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la {n} (syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale) :: la {m}
lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory ::
label {n} (small ticket or sign giving information) :: etiqueta {f}
label {n} (name categorising someone as part of a group) :: etiqueta {f}
label {v} (put a ticket or sign on) :: etiquetar
label {v} (give a label to in order to categorise) :: etiquetar
labeling {n} (set of labels) :: etiquetatge {m}
labellum {n} :: label {m}
labial {adj} (pertaining to the lips) :: labial
labial {adj} (linguistics: articulated by the lips) :: labial
labial {n} (consonant articulated by the lips) :: labial {f}
labialization {n} (secondary articulatory feature) :: labialització {f}
labialize {v} (make a sound labial) :: labialitzar
labia majora {n} (outer folds of vulva) :: llavis majors {m-p}
labile {adj} (kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved) :: làbil
laboratory {n} (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) :: laboratori
laborer {n} (One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly) :: obrer {m}
laborious {adj} (requiring much physical effort) :: laboriós
laboriously {adv} (with great expenditure of effort) :: laboriosament
labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union ::
labour force {n} (people available for employment) :: mà d'obra {f}
labyrinth {n} (maze) :: laberint {m}, dèdal {m}
labyrinth {n} (part of inner ear) :: laberint {m}
labyrinthal {adj} (like a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine ::
labyrinthian {adj} (mazelike) SEE: labyrinthine ::
labyrinthiform {adj} (having the form of a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine ::
labyrinthine {adj} (physically resembling a labyrinth) :: laberíntic
labyrinthine {adj} (twisting, convoluted, baffling) :: laberíntic
labyrinthitis {n} (inflammation) :: labirintitis {f}
labyrinth seal {n} (mechanical seal) :: laberint {m}
laceration {n} (an irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue) :: laceració {f}
lachanophobia {n} (irrational fear of vegetables) :: lacanofòbia {f}
lachrymable {adj} (lamentable) SEE: lamentable ::
lachrymal {adj} (of or relating to tears) SEE: lacrimal ::
lack {n} (deficiency, need) :: falta {f}, manca {f}
lack {v} (be without, need, require) :: faltar, mancar
lackey {n} (liveried male servant) :: lacai {m}
lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack ::
lackluster {adj} (Having no shine or lustre; dull) :: deslluït
lackluster {adj} (Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest) :: deslluït
lackluster {adj} (Having no vitality) :: fat
Laconia {prop} (region in the southern Peloponnese) :: Lacònia {f}
laconic {adj} (using as few words as possible) :: lacònic
La Coruña {prop} (A Coruña) SEE: A Coruña ::
lacquer {n} (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating) :: laca {f}
lacquer {v} (to apply a lacquer to something) :: lacar
lacrimal {adj} (of or relating to tears) :: lacrimal
lacrimal bone {n} (fragile bone situated near the eye) :: unguis {m}, os lacrimal {m}
lacrimal gland {n} (gland which secretes tear fluid) :: glàndula lacrimal {f}
lacrosse {n} (the sport) :: lacrosse {m}
lactase {n} (A β-galactosidase enzyme) :: lactasa {f}
lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) :: àcid làctic {m}
lacto- {prefix} (milk) :: lact-
lactone {n} (cyclic intramolecular ester) :: lactona {f}
lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) :: lactosa {f}
ladder {n} (climbing tool) :: escala {f}
ladder {n} (the hierarchy or ranking system within an organization) :: escalafó {m}
ladder {n} (length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment) :: carrera {f}
ladder snake {n} (Rhinechis scalaris) :: serp blanca
laden {adj} (weighed down with a load, burdened) :: carregat
Ladinian {prop} (subdivision of the Triassic period) :: Ladinià
ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) :: cullerot {m}
lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) :: senyora
ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae) :: marieta {f}
ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird ::
lady-in-waiting {n} (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends he as a personal assistant) :: dama de companyia {f}
lagoon {n} (shallow body of water) :: llacuna {f}
laicize {v} (to convert from church controlled to independent) :: laïcitzar
laicize {v} (to reduce from clergy to layman) :: laïcitzar
Laius {prop} (father of Oedipus and husband of Jocasta) :: Laios {m}
lake {n} (body of water) :: llac {m}
lake {n} (a kind of coloring agent) :: laca {f}
Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia) :: Lalibela
lama {n} (master of Tibetan Buddhism) :: lama {m}
La Mancha {prop} (medieval Iberian kingdom) :: la Manxa {f}
Lamarckism {n} (theory) :: lamarckisme {m}
lamb {n} (young sheep) :: xai {m}, anyell, corder {m}, be {m}
lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food) :: xai {m}
lambda {n} (name of the Greek letter) :: lambda {f}
lame {adj} (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs) :: coix
lame {adj} (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant) :: sonso
lame {adj} :: coix
lamedh {n} (Semitic letter) :: làmed {f}
lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill ::
lament {n} (expression of grief, suffering, or sadness) :: lament {m}
lament {v} (express grief) :: lamentar
lament {v} (bewail) :: lamentar
lamentable {adj} (deplorable) :: lamentable
lamentably {adv} (regrettably) SEE: regrettably ::
Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Lamentacions
lamia {n} (monster in mythology) :: làmia
lamina {n} ((botany) flat part of a leaf) :: limbe {m}
lammergeier {n} (bird) :: trencalòs {m}
lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier ::
lamp {n} (device producing light) :: làmpada {f}, llum {m}
lamp {n} (oil device producing light) :: làmpada {f}
lampoon {v} (satirize) SEE: satirize ::
lamppost {n} (pole that holds up a light) :: farola {f}
lamprey {n} (a fish) :: llampresa {f}
lance {n} (weapon of war) :: llança {f}
lance {n} (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) :: llança {f}
lance {n} ((military) soldier armed with a lance) :: llança {f}
lancer {n} (cavalry soldier with a lance) :: llancer {m}
lancet {n} (surgical instrument) :: llanceta
lancet arch {n} (a sharp pointed arch used in doors and windows, etc.) :: arc apuntat {m}
land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) :: terra {f}
land {n} (real estate or landed property) :: terra, terreny
land {n} (country or region) :: terra
land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) :: aterrar
land {v} (to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water) :: atracar
land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver ::
land {n} (fright) SEE: fright ::
landfill {n} (site at which refuse is buried) :: abocador
landgrave {n} (renderings of Landgraf) :: landgravi {m}
landing {n} (coming to earth, as of an airplane) :: aterratge {m}
landing {n} (an in-between platform) :: replà {m}
landing {n} (a place on a shoreline where a boat lands) :: replà {m}
landing net {n} (Fishnet) :: salabre {m}
landline {n} (fixed telephone communications cable) :: telefonia fixa {f}
landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land) :: sense litoral
landlord {n} (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) :: amo {m}, mestressa {f}
Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan) :: Terra del Sol Naixent {f}
landowner {n} (a person who owns land) :: terratinent {m} {f}
landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake ::
landscape {n} (portion of land or territory) :: paisatge {m}
landscape {n} (picture representing a scene) :: paisatge {m}
landscape {n} (pictorial aspect of a country) :: paisatge {m}
landscape {n} (mode of printing) :: apaïsat {m}
Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet ::
landslide {n} (natural disaster) :: ensulsiada, esllavissament {m}
lane {n} (passageway) :: carril {m}
lane {n} (division of roadway) :: carril {m}
Langhian {prop} (subdivision of the Miocene epoch) :: Langhià
Langobard {n} (Lombard) SEE: Lombard ::
langoustine {n} (Nephrops norvegicus) SEE: Norway lobster ::
language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) :: idioma {m}, llengua {f}
language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) :: llenguatge {m}
language {n} (nonverbal communication) :: llenguatge {m}
language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) :: llenguatge {m}
language {n} (particular words used) :: llenguatge {m}
language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) :: llenguatge {m}, codi {m}
language family {n} (set of languages) :: família lingüística {f}
language police {n} (language police) :: policia lingüística {f}
Languedoc {prop} (French province) :: Llenguadoc
Languedoc-Roussillon {prop} (region of France) :: Llenguadoc-Rosselló {m}
languid {adj} (lacking enthusiasm, energy or strength) :: lànguid
languidly {adv} (in a languid manner) :: lànguidament
languish {v} (to pine away with longing) :: llanguir
languor {v} (to languish) SEE: languish ::
lansquenet {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) :: lansquenet {m}
lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) :: fanal {m}, faró {m}
lanthanum {n} (metallic element) :: lantani {m}
lanyard {n} (a short rope used for fastening rigging) :: acollador {m}
Lao {n} (person) :: laosià {m}
Laocoön {prop} (Trojan or Argonaut) :: Laocoont
Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) :: Laos {m}
Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao ::
Laotian {prop} (language) :: laosià {m}
Laotian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos) :: laosià
lap {n} (edge; border; hem) :: doblec {m}
lap {n} (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down) :: falda {f}
lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person) :: falda {f}
lap {n} (sports: one circuit around a race track) :: volta {f}
laparoscopy {n} (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity) :: laparoscòpia {f}
lap dog {n} (small dog suited to resting in its master's lap) :: gos falder {m}
lapel {n} (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) :: solapa {f}
lapidate {v} (stone to death) :: lapidar
lapidation {n} (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) :: lapidació {f}
lapis lazuli {n} (precious blue stone) :: lapislàtzuli {m}
Laplace distribution {n} (probability distribution) :: distribució de Laplace {f}
Laplace transform {n} (function on positive real numbers) :: transformada de Laplace {f}
Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) :: Lapònia {f}
Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland ::
lapse {n} (a temporary failure; a slip) :: lapsus {m}
laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer) :: ordinador portàtil {m}, portàtil {m}
laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop ::
lapwing {n} (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) :: fredeluga {f}
