leg

1 noun ANAT , ORNITH , ZOOL part of bodycos fem2 c m umy left leg is injured tá mo chos chlé gortaitheshe had a pain in her leg bhí pian ina cosI broke my leg bhris mé mo chos, briseadh mo choshe stood on one leg sheas sé ar leathchoisshe crossed her legs chuir sí a dhá cos trasna ar a chéilehe lost a leg fágadh ar leathchois éhis legs couldn't take him any further chlis na cosa faoi, thug na cosa faoi, ní thabharfadh a chosa ní b'fhaide éthe flamingo stands on one leg seasann an lasairéan ar leathchoisthe horse rose on its hind legs d'éirigh an capall ar a chosa deiridh

modifiercoise gs as adj c m uleg injury gortú coiseleg muscle matán coise

2 noun CLOTH , FASH of clothingcos fem2 c m uosán masc1 c m u

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3 noun COOK , FOOD as foodcos fem2 c m uceathrú fem5 c m uchicken leg cos sicín 4 noun of chair etccos fem2 c m uhe broke the leg of the chair bhris sé cos na cathaoireach 5 noun TOUR , TRANSP stage in journeycuid fem3 c m ucéim fem2 c m uthe first leg of the tour an chéad chuid den turas, an chéad chéim den turasthe last leg of the journey an chuid deiridh den turasthe return leg of the trip an turas ar ais, an turas fillte 6 noun SPOR stage in competitioncéim fem2 c m ucuid fem3 c m uthe second leg of the race an dara céim den rás, an dara staid den rásthe last leg of the competition an chuid deiridh den chomórtas, babhta deiridh an chomórtais 7 noun SPOR one match of twobabhta masc4 c m uhome leg babhta bailereturn leg athbhabhta masc4

phrases

to be all legs

informal he's all legs tá cosa fada air, tá sé faoi chosa uilig, is iontach na spreangaidí atá air, is cuirliúnach ceart é

to get your leg over

informal do chuid a fháil very informaldo mheáchan a fháil very informal

to have legs

informal that story still has legs tá cosa faoin scéal sin fósthe story has no legs níl aon bhonn faoin scéal, níl aon dealramh leis an scéal

to leg it

informal they legged it thug siad do na boinn é, ghread siad leo, d'imigh siad sna cosa in airde

to have no leg to stand on

especially LAW they haven't got a leg to stand on níl bonn ar bith faoina gcás, tóin gan taca atá acu

to pull sb's leg

informal he's pulling your leg ag iarraidh dallamullóg a chur ort atá sé, ag séideadh fút atá séI'm only pulling your leg nílim ach ag magadh chugat, níl mé ach ag spochadh asat

leg

to be all legs

to get your leg over

to have legs

to leg it

to have no leg to stand on

to pull sb's leg

to stretch your legs

to cock your leg

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