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luciferino -na, adj. satanic.
lucífero -ra, adj. 1. luciferous. s.m. 2. lucifer. 3.
Venus.
lucimiento s.m. brilliance.
lucio s.m. luce, pike.
lucir v.i. 1. to shine, to give off light. 2. to
glitter, to sparkle, to gleam. 3. (fig.) to shine
(sobresalir). 4. to look nice (sentar bien). 5. to
be of benefit, to turn out to one’s advantage,
to do good. v.t. 6. to illuminate, to light up. 7.
to show off, to make a show of, to display.
8. to plaster. v.r. 9. to dress up, to dress
elegantly, to deck oneself out. 10. to come out
brilliantly/with flying colours, to shine, to excel,
to be brilliant, to be a success. 11. to make a
fool of oneself, to make a mess of things.
lucrarse v.pron. to profit, to enrich oneself, to
feather one’s nest.
lucrativo -va, adj. lucrative, profitable,
remunerative.
lucro s.m. gain, profit, benefit.
luctuosamente adv. sorrowfully, mournfully,
sadly.
luctuoso -sa, adj. sorrowful, sad, mournful.
lucubración s.f. lucubration.
lucubrar v.t. to lucubrate.
lúcuma s.f. 1. BOT. (Am.) eggfruit. 2. (fam.)
head.
ludibrio s.m. 1. shame, derision, mockery. 2.
contempt, scorn.
ludópata s.m. y f. compulsive gambler.
ludopatía s.f. compulsive gambling.
luego adv. 1. then, afterwards. 2. then, next. 3.
later, later on. 4. soon, at once, straightaway.
conj. 5. therefore. 6. (Am.) sometimes, at
times. 7. near, close by. 8. desde ~, of course,
naturally. 9. hasta ~, see you later, so long
(EEUU). 10. ~ que, as soon as.
luengo -ga, adj. long.
lugar s.m. 1. place, spot. 2. room. 3. village,
town (localidad). 4. part, passage. 5. position,
post, office. 6. time, moment (momemto). 7.
cause, reason, motive. 8. dar ~ a, to give rise
to, to provoke. 9. en ~ de, instead of. 10. en
último ~, finally, last of all, lastly. 11. fuera de
~, out of place. 12. hacer ~, to make room.
13. ~ común, commonplace. 14. poner las
cosas en su ~, to put things straight. 15. sin
~ a dudas, without any doubt. 16. tener ~, to
take place. 17. yo en tu ~, if I were you.
lugareño -ña, s.m. y f. villager, countryman.
lugarteniente s.m. deputy, lieutenant.
lugre s.m. MAR. lugger.
lúgubre adj. lugubrious, dismal.
luis s.m. louis (moneda).
lujo s.m. 1. luxury, sumptuousness, lavishness.
2. profusion, wealth, abundance. 3. con todo
~ de, with great abundance of. 4. no poder
permitirse el ~ de, to be unable to affor
lujosamente adv. luxuriously, sumptuously,
lavishly.
lujoso -sa, adj. luxurious, sumptuous, lavish.
lujuria s.f. 1. lust, lechery, lust, lewdness. 2.
abundance.
lujurioso -sa, adj. lecherous, lustful.
lumbago s.m. MED. lumbago.
lumbar adj. ANAT. lumbar.
lumbre s.f. 1. fire. 2. glow, light. 3. luminary. 4.
brilliance, brightness, radiance. 5. tinder box,
sparks. 6.¿tienes ~?, have you got a light?
lumbrera s.f. 1. luminary, genius. 2. MEC. vent,
port. 3. skylight (ventana).
luminar s.m. luminary.
luminaria s.f. 1. light, lantern. 2. altar light.
luminiscencia s.f. luminiscence.
luminosidad s.f. brightness, brilliance.
luminoso -sa, adj. 1. luminous, bright. 2.
brilliant, crystal-clear.
luminotecnia s.f. lighting.
luminotécnico -ca,s.m. y f. lighting engineer.
lumpen-proletariado s.m. lumpen-proletariat.
luna s.f. 1. moon. 2. moonlight (luz). 3. mirror;
glass. 4. window pane. 5. estar en la ~, to be
miles away. 6. la ~, the Moon. 7. ~ creciente,
waxing moon, crescent moon, first quarter. 8.
~ de miel, honeymoon. 9. ~ llena, full moon.
10. ~ menguante, waning moon, last quarter.
11. ~ nueva, new moon. 12. media ~, half-
moon; Crescent, Turkish Empire; demilune.
13. vivir en la ~, to have one’s head in the
clouds.
lunar adj. 1. lunar. s.m. 2. mole, beauty spot. 3.
flaw, blemish, blot (defecto).
lunático -ca, adj. lunatic, whimsical.
lunes s.m. Monday.
luneta s.f. 1. lens, glass. 2. half-moon shape,
crescent-shaped object. 3. stall, orchestra.
lúnula s.f. 1. MAT. lune. 2. half-moon, lunule.
lupa s.f. magnifying glass.
lupanar s.m. brothel.
lúpulo s.m. BOT. hop.
lusitanismo o lusismo s.m. Portuguese saying.
lusitano -na, adj. s.m. y f. Portuguese.
lustrabotas s.m. bootblack.
lustrador s.m. bootblack.
lustrar v.t. to polish, to shine.
lustre s.m. 1. lustre, shine, gloss, polish. 2.
sheen, gloss (telas). 3. splendour, distinction.
