Sonja's English-Esperanto Dictionary

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label N (clothing) refaldoEB, roversoEB

labia N (female anatomy) vulvaj lipojPIV, labiojPIV

labia majora N grandaj lipoj (de la vulvo)VIE, grandaj publipojABZ, grandaj labiojVIE

labia minora N vulvaj lipetojPIV,Kr, malgrandaj lipoj (or labioj) (de la vulvo)VIE, nimfojPIV,Kr

labial consonant N labialoJW,PIV

labiodental consonant N labiodentaloPIV, lipdento-sonoPIV

labor N (work) laboro; (manpower) laborforto; (giving birth) akuŝo

labor legislation N laborjuroSin

labor shortage N laborista mankoSin

labour N (work) laboro; (manpower) laborforto; (giving birth) akuŝo

labour legislation N laborjuroSin

labour shortage N laborista mankoSin

ladie's man

ladle N ĉerpkuleroEB

lady's man N (man who uses refined courteousness to impress the ladies and gain their liking) galantulo

Lake Onega Onega Lago

lama (monk) lamaoAk,PIV

landlady N dommastrino

landline telephone N fiksa telefonouz

landlord N dommastro

lane N (narrow road or way) vojeto, strateto; (each of the parallel strips of road separated by stripes, for a single row of traffic) koridoroVIE,Ak,PIV, kolumnoJW; (narrow dirt road in forest or fields) pado; (of race track) lenoEB,VIE; (course for ships) vojoJW

Laos N LaosoBW

lap N (knees of sitting person) genuojLB

Lapland n Laponio, Laponujo

laptop N tekokomputiloPIV, tekkomputiloKL, portebla komputiloKL,IK

lard N porkograsoJW,Kr

larynx N laringo

lasagna N lasanjojPIV, lazanjoKr

lasagne N lasanjojPIV, lazanjoKr

laser printer N lasera printiloKL

latch N (door) klinkoPIV,RV

lateral consonant N lateraloPIV,Kr

Latin (language) LatinoBW, latinoPIV

Latvia N LatvioBW,uz, LatvujoBW

launderette N memserva (tolaĵ)lavejo

laundromat N memserva (tolaĵ)lavejo

laundry (washing clothing and linens) lavi la tolaĵojn, lavado de la tolaĵoj

laundry detergent N lesivoF, detergantoPIV

laundry room (tolaĵ)lavejo

launeddas N (musical instrument) la?nedoVIE

lax vowel N (phonetics) nestreĉita vokaloJW

lay off VT (fire) maldungi; (avoid) eviti

layout N (way things are laid out or arranged) aranĝo, (of building, district, garden also) dispozicio; (printing) (paĝ)aranĝoJW, enpaĝigoIK

lead N (soft, heavy, toxic metal) plumboF; (type of carbon used in pencils) grafitoAk, (thin stick of it at core of pencil) (krajon)grafitaĵoPIV, krajonkernoPIV

lead tetroxide N minioPIV,Z,JW

leader of the opposition N opozicia ĉefoPIV

league N (unit, about 4 km) leŭgoPIV

learn from the school of hard knocks phras trapasi la severan lernejon de la vivoPIV

lease n lukontrakto

leather-bound book N lede bindita libro

leaves N (German cards suit) folioEB

Lebanon N LibanoBW

Lebanon Cedar N Lebanona cedroPIV

lecture N (info presentation) prelego, (university) lekcio; vt (admonish) admoni

lecturer N (university staff title) asistantoIK

leek poreo

left-handed maldekstramana

legal adj laŭleĝa

legalize vt (laŭ)leĝigi

leggings N gamaŝpantalonoEB

Lego brick N briketoPIV, ludbrikoPIV, konstrubrikoPIV

legume N fabacoPIV, leguminozoPIV

Leipzig Lepsiko

lemming N lemingoVIE,JW,Kr, lemoVIE,PIV,Kr

lemon N (fruit) citrono; (tree) citronarbo

lemon squeezer N citronpremiloHV

lemon tree citronarbo

lemon yellow adj citronflava

lemonade N (beverage) limonado

lemongrass N cimbopogonoPIV

lentil N lentoF

leopard (mammal) leopardo, (black) pantero

lesbian n (woman who loves women) lesbaninoPIV,RV,TVE, samseksemulino, gejinoPIV, lesboRV,TVE, sapfismulinoPIV, safismulinoTVE; adj lesbaRV

lesbo N see dyke

Lesotho N LesotoBW

lethal adj (causing death) mortiga

Lethe Leteo

letter opener N letertranĉiloIK

levitate V levitaciiuz

levitation N levitacioPIV

Leviticus Levidoj

lexicographer N vortaristoPIV, leksikografoPIV

lexicography N vortarfaradoPIV, leksikografioPIV

lexicologist N leksikologoPIV

lexicology N leksikologioPIV

LGBT adj (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender) ĉielarkaSEK; geja, lesba, ambaŭseksema aŭ transseksaSEK; GLAT-aSEK

Liaoning (province of China) LiaŭningoBW

Liberia N LiberioBW

liberty N libereco

Libra N (constellation or zodiac sign) PesiloPIV

library n (place to get books) biblioteko; (collection of subroutines and classes) bibliotekoKL

