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libar
to delegate.
legatario s.m. y f. DER. legatee, heir.
legendario -ria, adj. 1. legendary. s.m. 2.
collection of legends.
legibilidad s.f. legibility.
legible s.f. legible.
legión s.f. 1. legion. 2. ~ extranjera, Foreign
Legion.
legionario -ria, adj. y s.m. legionary.
legislación s.f. legislation.
legislativo -va, adj. legislative.
legislatura s.f. legislature.
legista s.m. y f. legist, expert in law.
legítima s.f. legítimo.
legitimar v.t. 1. to legitimate, to legitimize, to
legalize. v.r. 2. to establish one’s identity, to
establish one’s own title.
legitimario -ria, adj. legitimate, entitled.
legitimidad s.f. legitimacy, justice, au-thenticity.
legitimismo s.m. legitimism.
legitimista adj. / s.m. y f. legitimist.
legítimo -ma, adj. 1. legitimate, just. 2.
authentic, genuine, real. 3. pure, right. s.f.
lego -ga, adj. 1. lay, laic, secular. 2. ignorant,
uninformed. s.m. y f. 3. layman (hombre),
laywoman (mujer). 4. REL. laybrother. 5. ser
~ en la materia, to know nothing about the
subject.
legrar v.t. MED. to scrape, to curette.
legua s.f. 1. league. 2. a la ~, far away, a mile
away. 3. se ve a la ~, you can see/tell it a mile
away, it stands out a mile.
leguleyo s.m. pettifogging lawyer.
legumbre s.f. BOT. 1. pulse, legume. 2.
vegetable (verdura).
leguminoso -sa, adj. 1. leguminous. s.m. y f. 2.
leguminous plant.
leíble adj. legible.
leído -da, p.p. de leer.
leído -da, adj. 1. well-read. 2. read. s.f. 3.
reading.
leísmo s.m. the use of the pronoun le as direct
object.
lejanía s.f. distance, remoteness.
lejano -na, adj. 1. distant, remote, far off. 2.
Lejano Oriente, Far East.
lejía s.f. bleach, lye.
lejos adv. 1. far, far away, a long way away. s.m.
2. distant view, appearance from a distance.
3. similarity.4. a lo ~/desde ~/de ~, in the
distance, from afar, from a distance, from a
long way off. 5. ~ de, far from. 6. para no ir
más ~, to take an obvious example.
lelo -la, adj. 1. silly, stupid, simple. s.m. y f. 2.
simpleton, fool.
lema s.m. 1. theme, subject. 2. epigraph. 3.
motto. 5. slogan. 6. MAT. lemma.
lémur s.m. 1. ZOOL. lemur. pl. 2. phantoms.
lencería s.f. 1. linen. 2. lingerie, underwear (ropa
interior).
lendrera s.f. toothcomb.
lengua s.f. 1. tongue. 2. language, tongue. 3.
clapper, tongue. 4. neck, spit (tierra). 5. con
la ~ fuera, puffing and panting. 6. irse de la
~, to blab, to talk too much, to spill the beans.
7. ~ de estropajo, stammerer, mumbler. 8.
~ de fuego, tongue of fire. 9. ~ de víbora,
poisonous tongue. 10. ~ madre, mother
tongue. 11. ~ materna, mother tongue.
12. ~ muerta, dead language. 13. ~ viva,
modern language, living language. 14. malas
lenguas, gossip. 15. morderse la ~, to hold
one’s tongue. 16. no tener pelos en la ~, not
to mince one’s words. 17. sacar la ~, to stick
out/to put out one’s tongue. 18. tener la ~
suelta, to be outspoken. 19. trabarse la ~, to
get tongue-tied.
lenguado s.m. sole.
lenguaje s.m. 1. speech. 2. language. 3. idiom.
4. style.
lenguarada s.f. lick.
lenguaraz adj. 1. garrulous, talkative. 2.
multilingual. 3. slanderous.
lengüeta s.f. 1. ANAT. epiglottis. 2. MÚS. reed.
3. pointer, needle. 4. flap, tongue. 5. barb, bit.
6. paper cutter.
lengüetada s.f. lick.
lengüicorto -ta, adj. timid, shy, quiet.
lengüilargo -ga, adj. 1. talkative. 2. foul-
mouthed.
lenguón -na, adj. 1. talkative, gossipy,
gossiping, outspoken. s.m. y f. 2. chatterbox,
gossip.
lenitivo -va, adj. 1. soothing, lenitive. s.m. 2.
MED. lenitive, palliative.
lenocinio s.m. 1. pimping, procuring, pandering.
2. casa de ~, brothel.
lente s.m. y f. 1. lens. m. pl. 2. glasses,
spectacles. 3. lentes de contacto/lentillas,
contact lenses.
lenteja s.f. 1. BOT. lentil. 2. bob.
lentejuela s.f. sequin, spangle.
lenticular adj. lenticular. s.m.
lentilla s.f. lente.
lentitud s.f. slowness, sluggishness.
lento -ta, adj. 1. slow. 2. sluggish.
leña s.f. 1. firewood, sticks, kindling. 2. rough
play, thrashing.
leñador s.m. y f. woodcutter.
leñero - s.m. y f. 1. wood seller. 2. woodshed.
leño s.m. 1. log, firewood, timber. 2. vessel. 3.
(fig. y fam.) blockhead, thickhead.
leñoso -sa, adj. woody.
Leo s.m. ASTR. Leo.
