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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
rowing-man
rowing-match
rowlocks
royal
royalism
royalist
royalty
rub
rub along
rub down
rub in
rub off
rub out
rub up
rub-a-dub
rubbed
rubber
rubber-covered
rubberize
rubber-neck
rubber-tree
rubber-tyred
rubbing
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
rub »
rub1, s. 1 Cuimilt f. To give sth. a rub (up), cuimilt a thabhairt do rud. 2 Bowls: Míchothroime f. F: There's the rub, sin í an fhadhb. To come to the rub, teacht go cnámh na huillinne.
rub2 . 1 v.tr. a Cuimlím. To rub one's knee with oil, ola a chuimilt do do ghlúin. To rub one's hands (together), do lámha a chuimilt dá chéile. F: To rub shoulders with other people, dul i gcuibhreann le daoine eile. To rub s.o. (up) the wrong way, teacht in aghaidh an tsnáithe, stuif, ar dhuine. b To rub sth. dry, rud a chuimilt go mbeidh sé tirim. To rub a surface bare, rud a lomadh le cuimilt. c To rub sth. through a sieve, rud a chur trí chriathar. To rub oil into sth., ola a chuimilt, a chur, faoi rud. d To rub an inscription, macasamhail d'inscríbhinn a thógáil le cuimilt. 2 v.i. a Cuimlím(against, le), b (Of clothes) Scamhann, caitheann.
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IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To rub the corners off s.o., duine a thabhairt chun míne.
To rub elbows with s.o., caidreamh a dhéanamh le duine.
We manage to rub along, táimid ag baint lae as, ag sracadh linn.
F: Don't rub it in! ná saill é!
To rub one's skin off, do chraiceann a roiseadh.
F: To rub up one's memory, do chuimhne a mhúscailt.
To rub up one's Greek, an mheirg a bhaint de do chuid Gréigise.
To rub up against other people, caidreamh a bheith agat ar dhaoine eile.
To give a horse a rub-down, cuimilt, slíocadh, a thabhairt do chapall.
To rub the rust off, (i) an mheirg a bhaint de (rud); (ii) F: athstaidéar a dhéanamh ar (ábhar léinn).
