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3,509 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

lexotanil
noun, masculine
bromazepam
ley
noun, feminine
law (a well-established characteristic of nature); law (body of rules issued by a legislative body); law (particular piece of legislation); religion; credence; worship of a god
ley de Coulomb
noun, feminine
Coulomb's law
ley de Hooke
noun, feminine
Hooke's law
ley de Moisés
proper noun
Law of Moses
ley de Murphy
proper noun
Murphy's law (adage which states that if anything can go wrong it will)
ley de Ohm
noun, feminine
Ohm's law
ley de atracción
noun, feminine
law of attraction
ley de bases
noun, feminine
basic law
ley de hielo
noun, feminine
the silent treatment
ley de la selva
noun, feminine
law of the jungle
ley de la ventaja
noun, feminine
advantage law (see play the advantage)
law of large numbers
ley de vida
noun, feminine
life; it's a fact of life
Good Samaritan law
ley del embudo
noun, feminine
a rule suggesting there's one law for the rich and another for the poor, double standard regarding wealth
ley del hielo
noun, feminine
cold shoulder, silent treatment
ley del silencio
noun, feminine
blue wall of silence
ley marcial
noun, feminine
martial law
ley natural
noun, feminine
natural law
ley orgánica
noun, feminine
organic law; a law that must be passed by the Congress of Deputies with a supermajority
ley seca
noun, feminine
prohibition (prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcohol)
leyenda
noun, feminine
legend, saga, traditional story; life of a saint; legend, idol (famous and admired person); legend, inscription (on a coin or medal); legend, an explanatory caption or footer (on a photo or illustration), often indicating color
leyenda
noun, feminine
the act of reading
leyenda urbana
noun, feminine
urban legend
leyteño
adjective
of, from or relating to Leyte
leyteño
noun, masculine/feminine
native or inhabitant of Leyte (usually male)
lezamiano
adjective
of, from, related to, or in a similar style to, José Lezama Lima, Cuban writer
lezgiano
noun, masculine
Lezgian (language)
lezgiano
adjective
Lezgian
lezgiano
noun, masculine
Lezgian (person)
lezguino
adjective
Lezghin
lezguino
noun, masculine
Lezghin
lezna
noun, feminine
awl
leíble
adjective
synonym of legible
leído
adjective
well-read
learned; boastful about one's own supposed learnedness
leísmo
noun, masculine
the practice of using le as a direct object pronoun when referring to people
leña
noun, feminine
firewood, wood (pieces of wood gathered to burn as fuel); kindling
leñador
noun, masculine
lumberjack, logger, woodcutter (person whose work is to fell trees); lumber seller (person who sells wood as building material); firewood seller (person who sells wood as fuel)
leñador furtivo
noun, masculine
poacher
leñadora
noun, feminine
female equivalent of leñador; lumberjack lesbian; lumberjill lesbian
leñame
noun, masculine
wood; timber
leñar
verb
to cut down trees
leñazo
noun, masculine
mighty blow; blow/strike with a stick
leñera
noun, feminine
woodshed
leñero
adjective
rude (when playing a sport)
leñero
noun, masculine
woodshed
leño
noun, masculine
log; piece of wood, timber; joint (marijuana cigarette)
leñoso
adjective
woodlike
león
noun, masculine
lion; antlion; a brave person; cougar, puma, mountain lion; a person connected with Athletic Bilbao, a Spanish football team from the city of Bilbao
león americano
noun, masculine
American lion
león de montaña
noun, masculine
mountain lion, cougar, puma
león marino
noun, masculine
sea lion
leónidas
noun, feminine
Leonids
liana
noun, feminine
liana (a climbing woody vine, usually tropical)
liante
noun, masculine/feminine
tricky customer; smooth talker; shit-stirrer
liar
verb
to bind, tie; to wrap, wrap up; to roll (a cigarette); to deceive, confuse; to french, snog, make out, hook up
liarla
verb
to mess up; get into a mess
to mess up big time