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leak [leaks] (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape) noun [UK: liːk] [US: ˈliːk] | agujeronoun goteranounPlug up that leak. = Tapa esa gotera. roturanoun víanoun |
leak [leaked, leaking, leaks] (to allow fluid to escape or enter) verb [UK: liːk] [US: ˈliːk] | chorrearverbIt's still leaking. = Aún está chorreando. filtrarverbJohn hides some leaked documents. = John esconde algunos documentos filtrados. gotearverbThe roof leaks. = El techo gotea. perderverbThis bucket leaks. = Este balde pierde. |
leakage [leakages] (act of leaking) noun [UK: ˈliːkɪdʒ] [US: ˈliːkədʒ] | derramenoun |
leaky [leakier, leakiest] (having leaks; allows contents to escape) adjective [UK: ˈliːk.i] [US: ˈliːk.i] | permeableadjective |
lean (being slim, not fleshy) adjective [UK: liːn] [US: ˈliːn] | delgadoadjectiveHe is tall and lean. = Él es alto y delgado. esbeltoadjective |
lean (having a low proportion of a desired substance) adjective [UK: liːn] [US: ˈliːn] | sobreoxigenadoadjective |
lean (having little extra or little to spare) adjective [UK: liːn] [US: ˈliːn] | ajustadoadjective estrechoadjective |
lean (of meat, having little fat) adjective [UK: liːn] [US: ˈliːn] | magroadjectiveShe ate only lean meat. = Ella solamente comía carne magra. |
lean [leant, leaning, leans] (to hang outwards) verb [UK: liːn] [US: ˈliːn] | declinarseverb |
lean [leant, leaning, leans] (to incline) verb [UK: liːn] [US: ˈliːn] | inclinarverbJohn leaned over the railing. = John se inclinó sobre la barandilla. |
lean [leant, leaning, leans] (to press against) verb [UK: liːn] [US: ˈliːn] | arrimarverb reclinarverbJohn leaned back in his chair. = John se reclinó en su silla. |
lean [leant, leaning, leans] (to rest or rely upon for support) verb [UK: liːn] [US: ˈliːn] | apoyarseverbJohn doesn't have anyone to lean on. = John no tiene a nadie sobre quien apoyarse. |
Leander (Greek lover of Hero) proper noun [UK: li.ˈæn.də(r)] [US: li.ˈæn.dər] | Leandroproper noun |
Leaning Tower of Pisa (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) proper noun [UK: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r) əv ˈpiː.zə] [US: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər əv ˈpiː.sə] | Torre inclinada de Pisaproper noun |
leap [leaps] (intercalary) noun [UK: liːp] [US: ˈliːp] | bisiestonoun |
leap [leapt, leaping, leaps] verb [UK: liːp] [US: ˈliːp] | saltarverbLook before you leap. = Mira antes de saltar. |
leap [leaps] noun [UK: liːp] [US: ˈliːp] | saltonoun |
leap day (extra day in a leap year) noun | día bisiestonoun día intercalarnoun |
leap of faith (act of believing in something despite proof) noun | salto de fenoun |
leap second (added second) noun [UK: liːp ˈsek.ənd] [US: ˈliːp ˈsek.ənd] | segundo intercalarnoun |
leap year (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) noun [UK: liːp ˈjiə(r)] [US: ˈliːp ˈjɪr̩] | año bisiestonoun bisiestonoun |
leapfrog (game) noun [UK: ˈliːp.frɒɡ] [US: ˈliːp.ˌfrɒɡ] | correcallesnoun pídolanounJohn and Mary played leapfrog. = John y Mary jugaron a la pídola. |
learn [learnt, learning, learns] (to acquire knowledge or ability) verb [UK: lɜːn] [US: ˈlɝːn] | aprenderverbI don't learn. = No aprendo. |
learn [learnt, learning, learns] (to be studying) verb [UK: lɜːn] [US: ˈlɝːn] | estudiarverbI began to learn Esperanto. = Empecé a estudiar esperanto. |
learn [learnt, learning, learns] (to come to know; to become informed of; to find out) verb [UK: lɜːn] [US: ˈlɝːn] | enterarseverb |
learned (having much learning) adjective [UK: lɜːnd] [US: ˈlɝːnd] | eruditoadjectiveFluent in English, French, Spanish and German, Paul Morphy was one of the most learned chess players of his time. = Con fluidez en inglés, francés, español y alemán, Paul Morphy fue uno de los ajedrecistas más eruditos de su tiempo. leídoadjective |
learned borrowing (word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language) noun | cultismonoun |