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luas ar a' dá luas, immediately Adverbs Everyday phrases Prepositions Time Language 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
mac a' pheata chuile mhac a' pheat' acú, every one of them, every mother's son of them Everyday phrases Feelings People Language Relationships 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
méar the fingers are in order - an ordóg, a' chorr-mhéar, a' mhéar fhada, a' mhéar fháinne (or méar an fháinne), a' laidhricín Body Objects Activities Physical descriptions Everyday phrases 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
nimheadóir nimheadóir bradach, a sour fellow who won't take fun or a joke Adjectives Feelings People Personality Everyday phrases Log in to hear
oiread ach orad leat héin, ní maith liom gleó (CN); no more than yourself, I don't like noise; ach orad leat héin, tá teangaidh mhath Ghaeilge aicí; ní rabh aon toirt ionntú ach orad le cuileógaí; ach orad le ceann cailleadh go hóg é, (cf. Hiberno-English) no more than another, he died young, i. like many another (PR). Everyday phrases Conversational Feelings Idioms Language 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
pléata níl ann ach pléata go dhuine Everyday phrases Comparatives Language Feelings People Log in to hear
poll fua' sé síos go poll a dhá ascall, he sank to his oxters; roadstead Activities Everyday phrases Feelings Physical contact Transport 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