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least

1 determinerthey have the least chance of survival tá an seans is lú ann go dtiocfaidh siad slán, is lú ar fad an seans atá acusan teacht slánhe was the one who ate the least food eisean is lú a d'ith biashe spends the least time in the office of all of us ise a chaitheann an t-am is lú dínn ar fad san oifigthey'll always take the path of least resistance rachaidh siad i gcónaí bealach na héascaíochta 2 adjectivethere's not the least chance of her coming back níl baol ar bith ann go dtiocfaidh sí ar ais, níl seans dá laghad go bhfillfidh sí, níl seans faoin spéir go bhfillfidh síI hadn't the least idea what would happen ní raibh tuairim dá laghad agam cad a tharlódh, ní raibh barúil beo agam céard a tharlódhthey don't bear the least resemblance to their father níl cosúlacht ar bith acu lena n-athair, níl siad ar dhóigh ar bith cosúil lena n-athairthe least thing annoys him cuireann an rud is lú isteach air, cuireann an rud is fánaí amuigh as dóI don't feel the least bit of attachment to him níl dáimh ar bith agam leis, níl aon luí agam leis ar chor ar biththis doesn't make the least bit of sense níl ciall dá laghad leis seo, níl ciall ná réasún leis seo
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3 pronounis lú  c m umoney is the least of his worries is é an t-airgead an rud is lú atá ag cur imní air, is é an t-airgead an chloch is lú ar a phaidrín, is é an t-airgead an dual is faide siar ar a choigealthe least said the better dá laghad a deirtear, is amhlaidh is fearr é; mar is lú a deirtear, sin é mar is fearr éthere were many reasons for it, not the least being his youth is iomaí cúis a bhí leis, a óige a bhí sé, go háirithe 4 adverbthat's my least favourite song sin é an t-amhrán is lú a bhfuil dúil agam annit's the least important subject is é an t-ábhar is lú tábhacht é, is é an t-ábhar is lú é a bhfuil tábhacht leisit happens when you least expect it tarlaíonn sé nuair nach mbíonn súil ar bith agat leis, tarlaíonn sé nuair is lú a bhíonn súil agat leisnobody knew what was going on, least of all the audience ní raibh a fhios ag aon duine céard a bhí ar siúl, go háirithe an lucht féachana; ní raibh a fhios ag aon duine cad a bhí ar siúl, an lucht éisteachta go mór mór'Does that bother you?' 'No, not in the least.' 'An gcuireann sé sin isteach ort?' 'Ní chuireann, ar chor ar bith.'; 'An gcuireann sé sin isteach ort?' 'Ní chuireann ná é.'he's not the least worried about it níl imní dá laghad air faoi, níl a dhath imní air faoithe course is not in the least bit boring níl an cúrsa leadránach ar chor ar bith, níl an cúrsa leadránach beag ná mórshe wasn't in the least surprised by it ní raibh iontas ar bith uirthi faoi, ní raibh iontas dá laghad uirthi faoi, níor chuir sé lá iontais uirthiit was a tough job, not least because of the pressure ba phost crua é, mar gheall ar an mbrú thar aon ní eile
phrases

at least

1 anywayar aon nós  c m ucibé ar bith  c m upé scéal é  c m uat least that's what she told her parents b'in a dúirt sí lena tuismitheoirí ar aon nós, b'in a dúirt sí lena tuismitheoirí cibé 2 if nothing elsear a laghad  c m uar a laghad ar biththey could at least have thanked you thiocfadh leo buíochas a ghlacadh leat ar a laghad, níor mhiste dóibh buíochas a ghabháil leat ar a laghad ar bith 3 in extentar a laghad  c m uhe was at least an hour late bhí sé uair an chloig mall ar a laghad

at the least

ar a laghad  c m uthere were ten people present at the least bhí deichniúr ar a laghad i láthair

at the very least

ar a laghad ar bithshe wants to pass the exam, at the very least tá sí ag iarraidh pas a fháil sa scrúdú, ar a laghad ar bith

last but not least

(also

last but by no means least

) agus an meall mór ar deireadh

least said, soonest mended

proverb is binn béal ina thost

least worst

adjectiveI think it's the least worst option of the two sílim gurb é rogha an dá dhíogha é

to say the least

(also

to say the least of it

) to say the least of it, he treated her badly ní haon áibhéil a rá gur chaith sé go dona léi

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