mian1, f. (gs. méine, pl. ~ta).Desire. 1. ~ta an duine, na hóige, human, youthful, longings. ~ a thabhairt do rud, to desire, take a longing for, sth. Nach ort atá an mhian chuige! How greedy for it you are! Tháinig sé de mhian air imeacht, he took a notion to go. Má thagann sé de mhian ort, if you should feel like it. Ba é mo mhian a bheith ann, I would love to be there. Rud a bheith ar do mhian agat, to have sth. to one’s liking, to do as one likes with. Tá an saol ar a mhian aige, he can live as he pleases; he has every comfort in life. Fuair sí fear ar a ~, she got the man of her choice. Dá mba ar mo mhian a bheadh, if I had my way. Ní ar do mhian atá sé, it is not for you to choose. 2. Thing desired. Do mhian a fháil, to get what one wants. Tabhair leat do mhian de, take as much of it as you like. A mhian mo chroí, my heart’s desire, my darling. Tá ~ súl ann, it entices the eye, looks desirable. ~ mic a shúil, a child wants to have everything he sees and likes. 3. (With copula) An rud is ~ le duine, what one wishes. Ba mhian liom fanacht, I would like to stay. Más ~ leat, if you wish. Mar is ~ leat (féin), as you please. Ní ~ liom é, I don’t wish it. Is é rud ba mhian liom a rá (go), what I meant to say was (that).
mianach1, m. (gs. & npl. -aigh, gpl. ~).1. (a) Ore. ~ a bhruithniú, to smelt ore. (b) Mine. ~ guail, coal-mine, colliery. S.a. maide 1 (b).(c)Mil: Mine. ~ talún, landmine. ~ teagmhála, contact mine. ~ a chur, a phléascadh, to lay, explode, a mine. 2. Stuff, material, substance, quality. ~ ruda, the basic material of sth. Tá ~ maith éadaigh ann, it can be made into good cloth. Níl ~ ceart póir iontu, they haven’t the right quality for seeding. ~ duine, the inherent quality of a person. Tá ~ an léinn ann, he has an aptitude for learning. Fear dá mhianach, a man of his calibre. Tá an ~ ceart ann, he has the right stuff in him. (Var:mian2m)