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1 verbbriathar 1 be horizontal intransitiveneamhaistreachluigh verb cmusín verb cmu he was lying on the floor bhí sé ina luí ar an urlár, bhí sé sínte ar an urlár I love to lie in front of the fire is breá liom síneadh amach os comhair na tine she was lying on her side bhí sí ina luí ar a taobh the tree is lying across the road tá an crann ina luí trasna an bhóthair the books were lying on the desk bhí na leabhair ina luí ar an deasc as he lay dying agus é ina luí ansin ag saothrú an bháis, agus é sínte ansin ag fáil bháis 2 (also nó lie down) get horizontal intransitiveneamhaistreachluigh verb cmu lie back luigh siar lie down on the couch luigh síos ar an tolg he lay down on the grass luigh sé síos ar an bhféar 3 be situated intransitiveneamhaistreachbí verb cmubheith suite cmu the bay lay before us bhí an cuan os ár gcomhair amach Rathlin lies off the north coast of Ireland tá Reachlainn suite amach ó chósta thuaidh na hÉireann the fort lies to the west of the village tá an dún ar an taobh thiar den sráidbhaile 4 be in position, state intransitiveneamhaistreach the door lay open bhí an doras ina luí oscailte, bhí an doras ar oscailt 5 remain in position, state intransitiveneamhaistreachbí verb cmubheith i do luí cmu the house lay empty bhí an teach folamh, bhí an teach ina luí folamh the letter lay hidden in a drawer bhí an litir i bhfolach i dtarraiceán the place is lying idle níl aon obair ag tarlú san áit their fields lay fallow bhí a bpáirceanna bán, bhí a bpáirceanna ina luí bán 6 have place in contest, list etc intransitiveneamhaistreachbí verb cmu he was lying in 7th place bhí sé sa 7ú háit 7 of problem, fault, etc: reside, exist intransitiveneamhaistreachbí verb cmu that's where the problem lies sin an áit a bhfuil an fhadhb the fault lies with the driver tá an locht ar an tiománaí the authority lies with the committee is ag an gcoiste atá an t-údarás the ideas that lie behind his art na smaointe atá taobh thiar dá chuid ealaíne therein lies the biggest challenge is ansin atá an dúshlán is mó that lies at the root of her problem sin is cionsiocair lena fadhb to lie at the heart of sth (also nó to lie at the core of sth) bheith i gcroílár ruda, bheith lárnach i rud 8 (of event) be, remain intransitiveneamhaistreachbí verb cmu many challenges lie ahead tá go leor dúshlán romhainn amach who knows what lies in store for us ag Dia atá a fhios cad atá i ndán dúinn 9 of snow, dust, etc: form layer intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith i do luí cmu the snow lay thick on the ground bhí an sneachta ina luí go tiubh ar an talamh, bhí brat tiubh sneachta ar an talamh nounAinmfhocal 10 golfgalf of ballluí masc4 cmu SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → lying PhrasesNathanna here lies ... (also nó here lieth ...) anseo atá ... curthaanseo atá ... adhlacthafaoin leac seo atá ... curtha to let it lie (also nó to let things lie) let it lie ná bac leis, lig tharat é, fág é to lie down and die tabhairt isteach cmugéilleadh cmu to lie heavy on sb bheith ag cur as go mór do dhuinebheith ag luí go trom ar dhuinebheith ag goilleadh go géar ar dhuine to lie in state bheith i do luí faoi ghradam stáit to lie in wait for sb 1 wait to ambushluíochán a dhéanamh roimh dhuineluí roimh dhuine 2 (of event etc) await sbbheith ag fanacht ar dhuinebheith amach roimh dhuine to lie low fanacht ar an gcúlráidfanacht i bhfolach the lie of the land 1 situationan riocht ina bhfuil cúrsaían chuma atá ar chúrsaían chaoi a bhfuil cúrsaían dóigh a bhfuil rudaí 2 topographyluí na tíreluí na talún to take sth lying down glacadh go humhal le rud it isn't like him to take this lying down ní nós leis a chnámh a ligean leis an madra Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ lie around→ lie back→ lie down→ lie in→ lie off→ lie over→ lie to→ lie up

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2 verbbriathar 1 tell untruth intransitiveneamhaistreachbréag a insint cmuéitheach a thabhairt he's lying to us tá sé ag insint bréag dúinn she lied about her age d'inis sí bréag faoina haois they lied about how they heard the news d'inis siad bréag faoin gcaoi ar chuala siad an scéala I was lying to myself bhí mé ag cur dallamullóg orm féin transitiveaistreach I lied that I was tired d'inis mé bréag go raibh tuirse orm 'I'm only twenty-one,' she lied. 'Níl mé ach bliain is fiche,' ar sise ag insint bréige. nounAinmfhocal 2 untruthbréag fem2 cmuéitheach masc1 cmu to tell sb a lie about sth bréag a insint do dhuine faoi rud that's an outright lie is deargbhréag é sin it's nothing but a pack of lies níl ann ach bréaga ar fad, níl ann ach éitheach ó thosach deireadh SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → lying PhrasesNathanna to give the lie to sb/sth rud/duine a bhréagnúan t-éitheach a thabhairt do dhuine/rud to lie through your teeth pejorativedíspeagúilbheith ag stealladh bréag very informalan-neamhfhoirmeáltabheith ag spalpadh éithigh very informalan-neamhfhoirmeálta you're lying through your teeth! sin deargbhréag agat! to live a lie saol bréige a chaitheamhbheith bréagach leat féin I tell a lie ní fíor sinmo dhearmadníl sin ceart the ... doesn't lie (also nó the ... never lies) insíonn ... an fhírinne the camera doesn't lie insíonn an ceamara an fhírinne, ní féidir súil an cheamara a bhréagadh

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