larboard {n} (port) SEE: port ::
larch {n} (a coniferous tree) :: làrix
lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon ::
lard {n} (fat from the abdomen of a pig) :: llard
larder {n} (cool room used as food storage) :: rebost {m}
large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big) :: llarg
large bonito {n} (skipjack tuna) SEE: skipjack tuna ::
large intestine {n} (bodily organ) :: intestí gros {m}
large-scale {adj} (large in amount, scope or extent) :: a gran escala
La Rioja {prop} (autonomous community and province) :: La Rioja
Larissa {prop} (the city in Greece) :: Làrissa {f}
lark {n} (bird) :: alosa {f}
larva {n} (a stage of growth) :: larva {f}
larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole) :: larva {f}
larval {adj} (of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped) :: larval, larvari
laryngitis {n} (inflammation of the larynx) :: laringitis {f}
laryngology {n} (branch of physiology) :: laringologia {f}
laryngopharynx {n} (anatomy: the part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx) :: laringofaringe {f}
larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) :: laringe {f}
lasagna {n} (flat sheet of pasta) :: lasanya {f}
lasagna {n} (baked dish) :: lasanya {f}
lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna ::
lascivious {adj} (wanton) :: lasciu
lasciviousness {n} (the state or characteristic of being lascivious) :: lascívia {f}
laser {n} (device producing beam of light) :: làser {m}
lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash ::
lasso {v} (to catch with a lasso) :: enllaçar
last {adj} (final) :: darrer {m}
last {adj} (most recent) :: passat, últim
last {v} (to endure, continue over time) :: durar
last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate ::
Last Judgment {prop} (judgment day) :: juí final {m}
last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname ::
last night {n} (previous evening or night) :: anit passada {f}, anit
last night {adv} (during the night before today) :: anit
last straw {n} (small additional burden) :: la gota que fa vessar el got {f}
last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) :: el darrer any, l'any passat
late {adj} (near the end of a period of time) :: tard
late {adv} (proximate in time) :: tard
Late Antiquity {prop} (the period between classical antiquity and the Middle Ages) :: Antiguitat tardana {f}
lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently ::
latent heat {n} (heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase) :: calor latent {f}
later {adv} (afterward in time) :: després
later {adv} (at some unspecified time in the future) :: posteriorment
later {adj} (at some time in the future) :: futur
later {interj} (see you later) :: fins aviat
lateral {adj} (of or pertaining to the side) :: lateral
lateral {adj} (pertaining to the left or right of the body) :: lateral
lateral {adj} (linguistics: pertaining to certain sounds) :: lateral
lateral line {n} (organ) :: línia lateral {f}
laterally {adv} (done in a lateral manner) :: lateralment
latex {n} (milky sap) :: làtex {m}
latex {n} (emulsion) :: làtex {m}
lath {n} (a thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.) :: llistó {m}
lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) :: torn {m}
lathe {v} (to shape with a lathe) :: tornejar
lather {n} (foam of soap and water) :: sabonera {f}
lather {v} (to cover with lather) :: ensabonar
Latin {adj} (of the language) :: llatí
Latin {adj} (of the script) :: llatí
Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome) :: llatí, romà
Latin {adj} (of Latium) :: llatí, llatina
Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) :: llatí {m}
Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet) :: alfabet llatí {m}
Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) :: Amèrica Llatina {f}, Llatinoamèrica {f}
Latin American {n} (A native or inhabitant of Latin America) :: llatinoamericà {m}, llatinoamericana {f}
Latin American {adj} (Of or relating to Latin America) :: llatinoamericà
Latinization {n} (act or process of Latinizing) :: llatinització {f}
Latinize {v} (to transliterate to Latin script) SEE: romanize ::
Latinize {v} (to translate to Latin language) :: llatinitzar
latitude {n} (angular distance north or south from the equator) :: latitud {f}
latitude {n} (imaginary line parallel to the equator) :: latitud {f}
Latium {prop} (region of central Italy) :: Laci
latrine {n} (a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench, see also: toilet; outhouse) :: latrina {f}, comuna {f}
latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot ::
latter {adj} (relating to or being the second of two items) :: segon, ponent
latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern ::
Latvia {prop} (country) :: Letònia {f}
Latvian {adj} (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language) :: letó
Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) :: letó {m}
Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) :: letó {m}, letona {f}
laud {v} (to praise, to glorify) :: lloar
laudableness {n} (quality of being laudable) :: laudabilitat {f}
laudanum {n} (the tincture of opium once widely used) :: làudan {m}, làudanum {m}
laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) :: riure {m}
laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) :: riure
laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule) :: riure's de
laughing hyena {n} (spotted hyena) SEE: spotted hyena ::
laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae) :: cucaburra {m}
laughing stock {n} (object of ridicule) :: riota {f}, rialla {f}
laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) :: riure, rialla
laughter {n} (movement of the muscles of the laughing face) :: rialla {f}, riure {m}
laughter {n} :: rialla {f}, riure {m}
launch {v} (throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force) :: llançar
launch {v} (send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation) :: llançar
launch {n} (act of launching) :: llançament
launch {n} (open boat) :: llanxa {f}
launder {v} (to wash and iron) :: rentar, fer la bugada
launder {v} (to disguise the source of) :: blanquejar
launder {n} (washerwoman) SEE: washerwoman ::
launderer {n} (one who engages in the business of laundering) :: blanquejador {m}
launderette {n} (place with facilities for washing that public may use) :: bugaderia {f}
laundress {n} (A woman whose employment is laundering) :: bugadera {f}
laundromat {n} (launderette) SEE: launderette ::
laundry {n} (laundering; washing) :: bugada {f}
laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) :: bugada {f}
Laura {prop} (female given name) :: Laura
laurel {n} (Laurus nobilis) :: llorer {m}
laurel {n} (crown of laurel) :: corona de llorer
Laurence {prop} (male given name) :: Llorenç
Lausanne {prop} (city) :: Lausana {f}
lava {n} (molten rock) :: lava {f}
lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma ::
lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink ::
lavender {n} (plant) :: espígol {m}
law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) :: llei, dret
law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) :: llei {f}
lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator ::
lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer ::
lawn {n} (ground covered with grass) :: gespa {f}
lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower ::
lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower ::
lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass) :: tallagespa {m}, talladora de gespa {f}
Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence ::
lawrencium {n} (chemical element) :: laurenci {m}
lawsuit {n} (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) :: plet {m}, litigi {m}
lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law) :: advocat {m}, advocada {f}
lax {adj} (loose; not tight or taut) :: lax {m}, fluix {m}
laxative {n} (substance with a laxative effect) :: laxant {m}
lay {adj} (non-clergy) :: laic
lay {adj} (non-professional) :: profà
layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface) :: capa {f}
layer {n} (deposit) :: capa {f}
lay off {v} (to dismiss workers from employment) :: destituir
Lazarus {prop} (New Testament characters) :: Llàtzer {m}
Lazarus {prop} (male given name) :: Llàtzer
lazily {adv} (in a lazy manner) :: mandrosament, peresosament
laziness {n} (quality of being lazy) :: peresa {f}, mandra {f}, accídia {f}
Lazio {prop} (Italian region) :: Laci
lazurite {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli ::
lazy {adj} (unwilling to work) :: mandrós, peresós
lazy eye {n} (amblyopia) SEE: amblyopia ::
lead {n} (chemical element) :: plom {m}
lead {v} (guide or conduct in a certain course) :: dirigir, conduir, portar
lead {v} (go or be in advance of; precede) :: encapçalar, anar al capdavant
lead {v} :: guiar
leader {n} (one having authority) :: líder {m} {f}, dirigent {m}
leadership {n} (capacity to lead) :: lideratge {m}
leadership {n} :: lideratge {m}, direcció {f}, [military] comandament {m}
lead poisoning {n} (chronic intoxiction caused by lead) SEE: plumbism ::
lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive ::
leaf {n} (part of a plant) :: fulla {f}
leaf {n} (sheet of a book) :: full {m}
leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf ::
leaf spring {n} (leaf spring) :: suspensió de ballesta {f}
leafstalk {n} (stalk that supports a leaf) SEE: petiole ::
leaf through {v} (to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random) :: fullejar
leafworm {n} (type of caterpillar) :: eruga {f}
league {n} (a group or association of cooperating members) :: lliga {f}
league {n} (organization of sports teams) :: lliga {f}
league {v} (to form an association) :: alligar
league {n} (distance) :: llegua {f}
League of Nations {prop} (international organization) :: Societat de Nacions {f}
league table {n} (tabular display of teams) :: classificació
lean {v} (to incline) :: inclinar
lean {v} (to hang outwards) :: abocar
lean {v} (to press against) :: repenjar-se, recolsar-se, arrambar-se
lean {adj} (being slim, not fleshy) :: magre
lean {adj} (of meat, having little fat) :: magre
lean {adj} (having little extra or little to spare) :: magre
Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) :: Torre de Pisa {f}, Torre inclinada de Pisa {f}
leap {v} :: saltar
leap {n} :: salt
leap day {n} (extra day in a leap year) :: dia bixest {m}
leapfrog {n} (game) :: viola {f}
leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) :: any de traspàs {m}, any bixest {m}, any bissextil {m}
learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability) :: aprendre
learn {v} (to attend educational activity) :: aprendre
learn {v} (to make use of a bad experience) :: aprendre
learn {v} (to improve) :: aprendre
learn {v} (to be studying) :: estudiar
learn {v} (to come to know; to become informed of; to find out) :: aprendre
learner {n} (one that is learning) :: aprenent {m} {f}
learning {n} (action of the verb) :: aprenentatge
leash {n} (long cord for dogs) :: corretja
