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to breast-feed.
lacteado -da, adj. mixed with milk.
lácteo -a, adj. 1. milky, lactic, lacteal: productos
lácteos: milk or dairy products.2. Vía Láctea,
Milky Way.
lactosa s.f. lactose, milk sugar.
lacustre adj. lake, lacustrine.
ladear v.t., i. y r. 1. to lean, to tilt, to slant, to tip,
to incline. 2. AER. to bank. 3. to go off the
straight and narrow. 4. to bend. 5. to avoid, to
get round (dificultad). 6. (Am.) to fall in love.
ladera s.f. slope, side, hillside, mountainside.
ladero -ra, adj. side, lateral.
ladilla s.f. crab louse.
ladino -na, adj. 1. Spanish speaking. 2.
multilingual, poliglot. 3. cunning, wily.
lado s.m. 1. side, edge, flank. 2. faction (política).
3. favour, protection. 4. al ~, near, nearby, at
hand. 5. a un ~ y a otro, on both sides. 6. dar
de ~ a alguien, to cold-shoulder, to desert,
to disregard. 7. mirar de medio ~, to look
down on, to look at out of the corner of one’s
eye, to look askance. 8. estar/ponerse del ~
de alguien, to be on someone’s side, to side
with, to take sides with. 9. ir cada uno por su
~, to go one’s separate ways. 10. por un ~,
on the one hand. 11. ver el ~ bueno de las
cosas, to look on the bright side.
ladrador -ra, adj. barking.
ladrar v.i. 1. to bark, to yap. 2. (fig.) to growl.
ladrido s.m. 1. bark, yap. 2. backbiting, slander.
ladrillado s.m. brick floor, tile floor.
ladrillar v.t. 1. to brick, to pave with bricks. s.m.
2. brickworks.
ladrillazo s.m. blow with a brick.
ladrillo s.m. 1. brick, tile. 2. block. 3. check
(cloth).
ladrón -na, adj. 1. thieving, light-fingered. s.m.
y f. 2. thief, robber. 3. ELEC. adaptor. 4. ~ de
corazones, ladykiller.
lagar s.m. 1. wine/apple/olive press. 2. press
house.
lagarta s.f. 1. ZOOL. female lizard. 2. (fig.) sly
minx, tart.
lagartija s.f. ZOOL. small lizard.
lagarto s.m. 1. ZOOL. lizard. 2. ANAT. biceps. 3.
sly fellow, crafty fellow.
lagartón -na, adj. 1. (Am.) sly, wily, crafty. s.m.
2. sly devil. s.f. 3. sly minx.
lago s.m. lake.
lagotería s.f. cajolery, flattery, adulation.
lágrima s.f. 1. tear. 2. drop, drop of sap. 3. llorar
a ~ viva, to burst into tears, to sob one’s heart
out, to cry one’s eyes out, to shed bitter tears.
4. lágrimas de cocodrilo, crocodile tears. 5.
ser el paño de lágrimas de alguien, to give
someone a shoulder to cry on.
lagrimal adj. 1. lachrymal. s.m. 2. ANAT. corner
of the eye.
lagrimar v.i. to weep, to cry.
lagrimear v.i. to shed tears, to blubber, to be
tearful; to fill with tears.
laguna s.f. 1. small lake, tarn, lagoon, pool. 2.
gap, lacuna. 3. gap, blank.
laicismo s.m. laicism.
laico -ca, adj. 1. lay, secular, laical. s.m. y f. 2.
layperson, layman, laywoman.
laísmo s.m. use of la/las as indirect object
instead of le/les.
laja s.f. flat stone, stone slab, flagstone.
lama s.f. 1. mud, slime, slit, ooze. 2. (Am.) moss.
3. gold or silver tissue. 4. blind strip. s.m. 5.
