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  1. luaithreán
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): dust, ashes
    Usage (EN): luaithreán a' bhóthair. - dust of the road. Bhí an t-asal 'ghá roithleáil (roula:l') fhéin i luaithreán a' bhóthair. "Ceo" an bhóthair. = road dust. Bhí luaithreán (ceo) an bhóthair ar a chuid éadaigh = The road dust was on his clothes.
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  2. luaithreán
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): dus, ashes
    Usage (EN): Bhí a chuid éadaighe foilighthe le luaithreain an bhóthair. = covered with road-dust. Ní raibh sé ann mar "aidiacht".
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  3. Luan
    Usage (EN): Lá an Luain. = the day of judgment. "Luan an lae bhreagh" = "doomsday" = in amhrán a bhí againn. (Truaillugadh ar "Luan lae brátha" is dócha.)
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  4. Luan
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): Monday
    Usage (EN): An Luan = Monday. Bhí Luan na seactmhaine sin fliuch. = Monday of that week was wet. Dé luain = Monday. Bhí sé annso Dé Luain. Aonach an luain. Luan Cásca. An Luan so chúgainn. = next Monday.
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  5. luasc
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): to rock, to wobble
    Usage (EN): ag luascadh an chliabháin = rocking the cradle. Bhí me ag luascadh ar mo chosa de laigeacht. = I was wobbling on my feet with weakness. Thá me ag luascadh leis an ocras. = Im "wagging" with the hunger.
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  6. luascadh
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): swinging
    Usage (EN): ag luascadh anonn 's an anall. Bhí an crann ag luascadh. = swinging from side to side. Bhain sé luascadh as a' gcarraig. = He took a shake out of it, .i. moved it.
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  7. luascadh
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): oscillating, oscillation
    Usage (EN): luascadh tromán a' chluig. = The oscillation of the pendulum. ag luascadh an cliabháin = "Rocking" the cradle. luascán = "rocker" of cradle. luascán = "swing - swong".
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  8. luascán
    Usage (EN): (frag)
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  9. luath
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): early, soon
    Usage (EN): Ró-luath. = too early, too soon. Thá sé ró-luath chun prátaí a chur. = It is too soon to set potatoes. Níl sé ach a cúig a chlog, ghlaodhaigh tu ró-luath orm. = ....you called me too soon. Thá sé ró-luath fós chun dul a chodladh. = It is too early (soon) yet to go to bed.
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  10. luath
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): early, soon
    Usage (EN): Bhí sé in a shuidhe níos luaithe ná muinntir a' tighe = He was up earlier than the people of the house. Thá sé níos luaithe ná mar do shíl me = It is earlier than I thought.
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