Bulgarian–English dictionary

лов

(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point. · lov

лов на китове

The practice of hunting whales. · lov na kitove

ловджийска пу́шка

(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge. · lovdzhiyska pushka

ловджийски рог

(brass instrument) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series · lovdzhiyski rog

ловджийско куче

A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners. · lovdzhiysko kuche

ловен вик

(countable) A cry used in hunting. · loven vik

лове́ц

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman. · lovets

ловко

In an able manner; with great ability. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · lovko

ло́вкост

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] · lovkost

ловна дружинка

An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it. · lovna druzhinka

ловувам

(transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc. · lovuvam

ловък

Knowing, shrewd, astute. · lovak

ловя́

(transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc. · lovya

ловя вълни

To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing. · lovya valni

ловя мишки

(intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · lovya mishki

ловя риба с въдица

(intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line. · lovya riba s vaditsa

ловя с ръце

(transitive) To catch fish in the hand (usually in rivers or smaller streams) by manually stimulating the fins. · lovya s ratse

лог

(computer science) Specifically, an append-only sequential record of events written to a file, display, or other data stream. · log

логи́стика

(operations) The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements. · logistika

логически

Used to form adjectival forms of nouns ending in -logy. · logicheski

логично

In accordance with reason. · logichno

логично обяснение

An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something. · logichno obyasnenie

ло́гия

A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject. · logiya

ло́го

A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. · logo

лоджия

(architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. · lodzhiya

Лодз

The capital city of Lodz Voivodeship, Poland, also spelled Łódź. · Lodz

ложа

A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building. · lozha

лоза

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow. · loza

Лоза́на

A municipality and city, the capital of Vaud canton, in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language. · Lozana

лозарска ножица

A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc. · lozarska nozhitsa

лозе

A place used for grape cultivation. · loze

ло́зунг

(advertising) A catchphrase associated with a product or service being advertised. · lozung

лой

The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow. · loy

лока́лен

(group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups. · lokalen

локализа́ция

(algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal. · lokalizatsiya

локаут

(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing. · lokaut

локва

A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. · lokva

локомоти́в

(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons. · lokomotiv

лом

(geology) A fault or crack in a rock. · lom

ломотя

To jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently. · lomotya

ломя

(ambitransitive) To break into fragments or small pieces. · lomya

лонгборд

(surfing) A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower). · longbord

Ло́ндон

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000. · London

лопа́та

A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point. · lopata

лопа́тка

A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom. · lopatka

лорд

One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron) · lord

лос

The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers. · los

лосио́н

(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification. · losion

лост

A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a switch or a button). · lost

Лот

(biblical character) A nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran. · Lot

лотарийна награда

A prize in a lottery. · lotariyna nagrada

Лотари́нгия

A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region. · Lotaringiya

лота́рия

A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks. · lotariya

лото

a game of chance similar to bingo · loto

ло́тос

A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae. · lotos

лоуфър

An idle person. · loufar

лоцман

A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft. · lotsman

лоча

(ambitransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue. · locha

лош

(Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it. · losh

лош дъх

(medicine, dentistry, informal) Breath that produces an unpleasant or foul-smelling odor when exhaled. · losh dah

лош късмет

An accident, mistake, or problem. · losh kasmet

лоша слава

An infamous or notorious condition or reputation. · losha slava

лоша услуга

Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action. · losha usluga

лошо държание

(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected. · losho darzhanie

лошо настроение

(British, slang, with definite article) A bad mood. · losho nastroenie

лошо скроена дреха

(now, _, rare) An ill-fitting garment. · losho skroena dreha

лошо храносмилане

(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly. · losho hranosmilane

лошокачествен

Of low quality. · loshokachestven

лошотия

The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality. · loshotiya

лоя́лен

Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant. · loyalen

лоялност

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler. · loyalnost

Лу́вър

A famous art museum and former royal palace in Paris, France. · Luvar

луга

A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. · luga

луд

Of unsound mind; insane; demented. [from 17th c.] · lud

луда глава

A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794] · luda glava

лудетина

A person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner. · ludetina

Лудж

The capital city of Lodz Voivodeship, Poland, also spelled Łódź. · Ludzh

лу́дница

(dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill. · ludnitsa

лудория

A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention. · ludoriya

лу́дост

The state of being insane; madness. · ludost

лудувам

(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. [from 1580s] · luduvam

лудуване

A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit. [from 18th c.] · luduvane