least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis) :: mostela {f}
leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin) :: cuir {m}
leave {v} (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) :: deixar
leave {v} (to transfer possession after death) :: deixar
leave {v} (to give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit) :: dipositar
leave {v} (to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with) :: deixar
leave {v} (to end one's membership in) :: deixar
leave {v} (to depart (intransitive)) :: sortir, partir
leave {n} (permission to be absent) :: permís {m}
leave {n} (departure) :: comiat {m}
leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me) :: deixa'm en pau
leaven {n} (any agent used to make dough rise) :: llevat {m}
leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave ::
leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit ::
Lebanese {n} (A person from Lebanon) :: libanès {m}
Lebanese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language) :: libanès
Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) :: República libanesa {f}
Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) :: Líban {m}
Lecco {prop} (town) :: Lecco
Le Chatelier's principle {prop} (chemical principle) :: principi de Le Chatelier {m}
lechery {n} (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) :: lubricitat {f}
lecithin {n} (lecithin) :: lecitina {f}
lectern {n} (a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service) :: faristol {m}
lectern {n} (a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes) :: faristol {m}
ledge {n} (cornice) :: imposta {f}
ledger {n} (collection of accounting entries) :: llibre de comptabilitat {m}
leech {n} (annelid) :: sangonera {f}
leech {n} (person who derives profit from others) :: sangonera {f}
leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician ::
leek {n} (vegetable) :: porro {m}
lees {n} :: pòsit {m}
leeward {adj} (on the side sheltered from the wind) :: sotavent
left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) :: esquerre
left {adj} (pertaining to the political left) :: esquerrà
left {n} (the left side) :: esquerra {f}
left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) :: esquerra {f}
left and right {adv} (all over the place) :: a tort i a dret
left back {n} (a defender who plays on the left) :: defensa esquerre {m}
left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right) :: esquerrà
left-hander {n} (a person who is left-handed) :: esquerrà {m}, esquerrana {f}
leftist {n} (a person who holds views associated with the political left) :: esquerrà, esquerrer
leftist {adj} (Pertaining to the political left) :: esquerrà, esquerrer
leftovers {n} (food remaining after a meal) :: sobralles {f-p}
left wing {n} (sports) :: ala esquerra {f}
lefty {n} (left-hander) SEE: left-hander ::
leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) :: cama
leg {n} (supporting protrusion of an inanimate object) :: petge
legacy {n} (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will) :: llegat {m}
legacy {n} (something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage) :: llegat {m}
legal {adj} (relating to the law or to lawyers) :: legal, jurídic {m}
legal {adj} (having its basis in the law) :: legal
legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) :: legal
legal entity {n} (organisation that the law treats as a legal person) SEE: legal person ::
legality {n} (lawfulness) :: legalitat {f}
legalization {n} (process of making something legal) :: legalització {f}
legalize {v} (make legal) :: legalitzar
legally {adv} (as permitted by law) :: legalment
legally {adv} (from a legal perspective) :: legalment
legal person {n} (organization or group of people) :: persona jurídica {f}
legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence ::
legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) :: llegenda {f}
legend {n} (any person of extraordinary accomplishment) :: llegenda {f}
legend {n} (key to the symbols and color codes on a map) :: llegenda {f}
legendary {adj} (of or pertaining to a legend) :: llegendari
legible {adj} (clear enough to be read) :: llegible
legion {n} (the major unit or division of the Roman army) :: legió {f}
legislate {v} (pass laws) :: legislar
legislation {n} (the act of legislating) :: legislació {f}
legislative {adj} (having the power to make laws) :: legislatiu
legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) :: legislador {m}, legisladora {f}
legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator ::
legitimate {adj} (lawful) :: legítim
legitimate {adj} (valid) :: legítim
legitimate {adj} (lawfully begotten) :: legítim
legitimately {adv} (in a legitimate manner) :: legítimament
legitimize {v} (to make legitimate) :: legitimar
leguaan {n} (iguana) SEE: iguana ::
legume {n} (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) :: llegum {m}
leguminous {adj} (of the Leguminosae family) :: lleguminós
leguminous {adj} (resembling a legume) :: lleguminós
leiomyoma {n} (tumor of the smooth muscle) :: liomioma {m}
leisure {n} (freedom provided) :: lleure {m}, oci {m}
leisure {n} (time free) :: oci {m}, lleure {m}
lemandarin {n} (Citrus × limonia) :: rangpur, lemandarin
lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme ::
lemma {n} (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) :: lema {m}
lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) :: lema {m}
lemmatize {v} (to convert an inflected form into a lemma) :: lematitzar
lemming {n} (rodent) :: lèmming {m}
lemon {n} (citrus fruit) :: llimona {f}
lemon {n} (tree) :: llimoner {m}, llimonera {f}
lemon {n} (colour/color) :: llimona
lemon {n} :: llimona {f}
lemonade {n} (still beverage) :: llimonada {f}
lemonade {n} (carbonated beverage) :: gasosa {f}
lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) :: tarongina {f}
lemon sole {n} (Microstomus kitt) :: micròstom {m}
lemon verbena {n} (shrub) :: marialluïsa {f}
lemur {n} (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea) :: lèmur {m}
León {prop} (region in north-west Spain) :: Lleó
León {prop} (city in Spain) :: Lleó
lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow ::
lender {n} (one who lends, especially money) :: prestador {m}
length {n} (distance along the longest dimension) :: longitud {f}
lengthen {v} (to make longer) :: allargar
length overall {n} (length of a ship) :: eslora {f}
lengthwise {adv} (adverb: in the long direction) :: al llarg
Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) :: Leningrad {f}
Leninian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lenin) SEE: Leninist ::
Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) :: leninisme {m}
Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Lenin) :: leninista {n}
Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Leninism) :: leninista {n}
Leninist {n} (an adherent of Lenin or Leninism) :: leninista {m} {f}
lenition {n} (weakening of consonant articulation) :: lenició {f}
lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) :: lent {f}
Lent {n} (Christian period of penitence before Easter) :: Quaresma {f}, quaresma {f}
lenticular {adj} (shaped like a biconvex lens) :: lenticular
lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle ::
lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris) :: llentilla {f}
lentil {n} (seed used as food) :: llentilla, llentia {f}
Leo {prop} (male given name) :: Lleó
Leo {prop} (constellation) :: Lleó {m}
Leo {prop} (astrological sign) :: Lleó
Leo {n} (Someone with a Leo star sign) :: lleó {m} {f}, leo {m} {f}
Leonese {adj} (from León) :: lleonès
Leonese {prop} (language) :: lleonès {m}
Leonese {n} (Someone from León) :: lleonès {m}, lleonesa {f}
leonine {adj} (of or like a lion) :: lleoní
leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) :: lleopard {m}
leopard seal {n} (Hydrurga leptonyx) :: foca lleopard {f}
Leopold {prop} (male given name) :: Leopold
lepidopterology {n} (scientific study of butterflies and moths) :: lepidopterologia {f}
leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) :: lepra {f}
lepton {n} (elementary particle) :: leptó {m}
leptonic {adj} (of or pertaining to leptons) :: leptònic
lesbian {adj} (of a woman: preferring women partners) :: lesbiana {f}
lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality) :: lesbià {m}
lesbian {adj} (intended for lesbians) :: lesbià {m}
lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) :: lesbiana {f}
Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian ::
Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian ::
lesbianism {n} (Female homosexuality) :: lesbianisme {m}
lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian ::
lesbophobia {n} (Fear, dislike, or hatred of lesbians.) :: lesbofòbia
Lesbos {prop} (island) :: Lesbos {f}
lesene {n} (architectural element) :: lesena {f}
lesion {n} (a wound or an injury) :: lesió {f}
lesion {n} (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) :: lesió {f}
lesion {v} (to wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure) :: lesionar
Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa) :: Lesotho
less {adv} (to a smaller extent or degree) :: menys
less {determiner} (not as much) :: menys
less {prep} (not including) :: menys
-less {suffix} (lacking) :: sense
less and less {determiner} (increasingly less) :: cada vegada menys
lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) :: gavià fosc {m}
lesser celandine {n} (a European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria) :: gatassa {f}
lesser spotted woodpecker {n} (Dendrocopoes minor) :: picot garser petit {m}
lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching) :: lliçó {f}
less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor ::
less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre ::
less-than-stellar {adj} (not satisfactory) SEE: unsatisfactory ::
let {v} (to allow) :: permetre, deixar
let bygones be bygones {v} (to disregard a past offense) :: fer creu i ratlla
lethal {adj} (deadly) :: letal, mortal
lethargic {adj} (sluggish, indifferent) :: letàrgic
lethargy {n} (pathological state of fatigue) :: letargia {f}
lethargy {n} (state of extreme torpor or apathy) :: letargia {f}
let know {v} (inform) :: informar, assabentar
Leto {prop} (mother of Apollo) :: Leto
let's go {phrase} (hortative of go) :: som-hi, va
letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet) :: lletra {f}, caràcter {m}
letter {n} (written message) :: lletra {f}, [barbarism] carta
letterbox {n} (collection point for mail) :: bústia {f}
letterbox {n} (delivery point for mail) :: bústia {f}
letter carrier {n} (post office employee) :: carter {m}, cartera {f}
letter opener {n} (knifelike device) :: tallapapers {m}, obrecartes {m}
Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian ::
Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian ::
Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian ::
lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) :: enciam {m}, lletuga {f}
Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish ::
