana | {prop} |
La Haya | The Hague (Dutch city) | {prop} |
laicado | laity | {m} |
laicizar | To laicize, to secularize | {v} |
laja | slab | {f} |
la leche | wow | {phrase} [Spain, idiomatic] |
Lalo | male given name | {prop} |
lama | moss | {f} [Chile, Colombia, Costa Rico, Mexico] |
lama | fine sand | {f} |
lama | slime, mud | {f} |
lama | lama (master of Tibetan Buddhism) | {m} [Buddhism] |
la madre que te parió | son of a bitch (literally, "the mother who bore you"; an insult said out of anger) | {n} [pejorative] |
la mamá de Tarzán | the bee's knees | {phrase} |
lambda | lambda; the Greek letter Λ, λ | {f} |
lamber | to lick | {v} |
lameculos | toady, sycophant, brown noser | {mf} |
lamentable | lamentable | {adj} |
lamentablemente | unfortunately, sadly | {adv} |
lamentar | to lament | {v} |
lamento | wail | {m} |
lamer | to lick | {v} |
lamera | feminine form of lamero | {f} |
lamero | related to lamers | {adj} [slang] |
lamero | a water harvesting system | {m} [La Gomera] |
lamero | person in charge of placing the dinamite. | {m} [mining] |
lamero | lamer | {m} [slang] |
laminar | laminar | {adj} |
laminar | to laminate | {v} |
laminilla | lamella | {f} [mycology] |
laminina | laminin | {f} [protein] |
lampiño | beardless | {adj} |
lampiño | hairless bodied | {adj} |
lampiño | having less or smaller body hair than other similar | {adj} |
lamprea | lamprey (a fish) | {f} |
lana | cash, money | {f} [colloquial] |
lana | wool | {f} |
lancear | to spear | {v} |
lancha | boat | {f} |
landa | plain (a sandy plain) | {f} |
landgrave | landgrave | {m} |
Landron | Spanish surname meaning long | {prop} |
langosta | lobster | {f} |
langosta | locust | {f} |
langostino | prawn | {m} |
languidecer | to languish, pine away | {v} |
languidez | languor | {f} |
languor | languor | {m} [rare] |
la niña bonita | The number fifteen in some Spanish card games | {f} [Spain, colloquial] |
la noche es capa de pecadores | the night is a cloak for sinners. | {proverb} |
lanolina | lanolin | {f} |
lantano | lanthanum | {m} |
lanteja | alternative spelling of lenteja | {f} [obsolete] |
lanudo | longhaired, shaggy-haired | {adj} |
lanudo | woolly | {adj} |
lanugo | lanugo | {m} |
lanza | lance, spear, glaive | {f} |
lanzada | lance thrust | {f} |
lanzadera | shuttle | {f} |
lanzado | fearless, reckless | {adj} |
lanzado | very fast | {adj} |
lanzador | pitcher, in baseball | {m} |
lanzadora | (female) pitcher, in baseball | {f} |
lanzallamas | flamethrower | {m} |
lanzamiento | launch | {m} |
lanzamiento de peso | shot put | {m} [athletics] |
lanzamisiles | rocket launcher | {m} |
lanzar | to launch | {v} |
lanzar | to pitch, in baseball | {v} |
lanzar | to throw | {v} |
lanzón | lancetfish | {m} |
lanzuela | diminutive form of lanza | {f} |
lao | Lao (language) | {adj} |
lao | Lao (of or relating to Laos) | {adj} |
lao | Lao (person) | {adj} |
lao | Lao (person) | {mf} |
lao | Lao (ethnic group) | {prop} |
lao | Lao (language) | {prop} |
Laos | Laos | {prop} |
laosiano | Laotian, Lao | {adj} |
laosiano | Laotian, Lao (person) | {m} |
lapa | limpet | {f} |
laparoscopia | laparoscopy | {f} [surgery] |
laparoscopio | laparoscope | {m} [surgery] |
laparotomía | laparotomy | {f} [surgery] |
La Paz | La Paz (capital of Bolivia) | {prop} |
lapicera | pen | {f} |
lapidar | to stone (to throw stones at) | {v} |
lapislázuli | lapis lazuli (blue stone) | {m} |
laplaciano | Laplacian (of, or relating to Laplace) | {adj} |
laplaciano | Laplacian (operator) | {n} [mathematics] |
lapso | A lapse | {m} |
lapsus linguae | A lapsus linguae; an inadvertent remark, a slip of the tongue | {n} |
laquear | to lacquer | {v} |
lar | home | {m} |
La raza | (literally, "The race") A term which many Mexicans commonly use to denote mestizo ancestry | {prop} |
largar | to go away (leave) blow | {vr} |
largar | To chase away | {v} |
largar | To let go | {v} |
largar | To release | {v} |
largo | long | {adj} |
larguísimo | endless, interminable | {adj} [figuratively] |
larguísimo | superlative form of largo | {adj} |
laringe | larynx | {f} |
laringitis | laryngitis | {f} [pathology] |
La Rioja | La Rioja | {prop} |
La Rueda de la Fortuna | A Spanish translation for Ferris Wheel | {prop} |
La Rueda de la Fortuna | The Argentinian adaptation of the American bred game show Wheel of Fortune | {prop} |
La Ruleta de la Fortuna | The Spanish or Ecuadorian adaptation of the American bred game show Wheel of Fortune | {prop} |
las | the | {art} |
las | Accusative of ellas | {pron} |
las | feminine plural pronoun | {pron} |
lasaña | lasagna | {f} |
lasca | stone chip, lithic flake | {f} |
lasca | thin slice | {f} |
lascivia | immoderate appetite, longing | {f} [dated] |
lascivia | lasciviousness | {f} |
lascivo | lewd, lascivious | {adj} |
lasitud | lassitude, exhaustion | {f} |
lastimado | hurt, injured | {adj} |
lastimar | to hurt oneself | {vr} |
lastimar | to damage, harm | {v} |
lastimar | to hurt (cause physical or emotional pain) | {v} |
lastimar | to injure | {v} |
lastimar | to offend | {v} |
lastimar | to pity | {v} |
lastimarse | reflexive form of lastimar To hurt oneself, to feel sorry for | {vr} |
lastimoso | shameful, pitiful | {adj} |
lastra | a large flat stone, a slap of stone | {f} |
lastrar | to ballast | {v} |
lastre | ballast | {m} |
lata | can, tin (vessel) | {f} |
lata | annoyance (that which annoys) | {f} [colloquial] |
lata | pity | {f} [colloquial] |
lata | plate, sheet of metal | {f} |
lata | tin, tin-plate (material) | {f} |
latencia | latency | {f} |
latente | latent | {adj} |
lateral | lateral, to the side | {adj} |
lateralmente | laterally | {adv} |
latido | beat, pulsation | {m} |
latifundio | large estate, large land property | {m} |
latinar | to speak Latin | {v} |
latinar | to write in Latin | {v} |
latinismo | Latinism | {m} |
