lean
verb
1 verb in specific direction INTRANSITIVEcrom verb luigh verb she leans out of the window cromann sí amach ar an bhfuinneoghe leaned back in the chair luigh sé siar sa chathaoir
TRANSITIVEclaon verb he leaned the chair against the wall chuir sé an chathaoir ina luí in éadan an bhallashe leaned her body to one side chlaon sí a corp ar thaobh amháin
2 verb use sth for support INTRANSITIVEtaca a bhaint as he leaned against the wall bhain sé taca as an mballa, luigh sé in éadan an bhallathe old man leaned on his stick bhain an seanfhear taca as a bhata, lig an seanfhear a mheáchan ar a bhataTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb be supported against sth
INTRANSITIVEluigh i gcoinnethe ladder was leaning against a tree bhí an dréimire ina luí i gcoinne crainn
TRANSITIVEcuir verb he leaned both his elbows on the counter chuir sé a dhá uillinn ar an gcuntardon't lean bicycles against this fence ná cuir rothair ina luí in aghaidh an sconsa seo
4 verb CONSTR tilt, slope INTRANSITIVEthe building is leaning to one side tá an foirgneamh ar fiar, tá an foirgneamh ar sceabha 5 verb tend to favour sth INTRANSITIVEhe leans towards communism tá claonadh aige i dtreo an chumannachaisI'm leaning towards the view that it's too late tá mé den tuairim go bhfuil sé rómhallnoun
6 noun CONSTR slope, slantclaonadh masc fiar masc1 fána fem4 7 noun COOK, FOOD of meatfeoil thruatruafheoil fem3 adjective
8 adjective slimcaol adj1 tanaí adj3 seang adj she's a tall, lean woman bean ard thanaí atá intihe has a lean face tá aghaidh thanaí air 9 adjective COOK, FOOD meattrua adj3 gan gheirgan sailllean meat feoil thrua 10 adjective FIN financially efficienthe runs a lean business tá gnó aige atá ag déanamh airgid 11 adjective ECON hard, difficultcrua adj3