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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
nacelle
nacreous
nadir
naevus
nag
nagging
naiad
nail
nail down
nail up
nail-brush
nail-claw
nailed
nailer
nail-file
nail-hole
nail-scissors
nail-set
nainsook
naïve
naïvety
naked
nakedness
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
nail »
nail1, s. 1 Ionga f -n (méire). 2 Tairne m. Brass-headed nail, tairne murláin. F: You've hit the nail on the head, leag tú do mhéar air. 3 F: To pay on the nail, íoc ar an bpointe; airgead a íoc síos.
nail2, v.tr. 1 Greamaím le tairní, tairneálaim. F: He nailed his eyes on it, sháigh sé an dá shúil ann. To nail a lie to the counter, to the barn door, an bhréag a chur ina háit féin. S.a. COLOUR1 4. 2 Cuirim tairní i (mbróga, etc.). 3 P: Greamaím (duine).
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IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He was biting his nails, bhí sé ag ithe a chuid ingne.
A nail caught my skirt, chuaigh tairne i bhfostú i mo sciorta.
To nail one's colours to the mast, an fód a sheasamh.
Dead as a door-nail, as mutton, chomh marbh le hArt.
He dug his nails into the flesh, bháigh sé na hingne san fheoil.
Thumb-nail groove (of penknife), eang iongan.
F: He is hard as nails, (i) tá miotal ar leith ann; (ii) níl trócaire ar bith ann.
To drive a nail home, tairne a thiomáint go hurla.
Hook nail, (i) tairne chrúcach; (ii) tairne frídín.
To manicure one's nails, d'ingne a chóiriú.
To nail s.o. down to his promise, tabhairt ar dhuine cur lena ghealltanas.
Heavily nailed door, comhla faoi bhrat tairní.
Long-nailed, fadingneach.
Proud nail, tairne gan liocadh.
To bite one's nails to the quick, na hingne a chogaint go dtí an beo.
Spike(-nail), tairne m spíce.
To tap in a nail, tairne a chur abhaile le mionbhuillí.
Thumb-nail sketch, mionsceitse m.
To fight tooth and nail, troid go nimhneach.
He went at it tooth and nail, thug sé faoi lena raibh ina chorp.
To trim one's nails, na hingne a bhearradh.
Toil: Nail varnish, vearnais f iongan.