latino | of or related to any of the various romance languages | {adj} |
latino | of or related to Latin people, speakers of romance languages | {adj} |
latino | of or related to Lazio, Italy | {adj} |
latino | of or related to the Latin language | {adj} |
latinoamericano | Latin American | {adj} |
latinoamericano | Latin American | {m} |
Latinoamérica | Those countries in the Americas and related islands which speak Latin-derived languages, mostly Spanish and Portuguese: Latin America | {prop} |
latir | to bark | {v} [of a dog] |
latir | to beat, to throb | {v} |
latitud | latitude | {f} |
latín | Latin; the language of the ancient Romans | {prop} |
latón | brass | {m} |
latón | hackberry | {m} [colloquial] |
latoso | annoying, tedious, boring | {adj} [colloquial] |
laucha | mouse (small rodent or computer mouse) | {f} |
laucha | sagacious person | {f} |
lauchita | diminutive form of laucha | {f} |
laudar | To rule or deliver a verdict | {vt} |
Laura | female given name | {prop} |
laurear | to honor | {v} |
laurel | laurel | {m} [plants] |
laurencio | lawrencium | {m} |
lauroceraso | cherry laurel (shrub) | {m} |
lava | lava | {f} |
lava | washing | {f} |
lavable | washable | {adj} |
lavabo | washbasin | {m} |
lavacoches | carwash | {m} |
lavada | A washing, a cleaning, a laundry load | {n} |
lavado | laundry | {m} |
lavadora | washing machine | {f} |
lavamanos | sink | {m} |
lavanda | lavender (color) | {f} |
lavanda | lavender (plant and flower) | {f} |
lavandería | laundry, laundromat | {f} |
lavaparabrisas | windshield washing fluid, screen wash | {m} |
lavaplatos | dishwasher | {m} |
lavar | to wash | {vt} |
lavar | to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt etc) | {vt} |
lavarropas | washing machine | {m} |
lavarse | to wash oneself | {v} |
lavavajillas | dishwasher | {m} |
lawrencio | alternative spelling of laurencio | {m} |
laxante | laxative | {adj} |
laxante | laxative | {m} [medicine] |
laxar | to ease, to loosen | {v} |
lazar | To lasso something | {v} |
lazo | bond | {m} |
lazo | bow (type of knot) | {m} |
lazo | lasso | {m} |
lazo | link | {m} |
lazo | ribbon | {m} |
Líbano | Lebanon | {prop} |
lábaro | labarum | {m} |
lóbrego | dark | {adj} |
lóbrego | gloomy | {adj} |
lóbrego | sad | {adj} |
lúbrico | lubricous, slimy | {adj} [biology, mycology] |
lúbrico | lusty | {adj} |
lúbrico | vicious | {adj} [rare] |
lúbrico | slippery | {adj} |
lóbulo | ear lobe | {m} |
lóbulo | lobe | {m} |
lóbulo | lobule | {m} |
lóbulo frontal | frontal lobe | {m} [neurology] |
lóbulo occipital | occipital lobe | {m} [neurology] |
lóbulo parietal | parietal lobe | {m} [neurology] |
lóbulo temporal | temporal lobe | {m} [neurology] |
LCD | LCD (liquid crystal display) | {initialismm} [electronics, computing] |
lúcido | lucid | {adj} |
lícitamente | licitly | {adv} |
lícito | just | {adj} |
lícito | licit | {adj} |
lácteo | dairy (containing or made from milk) | {adj} |
lácteo | lactic, milk (attributive) (of, or relating to milk) | {adj} |
lácteo | milky (resembling milk) | {adj} |
lácteo | A dairy product | {m} |
lácteo | dairy | {m} [plural] |
láctico | lactic | {adj} |
lúcuma | lucmo (fruit) | {f} |
líder | leader | {mf} |
lúdico | ludic | {adj} |
le | To her, for her (dative form of ella) | {pron} |
le | To him, for him (dative form of él) | {pron} |
le | To you, for you (dative form of usted, ello, lo) | {pron} |
leña | wood (pieces gathered to make fire) | {f} |
Lea | Leah | {prop} [biblical character] |
Lea | female given name | {prop} |
leñador | lumberjack | {m} |
leñador | lumber seller | {m} |
leñador furtivo | poacher | {n} [logging] |
leal | loyal | {adj} |
lealdad | obsolete form of lealtad | {f} |
lealmente | loyally | {adv} |
lealtad | loyalty | {f} |
Leandro | Leander | {prop} [Greek mythology] |
Leandro | male given name | {prop} |
lebrasta | feminine form of lebrasto | {f} |
lebrastillo | diminutive form of lebrasto; a small leveret | {m} |
lebrastón | leveret | {m} |
lebrasto | leveret | {m} [obsolete] |
lebrato | leveret | {m} |
lebrel | sighthound, whippet | {m} |
lebruno | harelike | {adj} |
lección | lesson | {f} |
lecha | milt | {f} |
lechar | milky | {adj} |
lechar | to milk | {v} [Latin America] |
lechar | to whitewash | {v} [Latin America] |
leche | milk | {f} |
leche condensada | condensed milk | {f} |
leche de almendra | almond milk | {f} |
leche de arroz | rice milk | {f} |
leche de avellana | hazelnut milk | {f} |
leche de avena | oat milk | {f} |
leche de cáñamo | hemp milk | {f} |
leche de coco | coconut milk | {f} |
leche desnatada | skim milk | {f} |
leche de soja | soy milk | {f} |
lechera | milk churn | {f} |
lechera | milkmaid | {f} |
lechería | dairy, creamery | {f} |
lechero | milky | {adj} |
lechero | milkman | {m} |
lechón | suckling piglet | {m} |
lecho | bed | {m} |
lecho | riverbed | {m} |
lechoso | milky | {adj} |
lechuga | lettuce | {f} |
lechuga | Expresses anger, upset, or annoyance. Euphemism for leche | {interj} [informal, euphemistic] |
lechugas | Expresses anger, upset, or annoyance. Euphemism for leche | {interj} [informal, euphemistic] |
lechuza | barn owl | {f} |
lechuza | owl | {f} |
lectina | lectin | {f} [protein] |
lector | reading | {adj} |
lector | reading aloud to other people | {adj} |
lector | reader | {m} |
lectura | reading | {f} |
leído | read | {adj} |
leído | well read | {adj} |
leer | to read | {v} |
legaña | rheum or sleep (in the corner of the eye) | {f} [informal] |
legado | legacy | {m} |
legal | legal | {adj} |
legalidad | legality | {f} |
legalizar | to legalize | {v} |
legalizar | to register (a vehicle) | {v} |
legalmente | legally, lawfully | {adv} |
legar | to hand down | {v} |
legendario | legendary | {adj} |
legible | legible | {adj} |
legión | legion | {f} |
legionario | legionary | {adj} |
