ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
The distance across, (i) an leithead; (ii) fad an phasáiste.
The river is a mile across, tá an abhainn míle ar leithead.
(Breadth of) beam, leithead m (soithigh).
She is broad in the beam, (i) (of ship) tá leithead mór inti; (ii) (of pers.) tá lán tí inti.
The table is three feet in breadth, tá an bord trí troithe ar leithead.
The road is forty foot broad, tá an bealach dhá fhichead troigh ar leithead.
The crowd on the pavement was twelve deep, bhí dhá dhuine dhéag ar leithead sa slua a bhí ar an gcosán.
Double-width cloth, éadach dhá leithead.
A coat cut from a single piece of cloth, casóg a gearradh as an aon leithead amháin éadaigh.
The account was given in full in the paper, tugadh an cuntas ar a fhad agus ar a leithead sa pháipéar.
Veh: (Cart-) gauge, leithead m (cairte) idir an dá roth.
Rail: Gauge of the track, leithead idir na ráillí.
In the latitude of. . ., i (ndomhan-)leithead . . .
In these latitudes, (i) sna (domhan-)leithid seo; (ii) F: sna críocha seo.
The plank is not the right width, níl an leithead ceart sa chlár.
He puts on side, tá an-leithead faoi.
To thrash s.o. soundly, leithead a chraicinn a bhualadh ar dhuine.
He went sprawling, síneadh é ar a fhad agus ar a leithead.
Silk square, leithead m síoda.
F: Swelling with importance, ag borradh le leithead.
Take your time with it, buail leithead den aimsir air.
The road is twelve feet wide, tá an bóthar dhá throigh dhéag ar leithead.
How wide is the room, cén leithead an seomra, cad is leithead don seomra?
The foot-path is four feet in width, tá an cosán ceithre throigh ar leithead.
Double width, leithead dúbailte.