Spanish–English dictionary

lo falso

The characteristic of being false.

lo más duro

The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.

lo más mínimo

In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.

lo más novedoso

The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. [from early 20th c.]

lo más rápido posible

Initialism of as soon as possible.

lo nuestro

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.

lo permite

Used in an absolute clause to indicate that the statement modified by the clause (typically an expression of intent) will only be fulfilled if not impeded by the noun.

lo que

(fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.

lo que tú digas

(colloquial) A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further. Sometimes conceived as an ellipsis of whatever you say, implying feigned deference: whatever you say [apparently must be true].

lo siento

Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

lo último en

The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. [from early 20th c.]

loa

The act of lauding; high praise or commendation.

loable

Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable.

loar

(transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.

loba

(North America, slang, derogatory) An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.

lobato

The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.

lobby

An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

lobezno

The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.

lobisome

(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.

lobisón

(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.

lobista

A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

Lobo

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.

lobo de mar

A sailor accustomed to the sea.

lobo del mar

A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.

lobo marino

A marine mammal of most genera in the family Otariidae (the eared seals).

lóbrego

Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.

lóbulo

The fleshy patch of skin below the ear tuft of a chicken.

lobuno

Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.

loca

A woman who is insane or mentally disturbed.

locación

A particular point or place in physical space.

local

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

local de pignoración

The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security

localidad

An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.

localización

(aviation) A non-waypoint terrain feature used to make a determination of location.

localizar

(software engineering, marketing, transitive) To adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.

localizar el problema

(ambitransitive) To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.

locamente

In a crazy manner.

loción

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

loco

An edible species of sea snail (Concholepas concholepas), native to the coasts of Chile and Peru

locomoción

(uncountable) The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.

locomotor

Of or relating to locomotion.

locomotora

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

locomotora pequeña

(nautical) A small auxiliary engine.

locuaz

(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.

locución

A particular way of phrasing an idea.

locura

(uncountable) The state of being crazy; madness; derangement

locus

A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

locutor

One who makes announcements.

lodazal

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

lodo

A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.

lodo cloacal

A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.

lodoso

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

logar

A location or position in space.

logía

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

logical

(not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.

lógicamente

In a logical manner, with logic.

lógico

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

login

(computing) Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.

logística

(business) The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.

logístico

(operations) Relating to logistics.

logo

A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy.

logotipo

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

lograble

Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.

logrado

Completed; effected; established.

lograr

(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.

logrera

A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.

logrero

A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.

logro

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

logueamiento

(computing) The process or an instance of logging in.

loguiar

To reprove in a formal or official way.

lol

(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)

loli

(chiefly, _, US, Canada) Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like, on a stick, of a size to be one serving.

lolita

A young girl who is sexually alluring.

loma

An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

lombardo

(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.

lombriz

An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.

lombriz de tierra

A worm that lives in the ground.

lombriz solitaria

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

lombriz térrea

A worm that lives in the ground.

lomo

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

lomos

Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal.

lomoso

Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

lona

A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.

lona alquitranada

(countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.

lona impermeable

(countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.

lonch

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

loncha

(UK, Ireland) A strip of bacon; a piece of bacon.

lonchar

(transitive) To treat to lunch.

lonche

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

lonchear

(transitive) To treat to lunch.

lonchera

A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

londinense

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

A city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of approximately 300,000.

Londres

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.

longevidad

(biology) The length of time for which an organism lives.

longevo

Persisting or enduring for a long time.

longitud

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

longitud de onda

(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.

longobardo

(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.

lonja

A protruding belly caused by excess fat stored in the abdomen and colloquially attributed to the consumption of beer.

lontananza

An image that serves as a visual background.

lonyi

(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

lonyipietro

(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

looping

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

loor

An expression of approval; praise. [from 1852]

loquear

(intransitive) To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs.

loquero

(slang, sometimes, pejorative) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.

lora

(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.

lord

(obsolete, uncommon) A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones

lorear

(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.

Lorena

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

Lorenzo

A en given name.

lornear

(idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.

lorneo

Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

loro

(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.

lorza

(colloquial, euphemistic, mostly, in the plural) A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.

los

The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...

los dos

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

los noventa

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

Los Números

The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.

los suyos

That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]

losa

A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.

losange

(shapes, heraldiccharge) A thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles.

loseta

A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.

Lot

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

lote

(by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.

loteo

A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.

lotería

(US, idiomatic) A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome.

loto

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

Lourdes

A en given name, from the Spanish epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.

Louvre

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

loza

Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.

lozanía

(biology) Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.

lozano

That glows or glow.

lúa

A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.

lubricación

The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.

lubricán vespertino

The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.

lubricante

A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.

lubricidad

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

lúbrico

Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

lubrificación

The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.

lubrificante

A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.

lucero

(literary) The planet Venus as the daystar (the morning star).

lucha

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

lucha libre

A form of sports entertainment characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes.

luchador

A person who fights; a combatant.

luchar

(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight

luche

(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.

Lucía

A surname from Old French derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius.

lucidez

The property of being lucid; lucidness.