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libelo s.m. 1. lampoon, satire. 2. DER. libel,
petition.
libélula s.f. ZOOL. dragonfly.
líber s.m. BOT. inner bark.
liberación s.f. 1. liberation, release, freeing. 2.
remission, exemption. 3. receipt.
liberal adj. 1. liberal, generous, lavish. s.m. y
f. 2. liberal. 3. artes liberales, liberal arts. 4.
Partido ~, Liberal Party.
liberalismo s.m. liberalism.
liberar v.t. 1. to liberate, to free. 2. to release,.
libertad s.f. 1. liberty, freedom. 2. ease, freedom,
familiarity. pl. 3. liberties. 4. ~ de comercio,
free trade. 5. ~ de conciencia, freedom of
conscience. 6. ~ de pensamiento, freedom
of thinking. 7. ~ provisional, bail, parole.
8. tomarse la ~ de hacer algo, to take
the liberty of doing something. 9. tomarse
libertades, to take liberties.
libertado -da,p.p. 1. de libertar. adj. 2. free. 3.
daring, bold.
libertar v.t. 1. to liberate, to free, to set free. 2.
to exempt, to release from. 3. to emancipate.
4. to save.
libertario -ria, adj. libertarian.
libertinaje s.m. libertinism, licentiousness.
libertino -na, adj. 1. libertine, licentious. s.m. y
f. 2. libertine.
liberto -ta, adj. 1. emancipated. s.m. y f. 2.
freedman (hombre), freedwoman (mujer).
Libia s.f. Letvia.
libídine s.f. lewdness.
libidinoso -sa, adj. libidinous, lewd, lustful.
libido s.f. libido.
libio -bia,adj. / s.m. y f. Libyan.
libra s.f. 1. pound (peso). 2. pound sterling
(moneda). 3. s.m. 4. ASTR. Libra. 5. ~
carnicera, kilogram (EEUU).
librado p.p. de librar.
librado -da, s.m. y f. 1. drawee. 3. salir bien/
mal ~, to fare well/badly, to succeed/to fail.
librador -ra, s.m. y f. drawer.
librancista s.m. y f. bearer.
libranza s.f. 1. order of payment. 2. draft, bill of
exchange.
librar v.t. 1. to save, to rescue. 2. to free, to
liberate, to deliver. 3. to relieve, to exempt. 4.
to join in, to engage. 5. to draw (letra). 6. to
pronounce, to pass; to issue, to promulgate
(ley). v.i. 7. to have a day off (tener el día
libre). 8. to give birth. v.r. 9. to avoid, to
escape, to get out. 10. to get rid of.
libre adj. 1. free. 2. open. 3. free, clear. 4. bold,
outspoken. 5. independent. 6. DEP. freestyle.
librea s.f. livery, coat.
librecambismo s.m. free trade.
librecambista adj 1. free-trade. s.m. y f. 2.
free-trader.
librepensador -ra, s.m. y f. freethinker.
librepensamiento s.m. freethinking.
librería s.f. 1. library. 2. bookshop (tienda). 3.
bookcase, bookshelf (estantería). 4. book
trade.
librero -ra, s.m. y f. 1. bookseller. s.m. 2. (Am.)
bookshelf.
libresco -ca, adj. 1. bookish. 2. book learning.
libreta s.f. 1. notebook. 2. savings book, account
book, pass book. 3. memorandum, agenda.
libreto s.m. MÚS. libretto.
librillo s.m. 1. small book, booklet. 2. ZOOL.
third stomach, omasum.
libro s.m. 1. book. 2. volume. 3. ZOOL. third
stomach, omasum. 4. record book, register. 5.
notebook. 6. libretto. 7. explicarse como un
~ abierto, to speak very well and clearly. 8. ~
canónico, sacred book. 9. ~ de caballerías,
book of knight errantry. 10. ~ de texto,
textbook.
licántropo -pa, s.m. y f. lycanthrope.
