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lever

nounAinmfhocal
1. handle, bar
2. used for persuasion
verbbriathar
3. move using lever
4. move yourself with effort
5. put pressure on
 nounAinmfhocal 1 handle, barluamhán masc1 cmu 2 used for persuasionseift fem2 cmucleas masc1 cmu she used it as a lever to get what she wanted d'úsáid sí é mar sheift lena mian a fháil, bhain sí úsáid as mar chleas chun an rud a bhí uaithi a fháil verbbriathar 3 move using lever transitiveaistreachionramháil le luamhánfeistigh le luamhándeasaigh le luamhán to lever sth into place rud a ionramháil ina áit féin le luamhán this is levered out with a screwdriver baintear seo amach le scriúire they levered it open with a crowbar d'oscail siad le gró é 4 move yourself with effort transitiveaistreach he levered himself out of the chair tharraing sé é féin aníos as an gcathaoir, d'ardaigh sé é féin as an gcathaoir she levered herself up on her left elbow bhrúigh sí í féin suas ar a huillinn chlé, d'ardaigh sí í féin suas ar a huillinn chlé 5 put pressure on transitiveaistreach it's hard to lever money from them is deacair airgead a bhaint astu sin we must lever them into accepting a settlement caithfimid brú a chur orthu glacadh le socrú she levered them out of the organisation bhrúigh sí amach as an eagraíocht iad
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