4. shoe polish. 5. dar ~ a, to put a shine on.
lustroso -sa, adj. shiny, glossy.
luteína s.f. BOT. lutein.
luteranismo s.m. Lutheranism.
luto s.m. 1. mourning. 2. grief, sorrow. 3. llevar ~
por, to be in mourning for.
luctuoso -sa, adj. sorrowful, sad, mournful.
lutria s.f. otter (nutria).
lux s.m. FÍS. lux.
luxación s.f. MED. luxation, dislocation.
Luxemburgo s.m. Luxembourg.
luz s.f. 1. light. 2. light (dispositivo). 3. electricity.
4. (fig.) light, luminary, guiding light. 5. news,
information. 6. enlightenment. 7. a la ~ de, in
the light of. 8. año ~, light year. 9. arrojar ~
sobre, to shed/ to cast light on. 10. a todas
luces, obviously, evidently, clearly. 11. claro
como la ~ del día, as clear as daylight. 12.
dar a ~, to give birth. 13. de pocas luces,
dim, stupid. 14. la ~ de sus ojos, the apple
of his eye. 15. luces de carretera, full beam.
16. luces de cruce, dipped headlights. 17. ~
intermitente, indicator. 18. sacar a la ~, to
bring out, to publish. 19. tener pocas luces,
to be dim-witted, not to be very bright. 20.
traje de luces, bullfighter’s costume.
lycra s.f. lycra.
M
m M s.f. m, M: decimotercera letra del alfabeto
español.
macabro -bra, adj. 1. macabre. 2. (fig.) sadistic.
3. sordid.
macaco -ca, adj. 1. (Am.) ugly, grotesque (feo).
s.m. y f. 2. ZOOL. macaque (mono).
macana s.f. 1. club. 2. pole-axe (arma). 3.
bother, nuisance, (fam.) drag (engorro). 4.
(Am.) joke. 5. (Am.) blunder, error. 6. (Am.)
bad job, (fam.) botch.
macanada s.f. 1. (Am.) nonsense. 2. stupidity,
idiocy, folly.
macanazo s.m. 1. blow with a club. 2. (Am.)
nonsense.
macaneador -ra, adj. 1. (Am.) deceitful,
tricky (charlatán). 2. lying. s.m. y f. (Am.)
3. charlatan, trickster (charlatán). 4. liar
(mentiroso).
macanudo -da, adj. 1. (Am.) terrific, fantastic,
great (estupendo). 2. admirable. 3. surprising,
smashing.
macarrón s.m. 1. macaroon (mostachón). 2.
MAR. bulwark. 3. ELEC. plastic insulation. pl.
4. macaroni (pasta).
macarrónico -ca, adj. macaronic.
macarronismo s.m. macaronic style.
macedonia s.f. 1. fruit salad (frutas). 2. mixed
vegetables (verduras).
macedónico -ca o macedonio, -nia, adj. /s.m. y
f. Macedonian.
maceración o maceramiento s.f. y m.
maceration.
macerar v.t. 1. to soften, to macerate (ablandar).
v.pron. 2. to mortify oneself.
macero s.m. mace-bearer.
maceta s.f. 1. flowerpot (para flores). 2. mallet
(mazo corto).
macetero s.m. flowerpot stand (soporte de
macetas).
macetón s.m. tub (para flores).
machacador -ra, adj. 1. crushing (que
machaca). 2. grinding (que muele).
machacadora s.f. MEC. crushing machine,
crusher.
machacante s.m. MIL. sergeant’s orderly.
machacar v.t. 1. to crush, to mash (aplastar).
2. to grind. 3. to smash, to crush. 4. to cut, to
slice (precios, presupuesto). 5. to crush, to
flatten. v.i. 6. to persist, to go on (porfiar). 7. to
swot (estudiar mucho).
machacón -na, adj. 1. tiring, tiresome
(fastidioso). s.m. y f. 2. nuisance, bore
(pesado).
machaconería o machaquería s.f. tediousness,
tiresomeness.
machado -da, adj. (Am.) drunk (borracho).
machamartillo (a) loc. adv. with conviction;
consistently; firmly.
machar v.t. 1. machacar. v.r. 2. (Am.) to get
drunk.
machete s.m. 1. machete. 2. board rubber
(borrador).
machetero s.m. 1. path opener. 2. cane cutter. 3.
(Am.) guerrilla, guerrilla fighter (guerrillero).
machificar v.t. (Am.) to trick, to take in (burlar).
machimbarse v.r. to live together, to cohabit.
machismo s.m. sexism, machismo.
macho s.m. 1. BIOL. male (animal del sexo
masculino). 2. ZOOL. mule (mulo). 3. MEC.
pin, peg (clavija). 4. ELEC. plug (de enchufe).
5. ARQ. buttress. 6. sledgehammer (mazo
grande de hierro). 7. square anvil (yunque).
8. (fam.) tough guy, bully-boy (hombre fuerte).
adj. 9. BIOL. male. 10. (fig.) tough, strong
(fuerte. 12. TEC. male.
machón s.m. ARQ. buttress (pilar).
machona s.f. (Am.) mannish woman
(marimacho).
machote adj. 1. manly, tough. s.m. 2. tough guy,
he-man.
machucadura s.f. (Am.) bruise.
machuelo s.m. BIOL. germ.
macilento -ta, adj. emaciated, gaunt
(demacrado).
macillo s.m. MÚS. hammer (de piano).