León –na, s.m. y f. 1. ZOOL. lion (macho),
lioness (hembra). s.m. 2. ~ marino, sea lion.
leonado -da, adj. tawny.
leonera s.f. 1. lion’s cage, lion’s den. 2. gambling
den.
leonino -na, adj. 1. leonine. 2. contrato ~, one-
sided contract.
leontina s.f. watch chain.
leopardo s.m. ZOOL. leopard.
leotardo s.m. 1. leotard. pl. 2. tights.
lepidóptero -ra,adj. 1. ZOOL. lepidopterous,
lepidopteran. s.m. y f. 2. ZOOL. lepidopteran.
leporino -na, adj. 1. leporine. 2. labio ~, harelip.
lepra s.f. MED. leprosy.
leprosería s.f. lazaretto, leprosarium, leper
colony.
leproso -sa,adj. / s.m. y f. leprous, leper.
lerdo -da, adj. 1. dull, heavy, slow. 2. sluggish,
clumsy, slow-witted. s.m. y f. 3. dullard,
sluggard.
les pron. pers. 3.ª pers.m. (to) them (a ellos,
ellas); (to) you (ustedes).
lesbianismo s.m. lesbianism.
lesbiano -na, adj. y s.f. lesbian.
lesión s.f. 1. injury, wound, lesion. 2. damage. pl.
lesivo -va, adj. injurious, harmful, damaging.
lesna s.f. lezna.
leso -sa, adj. 1. injured, hurt, offended. 2.
disturbed, warped. 3. (Am.) simple, stupid.
letal adj. lethal, deadly.
letanía s.f. 1. REL. litany. 2. REL. supplicatory
procession. 3. (fam.) string, long list,
rigmarole.
letárgico -ca, adj. lethargic.
letargo s.m. 1. MED. lethargy. 2. drowsiness.
letificar v.t. to make happy, to cheer up, to give
life.
letón -na, adj. 1. Latvian. s.m. y f. 2. Latvian.
s.m. 3. Latvian, Lettish (idioma).
Letonia s.f. Letvia.
letra s.f. 1. letter. 2. sound. 3. handwriting,
writing. 4. character, letter. 5. meaning, literal
meaning. 6. lyrics, words (canción). 7. letter,
bill, draft. 8. al pie de la ~, to the letter. 9.
hombre de letras, man of letters. 10. ~
bastardilla, italic script, italics. 11 .~ cursiva,
italics. 12. ~ de cambio, bill of exchange,
draft. 13. ~ negrita, bold type, bold-face. 14.
~ versal, capital letters. 15. ~ versalita, small
capital letter. 16. ~ por ~, word for word. 17.
primeras letras, the three R’s, elementary
education.
letrado -da, adj. 1. learned. 2. pedantic. s.m. y
f. 3. lawyer.
letrero s.m. sign, notice, placard, poster,
inscription.
letrilla s.f. LIT. rondeau.
letrina s.f. 1. latrine, privy. 2. sewer, sump.
leucemia s.f. MED. leukaemia (brit. ), leukemia
(EEUU).
leucocito s.m. BIOL. leucocyte.
leucoma s.m. MED. leucoma.
leva s.f. 1. MAR. weighing anchor. 2. MIL. levy.
3. TEC. lever, cam: árbol de levas: camshaft.
4. trick, swindle.
levadizo -za, adj. puente ~, drawbridge.
levadura s.f. 1. yeast. 2. seed.
levantamiento s.m. 1. raising, lifting,
elevation. 2. insurrection, revolt. 3. erection,
construction. 4. TEC. hoisting, lifting. 5.
GEOL. upheaval. 6. drawing up.
levantar v.t. 1. to raise, put up, to set. 2. to lift,
to lift up, to pick up. 3. to throw up. 4. to erect,
to construct. 5. to draw up (plano, acta). 6. to
weigh (ancla). v.pron. 7. to get up. 8. to stand
up, to rise. 9. ~ cabeza, to get better. 10.
levantarse en armas, to rise up in arms.
levante s.m. 1. East, Levant. 2. easterly wind,
levanter.
levantino -na, adj. Levantine, of the eastern
coast of Spain.
levantisco -ca, adj. turbulent, restless.
levar v.t. 1. MAR. to weigh (ancla). v.i. 2. to set
sail, to weigh anchor.
leve adj. 1. light. 2. slight, trivial, unimportant,
small.
leviatán s.m. Leviathan.
levita s.m. 1. Levite. s.f. 2. frock coat.
levitación s.f. levitation.
levitar v.i. to levitate.
levítico -ca, adj. 1. levitical. 2. clerical.
lexema s.m. GRAM. lexeme.
léxico adj. 1. lexical. s.m. 2. lexicon, dictionary,
vocabulary, word list.
lexicografía s.f. lexicography.
lexicográfico -ca, adj. lexicographic.
lexicógrafo -fa,s.m. y f. lexicographer.
lexicología s.f. lexicology.
lexicológico -ca, adj. lexicologic, lexicological.
lexicólogo -ga,s.m. y f. lexicologist.
lexicón s.m. lexicon, dictionary, vocabulary.
ley s.f. 1. law. 2. bill, act. 3. rule, regulations,
law. 4. measure. 5. loyalty, devotion. 6. assay
value. 7. religion. 8. liking. 9. ~ del embudo,
one law for oneself and one for everyone else.
10. ~ marcial, martial law.
leyenda s.f. 1. legend. 2. legend, inscription.
lezna s.f. awl.
lía s.f. plaited esparto grass.
liana s.f. BOT. liana.
liar v.t. 1. to tie, to bind. 2. to wrap, to roll. 3. to
coax, to take in, to involve. 4. to muddle up, to
complicate. v.r. 5. to wrap oneself up. 6. to get
confused, to become complicated.
libación s.f. libation.
libanés -sa,adj. / s.m. y f. Lebanese.
libar v.t. 1. to suck. 2. to sip, to taste.