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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
slocadóir
slocán
slócht
slóchtach
slóchtán
sloda
slodán
slog
slóg
slogach
slogadh
slógadh
slogaide
slogaire
slogaireacht
slogan
sloganna
slogánta
slogarnach
slógh
slogóg
slograch
slogshúileach
slog1, m. (gs. -oig, pl. ~anna). Gulp, swallow; draught, swig. ~ a ól as buidéal, to drink a draught out of a bottle. Bain ~ as, take a swig of it.
slog2, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). Swallow. 1. Bia, deoch, a shlogadh, to swallow food, drink. ~ siar, ionat, é, gulp it down. 2. Engulf. Longa a ~adh san fharraige, ships that were engulfed in the sea. Mar a shlogfadh an talamh iad, as though the earth had swallowed them up. Shíl mé go ~fadh an talamh mé (le náire), the earth could have swallowed me up (for shame). 3. Sink, draw in, recede. ~adh a shúile siar ina cheann, his eyes sank back into his head. Bealach ~tha, sunken road. Smig shlogtha, receding chin. 4. Absorb quickly. Tá an talamh gainimh ag ~adh na báistí, the sandy ground is swallowing the rain. Ag ~adh an léinn, devouring knowledge. 5. Accept eagerly, credulously. Bhí siad ag ~adh (isteach) a chuid cainte, they were drinking in his words. Níl feidhm ort an uile fhocal a shlogadh uaidh, you needn’t swallow everything he says. Níor shlog mé gan chogaint é, I took it with a pinch of salt. 6. Recant. Beidh ort an chaint sin a shlogadh, you will have to eat those words. 7. Slur. Ag ~adh na gconsan, slurring the consonants.
slog3 = sloc.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Slogadh i g~ na farraige iad, they were sucked into the gulf of the sea.
~ a dhéanamh ar rud, to gulp down sth.
Tá ~ fada aige, he takes a long draught, has a large capacity for drink.
Tá ~ ar an iasc i mbliana, fish is being gobbled up, there is a great demand for fish, this year.
Ná slog ionat an bainne ach ~ leis an arán é, don’t gulp down the milk but sip it with the bread.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá sé ag ~ leis, he is slogging along.
Ag fuirseadh agus ag fadhbáil, slogging away, toiling and moiling.
Tá sé ag ~adh leis (ar an obair), he is slogging away (at the work).
Ag ~ ó mhaidin go hoíche, slogging from morning till night.
~ a bhualadh ar dhuine, to slog s.o.
