Irish English Tags Audio
pointeáiltí exact, tight in money matters, (even) mean Adjectives Feelings Likes & dislikes Money Personality Log in to hear
col sgartha divorce Abstract nouns Relationships Feelings Life & death Arguments Log in to hear
brocach tá d'éadan bróch brocach salach dirty, filthy Adjectives Feelings Everyday phrases Objects Language Log in to hear
codramanta c. le bainne, "clotty" with milk, not hygienic (ML); bróch salach, codramant' (Sb). dirty, "clotty" Adjectives Feelings Food and drink Everyday phrases Health Log in to hear
aidhbheirseoir devil Abstract nouns Folklore Religion Feelings Personality Log in to hear
séan (it was in the prophecy) go séanfá do bhó héin ar do dhoras héin, that you would deny your own cow at your own door (people may do this to qualify for state assistance) deny Activities Feelings Idioms Money Life & death Log in to hear
gábhadh níl gábh ar bith nach dtigeann duine as, there is no battle but somebody comes safe out of it (Sb); defect (of character); : ach bhí gábh ann - bheith a' caint oram-sa agus ort-sa; bhí sin go ghábh ionn, there was that fault in him, that little flaw in his character, to be talking about me and you (ML). danger, battle Feelings Arguments Abstract nouns Activities Adjectives Log in to hear
marbh-fáisc is iomaí mara fáisc a chuir Ned air, cursed him often, saying 'mara fáisc air'. curse Activities Feelings People Everyday phrases Language Log in to hear
cambaí bhí cambaí ann (MC); na cambaí daoiní (a host of fairies) ar a' tsraith sin ar chúl a' droichidín (Wm) crowd(s), host(s) Folklore Animals Feelings Everyday phrases Objects Log in to hear
scuata scuata mrá agus páistí. crowd Activities People Feelings Everyday phrases Likes & dislikes Log in to hear
coirbhthe fear coirbthí, a cross man, would jump at you; tá sé coirbthí inniú, níl aon ghráinne tobac aige cross, short-tempered Feelings Adjectives Everyday phrases People Personality Log in to hear
baltaí na bó cow's baren (note the first a is short) Animals Farming life Everyday phrases Adjectives Feelings Log in to hear
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 Activities Feelings Everyday phrases Verbs Adjectives Log in to hear
gaéthe is fuar a' gaéthe é sin (TmB); tá gaéthe beag fuar a' tíocht aníos annsin. cold sting, breeze Adjectives Weather Feelings Conversation Everyday phrases Log in to hear
pluc nár mhór an ní . . . gan aon oideas gan aon léigheann i n-a pluic, wasn't it great for her who hadn't any education and hadn't a word of learning in her head cheek Feelings Everyday phrases Education Adjectives Activities Log in to hear