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scrachóg an mhadaidh uisc' spaga a dhéanamh de, agus bé' do phócaí lán i gcónaí, the otter's bladder (?), make a purse of it and your pockets will be always full (of money) Activities Everyday phrases Food and drink Proverbs Likes & dislikes Log in to hear
sláimín sláimín go bhean, a slovenly untidy "clot" of a woman; sláimín Saturday, a lazy bad housekeeper who leaves all her work, washing etc., over till Saturday. Adjectives Activities Feelings Everyday phrases Personality Log in to hear
slubaire slubaire bróch, a person slovenly in speech and messy generally. Adjectives People Feelings Personality Everyday phrases Log in to hear
sméadhamh níl s. ar bith sa tinidh agad, your fire is nearly dead Everyday phrases Feelings Health Adjectives Conversation Log in to hear
smutú ghá smutú, ghá mbriseadh (claidhmhtheachaí) (SOG); tá sí smutaí agad, you have it smashed (of spade that struck a stone) (MMt). Activities Feelings Verbs Everyday phrases Objects Log in to hear
snámhtha nach bhfuil sé snáfaí lé uisc' (an spéir thiar), the sky is full of rain on the way, coming Weather Everyday phrases Feelings Adjectives Activities Log in to hear
sompla a' sumpla bróch, nach fearr a' fear mise ná é? the dirty wretch, amn't I a better man than him Adjectives Feelings People Comparatives Everyday phrases Log in to hear
sónraidh thóig mé sónraí dó, I observed it, took notice of it Activities Verbs Feelings Everyday phrases Language Log in to hear
sónta fear sónta, fear a chreidfeadh chuile shórt (TmB). duine sónt', a youngster too obedient to everybody, doing what they tell him (MMt). Feelings People Adjectives Activities Everyday phrases Log in to hear
sóntaíl an rud is measa bhí greamuithe go dhuine riamh a' tsóntaíl. Abstract nouns Feelings Idioms Everyday phrases Relationships Log in to hear
spideóg a' cathamh spideógaí Objects Activities Everyday phrases Food and drink Animals Log in to hear
suanaí níl ann ach suanaí, (tá sé) ciúin gan suim i gcaint aige; gan bheith a' caint Everyday phrases Feelings Adjectives Conversation Verbs Log in to hear
súgán a shúgáin, addressing a young lad in depreciatory terms Adjectives Activities People Feelings Everyday phrases Log in to hear
súmaire súmaire doracha go dhuine, a sile fellow with no word in him, who won't speak to you. Is deas a' rud píosa cainte, níor mhol éinne riamh a' súmaire Adjectives Feelings People Conversation Everyday phrases Log in to hear
tabhairt a' tabhairt dó, hard at it (hay-making (ML); tá an traghan a' tabhairt dó, the corncrake is hard at it, singing away good and loud (MC). Activities Animals Everyday phrases Feelings Verbs Log in to hear