legionario | legionary | {m} |
legislación | legislation | {f} |
legislador | legislator | {m} |
legislar | to legislate | {v} |
legislativo | legislative | {adj} |
legislatura | legislature | {f} |
legitimar | to legitimize | {v} |
legitimidad | legitimacy | {f} |
lego | ignorant, lay | {adj} |
lego | layman | {m} |
legomena hápax | hapax legomenon | {n} |
legrado | curettage | {m} [surgery] |
legítimo | legitimate | {adj} |
legítimo | real, true | {adj} |
legua | league (distance) | {f} |
legumbre | legume | {f} |
legumbre | vegetable | {f} |
leguminoso | leguminous | {adj} |
lehendakari | lehendakari | {mf} |
Leire | female given name | {prop} |
lejía | lye | {f} |
lejanía | distance, remoteness | {f} |
lejanía | faraway place | {f} |
lejano | far, faraway | {adj} |
lejos | far | {adv} |
lema | headword, term, title | {m} |
lema | lemma | {m} |
lema | motto | {m} |
lema | subject | {m} |
lemario | index of entries in a linguist work (such as a dictionary) | {m} |
lemming | lemming (rodent) | {m} |
lempira | lempira | {f} |
Lempira | One of the departments of Honduras | {prop} |
león | antlion | {m} |
león | cougar, puma, mountain lion | {m} [Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela] |
león | A brave person | {m} [figurative] |
león | lion | {m} |
León | León (region, department) | {prop} |
León | male given name | {prop} |
León | Spanish surname | {prop} |
León | Spanish surname | {prop} |
lencería | lingerie | {f} |
lendroso | nitty (having nits in one's hair) | {adj} |
lengüeta | flap; tab | {f} |
lengüetazo | (big) lick | {m} |
lengüetear | to lick | {v} |
lengua | language | {f} |
lengua | tongue | {f} |
lenguado | sole (fish) | {m} |
lenguaje | language as in choice of words | {m} |
lenguaje | programming language | {m} |
lenguaje de programación | A programming language | {m} |
lengua materna | mother tongue | {f} |
lenguarada | lick | {f} |
león marino | sea lion | {m} |
lentamente | slowly | {adv} |
lente | lens | {mf} |
lenteja | lentil | {f} |
lentejar | A lentil field | {m} |
lentejuela | spangle; sequin | {f} |
lentes | glasses | {mp} |
lentes | Plural of lente | {mp} |
lentillo | contact lens | {m} |
lentitud | slowness | {f} |
lento | slow | {adj} |
leño | joint | {m} [Honduras, slang] |
leño | log; piece of wood, timber | {m} |
Leo | Leo, the constellation | {prop} |
leona | feminine form of león, a female lion; lioness | {f} |
Leonardo | male given name, cognate to Leonard | {prop} |
Leonor | female given name, cognate to Eleanor | {prop} |
leonés | Leonese | {adj} |
leonés | Leonese person | {m} |
leonés | Leonese language | {prop} |
leopardo | leopard | {m} |
leñoso | woodlike | {adj} |
leporino | cleft- or hare- | {adj} [upper lips] |
lepra | leprosy | {f} |
leproso | leprous | {adj} |
leptina | leptin | {f} [hormone] |
leptón | lepton | {m} |
leptónico | leptonic | {adj} |
lero | Used to indicate a long and dull conversation | {interj} [El Salvador, Often used repeatedly] |
lero | Used to indicate mockery | {interj} [Guatemala, Often used repeatedly] |
lesbiana | lesbian | {f} |
lesbianismo | lesbianism | {m} |
lesbiano | Lesbian (of or from Lesbos) | {adj} |
lesbiano | Lesbian (native of Lesbos) | {m} |
lesbio | Lesbian (of or from Lesbos) | {adj} |
lesbio | lesbian (of or pertaining to lesbians and lesbianism) | {adj} |
lesbio | Lesbian (native of Lesbos) | {m} |
lesión | lesion; injury | {f} |
lesionar | to wound | {v} |
lesna | awl | {f} |
lesotense | relating to Lesotho | {adj} |
lesotense | Mosotho | {mf} |
Lesoto | Lesotho | {prop} |
letal | lethal | {adj} |
letanía | litany | {f} |
Leticia | female given name | {prop} |
letón | Latvian (from or native to Latvia) | {adj} |
letón | Latvian (pertaining to Latvia) | {adj} |
letón | a Latvian | {m} |
letón | the Latvian language | {prop} |
letona | feminine form of letón | {f} |
Letonia | Latvia | {prop} |
letra | A letter (symbol) | {f} |
letra | handwriting | {f} |
letra | lyrics | {f} |
letrado | educated; erudite | {adj} |
letra mayúscula | capital letter | {f} |
letra minúscula | lower-case letter | {f} |
letra pequeña | fine print, small print | {f} |
letrero | sign, signboard, signpost | {m} |
letrina | latrine | {f} |
leucemia | leukemia | {f} [pathology] |
leucina | leucine | {f} [amino acid] |
leucisco | roach (fish) | {m} |
leucémico | leukemic | {adj} |
leucémico | A person who has leukemia | {m} |
leucocito | leukocyte | {m} |
leucoplasto | leucoplast | {m} [cytology] |
leucotomía | leukotomy | {f} [surgery] |
Leví | Levi (Biblical character and tribe) | {prop} |
leva | draft (of troops) | {f} |
levadura | yeast | {f} |
levantamiento | lifting, raising | {m} |
levantamiento | uprising | {m} |
levantar | to wake up | {vr} |
levantar | to lift | {v} |
levantarse | to get up, to get out of bed | {v} |
levantarse con el pie izquierdo | to get out of bed on the wrong side | {v} [idiomatic] |
levante | east | {m} |
levante | East (wind), levanter | {m} |
levantista | A person connecting with Levante UD, as a fan, player, coach etc. | {mf} [soccer] |
leve | minor; trivial | {adj} |
leve | slight; light | {adj} |
levedad | lightness; levity | {f} |
levemente | lightly | {adv} |
levemente | softly | {adv} |
levógiro | counterclockwise, anticlockwise, widdershins | {adj} |
leviatán | leviathan (all senses) | {m} |
levigar | to levigate, to make smooth | {v} |
levitación | levitation | {f} |
levitar | to levitate | {v} |
levístico | lovage | {m} |
lexema | lexeme | {m} |
lexicógrafo | lexicographer | {m} |
lexicografía | lexicography (art or craft of writing dictionaries) | {f} |
ley | law | {f} |
ley | religion, credence, worship of a god | {f} |
leyenda | caption, footer (on a photo or illustration) | {f} |
leyenda | legend, idol (famous and admired person) | {f} |
leyenda | legend, inscription (on a coin or medal) | {f} |