licencia s.f. 1. permission, leave, licence. 2.
licence, permit. 3. ~ poética, poetic licence.
licenciado -da, p.p. de licenciar.
licenciado -da, adj. 1. graduated. 2. discharged,
dismissed. 3. priggish. s.m. y f. 4. graduate,
bachelor. 5. lawyer. 6. discharged soldier.
licenciar v.t. 1. to dismiss, to confer a bachelor’s
degree on. 2. to license, to give permission. 3.
to discharge, to demobilize. v.r. 4. to graduate.
licenciatura s.f. 1. bachelor’s degree. 2. degree
course, university degree. 3. graduation.
licencioso -sa, adj. licentious, dissolute.
liceo s.m. 1. literary society. 2. Lyceum (gimnasio
ateniense de la escuela aristotélica). 3.
grammar school, high school, secondary
school.
licitador -ra, s.m. y f. bidder.
licitar v.t. to bid for, to tender for.
lícito -ta, adj. lawful, legal, allowed.
licor s.m. liquor, spirits.
licorera s.f. cocktail cabinet.
licorería s.f. distillery.
licoroso -sa, adj. aromatic.
licra s.f. lycra.
licuante adj. 1. liquefying. 2. TEC. liquating.
licuar v.t. y r. 1. to liquify. 2. TEC. to liquate.
licurgo -ga, adj. 1. intelligent, witty, sharp. s.m.
2. legislator.
lid s.f. 1. fight, combat, dispute. 2. en buena
~, in a clean fight, by fair means, fairly. 3.
persona avezada en estas lides, an old
hand, someone who knows how to handle
these matters.
liderato s.m. leadership.
líder s.m. y f. 1. leader. 2. DEP. league leader.
lidia s.f. 1. fight, battle. 2. bullfight.
lidiador -ra, s.m. y f. 1. bullfighter. 2. fighter.
lidiar v.t. 1. to fight (torear). 2. to fight against/for,
to put up with, to combat. 3. to deal with.
liebre s.f. 1. hare. 2. (fig.) coward, mouse. 3.
donde or cuando menos se espera salta
la ~, things always happen when you least
expect them.
lied s.m. MÚS. lied.
liendre s.f. nit.
lienzo s.m. 1. linen, canvas. 2. fabric, material,
cloth. 3. painting, picture. 4. stretch, face,
front. 5. handkerchief. 6. (Am.) corral.
liga s.f. 1. band, suspender, garter. 2. league
(de fútbol). 3. alloy, mixture. 4. birdlime. 5.
mistletoe (muérdago).
ligada s.f. ligadura.
ligado -da, p.p. 1. de ligar.
ligado -da, adj. 1. linked, connected. m. 2.
bond, tie.
ligadura s.f. 1. MED. ligature. 2. MAR. lashing.
3. bond, tie.
ligamento s.m. 1. ANAT. ligament. 2. bond, tie.
3. weave.
ligamentoso -sa, adj. ligamentous.
ligamiento s.m. 1. bond, tie. 2. tying, attaching.
3. harmony.
ligar v.t. y r. 1. tie, bind, to fasten (atar). 2. to join,
to unite, to slur (música). 3. to alloy, to mix.
4. to thicken (salsa). v.i. 5. to mix, to blend
(mezclar). 6. to combine, to go well together.
7. to pick up someone, to flirt with someone.
v.r. 8. to get off with.
ligazón s.f. 1. bond, tie, union. 2. MAR. rib,
beam, futtock.
ligereza s.f. 1. lightness, agility. 2. flippancy,
inconstancy.
ligero -ra, adj. 1. light, lightweight, thin. 2. swift,
quick, rapid. 3. agile, quick. 4. unimportant,
slight. 5. superficial, flippant. 6. weak (bebida).
