Heath's Modern Language Series: Spanish Short Stories

Chapter 101

=limon,= _m._, lemon, lemonade.

=limosna,= alms.

=limpieza,= cleanliness, neatness.

=limpio,= clean, free, pure.

=limpisimo= (_from_ =limpio=)=,= very clean, immaculate.

 

=lindeza,= beauty.

=lindisimo= (_from_ =lindo=)=,= most lovely.

=lindo,= pretty; =de lo --,= (_iron._) to our hearts" content.

=linea,= line.

=linterna,= lantern.

=lio,= bundle.

=liquido,= liquid.

=liso,= smooth, unmarked.

=lista,= list; =-- nominal,= roll-call.

=listo,= ready, quick, willing, lively, bright; =como --s,= as for being willing.

=literario,= literary.

=lo, los,= _see_ =el= _and_ =le=.

=lobrego,= gloomy, dark; =lo --,= the gloom, darkness.

=local,= _m._, place.

=locamente,= madly, wildly.

=loco,= mad-man; _adj._, mad, wild; =volverse --,= to go mad.

=locura,= madness.

=lograr,= to obtain, succeed (in); =-- hacer que ande,= to succeed in making walk.

=lomo,= loin, rib, back; =pasarle la mano por el --,= to pat his back.

=lona,= canvas.

=longanimidad,= _f._, forbearance.

=Lopez,= _prop. noun_.

=lorito= (_dim._)=,= small parrot.

=losa,= slab; flag-stone.

=Lot,= _prop. noun_ (_Lot"s wife, upon looking back at the destruction of Sodom, was changed into a statue of salt_).

=loteria,= lottery.

=loza,= porcelain.

=lozano,= vigorous, strong.

=lucecita= (_dim. of_ =luz=)=,= little light.

=lucero del alba,= morning star; Lucifer.

=lucidisimo= (_from_ =lucido=)=,= brilliant, splendid.

=lucio,= bright.

=lucir,= to display, shine, wear jauntily.

=luchar,= to struggle.

=luego,= then, immediately; =desde --,= at once, from the first; =muy --,= very quickly.

=lugar,= _m._, place, village; =en --de,= instead of; =tener --,= to take place.

=lugareno, -a,= villager.

=lujo,= luxury, pomp.

=lujoso,= magnificent, elegant.

=lumbre,= _f._, fire.

=luminaria,= illumination.

=luminoso,= luminous, radiant.

=luna,= moon.

=luz,= _f._, light, candle.