leyenda | legend, saga, traditional story | {f} |
leyenda | life of a saint | {f} |
leyenda | the act of reading | {f} |
Leyenda Negra | Black Legend | {prop} |
Leyenda Rosa | White Legend | {prop} |
ley orgánica | organic law | {f} |
lezna | awl | {f} |
légamo | slime | {m} |
lógica | female logician | {f} |
lógica | logic | {f} |
lógicamente | logically | {adv} |
lógico | logical | {adj} |
lógico | logician | {m} |
lágrima | tear, teardrop | {f} |
lúgubre | lugubrious, mournful, gloomy | {adj} |
liña | line | {f} [archaic] |
liana | liana | {f} |
liar | to deceive | {v} [colloquial] |
liar | to bind, to tie | {v} |
liar | to wrap, to wrap up | {v} |
liasa | lyase | {f} [enzyme] |
libanés | Lebanese (A person from Lebanon) | {adj} |
libanés | Lebanese (A person from Lebanon) | {mf} |
libar | To swig or sip a beverage (usually implies an alcoholic beverage) | {v} |
libídine | lust | {f} |
liberación | liberation | {f} |
liberado | liberated | {adj} |
liberador | liberator | {m} |
liberal | liberal | {adj} |
liberalización | liberalization | {f} |
liberar | to liberate or to release or make it free | {v} |
Liberia | Liberia | {prop} |
liberiano | Liberian | {adj} |
liberiano | Liberian | {m} |
libertad | freedom | {f} |
libertador | liberating; that which liberates or frees | {adj} |
libertador | liberator | {m} |
libertar | to liberate or set free | {v} |
libertario | libertarian | {adj} |
libertario | libertarian | {m} |
libertarismo | libertarianism | {m} [politics] |
libertinaje | debauchery | {m} |
libertinaje | libertinage | {m} |
Libia | Libya (country in Northern Africa) | {prop} |
libidinoso | libidinous, lustful | {adj} |
libido | libido, sex drive | {m} |
libio | Libyan | {adj} |
libio | Libyan | {m} |
libélula | dragonfly | {f} |
libra | pound (unit of currency of the United Kingdom and its dependencies) | {f} |
libra | pound (unit of mass or force/weight) | {f} |
Libra | Libra (astrological sign) | {prop} |
Libra | Libra (constellation) | {prop} |
libra esterlina | pound sterling | {f} |
librar | to expel the placenta | {v} |
librar | to free, to exempt | {v} |
librar | to give birth | {v} |
librar | to issue (a check, a decree) | {v} |
librar | to make (an appointment) | {v} |
librar | to place, to put (hope, trust) | {v} |
librar | to save, to rescue, to deliver, to preserve | {v} |
librar | to wage, to engage (battle, war) | {v} |
libre | free, clear, at liberty | {adj} |
LIBRE | Liberalismo Renovador | {acronym} |
libremente | freely | {adv} |
librepensador | freethinker | {m} |
librería | bookshop, bookstore | {f} |
libreta | notebook | {f} |
libro | book | {m} |
libro de bolsillo | paperback | {n} |
libro de texto | textbook | {m} |
libérrimo | absolute superlative of libre | {adj} |
licenciado | licensed | {adj} |
licenciado | bachelor (person having the first university degree) | {m} |
licenciar | to license | {v} |
licenciatura | degree, bachelor, Bachelor's degree (first academic degree) | {f} |
liceo | secondary school, high school (in some countries) | {m} [Latin American Spanish] |
lichi | alternative form of lychee | {m} |
licitación | bid | {f} |
licitar | to bid | {v} |
licántropo | werewolf, lycanthrope | {m} |
licor | liqueur | {m} |
licorería | liquor store | {f} |
licuadora | blender | {f} |
licuar | To puree; to blend; to liquify using a blender | {v} |
licuefacción | liquefaction | {f} |
lid | fight | {f} |
lid | lawsuit | {f} |
liderar | to lead | {v} |
liderato | leadership (state or position of being a leader) | {m} |
liderazgo | leadership | {m} |
Lidia | Lydia. | {prop} [biblical character] |
Lidia | female given name | {prop} |
lidiar | to fight | {v} |
liebre | hare | {f} |
Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | {prop} |
liechtensteiniano | Of, from, or relating to, Liechtenstein | {adj} |
liechtensteiniano | Liechtensteiner | {m} |
liendre | nit (egg of a louse) | {f} |
lienzo | canvas | {m} |
liga | band; suspender (UK), garter (US) | {f} |
liga | mistletoe | {f} [botany] |
liga | elastic band | {f} |
liga | alloy, mixture | {f} [metallurgy] |
liga | league | {f} [politics, general] |
ligación | binding, joining, union | {f} |
ligado | ligature | {m} |
ligadura | knot | {f} |
ligadura | ligature | {f} |
ligamento | ligament | {m} |
ligar | To flirt | {v} |
ligar | To link, to join | {v} |
ligar | To tie | {v} |
ligasa | ligase | {f} [enzyme] |
ligeramente | lightly | {adv} |
ligeramente | slightly | {adv} |
ligereza | agility | {f} |
ligereza | inconstancy, instability | {f} |
ligereza | lightness, levity | {f} |
ligero | light, not heavy | {adj} |
light | [by extension] Lacking substance or seriousness; lite | {adj} |
light | light (low in fat, calories, salt, alcohol, etc.) | {adj} |
light | [of cigarettes] light (low in tar, nicotine and other noxious chemicals) | {adj} |
lignificación | lignification | {f} |
lignina | lignin | {f} [biochemistry] |
ligre | liger; a species crossbred between a male lion and a female tiger | {m} |
ligue | cruising (a concerted effort to find sex) or gay sex | {m} |
lija | sandpaper | {f} |
lijar | to sand | {v} |
lila | colored lilac, purple, violet | {adj} |
lila | a lilac's flower | {f} |
lila | a lilac shrub | {f} [plants] |
Lilia | female given name, equivalent to the English Lilia | {prop} |
Liliana | female given name, cognate to English Lilian | {prop} |
lima | file (tool to smoothen a surface) | {f} |
lima | lime (fruit) | {f} |
Lima | Lima (capital of Peru) | {prop} |
limaco | slug (animal) | {m} |
limar | to file (with a file or rasp) | {v} |
limbo | limb | {m} [astronomy] |
limbo | blade, edge | {m} [botany] |
limbo | limbo | {m} [Roman Catholic theology] |
limen | threshold, doorstep | {m} [poetic] |
limitación | limitation | {f} |
limitar | to border | {vi} |
limitar | to limit | {vt} |