Libya N LibioBW

licence plate N licencplatoPIV,EB, matrikulplatoVIE, numerplatoVIE, aŭtonumeroKr

license plate N licencplatoPIV,EB, matrikulplatoVIE, numerplatoVIE, aŭtonumeroKr

licorice (plant) glicirizoAk,PIV, (candy) glicirizaĵoRV

lie down vi kuŝiĝi

Liechtenstein N LiĥtenŝtejnoBW

lieutenant N leŭtenanto

light breeze (Beaufort scale 2) zefiroAk

light bulb N (normally incandescent) ampoloPIV

light square n (chess) blanka kvadratoEB, blanka ĉeloEB

light-hearted adj (cheerful) gaja, (positive, in a good mood) bonhumora, (carefree) senzorga, (happy-go-lucky, silly and carefree) facilanima

lightbulb N ampolo; the lightbulb is burnt out la ampolo finbrulisIK

lighter N fajriloZ,PIZ,EB

lighting designer N (stagecraft) lumteĥnikistoPIV, lumteknikistoPIV

lightning rod N fulmoŝirmilo

lignite N lignitoPIV,JW, bruna karboPIV, terkarboPIV

likembe (music) kalimbo, dikfingra piano

limbic lobe N (of brain) limba loboMT

lime N (fruit) see Key lime, Persian lime or sweet lime

limousine N (long, luxury car) longa, luksa limuzino; (sedan) limuzinoPIV,VIE,Kr,EB

line wrap N (computer) linifaldoKL

linear regression N (statistics) regresa linioPIV

Lingala music (music genre) sukuzo

lingonberry N vakcinioF

lingua franca N helplingvoPIV, interlingvoJW, vehikla lingvoPIV, intergenta lingvoVIE, (simplified mixture of languages) piĝinoPIV,VIE, mikslingvoJW

lip gloss N lipoŝminkoVIE, brileta lipoŝminko

lip reading N liplegadoMo

lip-sync v (pretend to sing) ŝajnkanti, bendomimiBW

lip-synch v (pretend to sing) ŝajnkanti, bendomimiBW

lipstick N (lip)ruĝigiloSEK,EB,VIE,PIV, lipruĝoEB,JW, ruĵoVIE,PIV, lippaŝteloEB,Kr, lipkoloriloKr, lipruĝiloKr, (stick) ruĝbastonetoJW, ruĵbastonetoVIE

lipstick lesbian N njo-lesbaninoSEK, ineca lesbanino, virineska lesbanino

liqueur N likvoro

liquid consonant N likvidoJW,PIV

liquid crystal display (LCD) N likvakristala ekranoKL

Liquid Paper N korektofarboIK

liquid paraffin N parafinoleoPIV

liquor N (distilled beverage, spirit) brandoF; (any alcoholic beverage) alkoholaĵo

liquorice (plant) glicirizoAk,PIV, (candy) glicirizaĵoRV

listen to vt aŭskulti

literary composition N (artistic literature) beletroAk, (a work itself) beletraĵoAk

literary work N beletraĵoAk

literature N (regarded for its educational or informative content) literaturo, (regarded for its aesthetic value) beletroAk

Lithuania N LitovioBW,uz, LitovujoBW

Little Dipper N (constellation) Malgranda UrsinoPIV, Ursino MalgrandaAT

little person N (person with dwarfism) nanoPIV

live television broadcast N rekta televida dissendoPIV

living room N salonoHV,VIE,JW,PIV,LB, vivoĉambroVIE,EB,PIV, familia ĉambroJW, loĝoĉambroKr, akceptoĉambroVIE, tagĉambroVIE

llama lamoZ,PIV

lobby (entrance hall) vestiblo

lobster omaro

lock VT (a door, etc.) ŝlosi; vi ŝlosiĝi; N (device on a door, etc.) seruroF; (canal lock) kluzo; (of hair) buklo; (firearm) kulasblokoVIE

lock picking N serurhokadoSEK

lock washer N (hardware) risortringoEB, risorteca ringoEB

lockout N lokaŭtoSin, mastra strikoSin

loft N (attic) subtegmentoF, (under mansard roof) mansardoZ,Ak; (apartment or studio converted from factory or warehouse) apartamento (or artista laborejo) konvertita el tenejo (or fabriko)

logic board N (computer) ĉefkartoKL

logo N emblemoAk, (identiga) simboloAk,PB, logotipoBW,uz

loincloth N zontukoRV

Lojban (language) Loĵbano

LOL (Internet slang) ha ha!

long john N (underpants) longa kalsonoEB

Long-Tailed Duck N (Clangula hyemalis) glacianasoPIV, klanguloPIV

look forward to phras antaŭĝoji proKr, antaŭĝuiVIE, ĝoje atendiKr

loon N (bird) gavioPIV

loop n (computer programming) iteracioKL

lottery N loterioAk; win the lottery gajni en la loterioZ,PIV,LB

lottery ticket N loteria biletoPIV

love v ami; n amo

lovebite N suĉmarkoABZ

lover N (person made love to) amorantoLB

low vowel N vasta vokaloJW,BW

lower (eyes) mallevi

lower margin N (book) malsupra marĝenoEB

LP N (vinyl record) diskegoBW

lube lubrikaĵo

lubricant lubrikaĵo

lucid dream N lucida sonĝo

lullaby N lulkanto

lunch (meal eaten at midday) tagmanĝo, (light and quick lunch also) lunĉo

lurker N (Internet) silentulo, silenta leganto, nurleganto

lust N (sexual desire, eagerness for sexual love) voluptamoVIE, voluptemoVIE, amoravidoJW, sensavidoVIE, (sensual pleasure) voluptoF; (greed, eagerness) avidoF

lute N (early guitar) liuto

Luxembourg N (country) LuksemburgioPIV,uz, LuksemburgoBW; (city) LuksemburgoPIV,uz, LuksemburgurboBW

Lyme disease N boreliozoPIV

lynx N linko

lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD, LSD-25) N lizergata dietilamido (LSD, LSD-25)PIV

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