Spanish–English dictionary

letona

(countable) A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent.

Letonia

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia.

letra

A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

letra menuda

The quality of being astute.

letra numeral

(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.

letra vocal

(orthography) A letter or diacritic representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, w (rarely), y (sometimes).

letrado

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.

letraherido

A person who loves reading books.

letras

The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.

letrear

(transitive) To articulate, pronounce.

letrero

A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.

letrina

(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.

letrista

A person who writes the lyrics of a song.

leucemia

(oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.

leucisco

A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.

lev

The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki.

leva

A person who has been drafted; a conscript or draftee.

levador

A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.

levadura

(figurative) Something that encourages progress or change.

levadura fúngica

A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.

levantamiento

The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care

levantamiento topográfico

The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.

levantar

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring,‎ up: To bring from a lower to a higher position.

levantar la estructura

(tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).

levantarse

(intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.

levante

A personification of the wind from the east.

levantisco

Showing rebellion.

levar

(of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.

leve

Gentle and not easily angered.

levedad

The state or quality of being light, buoyancy.

levemente

(degree) To a small extent or degree.

Leví

(biblical character) The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

leviatán

(Bible, mythological creature) A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, either imaginary or real, described as the most dangerous and powerful creature in the ocean.

levitar

To remain stationary or float in the air.

Levítico

The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.

levógiramente

(Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.

levógiro

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.

levulosa

(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.

lexema

(linguistics) A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form.

lexical

(linguistics) Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.

léxico

(linguistics) Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.

lexicología

(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.

ley

(law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.

ley de Ohm

(physics) Ohm's observation that the direct current flowing in an electrical circuit consisting only of resistances is directly proportional to the voltage applied.

leyenda

A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.

leyendario

Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.

lezna

A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

LGBT

Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.

lgo

Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).

LGTB

Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.

Lhasa

The capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

liana

Any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining.

liar

(transitive) To couple.

libanés

Of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon or the Lebanese people.

libar

(transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.

libelo

A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.

libélula

An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.

liberación

The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.

liberar

To set free from restraint or danger.

liberarse

(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.

Liberia

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Liberia.

liberta

A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.

libertad

(countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.

libertad bajo fianza

(legal, UK) Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.

libertad condicional

(legal) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are permitted to continue living in a community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions.

libertador

A person who frees or liberates.

libertadora

A person who frees or liberates.

libertar

(transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.

libertaria

(UK politics) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).

libertario

(UK politics) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).

libertinaje

A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.

libertino

Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.

liberto

(rare) Someone who has been freed from bondage; a released slave or prisoner.

Libia

(historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.

libídine

A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.

libidinosa

(slang) A lecherous man.

libidinoso

Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.

libio

Of, from, or pertaining to Libya.

libra

(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).

libra esterlina

The currency of the United Kingdom.

libracho

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

libración

the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated

libraco

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

libramiento

A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides).

librar

(transitive) To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.

librarse

(transitive) To help someone to escape serious or severe consequences and receive only mild or no punishment.

libre

(literally) Offering unlimited food to a diner at a restaurant for a fixed price for as long as the diner continues to eat.

libre de caracteres especiales

(computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text). [from 20th c.]

librea

Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.

librejo

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

libreluchador

(wrestling) A person who wrestles.

libremente

In a free manner.

librepensamiento

The principles of a freethinker; free thought

librera

A person engaged in the business of selling books.

librería

(furniture) A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.

librero

A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

libresco

Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.

libreta

(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.

libreto

(theatre) The script of a musical or opera.

libro

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

libro de caras

A college publication distributed at the start of the academic year by university administrations with the intention of helping students become acquainted with each other.

libro de cocina

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

libro de contabilidad

(accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.

libro de cuentos

A book containing stories, especially children's stories.

libro de recetas

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

libro de registro

(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.

libro de texto

(education) A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

libro diario

(bookkeeping) An accounting journal.

libro escolar

(education) A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

libro mayor

(business, accounting) The central accounting record of a company or organization consisting of the accounts that support the value items shown in the major financial statements.

libros

(usually, in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.

librote

(jocular) A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.

licántropo

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.

licencia

A leave of absence or vacation.

licenciado

Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.

licenciamiento

(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.

licenciar

(transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).

licenciarse

To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation.

licenciatura

The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.

licenciosidad

The property of being licentious.

licencioso

Obscene or scurrilous.

liche

(fantasy, RPG) A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.

licitación

A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

lícitamente

In a licit manner, legally, in a manner compatible with law.

licitar

To sell at an auction.

licor

A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.

licor de curtido

Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.

licor de huevos

A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas.

licorera disfrazada

A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.

licra

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

licuación

The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.

licuadora

A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.

licuame

Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.

licuamen

Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.

licuar

To make (something) into a liquid.

licuarse

(intransitive) To become liquid.

licuecer

To make (something) into a liquid.

licuecerse

(intransitive) To become liquid.

licuefacción

The process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas).

licuefacer

To make (something) into a liquid.

licuefacerse

(intransitive) To become liquid.

lid

(archaic) A battle between opposing armies.

líder

(by extension) A leader of a group.

líder máximo

A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.

liderar

(archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.

liderazgo

The capacity of someone to lead others.

liderear

(countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course

liderizar

(countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course

lidiar

(intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.

lidocaína

(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline compound C14H22N2O that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent.