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verbbriathar 1 put, place transitiveaistreachleag verb cmucuir verb cmu we laid a blanket on the floor leagamar pluid ar an urlár I laid two notes on the table leag mé dhá nóta ar an tábla she laid her head on the pillow leag sí a ceann ar an gceannadhairt he laid the child on its side in the cot chuir sé an leanbh ar a thaobh sa chliabhán lay a slice of cheese on top cuir slis cháise ar a bharr 2 set, install transitiveaistreachleag verb cmucuir síos cmu new pipes are being laid tá píopaí nua á leagan mines were laid along the road leagadh mianaigh feadh an bhóthair when the foundation was being laid nuair a bhí an dúshraith á leagan, nuair a bhí an bhunsraith á cur síos they laid concrete in front of the house chuir siad coincréit síos os coinne an tí 3 cover with transitiveaistreach you could lay the hall with carpet d'fhéadfá cairpéad a chur síos sa halla the floor is laid with ceramic tiles tá tíleanna ceirmeacha ar an urlár a bit of ground laid to grass píosa talún atá faoi fhéar 4 apply (paint etc) transitiveaistreachcuir verb cmu as you lay the paint on the canvas agus tú ag cur na péinte ar an gcanbhás 5 superimpose transitiveaistreach to lay sth over sth else rud a leagan anuas ar rud eile, rud a chur sa mhullach ar rud eile you can lay text over the picture is féidir téacs a leagan anuas ar an bpictiúr 6 table etc transitiveaistreachréitigh verb cmucuir faoi réir PhrV to lay a table for breakfast bord a réiteach le haghaidh an bhricfeasta we laid the table for four réitíomar an bord do cheathrar 7 produce egg intransitiveneamhaistreachbeir verb cmu the hens are laying tá na cearca ag breith transitiveaistreachbeir verb cmu they lay an egg every day beireann siad ubh gach lá 8 prepare, set transitiveaistreachcuir verb cmu to lay a fire tine a chur síos to lay a trap for sb gaiste a chur roimh dhuine 9 horticulturegairneoireacht trim hedge transitiveaistreachfóir a chur ar 10 establish transitiveaistreachleag amach cmu to lay plans for the future pleananna a leagan amach don am atá le teacht they laid the ground for the talks réitigh siad an bealach do na cainteannalay claim to sth 11 attribute transitiveaistreachcuir verb cmu to lay sth on sb/sth rud a chur ar dhuine/rud they lay great emphasis on punctuality cuireann siad an-bhéim ar phoncúlacht he lays the blame on the heat tá seisean ag cur an mhilleáin ar an teaslay sth at sb's doorlay sth at the door of sthlay sth on sb 12 complaint, charge, etc transitiveaistreach to lay a complaint gearán a dhéanamh criminal charges were laid against him cuireadh cúiseanna coiriúla ina leith 13 curse, spell, etc transitiveaistreachcuir verb cmu to lay a curse on sb mallacht a chur ar dhuine 14 sportspórt bet transitiveaistreachcuir verb cmu to lay a bet on sth geall a chur ar rud 15 nauticalmuirí anchor at sea intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith ar ancaire the ship lay off the coast bhí an long ar ancaire amach ón gcósta 16 suppress transitiveaistreachdíbir verb cmu that should lay their fears ba cheart go mbainfeadh sé sin an imní díobh to lay sb's doubt an t-amhras a bhaint de dhuinelay sth to rest 17 vulgargáirsiúil, offensivemaslach have sex with transitiveaistreachluigh le cmucraiceann a bhualadh le cmu nounAinmfhocal 18 literaturelitríocht poemlaoi fem4 cmu 19 of hen, bird, etc in lay ag breith 20 very informalan-neamhfhoirmeálta sex partnercéile leapacéile leathair he's a good lay tá sé go maith sa sop she's an easy lay tá sí fial lena cuid 21 textilesteicstílí of fibres in textileluí masc4 cmu adjectiveaidiacht 22 religionreiligiún non-clericaltuata adj3 cmu lay brother bráthair tuata 23 non-specialisttuata adj3 cmu I was there as a lay person bhí mise ann i mo thuata, bhí mise ann mar ghnáthdhuine how do you explain it to a lay audience? conas a mhíníonn tú é do lucht éisteachta nach saineolaithe iad? in lay language sa ghnáth-theanga, i dteanga an ghnáthdhuine PhrasesNathanna the lay of the land 1 topographyluí na talún 2 situationan chaoi a bhfuil cúrsaí to lay sb/sth open to sth it could lay them open to embarrassment d'fhéadfadh sé náire a tharraingt orthu he laid himself open to harm chuir sé é féin i mbealach a aimhleasa this would lay the process open to public criticism d'fhéadfadh sé seo cáineadh poiblí a tharraingt ar an bpróiseas it lays itself open to abuse d'fhéadfaí mí-úsáid a bhaint as to lay claim to sth 1 assert ownershipteideal a éileamh ar rudceart a éileamh ar rud she laid claim to the house mhaígh sí gur léi an teach, mhaígh sí gurbh aicise a bhí ceart ar an teach 2 claim, professrud a mhaíomh they lay claim to being the oldest distillery maíonn siad gurb iadsan an drioglann is sine I lay no claim to expertise nílimse ag maíomh go bhfuil aon saineolas agam to lay hands on sb (also nó to lay your hands on sb) 1 religionreiligiún in healing etclámh a leagan ar dhuine 2 catchgreim a fháil ar dhuinebreith ar dhuine before we could lay hands on him sular éirigh linn breith air to lay your hands on sth (also nó to lay hands on sth) rud a aimsiúteacht ar rud it's the only one I could lay my hands on sin an t-aon cheann a raibh mé in ann teacht air to lay hold of sth greim a fháil ar rudbreith ar rud to lay yourself out informalneamhfhoirmeálta dua a chur ort féindo dhícheall a dhéanamh cmu to lay sth at sb's/sth's door (also nó to lay sth at the door of sb/sth) an milleán a chur ar dhuine/rud as rudan locht a chur ar dhuine/rud faoi rud the delay was laid at the door of the builders cuireadh an milleán ar na tógálaithe as an moill, dúradh gurbh iad na tógálaithe ba chiontaí leis an moill we can't lay all the blame at the door of television ní féidir linn an locht uilig a chur ar an teilifís to lay sb low 1 make sb illduine a bhualadh when this flu lays you low nuair a bhuaileann an fliú seo thú he's been laid low with a migraine bhí air an leaba a thabhairt air féin mar gheall ar mhígréin 2 knock downduine a leaganduine a fhágáil sínte to lay sb to rest duine a churduine a adhlacadh she'll be laid to rest cuirfear í, déanfar í a adhlacadh to lay sth to rest deireadh a chur le rud cmu to lay siege to sth militarymíleataléigear a dhéanamh ar rudrud a chur faoi léigear to lay sth on the line to lay your views on the line do thuairimí a chur in iúl go neamhbhalbh if he lays it on the line for them má deir sé amach díreach leo é she certainly laid herself on the line is cinnte nár chuir sí fiacail ann to lay yourself on the line tú féin a chur sa bhearna bhaoiltú féin a chur in áit do charta to lay sth on sb informalneamhfhoirmeálta duine a chrá le rud I hate to lay this on you but . . . nílim ag iarraidh tú a chrá leis seo ach . . . to lay sth on the table rud a chur in iúlrud a chur i láthair they laid their ideas on the table chuir siad a gcuid smaointe in iúl to lay store by sth béim a chur ar rudbéim a leagan ar rud they lay great store by exercise tá an-aird acu ar an aclaíocht, cuireann siad an-bhéim ar an aclaíocht to lay waste to sth (also nó to lay waste sth) rud a scriosadhscrios a dhéanamh ar rud they laid waste to Drogheda rinne siad scrios ar Dhroichead Átha the country was laid waste bánaíodh an tír Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ lay about→ lay aside→ lay back→ lay before→ lay by→ lay down→ lay in→ lay into→ lay off→ lay on→ lay out→ lay over→ lay to→ lay up

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