limón | lemon | {m} |
limo | mud, slime, silt | {m} |
limonada | lemonade | {f} |
limonado | lemon colored or flavored | {adj} |
limoncillo | mamoncillo | {m} |
limonera | lemon seller | {f} |
limonero | lime tree [citrus] | {m} [botany, Latin America] |
limonero | lemon, lemon tree | {m} [botany] |
limonero | lemon seller | {m} |
limonero | wagon shaft | {m} |
limosina | limousine | {f} |
limosna | alms | {f} |
limosna | charity; charitable donation | {f} |
limosnear | to beg for alms | {v} |
limpia | a cleansing, a cleaning | {n} |
limpiabotas | Work that consists in washing shoes and boots | {m} |
limpiachimeneas | chimney sweep | {mf} |
limpiacristales | window cleaner (person) | {m} |
limpiacristales | window cleaner (product) | {m} |
limpiador | cleaning | {adj} |
limpiador | cleaner (cleansing product) | {m} |
limpiador | windscreen wiper (see limpiaparabrisas) | {m} |
limpiaparabrisas | windshield wiper; windscreen wiper | {m} |
limpiar | to clean | {v} |
limpiar | to wash | {v} |
limpiarse | (reflexive form of limpiar) to clean oneself | {vr} |
limpieza | cleaning | {f} |
limpieza | cleanliness | {f} |
limpieza de sangre | Pure (usually Iberian) Christian ancestry, absent Muslim or Jewish blood | {f} |
limpio | clean | {adj} |
limpio | broke, out of pocket | {adj} [colloquial] |
limítrofe | neighboring, bordering | {adj} |
limusina | limousine, limo | {f} |
lina | flaxseed, linseed | {f} |
linaje | ancestry, lineage | {m} |
linalol | linalool | {m} [chemistry] |
linar | flax field | {m} |
Linares | Spanish surname | {prop} |
lince | lynx | {m} |
linchar | to lynch | {v} |
lindano | lindane | {m} [organic compound] |
lindante | bordering | {adj} |
lindar | to border | {v} |
lindo | pretty | {adj} |
lineal | linear | {adj} |
linealmente | linearly | {adv} |
linealmente independiente | linearly independent | {adj} [linear algebra] |
linear | linear | {adj} [botany] |
linear | to line | {v} |
linear | to outline, to mark out | {v} |
linfa | lymph | {f} |
linfa | water | {f} [poetical] |
linfocito | lymphocyte | {m} [cytology, immunology] |
linfoma | lymphoma | {m} |
linfático | lymphatic | {adj} |
lingüiça | linguica | {f} |
lingüicidio | linguicide | {mf} |
lingüista | linguist | {mf} |
lingonberi | lingonberry | {m} |
lingote | ingot | {m} |
lingüística | linguistics | {f} |
lingüístico | linguistic | {adj} |
linóleo | linoleum | {m} |
lino | flax | {m} |
lino | linen | {m} |
linoleato | linoleate | {m} |
linoleico | linoleic | {adj} |
linterna | flashlight, torch | {f} |
linterna | lantern | {f} |
linterna eléctrica | flashlight | {f} |
Liorna | Livorno (town) | {prop} |
lipasa | lipase | {f} [enzyme] |
lipídico | lipidic; of or pertaining to lipids | {adj} |
lipoma | lipoma | {m} [oncology] |
lipooxigenasa | lipooxygenase | {f} [enzyme] |
lipopolisacárido | lipopolysaccharide | {m} [organic compound] |
liposoluble | liposoluble | {adj} |
liposucción | liposuction | {f} |
liquen | lichen | {m} |
liquidación | sale (sale of goods at reduced prices) | {f} |
liquidar | to liquefy | {v} |
lira | lyre | {f} |
lirio | flag (plant) | {m} |
lirio | iris (plant) | {m} |
lirón | dormouse | {m} |
lisa | mullet, white mullet | {f} |
Lisboa | Lisbon (capital of Portugal) | {prop} |
lisboeta | From Lisbon | {adj} |
lisboeta | Of or relating to Lisbon | {adj} |
lisboeta | A native of Lisbon; Lisboner | {mf} |
lisiar | to cripple | {v} |
lisina | lysine | {f} [amino acid] |
lisis | lysis | {f} [chemistry] |
liso | flat | {adj} |
liso | flat-chested (woman) | {adj} |
liso | plain | {adj} |
liso | smooth | {adj} |
liso | straight | {adj} |
lisonja | flattering comment | {f} |
lisonjeador | flatterer | {m} |
lisonjear | to delight; to please | {v} |
lisonjear | to flatter; to wheedle; to fawn | {v} |
lisonjear | to pay compliments to | {v} |
lisonjeramente | flatteringly, fawningly | {adv} |
lisonjero | complimentary | {adj} |
lisonjero | flattering, fawning | {adj} |
lisonjero | pleasing, agreeable | {adj} |
lisonjero | flatterer, fawner | {m} |
lisosoma | lysosome | {m} [cytology] |
lisozima | lysozyme | {f} [enzyme] |
lista | a list, roll | {f} |
lista | a stripe | {f} |
listado | readied | {adj} |
listado | skipjack (official term) | {m} |
listar | to list | {v} |
listeza | cleverness | {f} |
listillo | smart aleck, smartass | {m} [colloquial] |
listín | list of highlights | {m} |
listín | telephone book | {m} |
listón | batten, slat | {m} |
listón | lath | {m} |
listón | ribbon | {m} |
listón | bar crossbar | {m} [sports] |
listón | strip | {m} |
listo | alert | {adj} |
listo | clever (with ser) | {adj} |
listo | ready (with estar) | {adj} |
lisura | cheeky remark, disrespectful comment | {f} [Latin America] |
lisura | sincerity | {f} |
lisura | smoothness, calmness | {f} |
lisura | smoothness, flatness | {f} |
litar | to make a sacrifice in order to please the gods | {v} |
litera | bunk | {f} |
literal | literal | {adj} |
literalmente | literally | {adv} |
literalmente | verbatim | {adv} |
literario | literary | {adj} |
literato | literatus, man of letters | {m} |
literatura | literature | {f} |
litógrafa | feminine form of litógrafo | {f} |
litógrafo | lithographer | {m} |
litigar | to litigate | {v} |
litigio | litigation, lawsuit | {m} |
litio | lithium | {m} |
lito- | litho- | {prefix} |
-lito | -lith, -lite | {suffix} |
litografía | lithography | {f} |
litográfico | lithographic | {adj} |
litoral | coastal | {adj} |
litoral | coast; coastline | {m} |
litote | Litotes, understatement. | {f} |
litúrgico | liturgical | {adj} |
litro | litre | {m} |
lituana | feminine form of lituano | {f} |
Lituania | Lithuania | {prop} |
lituano | Lithuanian (from or native to Lithuania) | {adj} |
lituano | Lithuanian (pertaining to Lithuania) | {adj} |
lituano | a Lithuanian | {m} |
lituano | the Lithuanian language | {prop} |
