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K
k K, s.f. 1. eleventh setter of the spanish
alphabet. abreviatura. 2. k (vitamina). 3. Kelvin
degree.
k.o. s.m. DEP. knock out.
ka s.f. name of the letter k.
kafkiano -na, adj. Kafkaesque.
káiser s.m. kaiser.
kaki adj. 1. khaki. 2. persimmon.
kaleidoscopio s.m. kaleidoscope.
kamikaze s.m. kamikaze.
kan s.m. khan.
kantiano ­ -na, adj. belonging or related to Kant.
kantismo s.m. philosophical system created by
Immanuel Kant.
kappa s.f. tenth letter of the greek alphabet.
kaput adj. kaput.
karaoke s.m. karaoke.
kárate s.m. karate.
karateka, karateca s.m. y f. karate expert.
karma s.f. karma.
kart s.m. go-cart.
kartin s.m. go-carting.
kartódromo s.m. karting track.
katiuska s.f. gumboot, Wellingtons.
kayak s.m. kayak.
Kazajstán s.m. Kazakhstan.
KB s.m. kilobyte.
kebab s.m. kebab.
kéfir s.m. kefir.
kelvin s.m. kelvin degree.
kendo s.m. kendo.
Kenia s.f. Kenya.
keniano -na, adj. 1. Kenyan. s.m. y f. 2. Kenyan.
keniata adj. 1. Kenyan. s.m. y f. 2. Kenyan.
kepis s.m. kepi.
kerigma s.f. kerygma.
kermesse s.f. kermess.
kerosén s.m. kerosene.
keroseno s.m. kerosene, paraffin.
ketchup s.m. ketchup.
kg. s.m. kilogram.
khz s.m. kilohertz.
kibutz s.m. kibbutz.
kikirikí s.m. cock-a-doodle-doo.
kiko s.m. toasted corn grain.
kilo s.m. kilo..
kilocaloría s.f. kilocalorie.
kilociclo s.m. kilocycle.
kilogramo s.m. kilogramme (brit.), (EE UU)
kilogram.
kilohercio s.m. kilohertz.
kilolitro s.m. kilolitre (brit.), (EE UU) kiloliter.
kilometraje s.m. distance in kilometres.
kilometrar v.t. to measure in kilometres (brit.),
(EE UU) kilometers.
kilométrico adj. 1. kilometric. 2. (fig.) very
long. 3. billete ~, runabout ticket. 4. punto ~,
kilometric point.
kilómetro s.m. kilometre (brit.), (EE UU)
kilometer..
kilotón s.m. kilotón
kilovatio s.m. 1. kilowatt. 2. kilovatios-hora,
kilowatt hour.
kimono s.m. kimono.
kínder s.m. kinder.
kindergarten s.m. kindergarten.
kinesiología s.f. kinesiology.
kión s.m. ginger.
kiosco s.m. quiosco
kiosquero -ra, s.m. y f. 1. newspaper vendor,
drinks vendor, ice-cream vendor. 2. kiosk
attendant.
kirie s.m. kyrie.
kirieleisón s.m. kyrieeleison.
kit s.m. kit.
kitsch adj. kitsch..
kivi o kiwi s.m. BOT. y ZOOL. kiwi.
kl s.m. kilolitre (brit.), (EE UU) kiloliter.
kleenex s.m. kleenex.
km. s.m. kilometre (brit.), (EE UU) kilometer.
km/h s.m. kilometre per hour (brit.), (EE UU)
kilometer per hour.
knock-out s.m. knockout.
koala s.m. koala bear.
koiné s.f. koine.
kopek s.m. kopek.
kremlin s.m. Kremlin.
kremlinología s.f. Kremlinology.
kremlinólogo -ga s.m. y f. Kremlinologist.
krill s.m. krill.
kriptón s.m. QUÍM. krypton.
kris s.m. kris.
kumis s.m. GAST. kumiss.
kung-fu s.m. kung fu.
Kurdistán s.m. Kurdistàn.
kurdo -da, adj. 1. Kurdish. s.m. y f. 2. Kurd.
kuwaití adj. 1. Kuwaiti. s.m. y f. 2. Kuwaiti.
kv s.m. kilowatt.
kv/h s.m. kilowatt hour.
L
l L s.f. 1. l, L duodécima letra del alfabeto
español. 2. L, 50 (número romano).
la art. def. f. sing. 1. the: la manzana = the
apple. pron. pers. 3.ª pers. f. sing. o d. 2.
her (persona), it (cosa). 3. you (usted): lo vi
a usted en el restaurante: I saw you at the
restaurant.4. la de(l), la de él: his; la de ella:
hers; la de ellos / ellas: theirs; la de Juan
= John’s; the quantity, the amount of, the
number of, so much, so many. 5. la que, the
one who.
laberíntico -ca, adj. 1. labyrinthic, labyrin-thine,
labyrinthian. 2. rambling.
laberinto s.m. 1. labyrinth, maze. 2. (fig.) tangle,
maze. 3. ANAT. labyrinth.
labia s.f. 1. fluency, glibness. 2. tener mucha ~,
to have the gift of the gab.
labiado -da, adj. BOT. labiate.
labial adj. s.f. labial.
labializar v.t. to labialize.
lábil adj. 1. labile. 2. weak, feeble.
labilidad s.f. lability, instability, proneness to
lapse.
labio s.m. 1. ANAT. lip. 2. lip, edge, rim. pl. 3.
