blood1, s.1Fuil f(g. fola). aTo shed, spill, blood, fuil a tharraingt, a dhoirteadh. To draw blood, fuiliú ar (dhuine). He is spitting blood, tá sé ag caitheamh amach seilí fola. F: He is out for blood, tá cuil an diabhail air. Prov: One can't get blood out of a stone, is doiligh olann a bhaint de ghabhar. The blood stream, cúrsa na fola. It makes my blood boil, cuireann sé mo chuid fola is feola trína chéile; cuireann sé i mbarr mo chéille mé. His blood was up, bhí sé an-tógtha. His blood ran cold, d'éirigh a chuid fola fuar. To commit a crime in cold blood, coir a dhéanamh go fuarchúiseach. His blood is on his own head, air féin atá an éiric. There is bad blood, ill blood, between them, tá seandíoltas acu dá chéile. To infuse new blood into a movement, beocht a chur i ngluaiseacht. The committee needs new blood, teastaíonn daoine óga ón gcoiste. S.a. FLESH 2, PRESSURE 1, BANK3 3. b (Kindred) They are near in blood, tá siad gairid i ngaol. It runs in the blood, tá sé sa dúchas. It's in his blood, tháinig sé abhaile leis. Blood is thicker than water, is fearr beagán den ghaol ná mórán den charthanas. c (Birth, race) Prince of the blood, prionsa den fhíorfhuil. Blue blood, fuil ríúil, fuil uasal. Prov: Blood will tell, gach uige mar a hábhar. Blood horse, capall folaíochta. 2aA: Gaige m. bF: Young blood, ógánach m.
blood2, v.tr.aVen: To blood the hounds, blas fola a thabhairt do na cúnna. bMil: To blood the troops, na saighdiúirí a chur faoi thine den chéad uair.