Litueche | Litueche | {prop} |
liturgia | liturgy | {f} |
liturgia | ritual | {f} |
Liubliana | Ljubljana (Capital city of Slovenia) | {prop} |
livermorio | livermorium | {m} |
liviano | light (not heavy) | {adj} |
livone | Livonian; a person from Livonia | {m} |
livonio | the Livonian language | {prop} |
livor | a bluish color | {m} |
livor | bruise | {m} [archaic, literary] |
livor | malice, malignity | {m} |
lixosa | lyxose | {f} [carbohydrates] |
ll | elle, the 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet, after l and before m | {letter} |
Ll | The 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet | {letter} |
LL | elle, the 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet, after L and before M | {letter} |
llaga | sore | {f} |
llaga | ulcer | {f} |
llaga | wound | {f} |
llama | flame | {f} |
llama | llama (mammal) | {f} |
llamada | call | {f} |
llamada a la oración | call to prayer | {f} [Islam] |
llamado | called | {adj} |
llamado | call | {m} |
llamador | caller | {m} |
llamador | door knocker | {m} |
llamador | messenger | {m} |
llamamiento | call, appeal | {m} |
llamar | to cost | {vr} [Spain, colloquial] |
llamar | to be called | {vr} |
llamar | to appeal; to attract | {v} |
llamar | to refer to | {v} |
llamar | to summon | {v} |
llamarada | flushing | {f} |
llamarada | sudden flare-up, blaze | {f} |
llamarada de petate | flash in the pan | {f} [idiomatic] |
llamarse | (reflexive form of llamar) to be called (to call oneself) | {vr} |
llamativa | flamboyant | {n} |
llamativo | (said of food) dry; inducing thirst | {adj} |
llamativo | striking, showy | {adj} |
llameante | flaming, blazing | {adj} |
llamear | to blaze | {v} |
llana | trowel | {f} |
llanamente | candidly | {adv} |
llanero | (South America) plainsman, cowboy, llanero | {m} |
llaneza | frankness | {m} |
llaneza | plainness | {m} |
llaneza | simplicity | {m} |
llano | even; flat; level | {adj} |
llano | plain | {adj} |
llano | straightforward | {adj} |
llano | a plain (an open, grassy, mostly treeless land) | {m} |
llanta | fat, protruding belly | {f} [idiomatic, Mexico] |
llanta | tire | {f} [Latin America] |
llanta | plant | {f} [obsolete] |
llanta | tire rim | {f} |
llantén | plantain (plant of the genus Plantago) | {m} |
llantén | Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) | {m} |
llantén menor | ribwort (Plantago lanceolata or Plantago major) | {m} |
llanto | crying | {m} |
llanura | plain | {f} |
llave | curly bracket | {f} |
llave | key | {f} |
llave | spanner, wrench | {f} |
llave | valve, faucet | {f} |
llave de cierre | stopcock | {f} |
llavero | keyring | {m} |
llegada | arrival | {f} |
llegar | to arrive | {v} |
llegar a final de mes | to make ends meet | {v} [idiomatic] |
llegar a la suela del zapato | To not compare to, to have nothing on | {v} [idiomatic, usually in the negative] |
llenador | filling | {adj} |
llenar | to complete a group | {v} |
llenar | to fill something up | {v} |
llenarse | to gorge oneself | {vr} |
llenito | chubby; plump | {adj} |
llenito | diminutive form of lleno | {adj} |
lleno | full | {adj} |
llesca | weed, dope | {f} [slang] |
lleísmo | the practice of merging the sound of the Spanish letter ye ("y") into the sound of the digraph elle ("ll") | {m} |
llevadero | entertaining | {adj} |
llevadero | tolerable | {adj} |
llevar | to have spent time | {vt} |
llevar | to include (have as a component, part, accesory or ingredient) | {vt} |
llevar | to lead away; to carry away (implies moving someone further from the speaker) | {vt} |
llevar | to take, carry, take away, carry away (implies to move something further from who speaks) | {vt} |
llevar | to wear (short form of llevar puesto) | {vt} |
llevar a cabo | carry out, fulfill, accomplish | {v} |
llevar los pantalones | to wear the trousers | {v} [idiomatic] |
llevarse | to wear | {v} |
llevarse el gato al agua | to pull it off (suceed) | {v} [idiomatic] |
llorar | to cry | {v} |
lloriquear | to cry a little | {v} |
lloriqueo | whimper | {m} |
lloriqueo | whining | {m} |
llorón | crybaby | {m} |
llorona | (female) crybaby | {f} |
lloroso | mournful, sad | {adj} |
lloroso | weeping | {adj} |
llovedizo | leaky | {adj} |
llover | to rain | {vi} [impersonal] |
llover a cántaros | To pour; to rain heavily; to rain cats and dogs | {v} [idiomatic] |
llover a mares | To pour; to rain heavily; to rain cats and dogs | {v} [idiomatic] |
llovizna | drizzle | {f} |
lloviznar | to lightly rain; to drizzle | {vi} [impersonal] |
lluvia | rain | {f} |
lluvia ácida | acid rain | {f} |
lluvia de estrellas | A meteor shower | {f} |
lluvia de meteoros | A meteor shower | {f} |
lluvioso | rainy | {adj} |
lámina | lamina | {f} [botany, anatomy] |
lámina | blade | {f} [botany] |
lámina | engraving | {f} |
lámina | slap, sheet | {f} |
límite | limit | {m} |
lámpara | lamp | {f} |
lámpara | torch, flashlight | {f} |
lémur | lemur | {m} |
línea | a thin, long dose of cacaine (slang) | {f} |
línea | command, order (government and enterprises) | {f} |
línea | government policy, government action (e.g. línea dura = hard or strict government policy) | {f} |
línea | individual script, dialogue for each actor (theatre and TV) | {f} |
línea | line (mathematics, art, electricity or telephone) | {f} |
línea fija | landline | {n} |
lánguido | languid, weak | {adj} |
lúnula | lunula | {f} [geometry] |
lío | bundle | {m} |
lío | huddle | {m} |
lío | trouble | {m} |
lo | neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the | {art} |
lo | impersonal neuter pronoun; it, that | {pron} |
loa | praise | {f} |
loable | laudable | {adj} |
loablemente | laudably, commendably | {adv} |
loar | to praise | {v} |
loba | feminine form of lobo she-wolf | {f} |
loba | an attractive woman | {f} [slang] |
lobato | a wolf cub, a wolfling | {m} |