REL. lama.
lamaísmo s.m. REL. lamaism.
lamaísta adj. s.m. y f. lamaist.
lambada s.f. lambada.
lambarero s.m. 1. flatterer. 2. wanderer, rover.
lambeculo s.m. (Am.) creep, toady.
lambeplatos s.m. (Am.) 1. bootlicker, poor
wretch. 2. beggar.
lamber v.t. to lick.
lambeta s.m. (Am.) creep, toady.
lamentable adj. regrettable, pitiful.
lamentablemente adv. regrettably.
lamentación s.f. lamentation, sorrow.
lamentar v.t. 1. to be sorry about, to regret, to
lament, to mourn, to grieve.
lamento s.m. 1. lament, lamentation. 2. wail.
lamer v.t. 1. to lick. 2. to lap. 3. (fig.) to brush.
lametada s.f. lick, lap.
lametazo s.m. lametada.
lamia s.f. 1. lamia (monstruo con cuerpo de
mujer), witch, she-devil. 2. ZOOL. lamia (clase
de tiburón).
lamido -da, adj. 1. very thin, pale, scrawny. 2.
licked, scrubbed. 3. dandified, spick-and-span,
affected.
lámina s.f. 1. sheet, plate, lamina. 2. illustration,
picture, engraving. 3. ANAT. BOT. lamina. 4.
(fig.) appearance.
laminable adj. rollable.
laminación s.f. rolling, splitting, lamination.
laminado -da, adj. 1. laminated. 2. TEC. sheet,
rolled.
laminador s.m. 1. rolling mill. 2. roller.
laminar adj. 1. laminar. v.t. 2. to laminate, to roll,
to split.
lampa s.f. (Am.) spade, hoe.
lámpara s.f. 1. lamp, light, bulb. 2. valve, tube.
3. ~ de pie, standard lamp. 5. ~ de techo,
ceiling light.
lamparería s.f. lamp works, lamp shop.
lamparero s.m. y f. lamp maker.
lamparilla s.f. 1. BOT. aspen, nightlight. 2. small
lamp.
lamparón s.m. 1. large lamp. 2. MED. scrofula.
3. grease stain.
lampiño -ña, adj. hairless, beardless.
lampista s.m. lamp maker, tinsmith.
lamprea s.f. 1. BOT. lamprey. 2. MED. sore,
ulcer.
lamprear v.t. 1. to cook with wine, spices and
honey. 2. to whip.
lampreazo s.m. lash, crack of a whip.
lana s.f. 1. wool, fleece. 2. woollen cloth. pl. 3.
hair, mop. 4. ir por ~ y salir trasquilado,
to go for wool and come home shorn, to get
nothing for one’s pains, to be disappointed in
one’s hopes. 5. ~ virgin, new wool.
lanada s.f. cleaning rod.
lanado adj. BOT. lanate.
lanar adj. 1. wool-bearing. 2. ganado ~, sheep.
lance s.m. 1. throw, cast, catch. 2. event,
episode, incident. 3. critical moment,
difficult. 4. move, movement, piece of play,
stroke. 5. row, quarrel. 6. pass with the cape
(tauromaquia). 7. ~ de honor, challenge, duel,
affair of honour.
lanceolado adj. BOT. lanceolate, lanceolar.
lancería s.f. 1. set of spears. 2. troop of lancers.
lancero s.m. 1. MIL. lancer. pl. 2. MÚS. lancers.
lancha s.f. 1. flat stone, stone slab; partridge
trap. 2. boat, pinnace; motor launch,
motorboat. 3. ~ de pesca, fishing boat. 4. ~
de moto, motorboat.
landa s.f. moor, moorland, heathland, wasteland.
landó s.m. landau.
lanero -ra, adj. 1. wool. s.m. y f. 2. wool dealer.
s.m. 3. wool warehouse.
langosta s.f. 1. ZOOL. locust (insecto). 2. lobster
(crustáceo). 3. (fig.) scourge.
langostino s.m. ZOOL. prawn.
lánguidamente adv. languidly, weakly, listlessly.
languidecer v.i. to languish.
languidez s.f. languour, lassitude.
lánguido -da, adj. languid, weak, listless.
lanilla s.f. nap, thin flannel cloth.
lanolina s.f. lanoline.
lanosidad s.f. down.
lanoso -sa, adj. lanudo.
lanudo -da, adj. 1. woolly, fleecy, downy, furry.
