Spanish–English dictionary

laburante autónomo

Someone who freelances.

laburar

(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

laburar autónomamente

(intransitive) To work as a freelance.

laburar temporeramente

(transitive, informal) To work as a temporary employee.

laburo

An economic role for which a person is paid.

laca

A usually scented hairstyling product in aerosol form that stiffens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.

lacar

To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.

lacayo

A person who works in a low servile job.

lacear

(transitive) To catch with a lasso.

lacena

A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

laceración

An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.

lacerante

Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing

lacerar

(transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.

lacio

Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.

Laconia

A city, the county seat of Belknap County, New Hampshire; named for the Laconia Car Company, a railroad car manufacturer.

lacónico

Short or concise.

lacra

A moral defect; a character flaw.

lacrar

To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.

lacre

A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.

lacrimar

To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.

lacrimógeno

Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.

lacrimoso

Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.

lacrosse

(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.

lactancia

(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.

lactante

An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.

lactar

(transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.

lácteos

(uncountable) (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.

lactería

A place where dairy products are prepared or sold.

lactosa

(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

ladeado

Angled at a slant.

ladear

(intransitive, aviation) To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.

ladearse

(intransitive, aviation) To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.

ladeo

(aviation) The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.

ladera

The sloping side of a mountain.

ladilla

(in plural crabs, informal) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).

ladino

A Romance language mainly spoken by Sephardic Jews (Wikipedia), derived mainly from Old Castilian (Spanish) and Hebrew.

lado

(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.

lado bueno

(figurative) A favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation.

lado favorable

(figurative) A favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect.

lado positivo

(figurative) A favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation.

ladrar

(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.

ladrido

The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.

ladriello

(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

ladrillo

(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

ladrón

A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.

ladrona

A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.

ladronear

(intransitive) To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.

ladronzuelo

A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.

Laertes

(Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus

lag

A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine.

lagaña

(uncountable) Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. [from 14th c.]

lagarear

(transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.

lagartija

(chiefly, in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.

lagarto

Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.

lago

(now, chiefly, dialectal) A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain.

lágrima

A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.

lagrimal

Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

lagrimar

(idiomatic) To have a tear released, to cry (from sadness)

lagrimear

(idiomatic) To have a tear released, to cry (from sadness)

lagrimoso

Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.

laguear

(computing, informal, video games) To respond slowly.

laguna

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

laguna (de montaña)

(US, chiefly, Montana) One of many small mountain lakes or ponds.

laicidad

Neutrality towards all religions.

laicismo

The political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions.

laico

People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.

laicra

(uncountable) A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes.

laja

A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.

lakota

A member of a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux, now living primarily on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Lower Brule, Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservations.

lama

A master of Tibetan Buddhism.

lambda

The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.

lambdacismo

(phonology) A pronunciation shift whereby /l/ or other closely related phonemes are substituted for other sounds (typically /r/), as Sally for Sarah or Molly for Mary.

lambear

(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.

lambedura

The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

lamber

(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.

lambetazo

The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

lambetear

(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.

lambida

The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

lambiscar

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

lambrija

A worm that lives in the ground.

lamé

(uncountable) A fabric made from gold or silver threads and silk, wool or cotton.

lamebotas

(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.

lameculos

(US, vulgar, slang) Someone who succumbs to authority, doing whatever authority figures ask and attempting to please them in every possible way; (by extension) any contemptible person.

lamedal

A swampy, soggy area of ground.

lamedura

The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

lamentable

To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.

lamentablemente

In a regretful manner, with regret.

lamentación

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

lamentar

(transitive) To moan or complain about (something).

lamentar(se)

(intransitive) To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.

lamentarse

(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

lamento

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

lamentoso

Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying. [from 17th c.]

lamer

(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.

lametear

(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.

lamia

(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.

lámina

(biology) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.

lámina de metal

A very thin sheet of metal.

laminado

(geology, of a rock) Having a structure of thin layers.

laminar

Of fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing as though in different layers.

laminilla

(mycology) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs.

lampa

(when not otherwise specified) An agricultural and horticultural hand tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or removing weeds by hand.

lámpara

(Canada, US, Philippines) A battery-powered hand-held light source.

lámpara de araña

A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.

lamparón

A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.

lampazo

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

lampiño

(often, derogatory) A person having such a face, especially a young man having a beardless appearance.

lana

(slang, US, or, Cockney) Money.

lancear

(transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.

Lancelot

(Arthurian legend) One of the Knights of the Round Table, a lover of Guinevere.

lancero

Pierce with or as if with a lance.

lanceta

A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.

lancha

(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

lancha a remolque

(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

lancha de carreras

A boat designed and built for racing.

lancha motora

(nautical) Any vessel driven by an engine (either inboard or outboard), but especially a small one.

lande

(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

landia

Used to form the name of a territory, country, or region.

langosta

In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.

langostín

(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.

langostino

(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.

languecer

(intransitive) To become weaker or less strong.

langüetear

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

languidecer

(intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]

languidez

(uncountable) A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid or weary feeling; lassitude; (countable) an instance of this.

lánguido

Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.

languir

(transitive) To make weaker or less strong.

languor

(uncountable) A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid or weary feeling; lassitude; (countable) an instance of this.

lanoso

Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

lantano

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.

lanudo

Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

lanuginoso

Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.

lanugo

(botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.

lanza

(historical) A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fixed on the end, the edge of which is on the outside curve.

lanzadera

A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two or more places.

lanzador

(baseball, softball) The player who delivers the ball to the batter.

lanzador experto

(US, baseball) The best pitcher on the team.

lanzadora

(baseball, softball) The player who delivers the ball to the batter.

lanzaflamas

A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.

lanzallamas

A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.

lanzamiento

An act of throwing.

lanzamiento aéreo

The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.

lanzamiento de nudillos

(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.

lanzamiento en paracaídas

The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.

lanzapiedras

A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.

lanzar

To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).

lanzar huevos a

To throw (especially rotten) eggs (noun sense 1.1.1) at (someone or something).

lanzar invectivas [contra]

(intransitive, with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism [from 16th c.]

lanzar una ojeada

To look briefly at (something).

Lanzarote

(Arthurian legend) One of the Knights of the Round Table, a lover of Guinevere.