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lésti (lezem) to creep; to trail; to crawl; to move slowly, to walk slowly

lésti na drevo to climb a tree
lésti iz jajca (izvaliti se) to hatch
to vino leze v glavo this wine turns one's head
lésti v dolgove to incur debts
vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tam all the world and his wife were there

leščáti (se) to glitter, to glimmer

létati to fly; to run

létati sem in tja to run to and fro
létati okoli po (potepati se) to gad (about)
visoko létati (figurativno) to fly high
kdor visoko leta, nizko pade pride goes before a fall, pride will have a fall

letéti to fly

letéti z lastnimi krili (figurativno) to paddle one's own canoe, to stand on one's own feet, to shift for oneself
"leteti" iz službe (biti odpuščen) to be fired, pogovorno to get the sack
letéti komu na pomoč to fly to someone's help
čas letí time flies
šala je letela name the joke was turned against me
lahko bi bil slišal muho letéti you could have heard a pin drop

letovati to spend the summer (na deželi, ob morju in the country, at the seaside); to summer (v Italiji in Italy); ZDA to vacationize; to spend one's holiday, ZDA to vacation; to take a holiday

kje boš letoval letos? where will you spend your holiday this year?

levíti se to slough; to shed one's skin; to cast off one's skin

kača se leví the snake sloughs (ali sheds, casts off) its skin

ležáti to lie, to be lying; to rest; to be situated, to be placed, to be located

ležáti bolan to lie sick
ležáti bolan v postelji to be ill in bed
ležáti mrtev to lie dead
ležáti v porodni postelji to lie in
ležáti na hrbtu to be lying on one's back
ležáti komu pred nogami to lie at someone's feet
ležáti na mrtvaškem odru to lie in state
ležáti v zadnjih zdihljajih to be breathing one's last
ležáti v zasedi to lie in ambush
ležáti v ruševinah to lie in ruins, in dust
negibno ležáti (pritajiti se) žargon to lie doggo
ležáti zasidran to lie at anchor
(on) leži zaradi škrlatinke he is down with scarlet fever
to leži na dlani (figurativno) it is obvious, it is plain, it's as plain as a pikestaff (ali as the nose on your face)
to mi leži (figurativno) that is in my line
to mi bolj leži that is more in my line
ležáti komu težko na vesti to lie heavy on someone's conscience
kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal as you make your bed, so will you lie

liberalizírati to liberalize

licencírati to license

licitírati to (sell by) auction; to auction

líčiti to varnish, to paint; (šminkati) to make (someone) up, to colour, to rouge, to paint

líčiti se to make oneself up, to rouge

líkati to polish; (perilo itd.) to iron, to press; (oblikovati) to shape, to form

líkoven artistic, pertaining to the fine arts

líkovne umetnosti fine arts, francosko beaux arts
líkovni umetnik artist

likvidírati to liquidate; (dolg) to pay; (družbo, podjetje) to win up, to liquidate (družbo a company); (račun) to settle, to clear

likvidírati zadevo to settle (ali to deal with) an affair
likvidírati koga to liquidate someone

limitírati to limit

limitírati cene, hitrost to limit prices, speed

línčati to lynch

linírati (z ravnilom) to rule; to draw a line

liniran papir ruled paper

lístati (knjigo) to leaf through, to turn over leaves; (površno brati) to skim (ali glance) through a book

lístati se (npr. grafit) to flake, to come off in flakes (ali scales ali laminae)
lístati po (najnovejšem) katalogu to browse through the (latest) catalogue

líšpati to adorn; to trim

líti tehnika (vlivati) to found; (dež) to rain hard, to pour

lije kot iz škafa it is pouring (ali pelting) down, it is pouring (ali pelting) with rain, it is bucketing down, it's coming down in bucketfuls (ali torrents), it's a real downpour, it's raining cats and dogs
solze líti to shed tears