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Meaning of leithead | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
ˈl̠ʲehəd̪ˠ

Definitions

  1. width, breadth
    masculine
  2. area, space, of certain width
    masculine
  3. latitude
    masculine
  4. piece of cloth of certain width
    masculine
  5. sheet
    masculine
  6. overweening pride, conceit, importance
    masculine

Equivalents

English width

Examples

“leithead boise”

palm’s breath

“ar a leithead”

along its breadth

“dhá leithead an tí seo de bhlúire prátaí”

a potato patch twice the width of this house

“áit a ghabhfadh leithead mo dhá bhonn”

a place wide enough to put my two feet on

“Cuir leithead eile sa ngúna.”

Put another width in the dress.

“Cas leithead éigin aniar ort ón mbáisteach.”

Wrap a width of cloth around you on account of the rain.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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