EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
file1, s. 1 Tls: Líomhán m, oighe chuimilte. Three-cornered file, triangular file, líomhán triantánach. F: To gnaw, bite, a file, gabháil de dhoirne ar iarann fuar; snámh in aghaidh easa. 2 F: He's a sly old file, cleasaí glic é.
file2, v.tr. Líomhaim (miotal, etc.). To file away, off, (píosa miotail) a mheilt le líomhán.
file3, s. 1 Comhad m. Spike file, bior m taiscthe. Concertina file, comhad m pócach. Card-index file, comhad treoirchártaí. 2 Comhad m (páipéar).
file4, v.tr. 1 Comhdaím, taiscim (admhála, duilleoga, etc.). To file a document, cáipéis a chur i gcomhad. 2 Jur: To file a petition, achainí a chomhdú.
file5, s. Líne f, treas m -a, sraoillín m. In single, Indian, file, duine i ndiaidh an duine, in aon líne amháin. To form single file, dul i líne shingil, i dtreas singil.
file6, v.i. To file off, imeacht duine i ndiaidh duine. They filed past the coffin, ghabh siad thar an gcónra ina nduine is ina nduine. They filed in, out, ghabh siad isteach, amach, duine i ndiaidh duine.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Filing-case, comhadchás m.
Filing down, meilt f le líomhán.
Filing-jacket, clúdach comhaid.
The rank and file, na saigdiúirí singil.
The file will not touch it, níl greim ar bith ag an oighe chuimealta air.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Because he composed a few verses of doggerel he thinks he is a poet, síleann sé gur file é cionn is gur chum sé cúpla raiméis gliogair.
(ii) P: A poet in embryo, ábhar m file.
The poet laureate, file m na cúirte.
Adj.phr.The poets of old, filí an tseansaoil.
Flight of oratory, roscadh m file.
Lit: Purple passage, purple patch, roscadh m file; píosa faoi chulaith ghaisce.
Poets such as O'Sullivan, such poets as O'Sullivan, filí mar an Súilleabhánach, de shaghas an tSúilleabhánaigh.
F: Sucking poet, ábhar file; éigsín m.
A true poet, fíorfhile m, file ceart.
Unappreciated poet, file gan aitheantas.