| lackadaisical | apático, indiferente = lazy; careless; feeling or showing a lack of interest or enthusiasm |
| lair | covil, toca = the resting or living place of a wild animal; den |
| languish (to) | 1) enfraquecer, definhar = to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated / 2) ser negligenciado = to suffer neglect; "the bill languished in the Senate for eight months" |
| larch | larix, lariço (árvore) |
| lariat | laço = a long rope with a knotted loop, used to catch horses, cattle, or other animals; |
| lash (n) / lash (to) | 1) chicote, açoite = whip, switch; "he used a lash on the cattle to get them moving" / 2) chicotada = stroke of whip; whiplash; "the slave was sentenced to five lashes" / 3) cilio, pestana = eyelash // chicotear |
| latticework | treliça |
| laud (to) | elogiar, enaltecer, loucar |
| leaden | 1) muito pesado; "leaden box" / 2) plúmbeo; "leaden skies" |
| lechery / lecherous | lascívia = unrestrained and promiscuous sexuality / lascivo, lúbrico |
| lee | sotavento (náutico) / in the lee of = ao abrigo de |
| leery | desconfiado, cauteloso = feeling or showing a lack of trust in someone or something |
| legit | legítimo = legitimate; "legit theater" |
| levee | dique, barragem = dam |
| lewd | obsceno, safado, indecente, lascivo = nasty, bawdy, indecent; "a lewd woman" |
| loath | relutante, contrário a / to be loath to do something = relutar em fazer algo |
| loathe (to) | detestar, abominar = to hate, to detest |
| lofty | 1) alto, elevado; "lofty mountains" / 2) altivo, nobre, superior, arrogante; "to treat someone in a lofty manner" |
| logarithm | logarítmo |
| loo | banheiro = an informal word for lavatory (UK) |
| loon | 1) doido, maluco, lunático / 2) mobelha (espécie de pato) |
| loot (to) | saquear, pilhar = to plunder; to ransack; "the rioters looted several stores = os desordeiros saquearam várias lojas" |
| lopsided | torto, desigual, assimétrico |
| lout | rústico, grosseiro |
| lozenge | losango = diamond |
| ludicrous | ridículo, cômico, absurdo; "t's ludicrous to think that anyone will agree with you" |
| lug (to) | puxar, arrastar, carregar |
| lukewarm | 1) morno, tépido / 2) indiferente = having or expressing little interest or enthusiasm; "lukearm greeting" |
| lunge (n) / lunge (to) | bote, estocada, investida / atacar, investir, dar um bote |
| lurk (to) | 1) ocultar-se, esconder, estar à espreita, emboscar = to be in a hidden place; to wait in a secret or hidden place especially in order to do something wrong or harmful; "we caught a glimpse of someone lurking around the corner" / 2) (comput.) to read messages written by other people on the Internet in a newsgroup, chat room, etc., without writing any messages yourself |
| lush | luxuriante, exuberante; lush vegetation |