leu {n} (unit of currency of Romania) :: leu {m}
leu {n} (unit of currency of Moldova) :: leu {m}
leucine {n} (essential amino acid; C6H13NO2) :: leucina {f}
leucite {n} (mineral) :: leucita {f}
leucoma {n} (opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye) :: leucoma {m}
leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue) :: leucèmia {f}
leukocyte {n} (a white blood cell) :: leucòcit {m}
level {adj} (same height at all places) :: anivellat
level {adj} (at the same height as some reference) :: anivellat
level {adj} (being unvaried) :: uniforme
level {n} (tool) :: nivell {m}, llivell {m}
level {n} (degree or amount) :: nivell {m}
level {v} (to adjust so as to make level) :: anivellar
level {v} (to levy) SEE: levy ::
level crossing {n} (at-grade crossing) :: pas a nivell {m}
lever {n} (rigid piece) :: alçaprem {m}, palanca {f}
lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather ::
leverage {n} (force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot) :: palanca {f}
leverage {n} (influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage) :: influència {f}
leverage {v} (use, exploit, take full advantage of) :: aprofitar
Levi {prop} (third son of Jacob) :: Leví {f}
levigate {v} (to lighten) SEE: lighten ::
levitate {v} (to be suspended in the air) :: levitar
levitation {n} (raising of something without apparent physical cause) :: levitació {f}
levitation {n} (technical suspension without mechanical support) :: levitació {f}
Levite {n} (member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi) :: levita {m} {f}
Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah) :: Levític {m}
levity {n} (lack of steadiness) SEE: instability ::
levy {n} (act of levying) :: lleva {f}
lewd {adj} (lascivious) :: lasciu
Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis ::
lexeme {n} (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) :: lexema {m}
lexical {adj} (of a language's vocabulary) :: lèxic
lexical {adj} (of a dictionary) :: lèxic
lexicalize {v} (to convert to a single lexical unit) :: lexicalitzar
lexicographer {n} (one who writes or compiles a dictionary) :: lexicògraf {m}, lexicògrafa {f}
lexicographic {adj} (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) :: lexicogràfic
lexicographical {adj} (lexicographic) SEE: lexicographic ::
lexicography {n} (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries) :: lexicografia {f}
lexicological {adj} (pertaining to lexicology) :: lexicològic
lexicologically {adv} (In terms of lexicology) :: lexicològicament
lexicology {n} (linguistic discipline) :: lexicologia {f}
lexicon {n} (vocabulary of a language) :: lèxic {m}
lexicon {n} (dictionary of lexemes) :: lèxic {m}
lexicon {n} (lexicology of a programming language) :: lèxic {m}
lex talionis {n} (law of equivalent retaliation) :: llei del talió {f}
Leyden jar {n} (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) :: ampolla de Leiden {f}
LGBT {n} (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual) :: LGTB
LGBTphobia {n} (negative attitude towards LGBT people) :: LGBTfòbia {f}
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat {prop} (city) :: L'Hospitalet de Llobregat {m}
liabilities {n} (money) :: passius {m-p}
liability {n} (debt) :: responsabilitat {f}
liable {adj} (responsible) :: responsable
liable {adj} (exposed to a certain contingency) :: subjecte
liar {n} (one who tells lies) :: mentider {m}, mentidera {f}
libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) :: libació {f}
libation {n} (liquid poured out) :: libació
libel {n} (act or crime) :: difamació {f}
liberal {adj} (pertaining to the arts the study of which is considered worthy of a free man) :: liberal
liberal {adj} (generous, willing to give unsparingly) :: liberal
liberal {adj} (ample, abundant, generous in quantity) :: liberal
liberal {adj} (open to political or social reforms) :: liberal
liberal homophobia {n} :: homofòbia liberal {f}
liberalism {n} (quality of being liberal) :: liberalisme {m}
liberalism {n} (political movement) :: liberalisme {m}
liberalize {v} (to make liberal) :: liberalitzar
liberate {v} (to free) :: alliberar
liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) :: alliberament {m}, alliberació {f}
liberator {n} (person who frees or liberates) :: alliberador {m}
Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa) :: Libèria {f}
Liberian {n} (A person from Liberia) :: liberià {m}
Liberian {adj} (pertaining to Liberia) :: liberià
libero {n} (football player) :: defensa lliure {m} {f}
libertarianism {n} (political philosophy) :: llibertarisme {m}
liberticide {adj} (causing the destruction of liberty) :: lliberticida {m} {f}
liberticide {n} (the destruction of liberty) :: lliberticidi {m}
liberticide {n} (one who causes the destruction of liberty) :: lliberticida {m} {f}
liberty {n} (condition of being free) :: llibertat {f}
libidinal {adj} (pertaining to the libido) :: libidinal
libidinous {adj} (having lustful desires) :: libidinoso
libido {n} (sexual urges or drives) :: libido {f}
libido {n} (drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.) :: libido {f}
Libra {prop} (constellation) :: Balança {f}
Libra {prop} (astrological sign) :: Balança {f}
Libra {n} (Someone with a Libra star sign) :: balança {m} {f}, libra {m} {f}
librarian {n} (the manager of a library) :: bibliotecari {m}
librarian {n} (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) :: bibliotecari {m}
library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) :: biblioteca {f}
library {n} (collection of books) :: biblioteca {f}
library {n} :: biblioteca {f}
libre {adj} ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) :: lliure
libretto {n} (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera) :: llibret {m}
libretto {n} (book containing such a text) :: llibret {m}
Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) :: Líbia {f}
Libyan {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) :: libi
Libyan {n} (person) :: libi {m}
licence {n} (license) SEE: license ::
licence {v} (license) SEE: license ::
license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something) :: llicència {f}, permís {m}
lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer ::
lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) :: liquen {m}
lichenology {n} (scientific study of lichens) :: liquenologia {f}
licitly {adv} (in a licit manner) :: lícitament
lick {n} (the act of licking) :: llepada {f}
lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) :: llepar
licorice {n} (plant) :: regalèssia {f}
licorice {n} (confection) :: regalèssia {f}
lid {n} (top or cover) :: tapa {f}
lie {v} (be in horizontal position) :: jeure
lie {v} (be situated) :: trobar-se
lie {n} (golf term) :: situació {f}
lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) :: mentir
lie {n} (intentionally false statement) :: mentida {f}
Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein) :: Liechtenstein
lie down {v} (assume a reclining position) :: ajeure's
liege {n} (A free and independent person; a lord paramount; a sovereign) :: senyor {m}
liege {n} (The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman) :: vassall {m}
lieu {n} (in lieu, in lieu of) SEE: in lieu ::
lieutenant {n} (lowest commissioned officer rank) :: tinent {m}
lieutenant {n} (the second-in-command of a group) :: lloctinent {m}
lieutenant {adj} (military grade) :: tinent {m}
life {n} (the state of being alive) :: vida {f}
life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) :: vida {f}
life {n} (the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual) :: vida {f}
life {n} (life sentence) :: vida {f}
life {n} (duration) :: vida {f}
life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic ::
life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife ::
life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance ::
lifeboat {n} (a boat to save shipwrecked people) :: bot salvavides {m}
life buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver ::
life expectancy {n} (the amount of time one is expected to live) :: esperança de vida {f}
lifeguard {n} (attendant) :: socorrista {m} {f}
lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard ::
life insurance {n} (form of insurance) :: assegurança de vida {f}
life preserver {n} (buoyant ring or vest) :: salvavides {m}
lifer {n} (bird species) :: bimbo {m}
life ring {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver ::
life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle ::
life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle ::
lifestyle {n} (style of living) :: estil de vida {m}
lifetime {n} (duration of the life of someone or something) :: vida {f}
lifetime {n} (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) :: eternitat {f}
lift {v} (to raise or rise) :: alçar
lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) :: ascensor {m}
lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief ::
lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula ::
lifter {n} (weightlifter) SEE: weightlifter ::
lifting {n} (weightlifting) SEE: weightlifting ::
ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) :: lligament {m}
ligand {n} (something that binds to another chemical entity) :: lligand {m}
ligature {n} (cord etc.) :: lligada {f}, lligadura {f}
Liège {prop} (province in Belgium) :: Lieja
light {v} (to start (a fire)) :: encendre
light {v} (to illuminate) :: encendre, il·luminar
light {adj} (pale in colour) :: clar
light {adj} (coffee: served with extra milk or cream) :: tallat
light {adj} (of low weight) :: lleuger
light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.) :: lleuger, light
light {n} (electromagnetic waves) :: llum {f}
light {n} (source of illumination) :: llum {m}
light {n} (spiritual illumination) :: llum {f}
light {n} (flame or something used to create fire) :: flama {f}, metxa {f}
light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) :: bombeta {f}
light-emitting diode {n} (rectifying semiconductor device) :: díode emissor de llum {m}
lighten {v} (to become light in weight) :: alleugerir-se
lighten {v} (to alleviate) :: alleujar, alleugerir
lighten {v} (to make light in weight) :: alleugerir
lighten {v} (to become light in weight) :: alleugerir-se
lighter {n} (fire making device) :: encenedor {m}
light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb ::
lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) :: far {m}
lighting {n} (equipment, illumination) :: enllumenat {m}
lightly {adv} (in a light manner) :: lleugerament
lightness {n} (the state of having little weight) :: lleugeresa {f}
lightning {n} (flash of light) :: llampec {m}, llamp {m}
lightning {n} (discharge) :: llamp {m}
lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly ::
lightning conductor {n} (metallic conductor) SEE: lightning rod ::
lightning rod {n} (metallic conductor that protects from lightning) :: parallamps {m}
lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword) :: espasa de llum {f}, sabre làser {m}
lights, camera, action {phrase} (traditional cue at a beginning of a take) :: llums, càmera, acció!
