WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| lick [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (lap with tongue) | lamer⇒ vtr |
| | | lamer a vtr + prep |
| | The dog licked his owner's hand. |
| | El perro lamió la mano de su dueña. |
| lick at [sth] vi + prep | (lap at [sth] with tongue) | lamer⇒ vtr |
| | The cat licked at the milk in the saucer. |
| | El gato lamió la leche en el plato. |
| lick n | (lapping motion with tongue) | lametón nm |
| | | lamida nf |
| | | lengüetada nf |
| | Tom's disgusting dog soaked through Greg's shirt with one lick. |
| | El asqueroso perro de Tom empapó la camisa de Greg de un lametón. |
| lick n | (music: short phrase) (voz inglesa) | lick nm |
| | Ben came up with an awesome lick on his guitar. |
| | Ben improvisó un magnífico lick con su guitarra. |
| lick of paint n | figurative, informal (light coat of paint) | mano nf |
| | This door could do with a fresh lick of paint. |
| | A esta puerta se le puede dar una nueva mano de pintura. |
| Additional Translations |
| lick n | figurative, informal (little bit of [sth]) | pizca nf |
| | (coloquial) | poquito nm |
| | (RD, coloquial) | chin nm |
| | Paul doesn't have a lick of sense. |
| | Paul no tiene ni una pizca de sentido. |
| lick n | (salt lick) | lambedero nm |
| | | lamedero nm |
| | The cows congregated around the lick in the corner when it was hot. |
| | Las vacas se reunieron alrededor del lambedero en la esquina donde hacía calor. |
| lick n | informal (hit) | golpe nm |
| | The boxer got a good lick in on his opponent's face. |
| | El boxeador le dio un buen golpe en la cara a su contrincante. |
| lick n | informal (speed) | velocidad nf |
| | The skier was going at quite a lick when he hit the tree. |
| | El esquiador iba a bastante velocidad cuando se chocó con el árbol. |
| lick at [sth] vi + prep | figurative (flames: come close) | rozar⇒ vtr |
| | | acariciar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | lamer⇒ vtr |
| | The flames licked at Jo's face as she pulled the boy from the burning building. |
| | Las llamas rozaban el rostro de Jo mientras sacaba al niño del edificio en llamas. |
| lick [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | slang, figurative (defeat) (figurado, coloquial) | barrer a vtr + prep |
| | | barrer⇒ vtr |
| | Kate's soccer team licked the other team easily. |
| | El equipo de fútbol de Kate barrió al otro equipo con facilidad. |
| lick [sb/sth] vtr | (beat, thrash) | golpear a vtr + prep |
| | | golpear⇒ vtr |
| | The school bully licked Greg during recess. |
| | El abusón del colegio golpeó a Greg durante el recreo. |
| lick [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (flame, fire: burn) (figurado) | trepar⇒ vi |
| | The campfire flames licked the pieces of wood. |
| | Las llamas de la hoguera trepaban por los trozos de madera. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
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lap [sth] up,
lap up [sth],
lick [sth] up,
lick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (drink by licking) | beber algo a lengüetadas vtr + loc adv |
| | | beber algo a lengüetazos vtr + loc adv |
| | The dog thirstily lapped up the water from its water bowl. |
| | El perro sediento bebió a lengüetadas el agua de su tazón. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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