Verbs to Know which start with "L" Flashcards
To hurt (physically)(emotionally)(morally)
Lastimar
To hurt oneself (to injure oneself)
Lastimarse
To wash, launder (to clean)
Lavar
To wash (to clean oneself)
Lavarse
To raise, lift up, pick up (to move upward) To lift (to end) To build, construct (to construct) To take down, clear off (to remove) To remove (to get to come out) (Cuba) (Mexico) (Venezuela)
Levantar
To get up (to awaken) (to stand up)
To rise up (to rebel)
To come off (to peel off)
Levantarse
To call (to attract the attention of) (to communicate with by telephone) (to attract)
To appeal to (to attract)
To knock, ring (to summon)
Llamar
To be called (to be named)
Llamarse
To bark (to emit barks) (figurative) (to shout)
Ladrar
To regret, be sorry about, lament (to feel sorry)
Lamentar
To complain, grumble (to express dissatisfaction)
Lamentarse
To throw, hurl, fling, pitch (to propel)
To launch, fire, drop a bomb (to discharge)
To launch a product, release (to make public)
To hurl, let out, launch (to express)
To shoot, give (to give a look)
To launch (to begin)
To throw up (to vomit)
Lanzar
To jump into (to throw oneself)
To fall upon, leap on, pounce on (to jump at; followed by preposition)
To undertake, embark upon, enter (to attempt; with “a”)
Lanzarse
To read (to look through) (to guess the thoughts of) (computing) To defend i.e. thesis (education)
Leer
To legalize (to make legal) To authenticate
Legalizar
To free, set free, release, liberate (to grant freedom)
To free, release from obligation, exempt from payment (to exonerate)
To deregulate prices, release shares, float currency or exchange rate (finance)
To release energy or gas (to give off)
Liberar
To free (to liberate) To release, get out, forbid (to exempt) To save (to protect) To deliver (religious) To fight (to sustain) To draw a check, issue a decree, pass sentence (to emit) To be free (to have free time) (Spain)
Librar
To escape, get out of it, get away with it (to avoid it)
Librarse
To lead, head (to guide) To lead (to be first)
Liderar
To limit, restrict (to set limits to)
To limit, reduce (to curb)
To share a border with, to border (to adjoin: used with “con”)
Limitar
To limit oneself to, confine oneself to, restrict oneself to (to concentrate on; used with “a”)
To keep in check, cut back on (to place limits on; used with “en”)
Limitarse
To clean, clean up, wipe off, polish, cleanse (to make clean) To clear (to remove) To do housework (to do housework)
Limpiar
To clean, wipe with a cloth (to make clean)
Limpiarse
To arrive, get (to reach a place; often used with “a”)
To come, arrive (to be the time for)
To be enough (to be sufficient)
To reach (to extend; often used with “a”)
To become, go, make it, come to (to get to; often used with “a”)
To reach (to total; used with “a”)
To stretch (to extend; used with “a” or “hasta”)
To come to (to get to a place; used with “a”)
To manage to (to be able to; used with “a” and the infinitive)
To come up to, reach, touch (used to indicate distance or level; used with “a” or “hasta”)
To go as far as, go to (road or route; used with “a” or “hasta”)
To come to, reach, be (to amount to; used with “a”)
Llegar
To go over to (to pay a visit to; used with “a”)
To go up to (to approach; used with “a”)
Llegarse
To fill, fill up (to make full) To fill (to occupy completely) To fulfill (to satisfy) To fill with (to make feel; used with "de") To shower (to heap upon; used with "de") To fill out (to complete) To be filling (to satisfy hunger)
Llenar
To fill up, get full (to become full) (to eat a lot)
To be covered (to get covered)
Llenarse
To take, carry, give a ride (to transport) To wear (clothing) To take (to escort to) To be (to spend time on) To be ahead by, be older than (to be more than) To manage, deal with, run (to manage) To get on, handle (to cope with) To lead to (to take to: used with "a")
Auxillary Verb
To have + past participle (to complete)
Llevar
To take (to transport) To get along (to be friends) To be in (to be fashionable)
Llevarse
To cry, weep (to be fashionable)
To whine, moan (to shed tears)
To water (to secrete water)
To mourn (to lament)
Llorar
To rain (weather)
Llover
To locate, find, track down a person, trace a phone call or a trail, to localize (to pinpoint)
Localizar
To be able to, to get, manage to (to make happen)
To achieve, attain (to make happen)
To reach (to achieve)
To win (to be successful in)
Lograr
To fight (to combat) To fight, struggle (to strive; often used with "por") To wrestle (sports)
Luchar
To take, carry, give a ride in a vehicle (to transport) To wear (clothing) To take (to escort to) To be (to spend time on) To be ahead by, be older than (to be more than) To handle, deal with, run (to manage) To get on, handle (to cope with) To lead to (to take to: used with "a")
Llevar
To take (to transport) To get along (to be friends) To be in (to be fashionable)
Llevarse
