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Words of the Seven Madmen · 228 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

ladrar

might bark; bark; barks 3 times

ladraran, ladró, ladra

verb, imperfect, subjunctive, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

Ladrar (to bark) is used figuratively — words fierce enough to voice his pain.

lamentar él

he lamented once

Lamentábase

Archaic/literary word order: the reflexive 'se' is attached after the verb, equivalent to modern 'se lamentaba.'

lancero

lanceros once

lanceros

'Lancero' (from 'lanza,' Lunfardo slang for a pickpocket) names a cutpurse/pickpocket who works a crowd; the translation keeps the term untranslated.

lanzar

flung out; let out; would fling 14 times

lanzó, lanzaba, lanzado, lanzar, lanzada, lanzaría, lanzaban, lanzarán

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular

levantar

raised; stood up; rose 85 times

levantó, levantaba, levantar, levantará, levantado, levanté, levantando, Levantó and 7 more

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive

Source text runs two words together: 'levantandolos' = 'levantando los' (raising + the), with 'los' determining the following 'hombros.'

levantar tú

Get up once

Levántate

Levántate = levanta + te, the reflexive imperative of levantarse.

limitar

limited twice

limitó

«limitarse a» = 'to do no more than' or 'to confine oneself to,' rendered here as 'went so far as to.'

llenar

filled; will fill; were filling 9 times

llenaba, llenarán, llenaban, llenaron, llenándolo

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural

llover

was raining; it was raining; raining 5 times

Llovía, llovía, llover

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive

lo que

what once

lo

«lo que» is the neuter relative pronoun meaning "what"/"that which."

locoide

half-mad types once

locoides

locoides = Arlt's coinage from loco ('crazy') + -oide ('-oid'); roughly 'crazy-ish types.'

lucir

shone; blazed 4 times

lucían, luda, lucieron, lucía

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural

Surface 'luda' does not match any standard conjugation of 'lucir' (imperfect indicative would be 'lucía', not 'luda'). If instead from 'ludir' (to rub/graze), the imperfect indicative would be 'ludía' — 'luda' only matches ludir's present subjunctive, which doesn't fit this plain declarative clause. The lemma/gloss given ('lucir'/'blazed') is an unverified guess presented as settled fact; flag for review against the print source rather than shipping as-is.

Seen once or twice

laberinto

labyrinths once

labia

gift of gab once

labor

work once

labriego

farmhands once

lacrado

sealed once

ladroncito

little thieves once

lamentable

regrettable thing once

lamentablemente

pitifully once

lamentar

was lamenting once

lamentarse

were lamenting once

lamer

lick; licking twice

lamido

licked once

laminador

rolling mill once

lamprea

lamprey once

langostino

prawns once

languidecido

slackened once

Lanús

Lanús once

lanzado

flung once

lanzar yo

throwing myself once

larga

long once

largar

dropped; was giving twice

laringe

larynx once

lasca

slabs once

lascivo

lecherous once

lastrar

weighed down once

lastre

ballast twice

Lavalle

Lavalle once

lavaplatos

dishwasher once

lavar yo

washing once

lavatorio

washstand twice

laxitud

slackness once

lámina

sheets once

lánguido

languid once

lápiz

pencil twice

lebrel

greyhounds once

lección

lesson twice

leche

milk twice

lechería

dairy shop once

lechosidad

milkiness once

lector

readers once

leer él

reading it once

legislativo

legislative once

legítimo

lawful twice

lejano

distant once

lejía

lye once

lente

glasses once

leñosidad

woody growth once

leonera

den twice

lepra

leprosy once

leprosa

leper once

leproso

lepers; leper twice

letrina

latrine once

letrinoso

latrine-like; latrine-foul twice

levantado

raised twice

leve

slight once

leyenda

legend once

liar

rolling once

libra

pounds twice

librar

frees once

librar él

to free oneself once

libreado

liveried once

librepensador

freethinkers once

librería

bookshop once

licor

liqueurs once

lienzo

sheet once

liga

garters once

Liga

League once

ligado

bound once

ligadura

bindings once

ligar

binds once

ligero

light; lighter twice

ligustro

privet once

lila

lilac twice

limitado

limited once

limitar nosotros

limit ourselves once

limonero

lemon tree twice

limosna

alms once

limosnear

begging once

limón

lemon once

limpia

cleanliness once

Liniers

Liniers once

lino

linen once

linón

lawn once

liquidar

settling once

lista

list twice

listado

striped once

literato

Literary men once

litro

liter; liters twice

Little

Little once

límite

limits once

líquido

net once

llamada

cries; call twice

llamar él

to call them once

llanto

weeping once

llevar él

take her away once

llevar él lo

carrying it off once

lobo

wolf twice

localizado

lodged once

localizar

dwelt once

lograr

manages once

logro

achievement once

loma

hills once

lomo

back once

Londres

London once

lonja

lash once

losange

lozenge once

Loyola

Loyola once

loza

china once

lógica

logic twice

lógicamente

Logically; logically twice

lubrificado

lubricated once

luchar

struggled; struggle twice

lucidez

lucidity; clarity twice

Lucienne

Lucienne once

Lucién

Lucién once

Lucifer

Lucifer twice

lucrar

profiting once

lujosísimo

most luxurious once

lujuria

lust once

luminoso

luminous twice

Luna

Moon once

lunar

lunar once

lunes

Monday once

lupanar

brothels twice

lupus

lupus once

Luro

Luro once

lustrada

buffed once

lustrar

polishing once

lustrar él

shining once

lustre

shine once

lustroso

glossy once

lúcido

lucid once

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Roberto Arlt, d. 1942).
Translation
Public-domain Spanish (Arlt, d. 1942). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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