lick

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lik)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
guitar lick n (short sequence of notes on guitar)punteo corto nm
 Bellísima interpretación. Una guitarra adorna la entrada con un punteo corto y muy sugerente.
lick and a promise n (haste)chapuza nf
lick [sb]'s boots v expr figurative (be a toady to [sb])adular a vtr + prep
  (ES: coloquial)hacerle la pelota a, hacerle la pelotilla a loc verb + prep
  (AR: coloquial)chuparle medias a loc verb + prep
  (CL, PE: coloquial)lamerle las botas a loc verb + prep
lick [sth/sb] into shape v expr figurative, informal (improve [sth/sb])poner a punto vtr + loc adv
  darle forma a loc verb + prep
 The new manager was determined to lick the department into shape.
 El nuevo gerente estaba dispuesto a poner a punto el departamento.
lick [sth] off,
lick off [sth]
vtr + adv
(remove by licking)lamer vtr
 Danny licked the frosting off his lip.
lick your chops v expr informal (run tongue over your lips)relamerse v prnl
lick your chops v expr figurative, informal (anticipate [sth] eagerly) (figurado)relamerse v prnl
lick your lips v expr (run tongue over your lips)relamerse v prnl
lick your lips v expr figurative (anticipate [sth] eagerly) (figurado)relamerse v prnl
lick your wounds v expr figurative (privately recover after defeat) (figurado)lamerse las heridas loc verb
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'lick' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
lap
Spanish:

Collocations: the dog gave her [face, cheek] a lick, the dog gave her a lick on the [face], gave her fingers a lick to [open, separate] the plastic bags, more...

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