EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
leaca2, f. (gs. & gpl. ~n, npl. leicne). 1. Side of face, cheek. Bhí a ~ mar an rós, her cheek was like the rose. 2. Side, slope (of hill). Ar ~ an chnoic, on the hillside. 3. Side of leaf. Iompaigh an ~ eile (den duilleog), turn the other side of the leaf. (Var: m, gs. ~)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Do bhéal, do leicne, a dheargadh, to rouge one’s lips, cheeks.
Leicne doimhne, sunken cheeks.
Ar ~a na sráide, on the paved street, on the pavement.
~a dearga, glasa, (red, grey) bedrock layers.
B’fhearr liom ar ~a (dearga) ifrinn é, I’d see him damned first.
1. Leicne fada, plucacha, long, rounded, cheeks.
Leaca mhín cnoic, smooth slope of hill.
Do leicne a phlucadh, to puff one’s cheeks.
Téifidh sé na leicne agat, it will make your cheeks glow.