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mí-stáid

tá mí-stáid mhór ann, ní bheith aon abhail aige do chuid a mhilleadh; there's much badness in him, he'd have no scruple, no compunction, about destroying your property (TmB). aon abhail he explained as aon tsuim. badness

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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gabháil

má mbeitheá a' goil go bhata ar a' ngaoith ní thóigfeá é, if you were to beat the wind with a stick (do your very utmost), you would not be able to lift it beating

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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tionnscain

cé thionnscain é, who started it (fight)? (TmB); is tú a thionnscail a' troid (EOCn); v.n. a' tionnscaint. begin, start

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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docsa

bhuail sé le docsa mé, he struck me a box on the ear box

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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tseof! tseof!

call word used for sheep

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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caipín a't-sonais

an té a mbíonn a' caipín seo ar a cheann nuair a thigeann sé ar a' tsaol, ní féidir a bháthadh (Sb); ní bheith sé gearr i n-airigead (MMt). caul

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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seársadh

thug sé oram seársadh, he made a charge at me (dog) charge

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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créatúireacht

a déanamh c. mhór oram cheating

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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seadú

(tá) an ghaoth a' seadú, continuing, not settling or abating; (duine) a' seadú, ( a person) staying on in a house (instead of going home as he should continuing, staying on

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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agus níor mhoithigh mé aon fhocal ní ba mhó air sin

and I won't hear anything more about it

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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ní fhacas, ní ba mhó é.

(and he) was not seen, ever again

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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