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  1. lean
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): persist
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Lean de rud éigin. = "stick" to something. Leanamhaint de = continue at something. Lean sé de'n obair gan stad. (Ao' rud a chuirfeadh sé roimhe (rõĩmhig) leanfadh sé de go dtí an deire)
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  2. lean
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): to follow
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Lean é. = follow him. (D' airigheas mo sean-athair ag rádh "leanuig é" le h-"eamphasis" a dubhairt sé é.) ag leanamhaint a chéird = Following his trade Lean de = Follow on at it, stick to it. Lean leat. = Continue as you ar Lean ort. = Continue as you ar
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  3. lean
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): following, sticking to
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Rud a leanann de dhuine = Something that "sticks" to a person. Thá an fuacht so ag leanamhaint díom. = This cold is "sticking" to me Thá casachtacht aige athá ag leanamhaint de = He has a chronic cough.
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  4. lean
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): continue
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Lean de = Keep on = Continue Lean ort. = Follow on as you are, continue Ag leanamhaint de'n obair. = Continuing the work.
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  5. lean
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): carry on, follow
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Lean ort. = follow on. Lean ort mar athá tu. = Follow on as you are Lean de = Keep on at it.
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  6. lean
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): to persevere, to carry on
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Lean sé de'n éitheach. = He stuck to the lie, Bhí fhios agam go raibh an t-éitheach aige ach lean sé de pé rud a dhéarfainn leis. = I knew he was lying but he stuck to it whatever I'd say.
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  7. lean
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): keep going
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Lean ort. = Keep on, Keep going. É a choimeád ar siubhal. = Keep it going. An meaisín buailte a choimeád ar siubhal. Tomáin leat. = Keep going. (Get going.) "Níl an clog ag imteacht." = The clock isn't going.
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  8. leanbh
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): sucklin
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Leanbh a bheadh ar a' gcíoch. = suckling. Thá an leanbh ar a' gcíoch fós aici.
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  9. leanbh
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): child
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Thá an leanbh 'na baclainn. Níl ann fós ach leanbh. = Said of an "innocent" boy. Leanbh mic. = boy child.
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  10. leanbhaí
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): doting, childish, like a child
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Sean-fhear leanbhaidh = Childish old man, doting.
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