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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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EN > GA
GA > EN
leaven
1.
verb
story, situation etc
2.
verb
COOK
dough
3.
noun
in situation, narrative, etc
4.
noun
COOK
yeast
1
verb
literary
story, situation etc
TRANSITIVE
her humour leavened the tension
mhaolaigh a greann an teannas
2
verb
COOK
dough
TRANSITIVE
laibhínigh
3
noun
literary
in situation, narrative, etc
it's a sombre read with a leaven of wit
is leabhar duairc é a bhfuil nathaíocht fite tríd
it was a leaven of change in society
spreag sé athrú sa tsochaí
4
noun
COOK
yeast
laibhín
masc4
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