bare1, a.1Lom, nochta, fornocht. Bare legs, lorgaí nochta. F: Bare as the back of my hand, chomh lom le mo bhois. Bare country-side, ceantar lom. The trees are already bare, tá na crainn lomtha cheana féin. Bare cupboard, cófra folamh, feidheartha. To lie on the bare ground, luí ar an lompaire. I lay bare, nochtaim (rún, mo chroí). His head was bare, bhí sé ina mhaoil. Bare wire, sreang f nocht. Nau: Running, scudding, under bare poles, ag imeacht ina crann. Cards: Ace bare, aon gan chosaint. 2He earns a bare living, níl aige ach ón láimh go dtí an béal. S.a. NECESSARY 2 He had only a bare majority, ní raibh breis aige ach ar éigean. The bare thought frightens me, creathnaím agus gan ach smaoineamh air. He just said a bare 'Thank you' to me, ar éigean a thug sé buíochas dom. ►barely, adv.1Room barely furnished, (i) seomra gann faoi throscán; (ii) seomra drochthroscáin. 2Ar éigean. I barely know him, ar éigean atá aithne ar bith agam air. He is barely twenty, is ar éigean má tá fiche bliain aige. Barely alive, beo ar éigean.