TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Leagan amach simplí
meal 1 , s . Min f . Oat meal , min choirce . S.a. WHOLE-MEAL.
meal 2 , s . Béile m , proinn f . Square meal , béile maith . Hearty meal , béile breá . To make a meal of it , béile a dhéanamh de . When I was having my meal , nuair a bhí mé ag déanamh mo choda . I like to rest after a meal , is maith liom mo scíth a ligean i ndiaidh mo choda . Pharm : 'To be taken after meals, before meals' , 'caitear i ndiaidh béile, roimh bhéile' .
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
An abstemious meal , béile gann .
To ask a blessing (at a meal) , an bia a altú .
To dispose of a meal , béile a chaitheamh siar .
When I had finished my meal , nuair a bhí mo chuid caite agam .
A first-rate meal , nua gach bia agus sean gach dí .
Full meal , béile m maith , sá f fir de bhéile .
A gargantuan meal , béile Chonáin .
F : Generous meal , béile groí .
To take a hurried meal , greim a chaitheamh faoi dheifir .
He did justice to the meal , bhain sé díol fir as an mbéile .
Meal fit for a king , díol rí de bhéile .
Lavish meal , raidhse bia .
To linger over a meal , bheith tamall fada i mbun béile .
Linseed meal , min f rois .
To partake of a meal , béile a chaitheamh .
I am partial to a smoke after meals , is maith liom an ghal tobac i ndiaidh béile .
He rushed me through the meal , thug sé orm mo chuid a alpadh .
Scanty meal , béile gortach .
Skimpy meal , béile gann, gortach .
To snatch a meal , greim a shlogadh .
Substantial meal , béile tacúil, tathagach .
One meal a day suffices him , is leor dó aon bhéile amháin sa lá ; tá a dhóthain in aon bhéile amháin sa lá .
To take a meal , béile m a chaitheamh .
To wait a meal for s.o ., béile m a choinneáil ar gcúl do dhuine .
He went out to walk off his meal , chuaigh sé amach ag traoitheadh a bhoilg .
Whole-meal bread , caiscín m .
To wire into a meal , abs. to wire in , leagan ar bhéile .