German verbs — L

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• laben to refresh someone with
• labern to slurp
• lächeln to smile
• lachen to laugh
• lackieren to lacquer, varnish
• laden to load e
• lähmen to paralyze, cripple
• laktieren to lactate
• lallen to stammer
• lancieren to launch (a product, a rumour)
• landen to land
• langen to reach
• lärmen to make noise
• lassen to allow
• lästern to blaspheme against
• lauern to lurk, to lie in wait
• laufen to run
• lauschen to listen
• lauten to be, to read
• läuten to ring
• läutern to refine
• leben to live
• lechzen to be parched with thirst
• lecken to lick (with the tongue)
• leeren to empty
• legen to lay
• lehnen to lean
• lehren to teach (a class, a subject); to be a teacher
• leiden to suffer
• leihen to borrow
• leisten to perform
• leiten to lead
• lenzen to pump out, to bail (nautical); to run before the wind
• lernen to learn
• lesen to read
• leuchten to shine, illuminate
• leugnen to deny
• liberalisieren to liberalize, relax
• lichten to thin out
• lieb haben to love, be fond of
• liebäugeln to make eyes at
• lieben to love
• liebhaben to love
• liefern to supply
• liegen to lie
• lispeln to lisp
• listen to list, to put on a list
• loben to praise
• locken to lure, to entice, to tempt
• lodern to blaze, flare up
• löffeln to spoon
• loggen to measure the speed of a ship by means of
• lohnen to be worthwhile
• löhnen to pay
• losarbeiten to loosen, work free
• losbinden to untie, loosen
• losbrechen to break off
• löschen to quench (fire, thirst, or lime)
• losen to draw lots; to listen (Southern German, Austrian)
• lösen to solve
• losfahren to set off
• losgehen to leave
• loslassen to let loose
• löten to solder
• lotsen to pilot
• lügen to tell a lie
• lukrieren to gain, to profit (Austrian, formal)
• lullen to lull, sing
• lupfen to lift; to raise
• lutschen to suck