bain as, v.t. & i. 1. Take, remove, from. An mhaith, an t-olc, an bhrí, a bhaint as rud, to take the good, the harm, the strength, out of sth. An ghoimh a bhaint as rud, to take the venom out of sth. An bród, an leisce, an cotadh, a bhaint as duine, to take the pride, the laziness, the shyness, out of s.o. ~ as mo thuarastal é, deduct it from my salary. ~ do lámh as do phóca, take your hand out of your pocket. ~ greim as an arán, toit as do phíopa, take a bite of the bread, a smoke of your pipe. Bhain sé an dealg as mo chos, he removed the thorn from my foot. ~eadh an tsúil as, he lost an eye. Bhain tú as mo bhéal é, you took the words out of my mouth. ~ do rogha astu, take your pick of them. ~ as a chéile iad, take them apart. Ná ~ as a ainm é, don’t miscall him. 2. Get from, make of. Beatha a bhaint as an talamh, to make a living out of the land. Siúcra a bhaint as biatas, to extract sugar from beet. Úsáid, buntáiste, a bhaint as rud, to make use, take advantage, of sth. Taca a bhaint as, to use it as a support. Is doiligh ciall a bhaint as, it is hard to make sense of it. 3. Get out of. Obair, comhrá, sásamh, a bhaint as duine, to get work, conversation, satisfaction, out of s.o. Casadh, fáscadh, bascadh, a bhaint as rud, to twist, squeeze, bash, sth. Aithinne, splanc, a bhaint as cloch, to knock a spark out of a stone. Macalla a bhaint as na cnoic, to get an echo from the hills. Gail a bhaint as uisce, to bring water to the boil. Bhain sé gáire asam, he made me laugh. ~eadh na deora aisti, she was moved to tears. ~eadh asam é, I was provoked into saying it. ~fidh mé sin asat, I’ll make you pay for that. Níl siad ach ag ~t asat, they are only drawing you out, pulling your leg. ~eadh mealladh as, he was deceived. 4. Draw out, prolong. Fad, síneadh, a bhaint as rud, to lengthen, stretch, sth. ~ as an airgead, use the money sparingly. ~fidh mé tamall as, it will do me for a while. Bhain sé seachtain asam é a dhéanamh, it took me a week to do it. ~fidh mé coicís as Cill Airne, I’ll spend a fortnight in Killarney. S.a. lá 3, seal 2. 5. Make off. Bhain sé as (amach); bhain sé na cosa as; bhain sé as na cosa, na boinn, é, he ran away as fast as he could. 6. (a)(Of fish) Gut. (b)(Of fowl) Draw. (c)(Of animal) Castrate. 7. ~eadh lao aisti, she dropped a calf (prematurely).