Irish–English dictionary

lasc-chlár

(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.

lasca

(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.

lascaine

A reduction in price.

lasmuigh

Not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.

lastall

Farther along or away.

lastall de

On the far side of.

lastóir

A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.

lastóir toitíní

A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.

lastuas

Directly overhead; vertically on top of. [first attested before 1150.]

lastuas de

Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing. [first attested before 1150.]

lata

A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.

lathach

A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.

láthair

Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.

láthair champála

An area where tents are pitched.

lathairt

Waste or impure matter.

le

(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]

le chéile

In large amounts or numbers, massively.

le cois

In addition to.

le déanaí

(idiomatic) In the recent past; recently; lately.

le do thoil

(often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer.

le feiceáil

Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.

le fotheidil

(of a film) in which the dialogue is translated into another language, and displayed, in text, at the bottom of the screen.

le haghaidh

Directed at; intended to belong to.

le linn

For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.

le thine

Burning, lit, on fire.

leá-uisce

The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.

leaba

A garden plot.

leaba an bháis

The bed on which someone dies.

leaba ancaire

(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.

leaba chlúimh

A mattress stuffed with feathers.

leaba chluimhrí

A mattress stuffed with feathers.

leaba chocháin

A straw bed.

leaba dhearg

The lair or den (as a hole in the ground) of an animal such as a fox.

leaba iomartha

(nautical, chiefly, British) A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock.

leaba lae

A couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night.

leaba luascáin

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

leaba nasctha

(electronics) A device designed as a base for holding a connected portable appliance for providing the necessary electrical charge for its autonomy, or as a hardware extension for additional capabilities.

leaba shoip

A straw bed.

leaba thuí

A straw bed.

leabhair

(of a person) Tall, slender and graceful.

Leabhair na gCroinicí

(book of the bible) A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible.

leabhairchruthach

Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by having sleek, graceful lines.

leabhaireacht

The quality of being supple; litheness.

Leabhar Ámós

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

leabhar cócaireachta

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

Leabhar Dhainéil

A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

Leabhar Dheotranaimí

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

Leabhar Eacsadas

(book of the bible) The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.

Leabhar Eazrá

(book of the bible) The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.

Leabhar Eistir

(biblical character) The heroine of the Book of Esther.

Leabhar Eizicéil

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

Leabhar Eoin

(biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.

Leabhar Gheineasas

(religion, book of the bible) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.

Leabhar Iób

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Leabhar Ióéil

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Leabhar Ióna

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Leabhar Iósua

The sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.

Leabhar Irimia

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Leabhar Íseáia

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Leabhar Iúidit

(biblical character) The protagonist of the Biblical book of Judith.

Leabhar Léivític

The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.

leabhar loinge

(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.

Leabhar Mhalaicí

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Leabhar Mhíocá

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Leabhar na hEagna

(book of the bible) The Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

Leabhar na mBreithiúna

(book of the bible) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.

Leabhar na nUimhreacha

The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.

Leabhar na Seanfhocal

A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.

leabhar nótaí

(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.

leabhar oiris

A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.

Leabhar Rút

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

leabhar sceitseála

A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.

leabharbhách

One who loves books.

leabhareolaíocht

The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.

leabharlannaí

One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer.

leabharmharc

A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.

leabhrán

A small or thin book.

leac

A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.

leac fuinneoige

(architectural element) The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.

leac uaighe

A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave.

leacht

A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

leachtaigh

To make (something) into a liquid.

léachtán

A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.

leadán liosta

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

leadhb

(by extension) Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.

leadhbóg

A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.

leadhbóg leathair

(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

leadóg

(sports) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

leadrán

The state or quality of being dilatory.

leadránach

Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.

leadránacht

The state or quality of being dilatory.

leadránaí

One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.

leagáideacht

The post or office of a legate; a legateship.

leagáidí

(legal) One who receives a legacy (inheritance).

leagan

(martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.

leáigh

(transitive) To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.

leamh

Unappetizingly flavorless.

leamh-mheangadh

An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.

leamhach beannaithe

Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.

leamhán

(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.

leamhan flanndearg

(countable) A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.

Léan

A en given name.

léana

Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.

leanbaí

Immature in thought or behaviour.

leanbh

A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.

leanbhliacht

(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.

léanmhar

Causing physical or mental agony.

leann

A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.

leann dubh

(beer) A dark and strong malt brew made with toasted grain.

leann piorra

A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.

leannán

One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

léannta

Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.

leantóir

An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a caravan or camper) that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc., that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.

lear

(countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

léargas

An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

léargas ginearálta

A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.

léaró

(countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.

léarscáil

A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.

léarscáilíocht

The process of making maps.

léarscáiliú

The process of making maps.

léas

A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.

leas-

A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.

leasaigh

(transitive) To make better; improve.

leasainm

A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.

leasaitheach

Tending to preserve.

leasaitheoir

A person who, or device which preserves food by curing.

leasathair

(in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.

leasbhanríon

The wife of a viceroy. [from 19th c.]

leasc

Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.

leasdeartháir

(horse racing) A male half sibling (same dam, different sires).

leasdeirfiúr

A female sibling sharing a single parent.

leáshéalaithe

Hermetically sealed.

leasiníon

The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

leasmhac

The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

leasmhar

Owning a share of a company; being a shareholder.

léaspartaíocht

Comical quality.

leasrí

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

leasríocht

A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.

leasríon

The wife of a viceroy. [from 19th c.]

leastar

A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)

leasú

The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it

leatacht

An act of distributing or state of being distributed.

leataobhach

Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

léatar

A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)

leath

(transitive, agriculture, horticulture, archaic) To sow seeds over a wide area.

leath bealaigh

Half of the way between two points

leath slí

Half of the way between two points

leath-

Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

leathaill

A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.

leathan

Having a large physical extent from side to side.