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labyrinth<\/td>labirinto = a complicated combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit; maze<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lad \/ lass<\/td>rapaz, mo\u00e7o \/ garota, mo\u00e7a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ladybird (UK) \/ ladybug (US)<\/td>joaninha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lag (n) \/ lag (to)<\/td>atraso, retardamento \/ lag time = tempo de atraso, tempo de retardo \/ jet lag = cansa\u00e7o devido a fuso hor\u00e1rio \/\/ demorar, ficar para tr\u00e1s, ir devagar \/ to lag behind = ficar atr\u00e1s, retardar-se<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lagoon<\/td>lagoa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lame<\/td>coxo, manco = crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
landholder<\/td>propriet\u00e1rio de terras, latifundi\u00e1rio = landowner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
landmark<\/td>ponto de refer\u00eancia = an object (as a stone or tree) that marks the boundary of land<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lapse (n) \/ lapse (to)<\/td>1) falha, lapso = a minor error; \"a lapse of memory\" \/ 2) intervalo de tempo; espa\u00e7o de tempo = an interval or passage of time; time lapse; \"a lapse of only a few seconds\"; \" \/\/ expirar, caducar, prescrever (lei); \"my passport has lapsed\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
larceny<\/td>furto, roubo = the act of stealing something; \"he was arrested and charged with larceny\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lard<\/td>banha de porco (obs.: bacon = toucinho)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lark<\/td>cotovia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
latch (n) \/ latch (to)<\/td>trinco, tranca \/ fechar com trinco; trancar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lavish<\/td>generoso, pr\u00f3digo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lax<\/td>1) lasso, frouxo, bambo, pouco firme = loose; slack \/ 2) negligente = neglectful <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
layoff<\/td>1) demiss\u00e3o = the act of ending the employment of a worker or group of workers; 2) per\u00edodo de inatividade = a period of time during which there is no activity; \"layoff can damage the morale of remaining workers\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
leash<\/td>corrente para segurar c\u00e3es<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ledger<\/td>livro-raz\u00e3o (contabilidade); general ledger = contabilidade geral<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
leek<\/td>alho-por\u00f3 (Allium porrum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lentil<\/td>lentilha (Lens culinaris)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lest<\/td>para que n\u00e3o (used when you are saying something in order to prevent something from happening) \/ \"lest it happen = para que n\u00e3o aconte\u00e7a\"; \"lest we forget = para que n\u00e3o esque\u00e7amos\"; \"he fled the country lest he be captured = ele fugiu do pa\u00eds para que n\u00e3o fosse capturado\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
leverage \/ leverage (to)<\/td>1) alavancagem, vantagem, influ\u00eancia; \"she took advantage of the situation to gain leverage in the negotiations\" \/ 2) poder de agir; poder de influenciar \/\/ 1) alavancar, aproveitar, obter vantagem = to take advantage of \/ 2) influenciar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lime<\/td>1) lima \/ 2) lim\u00e3o-taiti \/ 3) cal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
limp (to) \/ limp (adj)<\/td>mancar \/ mole, fl\u00e1cido<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
linden tree<\/td>t\u00edlia = lime-tree, basswood (Tilia spp.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
linger (to)<\/td>demorar, tardar, retardar; to linger on; to linger over = continuar, persistir \"the old image still lingers on\" <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
liquidity<\/td>liquidez; liquidity ratio = \u00edndice de liquidez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
litter (n) \/ litter (to)<\/td>lixo na rua = small refuse or waste materials carelessly dropped, especially in public places; \"the streets were filled with litter because the garbage collectors were on strike\" \/\/ jogar lixo na rua<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lizard<\/td>lagarto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
locust<\/td>gafanhoto = grasshopper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lollipop \/ lolly<\/td>pirulito \/\/ doce = a piece of candy (UK, Australia)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
loom (n)<\/td>tear = a hand-operated or power-driven device for weaving fabrics \/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
loom (to)<\/td>elevar, surgir (de um nevoeiro), aparecer, assomar; \"suddenly the mountain loomed over them\" <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lore<\/td>conhecimento, erudi\u00e7\u00e3o, saber, sabedoria popular, tradi\u00e7\u00f5es, cren\u00e7a = traditional knowledge or belief \/\/ folklore = folclore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lottery<\/td>loteria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
louse (pl.: lice) \/ lousy<\/td>piolho \/ piolhento, nojento, horr\u00edvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lubricate (to) \/ lubrication<\/td>lubrificar \/ lubrifica\u00e7\u00e3o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lull (to) \/ lull (n) \/ lullaby<\/td>ninar, acalentar, acalmar \/\/ calma, calmaria \/\/ can\u00e7\u00e3o de ninar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lumber \/ lumberman; lumberjack<\/td>madeira (serrada em t\u00e1buas) = timber sawed into boards ready for market; timber or logs especially when dressed for use \/\/ lenhador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lump \/ lumpy<\/td>1) caro\u00e7o no corpo, incha\u00e7o, galo (cabe\u00e7a) \/\/ 2) massa, volume, torr\u00e3o = a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape \/ lump sum = soma total \/\/\/ 1) encaro\u00e7ado \/ 2) desajeitado = clumsy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lure (to)<\/td>atrair, seduzir = to entice, to attract, to allure \/ to lure buyers = atrair compradores<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lust<\/td>lux\u00faria, desejo sexual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lyrics<\/td>letra de m\u00fasica = the words of a song<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3652,"menu_order":481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4854","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4854"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21833,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4854\/revisions\/21833"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}