light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum ::
light year {n} (astronomical distance) :: any llum {m}
lignite {n} (coal) :: lignit {m}
Liguria {prop} (region) :: Ligúria {f}
Ligurian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Liguria) :: lígur
Ligurian {n} (native or inhabitant) :: lígur {m} {f}
Ligurian {prop} (Gallo-Italic language) :: lígur {m}
like {v} (enjoy) :: agradar
like {v} (find attractive) :: agradar
like {n} (something that a person likes) :: preferències {f-p}
like {adj} (similar) :: semblant {m} {f}
like {prep} (similar to) :: com
like {prep} (such as) :: com
like {particle} (colloquial: used to precede paraphrased quotations) :: com
likelihood {n} (probability) :: probabilitat {f}
likelihood {n} (mathematical likelihood) :: probabilitat {f}
likely {adv} (similarly) SEE: similarly ::
likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably ::
likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity ::
like the clappers {prep} (very hard or rapidly) :: a tota llet
like two peas in a pod {prep} (very similar) :: com dues gotes d'aigua
likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too ::
lilac {n} (shrub) :: lila
lilac {n} (flower) :: lila
lilac {n} (colour) :: lila
lilac {adj} (colour) :: lila
Lille {prop} (city in France) :: Lilla {f}
lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium) :: lliri {m}
lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis) :: muguet {m}, lliri de maig {m}
lima bean {n} (butter bean) :: garrofó
limaçon {n} (plane curve) :: cargol de Pascal {m}
limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal) :: membre
limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible ::
limbic system {n} (Part of the human brain) :: sistema límbic {m}
limbo {n} (place for innocent souls) :: llimbs {m-p}
limbo {n} (in-between state) :: llimbs {m-p}
Limburg {prop} (province of the Netherlands or Belgium) :: Limburg {m}
lime {n} (linden tree) SEE: linden ::
lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium) :: calç {f}
lime {n} (gluey or adhesive substance) :: envescada {f}
lime {n} (green citrus fruit) :: llima {f}
limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) :: pedra calcària
limit {n} (boundary) :: límit {m}
limit {v} (restrict) :: limitar
limited liability company {n} (type of company) :: societat de responsabilitat limitada {f}
limitless {adj} (without limits; boundless) :: il·limitat
limnology {n} (science of lakes) :: limnologia {f}
limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine ::
Limoges {prop} (city in France) :: Llemotges
Limousin {prop} (region) :: Llemosí {m}
limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car) :: limusina {f}
limp {v} (to walk lamely) :: coixejar
limp {n} (gait) :: coixesa {f}
limp {adj} (flaccid; flabby) :: flàccid {m}, flàccida {f}
limpet {n} (a small mollusc) :: pagellida {f}
limpet {n} (someone dependant) :: paparra {f}
linden {n} (tree) :: tell, til·ler {m}
lindgrenite {n} (mineral containing copper, hydrogen, molybdenum and oxygen) :: lindgrenita {f}
line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) :: línia {f}
line {n} (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) :: recta
line {v} (cover the inside surface of (something)) :: folrar
lineage {n} (descent) :: llinatge {m}
linear {adj} (having the form of a line) :: lineal, linear
linear space {n} (vector space) SEE: vector space ::
linebacker {n} (The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks) :: rerelínia {m} {f}
linen {n} (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) :: lli {m}
line of scrimmage {n} (American football) :: línia de scrimmage {f}
line up {v} (sports: to start a game in a certain position) :: alinear
ling {n} (Any of various varieties of heather or broom) :: bruguerola {f}
ling {n} (Molva molva) SEE: common ling ::
linger {v} (to stay or remain in a place or situation) :: romandre
linger {v} (to remain alive or existent) :: perviure
linger {v} (to consider or contemplate) :: rumiar
lingerie {n} (women's underwear or nightclothes) :: llenceria {f}
lingo {n} (language peculiar to a particular group or region) :: argot {m}
lingual {adj} (related to language) SEE: linguistic ::
lingual {adj} (related to the tongue) :: lingual
linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics) :: lingüista {m} {f}
linguistic {adj} (of or relating to language) :: lingüístic
linguistic {adj} (of or relating to linguistics) :: lingüístic
linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) :: lingüística {f}
liniment {n} (topical medical preparation) :: liniment {m}
lining {n} (covering for the inside of something) :: folre {m}
lining {n} (act of attaching an inside covering) :: folrat {m}
link {n} (connection) :: enllaç {m}, vincle {m}
link {n} (element of a chain) :: baula {f}
link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink) :: enllaç {m}, vincle {m}
link {n} (computing: connection between buses or systems) :: enllaç {m}, link {m}
link {v} (connect things) :: lligar, enllaçar, vinclar
link {v} (to contain a hyperlink to another page) :: enllaçar
link {n} (torch) :: torxa {f}
linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link ::
links {n} (golf course) :: camp de golf {m}
linoleum {n} (inexpensive waterproof covering) :: linòleum {m}
lint {n} (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) :: gasa {f}
lint {n} (fuzzy fluff) :: borrissol {m}
lintel {n} (horizontal structural beam) :: llinda {f}
lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) :: lleó {m}
lioness {n} (female lion) :: lleona {f}
Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England) :: Cor de Lleó {m}
lion's den {n} (a dangerous or frightening place) :: fossa dels lleons
lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) :: llavi {m}
lipid {n} (organic compound) :: lípid {m}
liplessness {n} (medical condition) :: aquília {f}
lipogram {n} (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) :: lipograma {m}
lipoma {n} (benign tumor) :: lipoma {m}
lip service {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus ::
lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) :: pintallavis {m}
lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) :: pintallavis {m}
lipstick tree {n} (Bixa orellana) SEE: annatto ::
lipuria {n} (the abnormal presence of lipids in urine) :: lipúria {f}
liquefaction {n} (Process of being made liquid) :: liqüefacció {f}
liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) :: líquid {m}
liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous) :: líquid
liquid {adj} ((of an asset) easily sold or disposed of) :: líquid
liquid asset {n} (asset in the form money, or that which can be quickly converted) :: actiu líquid {m}
liquidate {v} (to settle a debt) :: liquidar
liquidate {v} (to settle the affairs) :: liquidar
liquidate {v} (to convert assets into cash) :: liquidar
liquidate {v} (to kill someone) :: liquidar
liquidizer {n} (a machine to chop or puree food) :: túrmix {m}
liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice ::
liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice ::
lira {n} (basic unit of currency in Turkey) :: lira {f}
lira {n} (currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.) :: lira {f}
Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal) :: Lisboa {f}
Lisboner {adj} (from Lisbon) :: lisboeta
Lisboner {n} (someone from Lisbon) :: lisboeta {m} {f}
Lisbonite {n} (Lisboner) SEE: Lisboner ::
lisp {n} (The habit or an act of lisping.) :: papissot {m}
lisp {v} (to pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly) :: papissotejar
Lissajous figure {n} (plane curve) :: corba de Lissajous {f}
lissencephaly {n} (disorder characterized by the lack of folds and grooves of the brain) :: lissencefàlia {f}
list {n} (strip of fabric) :: llista {f}
list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) :: llista {f}
list {n} (computing: codified representation of a list) :: llista {f}
list {v} (to create or recite a list) :: llistar, allistar
listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) :: escoltar
listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) :: escoltar
listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) :: escoltar
listener {n} (someone who listens) :: oient {m} {f}
listeriosis {n} (disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes) :: listeriosi {f}
listless {adj} (Lacking enthusiasm) :: apàtic
litany {n} (ritual liturgical prayer) :: lletania {f}
litany {n} (prolonged or tedious list) :: lletania {f}
litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee ::
liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre ::
literacy {n} (ability to read and write) :: alfabetisme {m}
literal {adj} (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation) :: literal
literally {adv} (not metaphorically) :: literalment
literary {adj} (relating to literature) :: literari
literary device {n} (convention in literature) :: recurs literari {m}
literate {adj} (able to read, having literacy) :: alfabet
literate {adj} (knowledgeable in literature and writing) :: lletrat
literature {n} (body of all written works) :: literatura {f}
