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lá | law | day |
Lá 'le Bríde | | [Saint] Brigid's day |
sa ló | | per day |
an chéad lá | | the first day |
ón gcéad lá | | from the first day |
Lá Domhanda an Bhia | | World Food Day |
Laethanta na seachtaine | | Days of the week |
na laetheanta seo | | these days |
laethiúla | | daily |
nuachtáin laethiúla | | daily newspapers |
labhair | | speak |
labhraim | | I speak |
ag labhairt | | speaking |
labhrann X | | X speak(s) |
lách | | friendly, pleasant |
lacha | | duck |
lach ruadh | | a sort of duck (mallard?) |
lachna | | dun-coloured, drab |
ladhar, laidhre | | space between fingers or toes; |
| | land between converging rivers, |
| | roads, etc.; fork |
ladhróg | | small fork or prong; narrow angle |
| | (of land, etc.); switch or railway points |
lag | | weak |
lagachan | | weakening |
laghad | | fewness, smallness |
ar a laghad | | at least |
láidir | | strong |
fórsaí láidre | | strong forces |
láimh | | hand |
láir | | mare |
laistigh | | within inside |
láithreán | | site |
lampa | | lamp |
lán | lawn | full |
langa | | ling (fish) |
lann, lamina | | blade, scale (fish) |
lánúin phósta | | (a) married couple |
lár | | centre (as in dead centre, middle) |
i lár | | in the center of |
lárionad | | centre (as in shopping centre) |
lárnach | | central, soviet |
lárnaithe | | centralised |
las | | light |
lasaim | | I light |
lasmuigh | | outside |
lasta | | (a) load, (a) cargo |
lastaí | | cargoes, loads |
láthair | | presence |
i láthair | | present, in the presence of |
i láthair na huaire | | at the present moment |
fé láthair | | at present |
faoi lathair | | at the moment, as of now, at this point in time |
le | leh | with |
dar le | | according to |
le do thoil | | please |
leaba | | bed |
leabhar | | book |
leabhair | | books |
Leabhar Gearrthóg | | ScrapBook |
leabharlann | | library |
Leabhar Nótaí | | NotePad |
leac | | flat stone, slab |
léacht | | lecture |
léachtóir | | (a) lecturer |
léachtóir le Gaeilge | | a lecturer in Gaelic language(s) |
léachtóir le Spáinnis | | a lecturer in Spanish |
leadránach | | boring, tedious |
leag | | lay, place, knock down |
leagan amach | | arrangements |
Leagan Amach na Luibhne | | Key Layout |
leaid | | lad |
leáigh | | melt, dissolve |
léamh | | I read |
lean | lyann | follow |
lean ort | | continue |
leanacht | | following |
leanaim | | I follow |
leanbh | | child |
léann | | learning |
leann | | ale |
leannán sí | lan-awn shee | fairy lover |
lear mór | lots of, a great number | of |
thar lear | | abroad |
learg, -a | | plain, tract of level land |
léargas pearsanta | | personal view |
learscáil | lair-scaw-ill | map |
leas | | improvement, good, well-being, interest |
ba é do leas | | it would be in your best interests, your own good |
blaint leas as | | using |
leas sóisialach | | social welfare (seirbhísí leasa hóisialaigh) |
leasc | | reluctant |
is leasc le X | | X is reluctant |
is leasc liom | | I am reluctant |
is leasc léi | | she is reluctant |
is leasc leis | | he is reluctant |
is leasc linn | | we are reluctant |
is leasc leo | | they are reluctant |
leasaím | | I amend, improve; cure (meat, fish, etc.); manure (land) |
leasú | | amendment, reform, organic fertilizer! |
leasuithe | | amendments |
nár leasaíodh ó shin | | not amended since that time |
Leat | | with you |
leataoibh | | one side |
i leataoibh mo dhorais | | beside my door |
leath | | half, side, one of a pair |
a leath acu | | half of them |
leathan | | broad, wide |
leathanach (lch.) | | page (p.) |
leathanach tosaigh | | front page |
Leathaobh | lah-tave | Lay-by/rest area |
leathar | | leather |
leathchéad | | fifty |
leathóg | | plaice, flat-fish |
leathshúil | | one eye |
leathuair | | half-hour |
Léi | | with her |
leictreachas | | electricity |
leictriú na tuaithe | | rural electrification |
léigh | | read |
léighim | | I read |
leigheas | | cure |
léim | | jump |
de léim | | suddenly |
caitheamh léim | | jumping |
léimim | | I jump, leap |
