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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
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