lithic {adj} (lithium) :: lític
lithium {n} (chemical element) :: liti {m}
lithograph {n} (image produced by lithography) :: litografia
lithograph {v} (to copy of an image through lithography) :: litografiar
lithographic {adj} (related to lithography) :: litogràfic
lithographical {adj} (lithographic) SEE: lithographic ::
lithography {n} (printing method) :: litografia {f}
lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) :: litosfera {f}
lithostratigraphy {n} (the stratigraphy of rocks) :: litostratigrafia {f}
Lithuania {prop} (country) :: Lituània {f}
Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania) :: lituà
Lithuanian {n} (language) :: lituà {m}
Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) :: lituà {m}
litigate {v} (to go to law) :: litigar
litotes {n} (rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) :: lítote {f}
litre {n} (unit of fluid measure) :: litre {m}
litter {n} (discarded items) :: escombraries {f-p}, deixalles {f-p}, brossa {f}
little {adj} (small in size) :: petit
little {adv} (not much) :: poc
little {determiner} (small amount) :: poc, una mica de
little black dress {n} (woman's short black dress) :: vestidet negre {m}
little brother {n} (younger brother) SEE: younger brother ::
little by little {adv} (a small amount at a time) :: a poc a poc
little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) :: dit petit {m}
little girl {n} (a female child) :: noieta {f}
little owl {n} (species of owl) :: mussol
Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale) :: Caputxeta Vermella {f}
little sister {n} (younger sister) SEE: younger sister ::
little toe {n} (smallest toe of the foot) :: dit petit del peu {m}
littoral {adj} (of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore) :: litoral
liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical ::
liturgical {adj} (Pertaining to liturgy) :: litúrgic
liturgy {n} (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) :: litúrgia {f}
live {v} (be alive) :: viure
live {v} (have permanent residence) :: viure
live {v} (survive, persevere, continue) :: viure
live {adj} (having life) :: viu
live {adj} ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) :: en viu
live {adv} (as it happens) :: en viu, en directe
lively {adj} (full of life) :: vivaç {m} {f}
liver {n} (organ of the body) :: fetge {m}
liver {n} (organ as food) :: fetge
livermorium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 116) :: livermori {m}
liverwort {n} (bryophyte with a leafy stem) :: fetgera {f}
livestock {n} (farm animals) :: bestiar {m}
livid {adj} (pallid) SEE: pallid ::
lividity {n} (livor mortis, suggillation) SEE: livor mortis ::
living {adj} (having life) :: viu
living fossil {n} (species believed extinct but later found living) :: fòssil vivent
Livonia {prop} (historical region) :: Livònia {f}
Livonian {prop} (language) :: livonià {m}
Livonian {n} (person) :: livonià {m} livoniana {f}
Livonian {adj} (pertaining to Livonia or Livonians) :: livonià
livor mortis {n} (settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body) :: livideses cadavèriques {f-p}
Livornian {adj} (of or from Livorno) :: liornès
Livornian {n} (someone from Livorno) :: liornès {m}, liornesa {f}
Livorno {prop} (city in Italy) :: Liorna {f}
lizard {n} (reptile) :: llangardaix {m}, sargantana {f}
lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward ::
llama {n} (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama) :: llama {f}
Lleida {prop} (city) :: Lleida
load {n} (number of articles that can be transported or processed at one time) :: càrrega
load {v} (to put a load on or in) :: carregar
load {v} (to read into memory) :: carregar
load {v} (intransitive: to transfer from a storage medium into memory) :: carregar
loaf {v} (do nothing) :: gandulejar
loam {n} (type of soil) :: terra franca {f}
loan {n} (borrowed sum of money or other property) :: préstec {m}
loan {v} (to lend) :: prestar
lo and behold {interj} (used to express surprise) :: ves per on!
loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque ::
loanword {n} (word taken from another language) :: manlleu {m}
loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry ::
loathe {v} (to detest, hate, revile) :: detestar
loathing {n} (sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike) :: aversió {f}
lob {v} (to throw or hit a ball high into the air) :: bombar, fer un globus
lob {n} (high-arching pass or stroke) :: globus {m}
lobby {n} (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) :: vestíbul {m}
lobby {n} (group of people who try to lobby) :: lobby {m}
lobbyist {n} (A person paid to influence politicians) :: lobbista {m} {f}
lobe {n} (division of the brain) :: lòbul {m}
lobotomization {n} :: lobotomització {f}
lobotomize {v} :: lobotomitzar
lobotomy {n} (surgical operation) :: lobotomia {f}
lobster {n} (crustacean) :: llagosta {f}, llamàntol {m} [European lobster], escamarlà {m} [Norwegian lobster]
local {adj} (of a nearby location) :: local
local {adj} (computing: having limited scope) :: local
local {adj} (medicine: of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism) :: local
local derby {n} (a sports match between local rival teams) :: derbi {m}
localize {v} (make local) :: localitzar
localize {v} (to determine where something takes place or is to be found) :: localitzar
locally {adv} (with respect to place) :: localment
locally {adv} (in or from the local area) :: localment
location {n} (place) :: ubicació
location {n} (act of locating) :: ubicació
Lochkovian {prop} :: Lochkovià
lock {n} (something used for fastening) :: cadenat {m}
lock {n} (segment of a canal) :: resclosa {f}
lock {n} (firing mechanism of a gun) :: segur {m}
lock {n} (length of hair) :: floc {m}, ble {m}
locker {n} (storage compartment) :: armari
locket {n} (chained ornament) :: medalló {m}
lockjaw {n} (disease) :: trisme {m}
locksmith {n} (one who practices locksmithing) :: manyà {m}
lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison ::
locomotion {n} (ability to move) :: locomoció {f}
locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) :: locomotora {f}
locomotive {adj} (relating to locomotion) :: locomotor
locoweed {n} (plant of genus Astragalus) SEE: milk-vetch ::
locust {n} (type of grasshopper) :: llagosta {f}
lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn ::
lodge {v} (to flatten to the ground) :: ajeure
lodging {n} (condition of a plant that has been flattened) :: ajagut
loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance ::
log {n} (rolled cake) SEE: Swiss roll ::
logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) :: logaritme {m}
logarithmic {adj} (relating to logarithms) :: logarítmic
loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall ::
loggerhead {n} (loggerhead duck or Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) SEE: loggerhead duck ::
loggerhead duck {n} (Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) :: ànec vapor de les Malvines {m}
logic {n} (method of human thought) :: lògica {f}
logic {n} (mathematical study) :: lògica
logic {n} (any system of thought, irrespective of its rigor or productiveness) :: lògica {f}
-logic {suffix} (-logical) SEE: -logical ::
logical {adj} (in agreement with the principles of logic) :: lògic
logical {adj} (reasonable) :: lògic
logical {adj} (of or pertaining to logic) :: lògic
-logical {suffix} (used to form adjectival forms of nouns) :: -lògic
logically {adv} (in a logical manner) :: lògicament
-logist {suffix} (person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy) :: -leg {m}
logistic {adj} (mathematics: relating to symbolic logic) :: logístic
logistic {adj} (statistics: relating to the logistic function) :: logístic
logistic {adj} (relating to logistics) :: logístic
logistical {adj} (relating to logistics) :: logístic
logistics {n} (military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation) :: logística {f}
log off {v} (log out) SEE: log out ::
logorrhea {n} (excessive talkativeness) :: logorrea {f}
logorrhea {n} (excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder) :: logorrea {f}
logorrhea {n} (excessive use of words in writing) SEE: prolixity ::
logotype {n} (symbol used by organization, logo) :: logotip {m}
log out {v} (to exit an account in a computing system) :: sortir
Logroño {prop} (capital city of La Rioja, Spain) :: Logronyo {m}
-logy {suffix} (branch of learning) :: -logia {f}
loin {n} (part of the body) :: llom {m}
loin {n} (cut of meat) :: llom {m}
loincloth {n} (garment) :: tapall {m}
loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin ::
Loire {prop} (river) :: Loira {m}
Loire-Atlantique {prop} (département) :: Loira Atlàntic {m}
Loir-et-Cher {prop} (department of France) :: Loir i Cher {m}
Lois {prop} (biblical character) :: Lois
lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick) :: piruleta {f}
lolly {n} (money) SEE: money ::
lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop ::
Lombard {n} (member of a Germanic people) :: llombard {m}, longobard {m}
Lombard {n} (native of Lombardy) :: llombard {m}
Lombard {prop} (language of Lombardy) :: llombard {m}
Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker ::
