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lent - (v.) past tense of 'lend'; cawih, hlanh
Leo - (prop.) chiandeih kawhnak min
leopard - (n.) pawlai
leper - (n.) thinghmuimi
leprocy - (n.) thinghmui zawtnak
leprous - (adj.) thinghmui zawtnak ngemi
lesbian - (adj.) nu le nu aa duhmi
less - (adj.) tlawm deuh , hme deuh
less - (adv.) tlawm deuh; e.g. Tom is less clever than his brother = Tom cu a nau nakin a fim lo deuh
lessen - (v.) tlawmter
lesser - (adj.) a hme deuh pahnih lak i a hme deuh chinmi
lesson - (n.) 1. cawnnak , cawn awk i chiahmi 2. mah ca ttha dingin cawnpiaktu a simi thil
lest - (conj.) a si sual nakhnga lo; e.g. Be careful lest you fall from the tree = I ralring, cu lo ahcun,
thingkung cung khan na tla sual lai
let - (v.) 1. ter , ngeihter , siter; e.g. Let the dog eat the bone = Uico kha saruh kha eiter 2. u sih; e.g. Let
us go to church = Biakinn ah kal u shi let alone: chim loin; e.g. There were seven people in the car, let
alone a pile of luggage and three dogs = Mawttaka chungah mi pasarih an um, thil tom pipi le uico
pathum kha chim hn hlah let down: deuh; e.g. She let us down by not coming = A ra lo i a kan deuh let
off: chuahter; e.g. We were let off early today at school = Nihin cu sianginn in tuan ah an kan chuahter
let oneself go: sining i langhter
lethal - (adj.) mi a that khomi; e.g. Leathal weapons = Mi a that khomi hriamnam
lethargic - (adj.) thazang a ngei lomi , mizaangthu
lethargy - (n.) zaangthutnak , mitkuh i ngut lengmang
let's - (v.) = let us = u sih
letter - (n.) 1. cafang 2. cakuat
letter-perfect - (adj.) a tling khitkhetmi, tling khitkhet tein a tthami
letterhead - (n.) min le umnak khenhmi ca
lettuce - (n.) salat anttam; a hring eimi
levee - (n.) ti liam hlah seh tiah tikam i an sermi ti khamnak
level - (adj.) rawnmi; e.g. The floor is level = Tuang a rawn.
level - (n.) sannak; e.g. The flood water rose to a level of six feet = Tilian cu pe ruk tiang a kai.
level - (v.) rawnhter; e.g. He leveled the ground = Vawlei kha a rawnhter.
lever - (n.) tal (taal)
leverage - (n.) tal in phawh khawhnak
leviathan - (n.) rulhreu
levy - (v.) ngunkhuai khuai
levy - (n.) ngunkhuai pekmi tangka
lewd - (adj.) hurmi
lewdness - (n.) hurnak
lexicographer - (n.) biafang tete sullam a ttialtu, dictionary a ttuahtu
lexicon - (n.) biafang tete sullam ttialnak , Hebru , Grik le Latin holh hna dictionary kha lexicon tiah ti an
si khun
liability - (n.) 1. a si kho 2. leiba pek ding hrumhrim a simi, a bami, hi bia he aa ralchanhmi cu assets a
si
liable - (adj.) 1. ttuanvo lak , upadi nih fial; e.g. He stated that he would not be liable for his son's debts
= Ka fapa leiba cu ttuanvo ka la lo, thah a si 2. a si kho, duh naloin; e.g. You are liable to get wet if you
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