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| lá | law | day |
| Lá 'le Bríde | | [Saint] Brigid's day |
| sa ló | | per day |
| an chéad lá | | the first day |
| ón gcéad lá | | from the first day |
| Lá Domhanda an Bhia | | World Food Day |
| Laethanta na seachtaine | | Days of the week |
| na laetheanta seo | | these days |
| laethiúla | | daily |
| nuachtáin laethiúla | | daily newspapers |
| labhair | | speak |
| labhraim | | I speak |
| ag labhairt | | speaking |
| labhrann X | | X speak(s) |
| lách | | friendly, pleasant |
| lacha | | duck |
| lach ruadh | | a sort of duck (mallard?) |
| lachna | | dun-coloured, drab |
| ladhar, laidhre | | space between fingers or toes; |
| | | land between converging rivers, |
| | | roads, etc.; fork |
| ladhróg | | small fork or prong; narrow angle |
| | | (of land, etc.); switch or railway points |
| lag | | weak |
| lagachan | | weakening |
| laghad | | fewness, smallness |
| ar a laghad | | at least |
| láidir | | strong |
| fórsaí láidre | | strong forces |
| láimh | | hand |
| láir | | mare |
| laistigh | | within inside |
| láithreán | | site |
| lampa | | lamp |
| lán | lawn | full |
| langa | | ling (fish) |
| lann, lamina | | blade, scale (fish) |
| lánúin phósta | | (a) married couple |
| lár | | centre (as in dead centre, middle) |
| i lár | | in the center of |
| lárionad | | centre (as in shopping centre) |
| lárnach | | central, soviet |
| lárnaithe | | centralised |
| las | | light |
| lasaim | | I light |
| lasmuigh | | outside |
| lasta | | (a) load, (a) cargo |
| lastaí | | cargoes, loads |
| láthair | | presence |
| i láthair | | present, in the presence of |
| i láthair na huaire | | at the present moment |
| fé láthair | | at present |
| faoi lathair | | at the moment, as of now, at this point in time |
| le | leh | with |
| dar le | | according to |
| le do thoil | | please |
| leaba | | bed |
| leabhar | | book |
| leabhair | | books |
| Leabhar Gearrthóg | | ScrapBook |
| leabharlann | | library |
| Leabhar Nótaí | | NotePad |
| leac | | flat stone, slab |
| léacht | | lecture |
| léachtóir | | (a) lecturer |
| léachtóir le Gaeilge | | a lecturer in Gaelic language(s) |
| léachtóir le Spáinnis | | a lecturer in Spanish |
| leadránach | | boring, tedious |
| leag | | lay, place, knock down |
| leagan amach | | arrangements |
| Leagan Amach na Luibhne | | Key Layout |
| leaid | | lad |
| leáigh | | melt, dissolve |
| léamh | | I read |
| lean | lyann | follow |
| lean ort | | continue |
| leanacht | | following |
| leanaim | | I follow |
| leanbh | | child |
| léann | | learning |
| leann | | ale |
| leannán sí | lan-awn shee | fairy lover |
| lear mór | lots of, a great number | of |
| thar lear | | abroad |
| learg, -a | | plain, tract of level land |
| léargas pearsanta | | personal view |
| learscáil | lair-scaw-ill | map |
| leas | | improvement, good, well-being, interest |
| ba é do leas | | it would be in your best interests, your own good |
| blaint leas as | | using |
| leas sóisialach | | social welfare (seirbhísí leasa hóisialaigh) |
| leasc | | reluctant |
| is leasc le X | | X is reluctant |
| is leasc liom | | I am reluctant |
| is leasc léi | | she is reluctant |
| is leasc leis | | he is reluctant |
| is leasc linn | | we are reluctant |
| is leasc leo | | they are reluctant |
| leasaím | | I amend, improve; cure (meat, fish, etc.); manure (land) |
| leasú | | amendment, reform, organic fertilizer! |
| leasuithe | | amendments |
| nár leasaíodh ó shin | | not amended since that time |
| Leat | | with you |
| leataoibh | | one side |
| i leataoibh mo dhorais | | beside my door |
| leath | | half, side, one of a pair |
| a leath acu | | half of them |
| leathan | | broad, wide |
| leathanach (lch.) | | page (p.) |
| leathanach tosaigh | | front page |
| Leathaobh | lah-tave | Lay-by/rest area |
| leathar | | leather |
| leathchéad | | fifty |
| leathóg | | plaice, flat-fish |
| leathshúil | | one eye |
| leathuair | | half-hour |
| Léi | | with her |
| leictreachas | | electricity |
| leictriú na tuaithe | | rural electrification |
| léigh | | read |
| léighim | | I read |
| leigheas | | cure |
| léim | | jump |
| de léim | | suddenly |
| caitheamh léim | | jumping |
| léimim | | I jump, leap |