Lombardy {prop} (region in northern Italy) :: Llombardia {f}
London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) :: Londres
Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London) :: londinenc {m}, londinenca {f}
Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner ::
lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) :: solitari {m}
lonely {adj} (solitary) SEE: solitary ::
long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) :: llunyà, llong
long {adj} (having great duration) :: llong
long {adj} :: llarg
long {v} (to wait, to aspire) :: enyorar
long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall ::
long ball {n} (kick) :: passada llarga {f}
longbow {n} (large bow) :: arc llarg {m}
long corner {n} (field hockey: type of free hit) :: servei de córner {m}
long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus) :: mussol banyut {m}
longevity {n} (the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life) :: longevitat {f}
long for {v} (to have desire for; to yearn) :: enyorança
long-haired {adj} (Having long, uncut hair on the head) :: pèl-llarg
longing {n} (melancholic desire) :: enyorança {f}, enyor {m}
longitude {n} (angular distance) :: longitud {f}
longitude {n} (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole) :: longitud {f}
longline {n} (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) :: palangre {m}
long live {v} (prosper) :: visca
long-lived {adj} (having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time) :: longeu
long scale {n} :: escala llarga {f}
longsword {n} (a kind of sword) :: espasa llarga {f}
long-tailed tit {n} (bird) :: mallerenga cuallarga {f}
long-term {adj} (extending over a relatively long time period) :: a llarg termini
longwave {adj} (having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters) :: ona llarga {f}
long ways, long lies {proverb} (Proverb) :: de llunyes terres, moltes mentides
long-winded {adj} (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) :: prolix
Longyearbyen {prop} (settlement) :: Longyearbyen
loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
loofah {n} (tropical vine) :: luffa {f}
look {v} (to try to see) :: mirar, guaitar
look {v} (to appear, to seem) :: semblar
look {v} (give an appearance of being) :: cercar, buscar
look {v} (to face) :: encarar
look {n} (action of looking) :: ullada {f}, cop d'ull {m}, mirada {f}
lookalike {n} (person physically resembling another person) :: sòsia {m}
look for {v} (search; seek) :: cercar, buscar
look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for) :: esperar amb il·lusió
looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror ::
look like {v} (seem, appear) :: semblar ser
look like {v} (be similar in appearance, resemble) :: assemblar-se a, semblar
look up {v} (to obtain information about something from a text source) :: cercar
loom {n} (weaving frame) :: teler {m}
loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon ::
loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) :: calàbria {f}
loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly ::
loop {n} (programmed sequence of instructions) :: bucle {m}, cicle {m}
loop {n} (ring road) SEE: ring road ::
loophole {n} (slit in a castle wall) :: espitllera {f}
loophole {n} (method of escape) :: escapador
loose {v} (to let loose) :: deslligar
loose {v} (to unfasten) :: descordar
loose {v} (to make less tight) :: afluixar
loose {v} (to let go) :: alliberar
loose {v} (archery: to shoot) :: tirar
loose {adj} (not fixed tightly) :: fluix
loose {adj} (relaxed) :: relaxat
loose {adj} (indiscreet) :: indiscret
loose {adj} (promiscuous) :: promiscu
loose ends {n} (leftover items) :: caps per lligar {p}
loosely {adv} (not tightly) :: en termes generals, sense ésser estrictes
lopsided {adj} (not balanced) :: desigual
loquacious {adj} (talkative, chatty) :: loquaç
loquacity {n} (talkativeness) :: loquacitat {f}
loquat {n} (fruit) :: nespra del Japó {f}
loquat {n} (tree) :: nesprer del Japó {m}
lord {n} (master of a household) :: castellà
lord {n} (property owner) :: senyor
lord {n} (ruler, one having mastery over others) :: senyor {m}
lord {v} (to lord over) :: senyorejar
Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) :: Parenostre
Lord's Supper {prop} (Eucharist) SEE: Eucharist ::
lore {n} (all the facts and traditions about a particular subject) :: saviesa {f}
Lorentz transformation {n} (mathematics) :: transformació de Lorentz {f}
Lorraine {prop} (region west of Alsace) :: Lorena {f}
lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck ::
lorry driver {n} (person employed to drive a truck) SEE: truck driver ::
lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) :: perdre
lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) :: perdre
lose {v} (fail to be the winner) :: perdre
lose count {v} (to forget the number of times that something has happened) :: descomptar-se, perdre el compte
lose one's mind {v} (to become insane) :: perdre el seny
lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost ::
loss {n} (the result of no longer possessing something) :: pèrdua {f}
loss {n} (defeat, see also: defeat) :: derrota {f}
loss {n} (financial: the sum lost on balance) :: pèrdua {f}
lost {adj} (unable to find one's way) :: perdut
lost and found {n} (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) :: oficina d'objectes trobats {f}, oficina d'objectes perduts {f}
lost generation {prop} :: generació perduda {f}
lost property {n} (lost and found) SEE: lost and found ::
lost wax {n} (method of casting using wax) :: cera perduda {f}
lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot ::
Lot {prop} (nephew of Abraham) :: Lot {m}
Lot {prop} (department of France) :: Òlt {m}
lotion {n} (ointment that one rubs on the skin) :: loció {f}
lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot ::
lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) :: loteria {f}
lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily ::
lotus eater {n} :: lotòfag {m}
lotus nut {n} (lotus seed) SEE: lotus seed ::
lotus seed {n} (seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo) :: llavor de lotus {f}
loud {adj} (of a sound) :: fort, alt
loud {adj} (noisy) :: estrident, sorollós
loud {adj} (of a colour, clothing, etc.) :: cridaner, llampant
loudly {adv} (in a loud manner) :: sorollosament
loudmouth {n} (one who talks too much or too loudly) :: bocamoll {m}, bocafluix {m}, xerraire {m}, indiscret {m}
loudspeaker {n} (transducer) :: altaveu {m}
Lou Gehrig's disease {n} (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) SEE: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ::
Louis {prop} (male given name) :: Lluís {m}
Louisa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Louise ::
Louise {prop} (feminine form of Louis) :: Lluïsa
louse {n} (insect) :: poll {m}
lousy {adj} (remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded) :: pèssim, horrible
lousy {adj} (Infested with lice) :: pollós
Louvain {prop} (Belgian city) :: Lovaina
louvar {n} (Luvarus imperialis) :: luvar {m}
louver {n} (a slatted opening in a wall, door or window) :: persiana {f}
lovable {adj} (inspiring love) :: amable
lovableness {n} (property that makes someone or something lovable) :: amabilitat {f}
love {n} (zero) :: res , zero {m}
love {n} (strong affection) :: amor {m}
love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) :: amor {m}
love {n} :: amor {m}
love {v} (have a strong affection for) :: estimar, voler
love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing) :: agradar
love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with) :: fer l'amor
lovebird {n} (a parrot of the genus Agapornis) :: agapornis {m}
love bite {n} (swelling on the skin) :: xuclet
Lovecraftian {adj} (of, pertaining to, or emulating the style or works of author H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)) :: lovecraftià
love game {n} (a game in which one player scored no points) :: joc en blanc {m}
love-in-a-mist {n} (Nigella damascena) :: niella o aranya
lovely {adj} (Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.) :: encantador
lovely {adj} (very nice, wonderful) :: preciós
love potion {n} (philter) SEE: philter ::
lover {n} (one who loves another person) :: amant {m} {f}
lover {n} (sexual partner) :: amant {m} {f}, amistançat {m}
lover {n} (person who loves something) :: amant {m} {f}
love rat {n} (adulterer) SEE: adulterer ::
love triangle {n} (situation in which two people vie for the love of a third) :: triangle amorós {m}
loving {adj} (expressing a large amount of love) :: amorós
lovingly {adv} (in a loving manner) :: amorosament
low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) :: baix
low {adj} (small in height) :: baix
low {adv} (close to the ground) :: baix
low {adv} (at a lower frequency) :: baix
low {adv} (with a low voice or sound) :: baix
low {n} (flame) SEE: flame ::
low {v} (moo) SEE: moo ::
low blow {n} (an unfair or illegal blow in boxing) :: cop baix {m}
low blow {n} (an unfair attack) :: cop baix {m}
lower {v} (let (something) descend by its own weight, such as a bucket or sail) :: baixar, abaixar
lower {v} (reduce the height of, as a fence or chimney) :: abaixar
