New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: lengthened · length · lengthy · lengthening · strengthen · even then · earthen · heathen · lenite · lenited

lengthen

1 verb in space

INTRANSITIVEéirigh níos faide c m utéigh i bhfad c m usín verb c m ufadaigh verb c m uthe queues are lengthening tá na scuainí ag éirí níos faide

TRANSITIVEfad a chur le c m ufadaigh verb c m udéan níos faidethe path was lengthened by 50 m cuireadh fad 50 m leis an gcosán

2 verb in time

INTRANSITIVEéirigh níos faide c m utéigh i bhfad c m usín verb c m ufadaigh verb c m uthe days are lengthening tá an lá ag dul i bhfad, tá síneadh sa lá

TRANSITIVEfad a chur le c m usín verb c m udéan níos faidefadaigh verb c m uit could lengthen your life d'fhéadfadh sé fad a chur le do shaolthe programme was lengthened by half an hour cuireadh leathuair leis an gclár

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3 verb LING vowel TRANSITIVEfadaigh verb c m u

lengthened

adjectivefadaithe adj3 c m ua bhfuil fad curtha leis

lengthening

1 adjectiveatá ag éirí níos faideatá ag dul i bhfadit's an ever lengthening list is liosta é atá ag éirí níos faide i rith an amawith the lengthening days agus na laethanta ag dul i bhfad 2 nounfadú masc c m usíneadh masc c m uthey oppose the lengthening of the runway tá siad in aghaidh fad a chur leis an rúidbhealach

phrases

to lengthen your stride

fadú ar do choiscéim

to lengthen the odds against sth

(also

the odds lengthen against sth

) the delay lengthened the odds against it being finished on time d'fhág an mhoill gur lú an seans go gcríochnófaí in am éthe odds are lengthening against a draw tá ag laghdú ar an dóchúlacht go mbeidh comhscór ann

to lengthen the odds on sth

(also

the odds lengthen on sth

) his return lengthens the odds on them winning is mó an seans go mbuafaidh siad anois go bhfuil sé ar aisthe odds lengthened on her retiring mhéadaigh ar an dóchúlacht go n-éireodh sí as

sb's face lengthens

his face lengthened tháinig pus air