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ag liathadh
Meaning or Explanation (EN): greying
Usage (EN): Thá mo ghruaig a liathadh agus ní le h-aois é. = Liathann trioblóid duine roimh ré. = Trouble makes one grey before his time.
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ag lig
Meaning or Explanation (EN): letting
Usage (EN): Ag ligint uaidh = "Letting go", dropping. Lig an chearc ghuir uaithe ar an úrlár. = .i. shalach sí an t-úrlár. ag scaoileadh uaidh. = do.
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ag liobarnadh
Usage (EN): Ligeann an chearc uisce a cosa ar liobarnadh nuair bhíonn sí ag eitilt.
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ag lochtughadh
Meaning or Explanation (EN): finding fault, dispraising
Usage (EN): Tabhartha do a bheith ag lochtugadh. = given to fault finding. Bhí sé tabhartha do a luigh ag fághailt locht ar gach aon rud. = He was given to finding fault with everything.
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ag lógóireacht
Meaning or Explanation (EN): bewailing
Usage (EN): Bhí ag lógóireacht agus ag bualadh a bas. = She was bewailing and clapping her hands. Bhí an bhadhb ag lógóireacht ar an taobh tall de'n ngleann. = The banshee was wailing on the other side of the glen. Is dóigh liom gur airigheas "lóg" ar "liugh".
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ag lomairt
Meaning or Explanation (EN): peeling
Usage (EN): Bhí sé ag lomairt na bprátaí le n-a ingní. = He was peeling the potatoes with his nails. Ag lomairt na bprátaí. = peeling the potatoes. Prátaí lomartha = peeled potatoes. Ní cuimhin liom aon fhuirm eile de'n mbriathar a chloisint.
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ag lomairt
Meaning or Explanation (EN): peeling
Usage (EN): ag lomairt na bprátaí = peeling the potatoes. úbhall a lomairt le scian. (Ní raibh a thuille de'n mbriathar ann.)
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ag lorg
Meaning or Explanation (EN): seeking, looking for
Usage (EN): ag lorg troda = "Looking" for fight. = .i. Trying to provoke someone to fight him.
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ag luascadh
Meaning or Explanation (EN): wagging
Usage (EN): Bíonn "Siobháinín a' Bhóthair" ag síor-luascadh a h-eireabal síos 7 suas. = (pied wagtail).
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ag luigh
Meaning or Explanation (EN): "lying"
Usage (EN): ag luighe = "lying". Thá an turcaí ag "luighe". = .i. nuair a bhíonn an coileach uaithi. Nuair a bhíonn sí mar sin tugtar chun an choiligh í.
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