lobezno | a wolf cub, a wolfling | {m} |
lobisón | werewolf | {m} |
lobo | wolf | {m} |
lobo de Tasmania | thylacine | {m} |
lobo marino | seadog | {m} |
lobo marino | seal | {m} |
lobo marino | sea lion | {m} |
lobuno | lupine, wolflike, wolfish | {adj} |
loca | feminine form of loco | {f} |
loca | (slang) an effeminate man or boy | {f} |
loca | (slang) a very flirtatious homosexual man or boy | {f} |
locación | rental, leasing | {f} |
local | local | {adj} |
local | premises, rooms | {m} |
local de alterne | hostess bar | {f} |
localidad | place, locality | {f} |
localización | finding, location | {f} |
localización | localization | {f} |
localizado | located | {adj} |
localizador | localizer | {m} |
localizar | to be located, localized | {vr} |
localizar | to find | {vt} |
localizar | to localize, locate | {vt} |
locamente | madly, crazily | {adv} |
locera | A woman who makes or sells items made of china. | {f} [colloquial, Honduras, and, Venezuelan Spanish] |
locero | One who makes or sells items made of china. | {m} [colloquial, Honduras, and, Venezuelan Spanish] |
loción | lotion | {f} |
loco | crazy, insane, mad (asserting that something is out of place in the head) | {adj} |
loco | loose (pipe fittings, pulley) | {adj} |
loco | overgrown, rambling | {adj} |
loco | rash, risky, imprudent | {adj} |
loco | sexy (only with "ser" ex. soy loco) | {adj} |
loco | tremendous, terrific, huge, enormous | {adj} |
loco | A highly affected homosexual; fruit | {m} |
loco | A plant in the genus Astragalus or Oxytropis | {m} |
loco | Chilean edible gastropod mollusk resembling abalone but is, in fact, a muricid (Concholepas concholepas) | {m} [Chile] |
loco | A crazy person | {m} [pejorative] |
locomoción | locomotion | {f} |
locomoción | transportation | {f} |
locomotora | engine, locomotive | {f} |
locos y niños dicen la verdad | Children and crazy people tell what's true, meaning they have no inhibition to express how they see things | {phrase} |
locrio | dish made from rice cooked with meat | {m} |
locuacidad | loquacity, talkativeness, garrulity, flippancy | {f} |
locuaz | loquacious | {adj} |
locución | idiom | {f} |
locución adverbial | adverbial phrase | {f} |
locura | An act of madness | {f} |
locura | Madness | {f} |
locus | locus | {m} [genetics] |
locutor | announcer, newscaster, newsreader, commentator | {m} [media] |
locutorio | call shop | {m} |
lodo | mud; muck; mire | {m} |
-logía | -logy, -ology | {suffix} |
logana | loganberry | {f} |
loganberi | loganberry | {m} |
logar | place | {m} [archaic] |
logar | to rent | {vt} [archaic] |
logaritmo | logarithm | {m} |
logia | lodge (Freemasons) | {f} |
-logo | -logist (one who studies) | {suffix} |
logotipo | A logo | {m} |
logotipo | A mascot | {m} |
logrado | successful | {adj} |
lograr | to achieve | {vt} |
lograr | to get; to obtain | {vt} |
lograrse | to be successful | {vr} |
logro | attainment, success | {m} |
Logroño | Logroño | {prop} |
logística | logistics | {f} |
logístico | logistical | {adj} |
lola | girl | {f} [colloquial, Chile] |
lola | breasts, bosom, boobies, knockers | {f} [colloquial, usually in plural, Mexico] |
Lolita | female given name | {prop} |
lolo | young, teen, juvenile (person) | {adj} [colloquial, Chile] |
lolo | kid, boy, girl | {m} [colloquial, Chile] |
Lolol | Lolol | {prop} |
loma | hill | {f} |
loma | suburb | {f} |
lombriz | A worm | {f} |
lombriz solitaria | tapeworm | {f} |
lomo | back (the rear of body) | {m} |
lomo | crease | {m} |
lomo | loin | {m} |
lona | canvas | {f} |
lona | cotton duck | {f} |
lona | sail cloth | {f} |
lona | tarpaulin | {f} |
loncha | slap | {f} |
loncha | slice | {f} |
lonche | tea (light meal with tea or coffee) | {m} [Peru] |
lonco | lonco | {m} |
londinense | Of or pertaining to London | {adj} |
londinense | Londoner | {mf} |
Londres | London | {prop} |
longa | longa | {f} [music] |
longaniza | pork sausage | {f} |
longevidad | longevity | {f} |
longitud | length | {f} |
longitud | longitude | {f} |
longitudinal | longitudinal | {adj} |
longitudinalmente | longitudinally | {adv} |
longko | alternative form of lonco | {m} |
look | Look; style, appearance | {m} [informal] |
Lope | male given name | {prop} |
lo primero es lo primero | first things first | {proverb} |
loquear | to act foolishly | {v} |
lo que no mata, engorda | That which does not kill us makes us stronger. | {proverb} |
loquero | A psychologist or psychiatrist | {m} [colloquial, deprecative] |
lord | lord (British title) | {m} |
Lorena | female given name transferred from the place name | {prop} |
Lorena | Lorraine ( region ) | {prop} |
Lorenza | female given name, feminine form of Lorenzo | {prop} |
Lorenzo | male given name, equivalent to Laurence | {prop} |
Lorenzo | The letter L in the Spanish phonetic alphabet | {prop} |
loriga | bard (armor for a horse) | {f} |
loriga | mail, chain mail | {f} |
loro | a chatterbox | {m} |
loro | parrot, parakeet | {m} |
loro tricahue | burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) | {m} |
los | the | {art} |
los | Accusative form of ellos or ustedes | {pron} |
los | Plural masculine or neuter pronoun, e.g. los que no hablan, "those who do not speak" | {pron} |
losa | flagstone, slab, tile | {f} |
lo siento | sorry | {interj} |
Los Ángeles | Los Angeles (seaport in southern California) | {prop} |
Los Ángeles | The angels | {prop} |
Lot | Lot (Biblical character) | {prop} |
lote | batch | {m} [informatics] |
lote | lot (chance assignement) | {m} |
lote | lot, claim | {m} |
lote | plot (of land) | {m} |
lote | batch | {m} [production] |
lotería | lottery | {f} |
lotificación | subdivision of land | {f} |
loto | lotus | {m} |
Lourdes | female given name | {prop} |
Lovaina | Leuven/Louvain (Belgian city) | {prop} |
loza | ceramic floor tile | {f} |
