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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 Activities Feelings Idioms To be able to Verbs Log in to hear
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 Abstract nouns Feelings Adjectives Verbs Everyday phrases Log in to hear
aifir nár aifridh Dia ort é, God forgive you; ní aifreó mé ort é, I'll forgive you for it (TmB) avenge Feelings Religion Everyday phrases Verbs Idioms Log in to hear
giorra anála asthma; dock seed is boiled as a relief for it Health Food and drink Everyday phrases Feelings Activities Log in to hear
cúrsaí ach cúrsaí airigead dó, bhí neart aige, but as for money, he had plenty of it. as regards Feelings Everyday phrases Money Adverbs Idioms Log in to hear
maidir le maidir le cúrsaí truipéad dó, well, as for truipéad as regards Conversation Everyday phrases Feelings Language Arguments Log in to hear
Aibreán bog braonach agus Bealtaine béil-fhliuch /be:l´ux/, (sean-ocal) i. an ideal season for growth. April Calendar & Seasons Food and drink Feelings Plants Adjectives Log in to hear
toirt gan tairbhe applied to a person getting in one's way; such a person is said to be an-amscaí Adjectives Activities Feelings People Everyday phrases Log in to hear
draoi d'ólfadh sé an draoi; cf. the Westmeath Engl. Idiom: he'd drink Loch Érin dry. an unlimited quantity (of drink) Idioms Abstract nouns Feelings Food and drink Everyday phrases Log in to hear
rálach an ugly offensive name for a woman Adjectives Abstract nouns People Relationships Feelings Log in to hear
forseamálaí an awkward woman about a house Adjectives People The home Relationships Feelings Log in to hear
ith an allergic rash a thiocfadh amach i n-a scraith ort (CN); a certain man often got it on the arms and chest when he ate certain foods. Health Feelings Everyday phrases People Food and drink Log in to hear
lán is mór a' lán é, it is a good deal, a good lot; nach maith a' lán ráibe atá ar na slataí sin, isn't there a good deal of seed on those docks? amount Abstract nouns Everyday phrases Feelings Adjectives Amount Log in to hear
píoblach also 'hoarseness in a person wih a cold' Health Feelings People Everyday phrases Adjectives Log in to hear
taithí tá sé a' taithí sa teach seo go mór .i. a ghoil ar chuairt ann go minic; is teann é an madadh geárr san áit a mbíonn a thaithí (sean-ocal) (MMt). Cf. D. s. v. madadh. act of frequenting Activities Feelings Adverbs People Everyday phrases Log in to hear