2. (Am.) rustic.
lanuginoso -sa, adj. lanuginous, downy.
lanza s.f. 1. lance, spear. 2. shaft, nozzle. 3.
MIL. lancer. 4. a punta de ~, rigorously,
meticulously, accurately. 5. estar con la ~ en
ristre, to be ready for action, to be all set to
go, to have one’s lance at the ready.
lanzacohetes s.m. rocket launcher.
lanzada s.f. 1. lance thrust, spear thrust. 2. lance
wound.
lanzadera s.f. 1. shuttle (telar). 2. ~ espacial,
space shuttle.
lanzamiento s.m. 1. throw, throwing, fling,
flinging, hurl, hurling. 2. MIL. firing (misil,
proyectil); launching (barco, sonda), release.
3. jump, drop (paracaidistas). 4. DEP. put,
pitch, ball, throw.
lanzar v.t. 1. to throw; to hurl, to fling. 2. to fire,
to launch (proyectil, satélite, etc.). 3. DEP. to
throw; to pitch (béisbol); to put (peso). 4. to
release (dejar libre). 5. DER. to dispossess. 6.
(fig.) to launch (producto). 7. to utter, to hurl,
to heave (grito, insulto). 8. to cast, to give.
9. to make (acusación), to throw down/out
(desafío). 10. to throw up. v.r. 11. to rush. 12.
to throw/fling/hurl oneself (arrojarse). 13. to
jump, to dive. 14. to launch oneself, to embark
upon. 15. to dash off.
lanzatorpedos s.m. torpedo tube.
lañador s.m. clamper.
lañar v.t. 1. to clamp. 2. to clean (pescado).
laosiano -na, adj. / s.m. y f. Laotian.
lapa s.f. 1. ZOOL. limpet. 2. vegetal film. 3.
(fam.) hanger-on.
lapachar s.m. marsh, swamp, bog.
lapicero s.m. 1. propelling pencil (portaminas). 2.
pencil holder (portaplumas).
lápida s.f. memorial tablet; tombstone,
gravestone.
lapidación s.f. stoning, lapidation.
lapidar v.t. 1. to stone, to stone to death, to
lapidate. 2. (Am.) to cut.
lapidario -ria, adj. / s.m. y f. lapidary.
lapislázuli s.m. GEOL. lapis lazuli.
lápiz s.m. 1. pencil, crayon. 2. GEOL. blacklead,
graphite. 3. ~ de labios, lipstick. 4. ~ de
plomo, graphite pencil.
lapo s.m. 1. lash, blow, slap. 2. (fam.) spit. 3.
(Am.) simple soul.
lapso s.m. 1. lapse, space. 2. slip, lapse, lapsus.
lapsus s.m. 1. slip, lapse. 2. ~ linguae, slip of
the tongue.
lar s.m. 1. lar (diosa protectora del hogar). 2.
hearth. 3. home.
lardo s.m. lard, animal fat.
largamente adv. at length, for a long time;
generously.
largar v.t. 1. to let go, to let loose, to release; to
loosen, to slacken. 2. to unfurl. 3. to launch
(bote, barco). 4. to fetch, to give (golpe). v.r.
5. to clear off, to beat it, to push off. 6. to put
to sea.
largo -ga, adj. 1. long, lengthy. 2. prolonged.
3. GRAM. long (vocal, sílaba). 4. liberal,
generous. 5. full, good. s.m. 6. length. 7. MÚS.
largo. s.f. 8. longest billiard cue. adv. 9. far,
at length, abundantly. 10. a la larga, in the
long run, in the end. 11. a lo ~, lengthwise,
lengthways. 12. a lo ~ y a lo ancho, to and
fro, up and down; all over. 13. dar largas, to