blue1 .Ia.aGorm. Blue ribbon, (i) ribín gorm; (ii) an chraobh (ag comórtas). Blue water, the blue sea, an fharraige mhór, an toiscinn mhór. S.a. BLOOD1 I, BOOK1 I, DEVIL1 2, PETER1 2 b (Of pers.) He went blue, dhubhaigh agus ghormaigh air. You may talk till you are blue in the face, till all's blue, bheifeá ag caint go dtitfeadh an t-anam asat. S.a. BLACK1 I. 1. cHe looks blue, (i) tá dreach gruama air; (ii) tá dreach scáfar air. He feels blue, tá sé tromchroíoch. dBlue stories, scéalta graosta; scéalta gáirsiúla. II►blue, s.1Gorm m. Light-blue, bánghorm. Dark blue, gorm dorcha. Sky-blue, gorm m na spéire. Steely blue, glasghorm. Navy blue, dúghorm. The blue (sky), an spéir. Out of the blue, go tobann; mar a bheadh splanc ann. S.a. BOLT1. 2A true blue, fear d'fhíorscoth na bhFian, duine den phór cheart, searrach na dea-lárach. He has won his blue, tá áit bainte amach ar an bhfoireann (ollscoile) aige. 3(Washing-) blue, gorm m. 4s.pl.The blues, gruaim f, lionndubh m. He had a fit of the blues, tháinig tallann ghruama air.
blue2, v.tr.1aCuirim dath gorm ar, gormaím. Laund: To blue clothes, éadaí a ghormú. bBlued spectacles, spéaclaí gorma. 2F: To blue one's money, scallán a chur i do chuid airgid, dustaí a thabhairt do do chuid airgid.