léine | lay-neh | shirt, (a) shirt |
T-léine | | T-shirt, tee-shirt |
T-léinte | | T-shirts |
léinteacha | | shirts |
leipreachán | lep-ruckh-awn | fairy shoemaker |
léir: go léir | | entirely,all |
léiritheoir | | (a) producer (of a television programme) |
Leis | | with him, also |
leisce | | laziness, reluctance |
leisciúil | | lazy |
leispiach | | lesbian |
leite | letch-eh | porridge |
leith | | special,particular |
ar leith | | particular |
béim faoi leith | | special emphasis |
leithead | | width |
ar leithead | | in width |
leithéid | | something like |
a leithéid | | the like of it |
mo leithéid | | the likes of me |
leith: go leith | | and a half |
léitheóir | lay-hore | reader |
leithleach | | apart, peculiar, special, selfish, particular |
leithleachas | | peculiarity; standoffishness; selfishness |
Leithreas | leh-res | Toilet/Lavatory |
leithscéal | | excuse, apology |
gabh mo leithscéal | | excuse me |
go léir | | all |
leitir | | letter |
le linn | | during, in the lifetime of |
le linn na seachtaine seo caite | | during the past week |
le linn bhlianta X | | during the years of X |
le linn na nóchaidí | | during the [nineteen-]nineties |
le gnóthú | | to be won, gained |
le gnóthú ag X as Y | | to be gained by X from, out of Y |
Leo | | with them |
b'fhearr leo | | they'd rather |
leonta | | sprained |
leor: go leor | | plenty of, enough |
go leor | | enough, plenty,sufficient |
is leor | | enough |
leoraí | | lorry |
le tarlú | | to happen |
liath | lee-a | grey |
liathbhán | | greyish white; pale; wan |
liathchorcra | | lilac |
liathdhearg | | pale red; pinkish |
liathdhonn | | pale brown, drab |
liathghlas | | pale green |
liath-ghorn | | grey-blue, steel grey; pale blue; livid |
liathróid | | ball |
Libh | | with you |
lig | | let |
ligean air | | pretending |
ligim | | I let, I allow |
ligithe saor | | set free |
ligithe amach | | released, let out |
a ligint saor | | set free |
Lile na Cásca | lile na kauska | Easter Lily |
líne | | line |
línéadach | leen-aid-ockh | linen |
Linn | | with us |
linn | | pond, pool, lake |
linnte bainne | | milk lakes |
liofa | | fluent |
liom | | with me, by me, of mine |
is cuimhin liom | | I remember. |
líon | | net, fill |
líon na mbád | | the number of boats |
líon na lastaí | | the number of loads |
líonaim | | i fill |
lionn | | porter, ale |
lios | liss | fairy mound |
liosta | | list |
litreacha | | letters |
litríocht | | literature |
litríocht na Gaeilge | | Gaelic literature |
liús | | pike (fish) |
lobh | | rot |
lobhadh | | rotting |
loch | luch | lake |
déan locháinín | | do a wee wee |
locht | | fault |
tá locht agam ar | | I have fault to find with |
loigh | | lie |
i mo loighe | | lying |
cur ina loighe ar | | persuading |
loighic | | logic |
loiscneach | | parched land |
lóistín | | lodging |
ar lóistín | | in lodging |
Lóistín oíche | low-stheen ee-heh | Bed and Breakfast |
loitiméaracht | | destruction |
lom | | bare, exposed |
lón | loan | lunch |
lon dubh | lun duv | blackbird |
long(a) | lung | boat, ship(s) |
lonnú | | siting, placing |
lorg | | track |
ar lorg | | looking for, seeking |
losna | | short cord attaching hook to spiller or fishing line |
luach | | valuéworth, price |
luath: go luath | | early |
níos luaithe | | earlier |
lúb | | bend, flex |
lúbadh | | bending |
luch | luckh | mouse |
lucht | | people |
lucht an airgid | | rich people |
lucht ceannais | | leaders, top administrators |
lucht déanta X | | manufacturers of X, people who make X |
lucht déanta cógas | | manufacturers of medicines, of medical preparations |
lucht a n-éilithe | | those who demand them (demand licences, plural) |
lucht léite | | reading public |
lucht pleanála | | planners |
lucht taighde | | researchers |
lucht comhairle | | advisers |
an lucht siúil | | nomads,"Travellers" (lit. "the people who walk") |
luan | | monday |
dé luain | | on monday |
luí | | I lie |
luí: ina luí | | in bed |
lúib | | loop, stitch |
Luibheanchlár | | Keyboard |
Lúnasa | | August |