loza | dishes, dishware | {f} |
loza | earthenware | {f} |
loza | porcelain, china | {f} |
lozano | fresh or lush | {adj} |
López | Spanish surname | {prop} |
lápida | tombstone, gravestone | {f} |
lípido | lipid | {m} [organic compound] |
lápiz | pencil | {m} |
lápiz labial | lipstick | {m} |
lúpulo | hop plant | {m} |
líquido | liquid | {adj} |
líquido | liquid | {m} |
líquido cefalorraquídeo | cerebrospinal fluid | {m} |
líquido cerebroespinal | cerebrospinal fluid | {m} |
líricamente | lyrically | {adv} |
láser | laser | {m} |
lástima | a pity | {f} |
látex | latex | {m} |
látigo | whip | {m} |
Luanda | Luanda | {prop} |
lubina | sea bass | {f} |
lubricación | lubrication | {f} |
lubricante | lubricant | {m} |
lubricar | to lubricate | {v} |
lubrificación | lubrication | {f} |
lubrificante | lubricant | {m} |
lubrificar | to lubricate | {v} |
luca | thousand pesos | {f} [Chile, colloquial] |
Lucía | female given name; Spanish equivalent of Lucy or Lucia | {prop} |
Lucas | Luke | {prop} [biblical character] |
Lucas | male given name | {prop} |
Lucerna | Lucerne (city) | {prop} |
lucero | brilliance, luster | {m} |
lucero | luminary (natural light-giving body) | {m} |
lucífero | bright, radiant, dazzling, luminous, giving off light | {adj} [poetic] |
lucífero | the morningstar, daystar, planet Venus | {m} |
lucha | fight | {f} |
lucha | struggle | {f} |
Lucha | female given name, Luz María or María de la Luz | {prop} |
luchador | fighting | {adj} |
luchador | fighter | {m} |
luchador | wrestler | {m} |
luchadora | feminine form of luchador | {f} |
lucha en lodo | mudwrestling | {f} |
lucha grecorromana | Greco-Roman wrestling | {f} [martial arts] |
lucha libre | free-style wrestling | {f} [martial arts] |
luchar | to fight | {v} |
Lucho | Nickname for Luis | {prop} |
Luciana | female given name, feminine form of Luciano | {prop} |
Luciano | Lucian, the Sophist | {prop} |
Luciano | male given name, cognate to Lucian | {prop} |
lucidez | lucidity, lucidness | {f} |
Lucifer | Lucifer | {prop} |
lución | slowworm | {m} |
lucio | bright, luminous | {adj} |
lucio | shiny | {adj} |
lucio | pike (any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox) | {m} |
lucio | slowworm | {m} |
lucir | to shine | {v} |
lucir | to show off, to display | {v} |
luciérnaga | firefly | {f} |
lucrar | to obtain one's desires | {v} |
lucrar | to profit, win, gain, opportune, lucrate | {v} |
lucrativo | lucrative, profitable | {adj} |
lucro | profit, gain, lucre | {m} |
luctuoso | sad, mournful, grieving | {adj} |
láudano | laudanum | {m} |
ludista | Luddite | {mf} |
ludoteca | games room | {f} |
ludoteca | playroom | {f} |
luego | later | {adv} |
luego | soon | {adv} |
luego | then | {adv} |
luego | therefore | {adv} |
luego luego | at once, immediately | {adv} |
lugar | place | {m} |
lugarteniente | deputy, lieutenant | {mf} |
Luis | male given name, cognate to Louis | {prop} |
Luisa | female given name, cognate to Louise | {prop} |
Luisiana | Louisiana | {prop} |
Luisito | male given name | {prop} |
lujo | luxury | {m} |
lujoso | luxurious | {adj} |
lujuria | excess | {f} |
lujuria | lust | {f} |
lujurioso | lustful | {adj} |
Lula | A pet form for Lourdes (including María de Lourdes) | {prop} |
lulo | A tart tomato-like fruit that grows in Colombia and Ecuador | {m} |
lumbar | lumbar | {adj} |
lumbre | combustible material | {f} |
lumbre | fire (matter that has produced or is capable of producing fire) | {f} |
lumbre | light produced by fire | {f} |
lumbre | luminosity, clearness | {f} |
lumbrera | lamp or other device for giving light | {f} [dated] |
lumbrera | louver | {f} |
lumbrera | luminary (all senses) | {f} |
lumbrera | eyes | {f} [poetic, plural] |
lumia | prostitute | {f} |
luminaria | altar lamp | {f} |
luminaria | lamp, light | {f} |
luminaria | vigil fire | {f} |
luminaria | luminary, star, celebrity | {mf} |
luminol | luminol | {m} [organic compound] |
luminoso | luminous, bright | {adj} |
lumpectomía | lumpectomy | {f} [surgery] |
luna | moon | {f} |
Luna | Earth's Moon | {prop} |
Luna | female given name of modern usage | {prop} |
Luna | Spanish surname | {prop} |
luna de miel | honeymoon (trip taken by a newly married couple) | {f} |
lunamoto | moonquake | {m} |
lunar | lunar | {adj} |
lunar | mole, birthmark | {m} |
lunes | Monday | {m} |
luneta | lunette | {f} [architecture] |
luneta | box (seating compartment in a theater) | {f} |
luneta | lens | {f} |
lunático | lunatic | {m} |
lupa | magnifying glass | {f} |
lupanar | brothel | {m} |
luso-español | Luso-Spanish | {adj} |
luso-francés | Luso-French | {adj} |
lustrabotas | shoeshiner | {m} |
lustrar | to polish | {v} |
lustre | luster | {m} |
lustro | lustrum | {m} |
lustroso | lustrous, glossy | {adj} |
lutecio | lutetium | {m} |
Lutero | Luther | {prop} |
luto | mourning | {m} |
lutria | otter | {f} |
lux | lux | {m} |
Luxemburgo | Luxembourg | {prop} |
luxemburguesa | feminine form of luxemburgués | {f} |
luxemburgués | Luxembourgish (from or native to Luxembourg) | {adj} |
luxemburgués | Luxembourgish (pertaining to Luxembourg) | {adj} |
luxemburgués | A person from Luxembourg | {m} |
luxemburgués | the Luxembourgish language | {prop} |
luz | lumen | {f} [anatomy] |
luz | light | {f} |
Luz | female given name | {prop} |
luz de cruce | dipped headlight | {f} |
luz trasera | taillight; taillamp | {f} |
luz zodiacal | zodiacal light | {f} [astronomy] |
lívido | livid, ashen, leaden gray | {adj} |
léxico | lexical | {adj} |
léxico | lexicon (dictionary or vocabulary) | {m} |
Lyón | Lyons (a city in France) | {prop} |
Number of Spanish words that start with L 1,283
We have found a total of 1283 words in the Spanish language that start with the letter L. That is less than the average 1600 words per letter.
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