Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): léas

Focail chosúla: leas · gléas · las · léacs · léasú

Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla Ó Dónaill, 1977 An Foclóir Beag Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991 English–Irish Dictionary de Bhaldraithe, 1959 Gramadach Foghraíocht

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léas1, m. (gs. léis, pl. ~acha). 1. Ray of light; light, radiance. (a) ~ solais, ray, beam, streak, of light. Ar ~ an lae, by daylight. Idir thú is ~, silhouetted against the light, the sky. (b) Gleam, glimmer. Níl ~ ina shúile; níl ~ radhairc aige, he hasn’t a glimmer of sight. (c) ~ céille, dóchais, ray of sense, of hope. ~ léargais, ray of insight. Níl ~ aige, he has no sense at all. (d) ~ (doininne, caortha), (rainbow) light near horizon portending storm, (sea-) dog. 2. Weal, welt; red spot, blister. ~acha a thógáil ar dhuine, to welt s.o.; to make a blistering verbal attack on s.o.

léas2, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~anna). Lease. ~ a thógáil, a ghlacadh, ar rud, to take a lease of sth. ~ ar thalamh, ar theach, lease of land, of house. ~ na feirme, the lease of the farm. Rud a ligean ar ~, to lease out sth. ~ foirgníochta, dílseánaigh, building, proprietory, lease. D’éag, thit, an ~, the lease expired. Ba ghearr a ~ air, he didn’t hold it for long. I ~ do shaoil, during your lifetime, for the duration of your life. Tá a ~ caite, his term (of life) is expired. Tá ~ ar a shaol aige, (i) he has a new lease of life, (ii) he bears a charmed life. Níl ~ ag an óige ar a saol ach oiread leis an aois, death comes to young and old alike.