(pl.) mouth. 4. BOT., ZOOL. labrum, labium,
lip. 5. ~ leporino, harelip. 6. morderse los
labios, to bite one’s lip.
labiodental adj. y s.f. GRAM. labiodental.
labiosear v.t. (Am.) to flatter, to blarney.
labioso -sa, adj. 1. talkative, glib. 2. flattering,
persuasive.
labor s.f. 1. job, labour, work, piece of work, task,
toil. 2. AGR. ploughing (brit.), plowing (EEUU).
3. MIN. works, workings, excavations. 4.
knitting, sewing, needlework, embroidery,
lacework. 5. labores agrícolas, farm work.
laborable adj. 1. AGR. arable, tillable, workable.
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2. día ~, working day.
laboral adj. labour.
laboralista adj. s.m. y f. labour-relations lawyer.
laborar v.t. e i. to work, to till, to plough.
laboratorio s.m. 1. laboratory. 2. ~ de idiomas,
language laboratory.
laboreo s.m. 1. AGR. ploughing (brit.), plowing
(EEUU); cultivation, working. 2. MIN.
exploitation, working.
laboriosidad s.f. industry, laboriousness.
laborioso -sa, adj. 1. laborious, hard-working,
industrious,. 2. laborious, difficult, tough,
arduous.
laborismo s.m. Labour Party, Labour Movement,
worker’s movement.
laborista adj. 1. labour. s.m. y f. 2. Labour Party
member or supporter.
labrado -da, adj. 1. worked; wrought (metal).
2. ploughed (brit.), plowed (EEUU) (tierra). 3.
cut, carved, (madera, piedra). 4. embroidered,
patterned (tela). s.m. 5. working (metal). 6.
cutting, carving (madera). 7. ploughing (tierra).
8. embroidery (tela). pl. 9. cultivated fields.
labrador -ra, adj. 1. farming. s.m. y f. 2.
peasant, farmer, ploughman.
labrantío -a, adj. 1. arable, tillable. s.m. 2.
arable, tillable land.
labranza s.f. 1. farming, cultivation, work. 2.
farmland, farm.
labrar v.t. 1. to plough (brit.), to plow (EEUU); to
till, to cultivate. 2. to work (metals). 3. to cut, to
carve (madera, piedra). 4. to embroider (tela).
5. (fig.) to work, to forge, to cause, to bring
about. 6. to make, to build, to forge.
labriego s.m. y f. peasant, farm labourer, farm
worker, farmhand, farmer.
laca s.f. 1. lacqueur, shellac, japan. 2. hair spray
(de cabello). 3. nail varnish/polish. 4. lake,
dye, pigment.
lacayo s.m. 1. lackey, lacquey, footman, groom.
2. (fig.) lackey, flunkey.
lacear v.t. 1. to beribbon, to trim, to adorn with
bows. 2. to drive (game) into range, to snare.
3. to lasso.
laceración s.f. laceration.
lacerado -da, adj. 1. unhappy, unlucky. 2.
lacerated, wounded. s.m. 3. leper.
lacerante adj. harrowing, heart-rending, sharp.
lacerar v.t. 1. to lacerate, to damage, to harm. 2.
(fig.) to damage, to spoil, to mangle, to injure.
laceria s.f. 1. misery, poverty, want,
wretchedness. 2. distress, toil, trouble.
lacería s.f. 1. bows, ornamental bows. 2. ARQ.
lacework.
lacha s.f. 1. anchovy. 2. shame.
lacio -cia, adj. 1. withered, faded. 2. lank,
straight (cabello). 3. flaccid, flabby, limp,
languid.
lacónico -ca, adj. laconic, terse.
laconismo s.m. laconism, terseness.
lacra s.f. 1. MED. mark, trace, scar. 2. (Am.) sore
ulcer, scab. 3. (fig.) blot, blemish, scourge,
blight. 4. defect, fault.
lacrar v.t. 1. to strike, to contaminate, to infect.
2. to injure, to harm, to cause damage to. 3.
to seal.
lacre s.m. sealing wax.
lacrimal adj. 1. ANAT. lachrymal, lacrimal. 2.
conducto ~, tear duct.
lacrimógeno -na, adj. 1. lachrymogenic, tear-
producing. 2. sentimental, tearful.3. gas ~,
tear gas.
lacrimoso -sa, adj. lachrymose, tearful.
lactación s.f. lactation, nursing.
lactancia s.f. lactation, nursing, suckling.
lactante adj. nursing, suckling.
lactar v.t. e i. to nurse, to suckle, to feed on milk,