=lealtad,= _f._, loyalty.

=Leandro,= Leander.

=leccion,= _f._, lesson.

=lector, -a,= reader; =-- amigo,= dear reader.

=leche,= _f._, milk; =bueno como --,= as gentle as a lamb.

=lecho,= couch, bed.

=lechuga,= lettuce.

=lechuguino,= well-dressed.

=leer,= to read; =al --,= on reading; =solo podia --se,= it could only be read.

=legar,= to bequeath, leave.

=legitimamente,= lawfully, duly.

=legua,= league (_about 3-1/2 English miles = about 5-1/2 kilometres_).

=lejania,= distance.

=lejano,= distant.

=lejos,= far; =a lo lejos,= in the distance, from afar.

=lengua,= tongue, language; =media --,= broken language.

=lenguage,= _m._, language.

=lenguecita= (_dim. of_ =lengua=)=,= little tongue.

=lentamente,= slowly, deliberately.

=lento,= slow, long.

=lena,= fire-wood.

=leon,= _m._, lion; fearless man.

=letargo,= lethargy.

=letra,= letter (_of the alphabet_); words (_of a song_); handwriting; =-- gorda,= black-faced _or_ large letter; =-- menuda,= trick; sagacity, cunning.

=letrado,= scholar, man of letters.

=letrero,= sign, inscription.

=leva,= levy, conscription, compulsory service in the army _or_ navy.

=levantar,= to raise, lift; =-- tiendas,= to break up camp, go home; =--se,= to rise.

=levantino,= Levantine; =huerta --a= (_in_ =Barca abandonada=)=,= garden-lands of the east coast (_of Spain_).

=leve,= light, slight; of little importance.

=ley,= _f._, law.

=leyendo,= _pr. p. of_ =leer=.

=leyo,= _pret. of_ =leer=.

=liar,= to tie, bind; =-- un cigarro,= to roll a cigarette.

=libacion,= _f._, libation.

=libertad,= _f._, liberty, freedom.

=libra,= pound.

=librar,= to free, deliver.

=libre,= free.

=licencia,= permission.

=licor,= _m._, liquor, wine.

=lidiar,= to fight (_bulls_).

=liebre,= _f._, hare; =abrir los ojos como una --,= to open one's eyes wide.

=ligadura,= tie, fetter(s).

=ligar,= to bind.

=ligeramente,= lightly, slightly.

=ligereza,= flippancy; swiftness, lightness.

=ligero,= light, nimble, swift, slight, thin, quick(ly), lightly.

=limitar(se),= to limit (oneself); =limitandose estas,= and these were limited.

=limite,= _m._; =sin --,= boundless.