| léine | lay-neh | shirt, (a) shirt |
| T-léine | | T-shirt, tee-shirt |
| T-léinte | | T-shirts |
| léinteacha | | shirts |
| leipreachán | lep-ruckh-awn | fairy shoemaker |
| léir: go léir | | entirely,all |
| léiritheoir | | (a) producer (of a television programme) |
| Leis | | with him, also |
| leisce | | laziness, reluctance |
| leisciúil | | lazy |
| leispiach | | lesbian |
| leite | letch-eh | porridge |
| leith | | special,particular |
| ar leith | | particular |
| béim faoi leith | | special emphasis |
| leithead | | width |
| ar leithead | | in width |
| leithéid | | something like |
| a leithéid | | the like of it |
| mo leithéid | | the likes of me |
| leith: go leith | | and a half |
| léitheóir | lay-hore | reader |
| leithleach | | apart, peculiar, special, selfish, particular |
| leithleachas | | peculiarity; standoffishness; selfishness |
| Leithreas | leh-res | Toilet/Lavatory |
| leithscéal | | excuse, apology |
| gabh mo leithscéal | | excuse me |
| go léir | | all |
| leitir | | letter |
| le linn | | during, in the lifetime of |
| le linn na seachtaine seo caite | | during the past week |
| le linn bhlianta X | | during the years of X |
| le linn na nóchaidí | | during the [nineteen-]nineties |
| le gnóthú | | to be won, gained |
| le gnóthú ag X as Y | | to be gained by X from, out of Y |
| Leo | | with them |
| b'fhearr leo | | they'd rather |
| leonta | | sprained |
| leor: go leor | | plenty of, enough |
| go leor | | enough, plenty,sufficient |
| is leor | | enough |
| leoraí | | lorry |
| le tarlú | | to happen |
| liath | lee-a | grey |
| liathbhán | | greyish white; pale; wan |
| liathchorcra | | lilac |
| liathdhearg | | pale red; pinkish |
| liathdhonn | | pale brown, drab |
| liathghlas | | pale green |
| liath-ghorn | | grey-blue, steel grey; pale blue; livid |
| liathróid | | ball |
| Libh | | with you |
| lig | | let |
| ligean air | | pretending |
| ligim | | I let, I allow |
| ligithe saor | | set free |
| ligithe amach | | released, let out |
| a ligint saor | | set free |
| Lile na Cásca | lile na kauska | Easter Lily |
| líne | | line |
| línéadach | leen-aid-ockh | linen |
| Linn | | with us |
| linn | | pond, pool, lake |
| linnte bainne | | milk lakes |
| liofa | | fluent |
| liom | | with me, by me, of mine |
| is cuimhin liom | | I remember. |
| líon | | net, fill |
| líon na mbád | | the number of boats |
| líon na lastaí | | the number of loads |
| líonaim | | i fill |
| lionn | | porter, ale |
| lios | liss | fairy mound |
| liosta | | list |
| litreacha | | letters |
| litríocht | | literature |
| litríocht na Gaeilge | | Gaelic literature |
| liús | | pike (fish) |
| lobh | | rot |
| lobhadh | | rotting |
| loch | luch | lake |
| déan locháinín | | do a wee wee |
| locht | | fault |
| tá locht agam ar | | I have fault to find with |
| loigh | | lie |
| i mo loighe | | lying |
| cur ina loighe ar | | persuading |
| loighic | | logic |
| loiscneach | | parched land |
| lóistín | | lodging |
| ar lóistín | | in lodging |
| Lóistín oíche | low-stheen ee-heh | Bed and Breakfast |
| loitiméaracht | | destruction |
| lom | | bare, exposed |
| lón | loan | lunch |
| lon dubh | lun duv | blackbird |
| long(a) | lung | boat, ship(s) |
| lonnú | | siting, placing |
| lorg | | track |
| ar lorg | | looking for, seeking |
| losna | | short cord attaching hook to spiller or fishing line |
| luach | | valuéworth, price |
| luath: go luath | | early |
| níos luaithe | | earlier |
| lúb | | bend, flex |
| lúbadh | | bending |
| luch | luckh | mouse |
| lucht | | people |
| lucht an airgid | | rich people |
| lucht ceannais | | leaders, top administrators |
| lucht déanta X | | manufacturers of X, people who make X |
| lucht déanta cógas | | manufacturers of medicines, of medical preparations |
| lucht a n-éilithe | | those who demand them (demand licences, plural) |
| lucht léite | | reading public |
| lucht pleanála | | planners |
| lucht taighde | | researchers |
| lucht comhairle | | advisers |
| an lucht siúil | | nomads,"Travellers" (lit. "the people who walk") |
| luan | | monday |
| dé luain | | on monday |
| luí | | I lie |
| luí: ina luí | | in bed |
| lúib | | loop, stitch |
| Luibheanchlár | | Keyboard |
| Lúnasa | | August |