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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
lúidín
luidirne
lúidreach
lúidseach
luifearnach
luifín
luig
luigh
luigh amach
luigh ar
luigh chuig
luigh do
luigh faoi
luigh isteach
luigh le
luighe
luighean
luighte
luighteach
luighteacht
luim-
luimneach
luin-
luigh1, v.i. (pres. luíonn, fut. luífidh, vn. luí, pp. -ite). 1. Lie. (a) Luí ar leaba, sa ghaineamh, faoi scáth crainn, to lie on a bed, in the sand, under the shade of a tree. Luí síos, siar, ar do dhroim, to lie down, back, on one’s back. ~siad amuigh faoin ngrian, they lay out in the sun. (b) Lie at rest, in repose. Dul a luí, to go to bed. Chuir sí an leanbh a luí, she put the child to bed. ~ tharat tamall, lie down and rest a while. (c) Settle. An áit a luíonn na héin, where the birds roost. ~ an sneachta sna polláin ar feadh seachtaine, the snow lay in the hollows for a week. Tá na néalta ag luí ag bun na spéire, the clouds are settling low on the horizon. (d) Lean, incline. Tá an t-ualach ag luí chun tosaigh, the load is tilting forward. Bhí an bád ag luí ar a taobh, the boat was listing to one side. Nau: Ag luí thart, yawing. (e) Lie in wait. Luí roimh dhuine, to lie in wait, in ambush, for s.o. (f) Mil: Luí isteach, amach, to fall in, out. 2. (Of sun, etc.) Set. ~ an ghrian, an ghealach, an pláinéad, the sun, the moon, the planet, set.
luigh2, v.t. & i. Lit: Swear.
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~ luí, bedtime.
Tá an ~ ag luí air, he is burdened with age.
Seas, suigh, luigh, ar, stand, sit, lie, on.
Tá sé le ~, ina luí le ~, ar leaba an bháis, he is near death, on his deathbed.
~ luí, concubine.
Duine a chur faoi luí na ~e, to put the screws on s.o.
Luí faoi bhris, to endure a loss; to accept a bad bargain.
Luigh sé ~ ar an each, he spurred the steed.
Níl a fhios ag aon duine cá luíonn an bhróg ar an duine eile, one never knows what someone else’s troubles may be.
Luí na mbuillí a chur ar dhuine, to lay into, trounce, s.o.
Tá, luíonn, sé le ~, it stands to reason.
Tá sé ina luí go ~, he is lying very ill.
Luí ar ~, to lie on the outside (of bed).
Leag, buail, luigh, ~ air, keep it dark.
Bhí siad (ina luí) i g~ chró, they were lying in their blood.
Duine a chur a luí, to put s.o. to bed.
Ba cheart duit é a chur ina luí air, you should impress it on him.
Ina luí ar chúl a chinn, lying on his back.
Gan luí a thabhairt faoi dháil ar domhan, not to take an oath before any tribunal whatsoever.
Am luí ~, late bedtime.
Luí faoi ~, to submit to indignity.
Fág ina luí ar a fhad é, lay it down lengthwise.
Luí fút, to lie low.
Ina luí go ~, lying helplessly on his back.
Cuirfidh mé luí na bh~ ort, I’ll have your life.
Rud a chur i luí ~ ar dhuine, to persuade s.o. of sth.
Luí, titim, faoin n~, to make leeway, drift to leeward.
Go ham luí, until bedtime.
(Corp) ina luí faoi ghradam, (a body) lying in state.
Éirí, luí, (na) gréine, sunrise, sunset.
Níl a shárú faoi rás, faoi rothaí, faoi luí, na gréine, there’s nothing better than it under the sun.
Bheith i do luí, i do shuí, i do sheasamh, to be lying, sitting, standing.
Luí an ladair agat! Lie about for your meals, you lazy-bones!
Gach uile dhuine ag luí ar an ~, the weak goes to the wall.
Tá siad ina luí le gréin, they are lying in the sun.
Le luí gréine, at sunset.
~ luí, bed of repose; resting-place.
~ luí seoil, childbed.
Tá sí ina ~ luí seoil, she is in confinement.
~ (leapa, luí), concubine; paramour.
Chuir sé ina luí go ~ orm é, he made it quite plain to me.
Luí ar an ~, to lie on the bare ground.
Bheith i do ~, to be lying down; to be laid up.
Bhí sé ina ~ ar an tolg, he was lying on the sofa.
Tá siad ina ~ go fóill, they are still in bed.
Bhí mé i mo ~ le slaghdán, I was down with a cold.
Bhí ~ bliana air, he was laid up for a year.
Tá sé ina ~ le bás, he is on his deathbed.
Is fada ó bhaile atá a ~, they rest far from home.
Tá cead ~ agus éirí agam, I can lie down and get up when I wish, I am my own master.
