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 Translation for 'La' from Spanish to English
PRON   el | la | los | las
la {f}the
5
Nouns
quím.
lantano {m} <La>
lanthanum <La>
2 Words: Others
la víspera {adv}the day before
2 Words: Nouns
jur.
la acusada {noun}
the accused [female]
la Benemérita {noun}the Spanish Civil Guard
admin.
la Generalitat {f}
The Generalitat [The Government of Catalonia]
geogr.
La Haya {f}
The Hague
náut.
la proa {f}
the fore
unverified
hist.pol.
La Solidaridad {f}
La Solidaridad
3 Words: Others
unverified ¡a la chingada! [mex.] [vulg.]screw you! [Am.]
unverified ¡arranca la penca! [¡vete ya!] [esp.] [Canarias]leave already! [coll.] [Am.]
¡Deja la singae! [¡No me molestes!] [col.] [carib.] [Cuba]Don't bother me!
¡Sepa la bola! [Mexico] [col.]Who knows!
unverified ¡Simona la mona! [¡sí!] [mex.] [Distrito Federal] [col.]yes!
unverified ¡Yesenia la Gitana! [¡sí!] [mex.] [Distrito Federal] [col.]yes!
a la carrera {adv} [col.] [locución]hurriedly
gastr.
a la carta {adj} {adv}
à la carte
a la derecha {adv}on the right
a la derecha {adv}to the right
a la deriva {adj}adrift
unverified a la firme {adv} [de verdad] [sur.] [col.] [Perú]really
a la fuerza {adv} [contra su voluntad]by force [against sb.'s will]
unverified a la greña {adj} [mex.]quick
a la hora {adv}on time
a la intemperie {adv}in the open
a la intemperie {adv}under the open sky
a la izquierda {adv}on the left
a la izquierda {adv}to the left
a la larga {adv}in the long way
a la par {adv} [al mismo tiempo]at the same time [together]
gastr.
a la plancha {adj}
grilled
a la que {conj} [cuando]when
a la sazón {adv}back then
unverified a la sorda [en privado] [mex.]in private [also: in secret]
a la vez {adv}at the same time [simultaneously]
a la vuelta {adv}overleaf
a la vuelta {adv}round the corner
a la vuelta {adv}around the corner
a la zaga {adv} [loc.]behind
de la comida {adj}prandial [formal or humorous]
de la madrugada {adv}from the early hours of the morning
náut.
de la proa {adj}
fore
Dime la verdad.Tell me the truth.
durante la semana {adv}during the week
en la noche {adv}at night
en la onda {adj} [col.] [a la moda]funky [sl.] [stylish]
en la presente {adv}herewith [with this letter]
náut.
hacia la proa {adv}
fore
Hazme la valona. {[verb]} [col.] [mex.]Do me a favour. [Br.]
hist.med.
la peste negra
(the) Black Death
la semana pasada {adv}last week
la semana próxima {adv}next week
lit.
La señora Dalloway
Mrs Dalloway [Virginia Woolf]
por la mañana {adv}in the morning
por la noche {adv}at night
por la noche {adv}in the evening
por la presente {adv}hereby
por la presente {adv}herewith [hereby]
por la tarde {adv}in the afternoon
sobre la marcha {adv} [locución]on the fly [idiom]
3 Words: Verbs
abandonar la vigilanciato let down one's guard [fig.]
unverified achaparrarse la cabeza [agocharse] [mex.]to bow one's head
agachar la cabezato hang one's head
agarrar la jarra {f} [México] [col.] to go on a bender [coll.] [get drunk for a substantial period]
unverified agarrar la onda [comprender] [mex.] [col.]to understand
alargar la manoto reach out with the hand
unverified amarrar la perra [vaguear] [carib.] [Venezuela] [col.]to be lazy
indum.
anudarse la corbata
to knot one's tie
apartar la carato turn one's face away
arrugar la carato gurn [Br.] [make a grotesque face]
caerse la babato drool
chasquear la lenguato cluck one's tongue
unverified dar la hora [perder el tiempo] [sur.] [Chile] [col.]to waste time
dar la vuelta [volverse]to turn round [Br.]
darse la manoto shake hands
darse la vueltato turn around
disminuir la velocidadto slow down
doblar la esquinato go round the corner
unverified dormir la monato sleep heavily
unverified echar la pasión [tener sexo] [col.] [mex.]to get laid [Am.] [vulg.] [sl.]
echar la pota [esp.] [col.]to puke [sl.]
embarrar la cancha [col.] [locución] to queer the pitch [Br.] [coll.] [idiom] [spoil the chances]
unverified entornar la puertato leave the door ajar
erguir la espaldato straighten the spine
estirar la pata [col.] [morir]to pop off [coll.] [die]
fijar la fechato set the date
hacer la comprato do the shopping
hacer la mona [esp.] [Huelva] [col.]to skip class
dep.
hacer la plancha
to do the plank
hacerse la jarocha [mex.] [col.]to have a sex change
hacerse la sueca [col.] [locución] to play dumb [coll.] [idiom] [female feigning ignorance]
hurgarse la narizto pick one's nose
levantar la liebre [col.] [locución]to let the cat out of the bag [coll.] [idiom]
limpiarse la narizto blow one's nose
llamar la atención [cosa] [locución]to stand out [idiom]
llamar la atención [cosa] [locución]to be noteworthy [idiom]
llamar la atención [persona] [locución]to make a scene [idiom]
unverified llevar la cuenta [locución]to keep score
llevarse la palma [col.] [fig.]to take the biscuit [Br.] [coll.]
menear la narizto wiggle one's nose
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Translation for 'La' from Spanish to English

la {f}
the

lantano {m} <La>
lanthanum <La>quím.

