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solas

light

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Additional definitions

  • flame
  • vision
  • brightness
  • enlightenment
  • self-interest
  • light-giving device
  • light of existence

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Sleamhnaigh mé agus thit mé ar an trasrian, díreach nuair a chas an solas chuig dearg.

I slipped and fell on the crosswalk, just when the light turned red.B1

Bhí an solas lasta sa chistin.

The light was on in the kitchen.B2

Bhí solas lasta sa halla.

A light was on in the hallway.B1

Úsáideann na bolgáin solais seo mearcair chun solas a chruthú.

These light bulbs use mercury to create light.C1

Déantar an t-uisce a théamh le solas na gréine.

The water is heated with sunshine.B2

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

You may also meet these forms of solas in a sentence.

Base form
solas
Séimhiú
sholas
Réamhlitir t
tsolas
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