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adv. 7. fast, rapidly, quickly, swiftly.
lignito s.m. lignite.
ligón -na,adj. 1. flirtatious. s.m. y f. 2. womaniser
(hombre), man-eater (mujer). s.m. 3. hoe.
liguero adj. 1. league. p.s.m. 2. suspender belt,
garter belt (EEUU).
lija s.f. 1. ZOOL. dogfish. 2. sandpaper.
lijar v.t. to sandpaper.
lila s.f. 1. BOT. lilac. 2. lilac (color). 3. (fig.) fool,
twit.
liliáceo -a, adj. 1. liliaceous. s.f. pl. 2. liliaceae.
liliputiense adj. s.m. y f. Lilliputian.
lima s.f. 1. file. 2. BOT. lime. 3. ARQ. rafter, hip.
Lima s.f. Lima.
limaco s.m. slug.
limado s.m. filing.
limar v.t. 1. to file, to file down. 2. to polish.
limatón s.m. crossbeam, roofbeam.
limbo s.m. 1. limbo. 2. limb, edge. 3. estar en el
~, to be in the clouds.
limero -ra, s.m. y f. 1. lime seller. s.m. 2. BOT.
lime tree.
limitar v.t. 1. to limit, to restrict, to cut down, to
reduce. v.i. 2. to border on, to be adjacent to,
to be bounded by. v.r. 3. to limit oneself.
límite s.m. 1. limit, end, ceiling. pl. 2. boundaries,
borders.
limítrofe adj. bordering, neighbouring.
limo s.m. mud, slime.
limón s.m. 1. lemon. 2. lemon tree (árbol). 3.
MEC. shaft.
limonada s.f. lemonade, lemon squash.
limonado -da, adj. lemon, lemon-yellow.
limonar s.m. lemon grove.
limoncillo s.m. BOT. lime, small lemon.
limonero s.m. 1. lemon tree. 2. lemon dealer. 3.
shaft horse.
limosna s.f. 1. alms.
limosnear v.i. to beg.
limosnero -ra, adj. 1. charitable, alms-giving.
s.m. 2. almoner. 3. beggar.
limpia s.f. 1. cleaning, cleansing. 2. clean up.
s.m. 3. bootblack.
limpiacristales s.m. 1. window-cleaning liquid
(jabón). s.m. y f. inv. 2. window cleaner.
limpiadera s.f. 1. brush.
limpiador -ra, s.m. y f. cleaner.
limpiar v.t. i. y r. 1. to clean, to cleanse. 2. to
wipe, to wipe off (con un paño). 3. to sweep.
4. to shine, to polish. 5. to clean out (robar).
6. (fig.) to purify, to clear up (despejar). 7. to
prune.
límpido -da, adj. limpid, crystal-clear.
limpieza s.f. 1. cleanness, cleanliness, cleaning.
2. clearing. 3. fair-play, skill. 4. purity, chastity,
honesty, integrity. 5. ~ de sangre, purity of
blood.
limpio -pia, adj. 1. clean, tidy, neat. 2. pure.
3. free, clear. 4. fair, clean. 5. (fam.) broke,
penniless. adv. 6. fairly. 7. en ~, net, clear. 8.
sacar en ~, to get something out of.
linaje s.m. 1. lineage, family, line. 2. genre, kind,
category. 3. nobility.
linaza s.f. linseed, flax seed.
lince s.m. 1. ZOOL. lynx, wild cat. 2. (fig.) sharp-
eyed person, shrewd person.
linchar v.t. to lynch.
lindar v.i. 1. to border, to adjoin, to be adjacent
to. 2. to extend to, to be bounded by. 3. ARQ.
to abut on.
linde s.m. o f. boundary, limit, edge.
lindero adj. bordering, adjoining, adjacent.
lindeza s.f. 1. beauty, niceness. pl. 2. (fam., fig.)
insults.
lindo -da, adj. 1. pretty, lovely, nice, charming.
2. (euf.) fine. s.m. 3. dandy. 4. de lo ~, a lot,
a great deal.