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la víspera {adv}
the day before

la acusada {noun}
the accused [female]jur.
la Benemérita {noun}
the Spanish Civil Guard
la Generalitat {f}
The Generalitat [The Government of Catalonia]admin.
La Haya {f}
The Haguegeogr.
la proa {f}
the forenáut.
La Solidaridad {f}
unverified La Solidaridadhist.pol.

¡a la chingada! [mex.] [vulg.]
unverified screw you! [Am.]
¡arranca la penca! [¡vete ya!] [esp.] [Canarias]
unverified leave already! [coll.] [Am.]
¡Deja la singae! [¡No me molestes!] [col.] [carib.] [Cuba]
Don't bother me!
¡Sepa la bola! [Mexico] [col.]
Who knows!
¡Simona la mona! [¡sí!] [mex.] [Distrito Federal] [col.]
unverified yes!
¡Yesenia la Gitana! [¡sí!] [mex.] [Distrito Federal] [col.]
unverified yes!
a la carrera {adv} [col.] [locución]
hurriedly
a la carta {adj} {adv}
à la cartegastr.
a la derecha {adv}
on the right

to the right
a la deriva {adj}
adrift
a la firme {adv} [de verdad] [sur.] [col.] [Perú]
unverified really
a la fuerza {adv} [contra su voluntad]
by force [against sb.'s will]
a la greña {adj} [mex.]
unverified quick
a la hora {adv}
on time
a la intemperie {adv}
in the open

under the open sky
a la izquierda {adv}
on the left

to the left
a la larga {adv}
in the long way
a la par {adv} [al mismo tiempo]
at the same time [together]
a la plancha {adj}
grilledgastr.
a la que {conj} [cuando]
when
a la sazón {adv}
back then
a la sorda [en privado] [mex.]
unverified in private [also: in secret]
a la vez {adv}
at the same time [simultaneously]
a la vuelta {adv}
overleaf

round the corner

around the corner
a la zaga {adv} [loc.]
behind
de la comida {adj}
prandial [formal or humorous]
de la madrugada {adv}
from the early hours of the morning
de la proa {adj}
forenáut.
Dime la verdad.
Tell me the truth.
durante la semana {adv}
during the week
en la noche {adv}
at night
en la onda {adj} [col.] [a la moda]
funky [sl.] [stylish]
en la presente {adv}
herewith [with this letter]
hacia la proa {adv}
forenáut.
Hazme la valona. {[verb]} [col.] [mex.]
Do me a favour. [Br.]
la peste negra
(the) Black Deathhist.med.
la semana pasada {adv}
last week
la semana próxima {adv}
next week
La señora Dalloway
Mrs Dalloway [Virginia Woolf]lit.
por la mañana {adv}
in the morning
por la noche {adv}
at night

in the evening
por la presente {adv}
hereby

herewith [hereby]
por la tarde {adv}
in the afternoon
sobre la marcha {adv} [locución]
on the fly [idiom]

abandonar la vigilancia
to let down one's guard [fig.]
achaparrarse la cabeza [agocharse] [mex.]
unverified to bow one's head
agachar la cabeza
to hang one's head
agarrar la jarra {f} [México] [col.]
to go on a bender [coll.] [get drunk for a substantial period]
agarrar la onda [comprender] [mex.] [col.]
unverified to understand
alargar la mano
to reach out with the hand
amarrar la perra [vaguear] [carib.] [Venezuela] [col.]
unverified to be lazy
anudarse la corbata
to knot one's tieindum.
apartar la cara
to turn one's face away
arrugar la cara
to gurn [Br.] [make a grotesque face]
caerse la baba
to drool
chasquear la lengua
to cluck one's tongue
dar la hora [perder el tiempo] [sur.] [Chile] [col.]
unverified to waste time
dar la vuelta [volverse]
to turn round [Br.]
darse la mano
to shake hands
darse la vuelta
to turn around
disminuir la velocidad
to slow down
doblar la esquina
to go round the corner
dormir la mona
unverified to sleep heavily
echar la pasión [tener sexo] [col.] [mex.]
unverified to get laid [Am.] [vulg.] [sl.]
echar la pota [esp.] [col.]
to puke [sl.]
embarrar la cancha [col.] [locución]
to queer the pitch [Br.] [coll.] [idiom] [spoil the chances]
entornar la puerta
unverified to leave the door ajar
erguir la espalda
to straighten the spine
estirar la pata [col.] [morir]
to pop off [coll.] [die]
fijar la fecha
to set the date
hacer la compra
to do the shopping
hacer la mona [esp.] [Huelva] [col.]
to skip class
hacer la plancha
to do the plankdep.
hacerse la jarocha [mex.] [col.]
to have a sex change
hacerse la sueca [col.] [locución]
to play dumb [coll.] [idiom] [female feigning ignorance]
hurgarse la nariz
to pick one's nose
levantar la liebre [col.] [locución]
to let the cat out of the bag [coll.] [idiom]
limpiarse la nariz
to blow one's nose
llamar la atención [cosa] [locución]
to stand out [idiom]

to be noteworthy [idiom]
llamar la atención [persona] [locución]
to make a scene [idiom]
llevar la cuenta [locución]
unverified to keep score
llevarse la palma [col.] [fig.]
to take the biscuit [Br.] [coll.]
menear la nariz
to wiggle one's nose
  • lanthanum <La> = lantano {m} <La>
  • lymphangioma <LA> = linfangioma {m}
  • à la carte = a la carta
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Contains translations by TU Chemnitz and Mr Honey's Business Dictionary (German-English only).
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