lower {v} (reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of, as temperature) :: disminuir, baixar
lower {v} (reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.) :: baixar, disminuir, reduir
lower {v} (to fall, to grow less) :: baixar
lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm ::
Lower Austria {prop} (the northeasternmost state of Austria) :: Baixa Àustria {f}
lower case {n} (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) :: minúscules {f-p} [adjective, but sometimes used like a noun]
lowering {n} (act of something being lowered) :: abaixament {m}
lower lip {n} :: llavi inferior {m}
Lower Normandy {prop} (former region of France) :: Baixa Normandia {f}
Lower Saxony {prop} (state) :: Baixa Saxònia {f}
Low German {n} (West Germanic language) :: baix alemany {m}
Low Saxon {prop} (language) SEE: Low German ::
loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) :: lleial
loyally {adv} (in a loyal manner) :: lleialment
loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty ::
loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity) :: lleialtat {f}
lozenge {n} (rhombus) :: losange {m}, rombe {m}
lozenge {n} (medicated sweet) :: pastilla {f}
Lozère {prop} (département) :: Losera {f}
lube {v} (lubricate) SEE: lubricate ::
lubricate {v} (to make slippery or smooth) :: lubricar, lubrificar
lubrication {n} (the application of lubricants) :: lubrificació {f}, lubricació {f}
Lucan {prop} (a Roman poet) :: Lucà {m}
Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke ::
Lucerne {prop} (canton) :: Lucerna {f}
Lucerne {prop} (city) :: Lucerna {f}
Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy ::
Lucian {prop} (sophist of Syrian origin) :: Llucià
lucid {adj} (clear; easily understood) :: lúcid
lucid {adj} (mentally rational; sane) :: lúcid
lucid {adj} (bright, luminous, translucent or transparent) :: lúcid
lucid dream {n} (lucid dream) :: somni lúcid {m}
lucidity {n} (property of being lucid) :: lucidesa {f}
lucidly {adv} (in a lucid manner) :: lúcidament
luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance) :: sort {f}
luckily {adv} (in a lucky manner) :: afortunadament, per sort
lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune) :: afortunat
lucky {adj} (being good by chance) :: afortunat
lucrative {adj} (producing a surplus; profitable) :: lucratiu
Lucy {prop} (female given name) :: Llúcia {f}
Ludfordian {prop} :: Ludfordià
ludic {adj} (of or pertaining to play) :: lúdic
ludicrous {adj} (idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny) :: ridícul
Ludo {n} (board game) :: parxís {m}
luff {n} (vertical edge of a sail) :: orsa {f}
luggage {n} (traveller's containers) :: equipatge {m}, bagatge {m}
lugsail {n} (sail) :: vela cangrea {f}
Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke ::
Luke {prop} (given name) :: Lluc
Luke {prop} (evangelist) :: Lluc
Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) :: Lluc
lukewarm {adj} (temperature) :: tebi {m}, tèbia {f}
lukewarm {adj} (not very enthusiastic) :: tebi {m}, tèbia {f}
lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) :: cançó de bressol {f}, vou-verivou {m} [Mallorca]
lumbago {n} (lumbar-region backache, see also: backache) :: lumbago
lumbar {adj} (related to the lower back or loin) :: lumbar
lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid) :: punció lumbar {f}
lumbar vertebra {n} (any of five lower vertebrae) :: vèrtebra lumbar {m}
lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees) :: llenyataire
lumbermill {n} (mill for processing lumber) SEE: sawmill ::
luminescence {n} (emission) :: luminescència {f}
luminescent {adj} (emitting light by luminescence) :: luminescent
luminous {adj} (emitting light; glowing brightly) :: lluminós
luminously {adv} (in a luminous manner) :: lluminosament
Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon ::
lunar {adj} (of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon) :: lunar
lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) :: eclipsi de Lluna {m}
lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon) :: fase lunar {f}
lunate bone {n} (os lunatum) :: semilunar {m}
lunatic {adj} (crazed) :: llunàtic
lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital ::
lunch {n} (meal around midday) :: dinar {m}
lunch {v} (to eat lunch) :: dinar
lunchbox {n} (container for transporting meals) :: carmanyola {f}
luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch ::
lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox ::
lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) :: pulmó {m}
lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s)) :: càncer de pulmó {m}
lungfish {n} (air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi) :: dipnou {m}
lunula {n} (pale area at the base of the fingernail) :: lúnula {f}
lupin {n} (any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae) :: llobí {m}, tramús {m} [Valencia]
lupine {n} (lupin) SEE: lupin ::
lupus {n} (autoimmune disease) :: lupus {m}
lure {n} (tempting or attractive object) :: esquer {m}
lure {n} (artificial fishing bait) :: esquer {m}
lurid {adj} (melodramatic) SEE: melodramatic ::
lurk {v} (to hang out or wait around a location) :: aguaitar
Lusatia {prop} (region) :: Lusàcia
lush {adj} (dense, teeming with life) :: gerd
Lusitania {prop} (ancient Roman province) :: Lusitània {f}
Lusitanian {adj} (of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of Lusitania) :: lusità
Lusitanian {n} (native or inhabitant of ancient Lusitania) :: lusità {m}
Lusophone {adj} (of a person, Portuguese-speaking) :: lusòfon
Lusophone {adj} (of a place, Portuguese-speaking) :: lusòfon
Lusophone {n} (Portuguese speaker) :: lusòfon {m}
lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) :: luxúria {f}
lust {n} (general want or longing) :: luxúria {f}
lust {n} (delightful cause of joy, pleasure) :: luxúria {f}
luster {n} (A period of five years, lustrum) SEE: lustrum ::
lustre {n} (lustrum) SEE: lustrum ::
lustrous {adj} (having a glow or lustre) :: llustrós
lustrum {n} (period of five years) :: lustre {m}
lute {n} (stringed instrument) :: llaüt {m}
lutein {n} (yellow carotenoid pigment) :: luteïna {f}
Lutetian {prop} :: Lutecià
lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71) :: luteci {m}
Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) :: luterà
Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther) :: luterà {m}, luterana {f}
Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) :: luteranisme {m}
luthier {n} (a person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instrument) :: lutier {m}
Luwian {n} (member of an ancient Anatolian people) :: luvi {m} {f}
Luwian {prop} (language) :: luvi {m}
Luwian {adj} (of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers) :: luvi
Luwian {adj} (of or pertaining to Luwia) :: luvi
Luxembourg {prop} (country) :: Luxemburg {m}
Luxembourg {prop} (province in Belgium) :: Luxemburg {m}
Luxembourger {n} (person from Luxembourg) :: luxemburguès {m}, luxemburguesa {f}
Luxembourgian {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger ::
Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish ::
Luxembourgish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people) :: luxemburguès
Luxembourgish {prop} (language of Luxembourg) :: luxemburguès {m}
Luxemburger {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger ::
luxurious {adj} (being very fine and comfortable) :: luxós
luxurious {adj} (enjoying pleasures of luxury) :: luxuriós
luxuriously {adv} (in an expensive or indulgent manner) :: luxosament
-ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives) :: -ment
lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf ::
lycanthropy {n} (act of shapeshifting) :: licantropia {f}
lycée {n} (a public secondary school in France) :: liceu {m}
lychee {n} (tree) :: litxi {m}
lychee {n} (fruit) :: litxi {m}
Lycia {prop} (ancient region) :: Lícia {f}
Lydian {prop} (language) :: lidi {m}
lye {n} (caustic alkaline solution) :: lleixiu {m}
lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) :: limfa {f}
lymphatic {adj} (pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system) :: limfàtic
lymphatic system {n} (network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes) :: sistema limfàtic {m}
lymphocyte {n} (type of white blood cell) :: limfòcit {m}
lymphoid {adj} :: limfoide
lymphoma {n} (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue) :: limfoma {m}
lynch {v} (execute without a proper legal trial) :: linxar
lynx {n} (wild cat) :: linx {m}
Lyon {prop} (city in France) :: Lió
lyophilize {v} (freeze-dry) :: liofilitzar
lyre {n} (stringed musical instrument) :: lira {f}
lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics ::
lyricist {n} (writer of lyrics) :: lletrista {m} {f}
lyrics {n} (the words to a song) :: lletra {f}
lysergic {adj} (psychedelic) SEE: psychedelic ::
lysine {n} (essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2) :: lisina
lysis {n} ((medicine) gradual recovery from disease) :: lisi {f}
lysis {n} ((chemistry) destruction of cells) :: lisi {f}
lysosome {n} (digestive organelle) :: lisosoma {m}
lysozyme {n} (bacteriolytic enzyme) :: lisozim {m}