| 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} |
