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length

1. noun of distance2. noun of duration3. noun of text4. noun piece of sth5. noun SWIM of pool6. noun SPOR gap in race7. suffix reaching specified position
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1 noun of distancefad masc1  c m uit's 4 foot in length tá sé ceithre troithe ar fadof equal length ar comhfhadshe ran the entire length of the field rith sí ó cheann ceann na páirce 2 noun of durationfad masc1  c m uachar masc1  c m uthe length of the day fad an laeaverage length of stay an meánfhad a fhanann daoine, an t-achar a fhanann daoine go hiondúil
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3 noun of textfad masc1  c m uméid fem2  c m uif it's more than 4,000 words in length má tá sé thar 4,000 focal; má tá níos mó ná 4,000 focal ar fad ann 4 noun piece of sthpíosa masc4  c m ua length of rope píosa de théadcut a suitable length of ribbon gearr píosa cuí de ribín 5 noun SWIM of poolfad masc1  c m ushe swims twenty lengths each day snámhann sí fiche fad gach lá 6 noun SPOR gap in racefad masc1  c m ushe won by a length and a half bhuaigh sí le fad go leith 7 suffix reaching specified positionankle-length dress gúna go rúitínífloor-length curtains cuirtíní go hurlár
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at length

1 eventuallyfaoi dheireadh thiar thalli ndeireadh na dála  c m uat length we arrived at the hotel faoi dheireadh thiar thall shroicheamar an t-óstán 2 (also

at great length

, at some length

) for a long timear feadh i bhfadhe spoke at some length rinne sé píosa mór cainte, bhí sé ag caint ar feadh i bhfad
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at great length

, at some length

) in great detailgo mion  c m ushe explained the process at some length mhínigh sí an próiseas go mion

to cut sth to length

rud a ghearradh san fhad a theastaíonn

to go to great lengths to do sth

(also

to go to some lengths to do sth

) trioblóid a chur ort féin le rud a dhéanamhdua a chaitheamh le ruddul as do bhealach chun rud a dhéanamhhe'd go to any length to win níl aon rud nach ndéanfadh sé le buachan

the length and breadth of sth

fud fad rudaó cheann ceann rudathe length and breadth of Europe fud fad na hEorpa, ó cheann ceann na hEorpa

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