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