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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
leaga
leagadh
leagáid
leagáideacht
leagáidí
leagáil
leagaire
leagan
leagarnach
leagh
leagha
leaghadh
leagháid
leaghaigh
leaghtha
leaghthánach
leaghthóir
leagtha
leagthóir
léagúm
léagúmach
leaic
leaicstar
leagan could be a grammatical form of:
leag »
leagan, m. (gs. as s. -ain, as vn. -gtha; pl. ~acha). 1. vn. of leag1. 2. (a) Act of knocking down; felling, demolition. ~ ballaí, tithe, demolition of walls, of houses. ~ crann, tree-felling. ~ arbhair, cutting down of corn (by reaper, etc.); flattening of corn (by storm). (b) Fall, tumble. ~ a bhaint as duine, to cause s.o. to fall; to humble s.o. Baineadh ~ asam sa doras, I (stumbled and) fell in the doorway. (c) Throw (in wrestling). ~ a fhéachaint le duine, to try a fall with s.o. Babhta leagain, bout of wrestling. ~ madra, dog-fall. Fig: Déanfaidh mé é nó caillfidh mé ~ leis, I will try it even if it costs me a fall. 3. Act of lowering. (a) ~ seolta, bratach, lowering of sails, of flags. (b) ~ cánacha, praghsanna, lowering of taxes, of prices. 4. (a) Act of laying, of setting. ~ cáblaí, píopaí, laying of cables, of pipes. ~ urláir, the laying of a floor. ~ póir, setting of seed. ~ uibheacha, setting of eggs. ~ boird, laying of table. ~ cárta, the playing of a card. Ní raibh ~ an mháimh agam, I hadn’t a trump to put on the table. (b) Imputation. ~ ruda ar dhuine, the imputing of sth. to s.o. 5. (a) Leaning, partiality. ~ a bheith agat le rud, to have a leaning towards sth. (b) Inclination. Tá ~ ó dheas leis an talamh anseo, the land here slopes southwards. 6. Knitting: ~ (lúb), casting of (stitches). 7. (a) Setting, arrangement. Is deas an ~ seod atá ann, it is nicely set with jewels. ~ a déad, the set of her teeth. Mar ~ an drúchta ar chiumhais an róis, like dew-drops set on the edge of the rose. (b) Bearing, appearance. Tá ~ breá air, he has a fine bearing. ~ uasal, noble bearing. ~ siúil, gait of walking. Bain díot an ~ amadáin sin atá ort, take off that silly expression of yours. (c) Look, glance. ~ súl a thabhairt ar rud, to glance at sth. Ar ~ na súl, at a glance, in a twinkling. (d) Form, version. ~ cainte, turn of speech. ~ de théacs, version of text. Chuir sé a ~ féin air, he told it in his own way, to suit himself. Bíonn dhá ~ ar scéal, there are two sides to every story. 8. ~ amach, lay-out, arrangement. ~ amach cathrach, oifige, leabhair, the lay-out of a city, of an office, of a book.
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~ a leagan ar dhuine, to beat, chastise, s.o.
~ a chur, a leagan, ar rud, to stress sth.
~ a leagan, a ghlanadh, to lay, clear, a table.
~ a ísliú, a leagan, to lower a flag.
Ag leagan ~, breaking down embankments;
An bhunchloch a leagan, to lay the foundation-stone.
~ a leagan, to lay a cable.
~ a ghearradh, a leagan, ar rud, to lay a tax on sth.
Leagan, teilgean, ~e, mode of expression.
An chloch bhoinn a chur, a leagan, to lay the foundation stone.
~ a leagan ar, to set foot on.
a leagan, a choinneáil, a rianú, to set, hold, chart, a course.
~ a leagan, to set a clutch of eggs for hatching.
D’~ a leagan ar rud, to bring one’s mind to bear on sth.
An té atá ~ is furasta é a leagan, the weakest goes to the wall.
Rud a leagan ar ~, to level sth. to the ground.
Duine a ~an (le buille, le cor coise), to knock s.o. down (with a blow, with a foot-trip).
Crann a ~an, to fell a tree.
Teach a ~an, to knock down a house.
Éan a ~an le hurchar, to bring down a bird with a shot.
Arbhar a ~an le speal, to cut down corn with a scythe.
Ag ~an talún, bord, iomairí, levelling ridges (in potato field).
Rud a ~an den bhord, to knock sth. off the table.
Tamall ag ~an, bout of throwing, of wrestling.
Seol a ~an, to lower a sail.
Cíos, luachanna, a ~an, to lower rent, prices.
Cloch bhoinn a ~an, to lay a foundation stone.
Brící, cáblaí, a ~an, to lay bricks, cables.
Bóthar iarainn, long, a ~an, to lay down a railroad, a ship.
Prátaí póir a ~an, to set seed-potatoes.
Uibheacha (éillín) a ~an, to set a clutch of eggs (for hatching).
Bord a ~an, to lay a table.
Lúb a ~an, to cast off a stitch.
Ag ~an, casting off (stitches).
Tá an long ag ~an ó thuaidh, the ship is falling away towards the north.
Bhí an taoide ár ~an, we were drifting with the tide.
Rudaí a ~an amach, to arrange things.
Bhí garraí le ~an amach agam, I had to lay out a garden.
Leabhar, páipéar nuachta, a ~an amach, to get up a book, a newspaper.
Scéim a ~an amach, to lay out a scheme.
Obair, dualgas, a ~an amach do dhuine, to allot work, a duty, to s.o.
Damáistí a ~an amach, to prescribe damages.
Tú féin a ~an amach ar rud, to apply oneself diligently to sth.
Curach a leagan anuas, to carry a currach down to the sea.
Rud a ~an ar an talamh, to lay sth. on the ground.
D’intinn a ~an ar rud, to set one’s mind on sth., to concentrate on sth.
Cáin a ~an ar rud, to lay a tax on sth.
Coir a ~an ar dhuine, to impute an offence to s.o.
Bád a ~an ar bhéal cuain, ar oileán, to steer a boat towards a harbour mouth, towards an island.
Mias a leagan chuig duine, to serve s.o. with a dish.
