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luath
Meaning or Explanation (EN): early, soon
Usage (EN): Chomh luath agus chonnaic sé é ghlaodhaigh sé air. = As soon as he saw him he called him. Chomh luath agus scuireadar dh'imthigh sé leis abhail = As soon as he stopped work he went home.
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luath
Meaning or Explanation (EN): early, soon
Usage (EN): Luath nó déanach. = Early or later = Sooner or later. Bhí fhios aige go mbearfaí air luath nó déanach. = He knew he would be captured sooner or later. (Ní cuimhin liom "mall".)
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lúb
Usage (EN): Lúib, iol. lúba an bhéalmhaigh = na fáinní i n-a gcuirtí na srianta.
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lúb
Meaning or Explanation (EN): stitch (knitting)
Usage (EN): Lúb ar lár = a dropped stitch.
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lúb
Meaning or Explanation (EN): to bend, to warp
Usage (EN): Thá na cláracha ag lúbadh leis a' teirmach. = Warped with the drought. Thá an doras lúbaith = The door is bent, warped.
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lúb
Meaning or Explanation (EN): loop, link (of chain)
Usage (EN): lúib slabhra. Leig dhá lúib leis an réitheach. réitheach = Backband (chain). Thá lúib briste sa slabhra.
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lúb
Meaning or Explanation (EN): to bend, to loop
Usage (EN): Thá bata na rámhainne ag lúbadh liom. = .i. The spade handle is bending "with" m Thá sé lúbaithe go talamh. = He is bent to the ground.
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lúb
Meaning or Explanation (EN): to bend
Usage (EN): Slait a lubadh. = to bend the twig. an "wire" a lúbadh. = To bend the wire. "mara'n lúbann tu an buinneán, Ní lúbfaidh tu an crann." = If you dont bend the sapling you wont bend the tree.
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lúbaireacht
Meaning or Explanation (EN): sophistry, double dealing, crookedness
Usage (EN): Thá an oiread san de'n lúbaireacht ann agus ná faighfá focal a chreideáil uaidh. = There is so much "twisting" in him that you couldn't believe a word from him.
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lubán
Usage (EN): (drom)
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