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léine i n-a léinidh (ag obair), in his shirt-sleeves (ML); alb, surplice: is geal í do léinidh indiu agus is dubh í seachtain ó 'ndiu, your alb is white today but it will be black a week from today. This from the back was Brian Rua's answer to the priest who called his name from the altar (SBh). Clothes Adjectives Everyday phrases People Feelings Log in to hear
liocaim liocann sé an talamh, (tractor) tramps the ground, packs the soil (Wm); liocthaí: féar liocthaí / L´uki: /, hay stuck together after heating (AL). Activities Farming life Objects Verbs Adjectives Log in to hear
lughar níor lughar liom a' deabhal fheiceál 'ná thú, - a' tan nach mbeith aon tsuim agad ainntí, I wouldn't hate seeing the devil more than you - (said) when you wouldn't like her (Sb); ní lughar liom an t-éag 'ná é, I hate him more than death. Feelings Adjectives Everyday phrases Comparatives Verbs Log in to hear
luimreóg aliter luimneóg, a kind of crab (found out in the deep?): luimreógaí, portáiníní beaga glasa; bhéarfadh siad ort; nimhneach go maith Animals Food and drink Adjectives Everyday phrases Feelings Log in to hear
luinsgeóracht a' l., a' bogadaigh ar a' mbóthar, staggering from drink Activities Feelings Food and drink Adjectives Everyday phrases Log in to hear
méad lé' mhéad a scanraigh Ifreann é, Hell frightened him so much Feelings Everyday phrases Adjectives Activities People Log in to hear
muc a' mhuc rua agus a' mhuc mhín: muca rua, scaly fish, bréams i mBéarla; dath silvery orthú: cho geal le scudán; same name in French (Wm) (perh. he had heard 'roussseau' from a French fisherman). a' mhuc mhín has no scales: níl aon lannach' orthú Animals Food and drink Adjectives Everyday phrases Language Log in to hear
nasc i nasc, hemmed in, embraced, Abstract nouns Activities Adjectives Feelings Physical contact Log in to hear
nimheadóir nimheadóir bradach, a sour fellow who won't take fun or a joke Adjectives Feelings People Personality Everyday phrases Log in to hear
oilbhéasach bochaill oilbhéasach, suas le géimeannaí, a ghoidfeadh giorrán a chomharsa is a bhainfeadh marcaíocht as Animals Adjectives Activities People Feelings Log in to hear
péiste na murlus bíonn sé a' raithe i n-éis na murlus. Weather Everyday phrases Life & death Activities Adjectives Log in to hear
práinneach práinneach asad féin, leitheadach; práinneach as a chlann, as rud ar bit a bheith aige, proud of, thinks a lot of (AL); bhí sé a cho práinneach as a gcat. he was so very fond of the cat (CN). Adjectives Feelings Likes & dislikes Relationships Verbs Log in to hear
prioscán applied also to children; tá an prioscán a' teacht, the youngsters are coming Activities People Everyday phrases Adjectives Life & death Log in to hear
rampaéraí nach é an rampaéraí é! bochaill (nó bacach) ag imeacht chuile áit a mba mhaith leis Everyday phrases Adjectives Feelings Verbs Animals Log in to hear
réalta ar an oíche ba dorcha thainic as réaltaí an aeir riamh Adjectives Astronomy Everyday phrases Weather Time Log in to hear