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- along very well with his friends. ○ llevarse (el premio) to win, carry off (the prize) Se llevó el premio grande. He won the first prize. ○ llevarse un chasco to be disappointed, get it in the neck ¡Qué chasco me he llevado! I certainly got it in the neck!
- llorar to weep, cry.
- llover [rad-ch I] to rain Está lloviendo mucho. It's raining very hard.
○ como llovido del cielo like manna from heaven Llegó el dinero como llovido del cielo. The money came like manna from heaven. ○ llover a cántaros to pour (rain) Espere un momento, llueve a cántaros. Wait a while, it's pouring. - lloviznar to drizzle.
- lluvia rain.
- lluvioso rainy.
- lo [neut art] the Es lo mejor que tenemos. It's the best we have. ▲ [obj pron; pl *los] him, it; pl them Mándemelo. Send him to me.—Mándemelos. Send them to me.
- loba female wolf.
- lobo wolf.
- local [adj] local Este es uno de los mejores periódicos locales. This is one of the best local newspapers. ▲ [m] place (indoors) No me gusta este local. I don't like this place.
- localidad [f] locality, place ¿Qué localidad es esta? What place is this? ▲ seat (in a theater) ¿Quedan buenas localidades para esta noche? Are there any good seats left for tonight?
- localizar to locate. ▲ to find out Primero, tenemos que localizer donde viven. First we have to find out where they live. ▲ to localize Los bomberos localizaron el fuego. The firemen localized the fire.
- loco insane, crazy ¡No seas loco! Don't be crazy! ▲ [n] madman, lunatic Es un loco. He's a lunatic.
- locomotora locomotive.
- locura insanity, madness Su locura era hereditaria. His insanity was hereditary. ▲ folly Esas son locuras de la juventud. Those are the follies of youth.
- lodo mud.
- lógica logic.
- lógico logical, reasonable.
- lograr to get, obtain Lograba todo lo que quería. He got all he wanted. ▲ to succeed in No logramos convencerle. We didn't succeed in convincing him.
- lomo loin ¿Le gusta el lomo de cerdo? Do you like loin of pork?
- lona canvas.
- longitud [f] length; longitude.
- loquero attendant in an insane asylum.
- loro parrot.
- los See le, el, lo.
- lotería lottery.
- loza crockery.
- lucero any bright star.
- lucha struggle, fight La lucha por la existencia. The struggle for existence.
- luchador [m] fighter; wrestler.
- luchar to fight, struggle Los dos hombres lucharon largo rato. The two men fought for a long time. ▲ to wrestle.
- lucir [-zc-] to shine, glitter, sparkle Las joyas ludan en sus dedos. The jewels glittered on her fingers. ▲ to wear, show off Se empeñó en lucir su traje nuevo. She insisted on wearing her new dress. ▲ to look, appear Luce Ud. muy bien hoy. You look very well today.
○ lucirse to do splendidly Se lució en el examen. He did splendidly in the examination. ▲ to show off Le gusta mucho lucirse. He likes to show off. - luego immediately, right away Vengo luego. I'm coming right away. ▲ afterwards ¿Qué haremos luego? What shall we do afterwards? ▲ next ¿Qué pasó luego? What happened next? ▲ then Cenaremos juntos y luego iremos al teatro. We'll dine together and then go to the theater. ▲ later Luego lo haré. I'll do it later.
○ desde luego naturally, of course ¡Desde luego lo haré! Of course I'll do it! ○ luego, luego right away [Mex]. ○ tan luego as soon as [Am] Tan luego como llegue se lo diré. As soon as he arrives I'll tell him.
|| ¡Hasta luego! So long! - lugar [m] place Nos encontraremos en el lugar acostumbrado. We'll meet at the usual place. ▲ place, city, town ¿De qué lugar es Ud.? Where are you from? ▲ room, space No hay lugar donde sentarnos. There's no room for us to sit down. ▲ position, office Tiene un buen lugar en el banco. He has a good position in the bank.
○ dar lugar a to cause, give rise to Lo que dijo dio lugar a muchas controversias. What he said gave rise to much controversy. ○ en lugar de instead of En lugar de comer aquí vamos a casa. Instead of eating here, let's go home. ○ en primer lugar in the first place En primer lugar tengo que
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