лук

A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. · luk

лукав

Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics. · lukav

лукавство

The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful. · lukavstvo

Лукиан

A sophist who was of Syrian origin. · Lukian

лу́кови

Any of various plants, mostly of the genus Allium, that are more or less similar to Allium cepa. · lukovi

лу́ковица

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown. · lukovitsa

лукс

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx · luks

луксозен

Elegant and luxurious. · luksozen

лумбаго

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc. · lumbago

луминесцентен

Emitting light by luminescence. · luminestsenten

лумнал

Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire. [18th century.] · lumnal

Луна́

The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾. · Luna

лунария

(countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly annual honesty (Lunaria annua). · lunariya

лу́нен

(astronomy) Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon. · lunen

лу́нен пейза́ж

A view of an area of the Moon. · lunen peyzazh

луничка

A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin. · lunichka

лу́нна светлина́

(sometimes, attributive) The light reflected from the Moon. · lunna svetlina

лупина

Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae. · lupina

лупинг

An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane. · luping

лу́пус

(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus. · lupus

лустро

(figuratively, by extension) A deceptively showy appearance. · lustro

лутам се

(intransitive) To stray from a subject or theme. · lutam se

Луфтвафе

(military) The German air force, especially during the Second World War. · Luftvafe

Лу́ций

(rare) A en given name. · Lutsiy

Лу́цифер

(biblical) The King of Babylon who was compared to the planet Venus in first the Wycliffe version then the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12; it is unclear whether this verse refers to a specific king or to a representation of the entire line of kings of Babylon. · Lutsifer

лъв

Someone with a Leo star sign · lav

лъви́ца

A female lion (animal). · lavitsa

Лъдлоу

A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174). · Ladlou

лъжа́

An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick. · lazha

лъжесвидетел

someone who has committed perjury by lying under oath · lazhesvidetel

лъжесвидетелствам

(intransitive, or, reflexive) To commit perjury; to break an oath. · lazhesvidetelstvam

лъжесвиде́телство

(legal) The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath. · lazhesvidetelstvo

лъже́ц

A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie. · lazhets

лъжи́ца

An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. · lazhitsa

лъжки́ня

A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie. · lazhkinya

лъжлив

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. · lazhliv

лъжлив слух

An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip. · lazhliv sluh

лъжли́вост

(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie. · lazhlivost

лъ́жльо

A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie. · lazhlyo

лъжниче

(countable) Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima. · lazhniche

лък на седло

The upper front brow of a saddle. · lak na sedlo

лъка́

Low land covered with coarse grass or rank herbage near rivers and in marshy places by the sea. · laka

лъкатуша

To follow a winding path or course. · lakatusha

лъкату́шен

(literal, archaic) Roundabout, circuitous, deviating from the direct or ordinary route. · lakatushen

лънч

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. · lanch

лъскав

having a glossy surface · laskav

лъскавина

A surface shine or luster. · laskavina

лъскам

(transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to · laskam

лъх

A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing. · lah

лъхам

To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away. · laham

лъч

(countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived. · lach

лъчева кост

(zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal. · lacheva kost

лъчезарен

(literary, also, figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining. · lachezaren

лъче́ние

Radioactive energy. · lachenie

лъчист

Glowing or luminous, but lacking heat. · lachist

лъщя

(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash. · lashtya

лю́бе

A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young. · lyube

любезен

Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable. · lyubezen

любезно

In a kind manner, out of kindness. · lyubezno

любе́зност

An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect. · lyubeznost

любим

Much loved, dearly loved. · lyubim

любима

Someone who is loved; something that is loved. · lyubima

люби́мец

A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour. · lyubimets

любител

(by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field. · lyubitel

люби́телка

A person who loves something. · lyubitelka

люби́телски

(pejorative) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished. · lyubitelski

любо́в

(uncountable) Strong affection. · lyubov

любо́вен

Of or relating to, or produced by, love. · lyuboven