Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
lemon-squash
lemon-squeezer
lemon-tree
lemur
lend
lender
lending
length
lengthen
lengthening
lengthiness
lengthways
lengthwise
lengthy
leniency
lenient
lenition
lenitive
lens
lens-hood
Lent
lenten
lenticular
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
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length, s. 1 Fad m. Length over all, fad ó cheann ceann. It is four feet in length, tá sé ceithre troithe ar fad. Length of stroke, raon m (loine, etc.). (Of ship, etc.) It can turn in its own length, tig léi casadh laistigh dá fad féin, ar a fad féin. He won by a length, bhí fad (capaill, báid, etc.) de thosach aige. F: Over the length and breadth of the country, ar fud na tíre; ó cheann ceann na tíre. To go the length of the street, dul ó cheann ceann na sráide, fad na sráide. I fell all my length (on the ground), síneadh ó lúib ladhair ar an talamh mé. 2 Stay of some length, cuairt leathfhada. Length of service, tréimhse m seirbhíse; fad seirbhíse. For some length of time, (le) gearrthamall, (le) tamall áirithe. To recite sth. at (full) length, rud a aithris ó thosach deireadh. To speak at some length on sth., roinnt mhaith, ábhar maith, cainte a dhéanamh ar rud. He lectured me at great length, thug sé seanmóir an-fhada dhom. To recount sth. at great length, rud a chur i bhfadscéal. At length he gave his consent, faoi dheireadh thiar thall thug sé a chead. 3 To go to the length of asserting . . ., dul chomh fada lena rá . . . He would go to any lengths, dhéanfadh sé rud cothrom ar bith(to, chun). He went to great lengths, thriail sé bog agus crua, gach iarracht. He would go to all lengths, the whole length, rachadh sé go bun an angair (le rud). Have you got (to) that length with him, an bhfuilir dulta chomh fada sin leis, tagtha go dtí sin leis. 4 Pros: Fad m (guta, siolla). 5 Ten: To keep a good length, an buille fada a choimeád. 6 Píosa m (de théad, d'éadach); tointe m (snáithe). Dress length, ábhar m gúna.
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IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Keep him at arm's length, coinnigh fad do rí uait é.
At length it dawned on me that . . ., ar deireadh, rith sé chugam go. . . phreab sé isteach i m'aigne go . .
They are of equal size, height, length, etc. tá siad ar chóimhéid, ar chomhairde, ar chomhfhad, etc.
He fell full length, síneadh ó sháil go rinn é.
Lever of fixed length, luamhán d'fhad seasta.
He guessed (at) the length of the room, thug sé tuairim d'fhad an tseomra.
Half-length portrait, portráid leathfhada.
Two feet in length, dhá throigh ar fad.
A rod and another of like length, slat agus ceann eile dá fad.
F: He measured his length on the ground, síneadh ar a fhad ar an talamh é.
Over-all length, fad m iomlán.
I don't know the length of his purse, níl a fhios agam cad é an acmhainn atá aige.
To be cut to the required length, gearrtar é san fhad a theastaíonn.
The manuscript ran to a great length, bhí fad mór sa lámhscríbhinn.
W.Tel: Wave-length scale, scála tonnfhad.
Length of service, fad m seirbhíse.
He spoke at some length, labhair sé tamall maith fada.
The metre is the standard of length, is é an méadar an buntomhas faid atá ann.
(Length of) thread, tointe m, íorna m.
Whole length, fad m iomlán.
