bain de, v.t. & i. 1. Take off, remove. An clár, an clúdach, an phéint, an barr, a bhaint de rud, to remove the lid, the cover, the paint, the top, from sth. An ghruaig, an fhéasóg, a bhaint de dhuine, to give s.o. a hair-cut, a shave. ~ díot an hata, remove your hat. ~ díot (do chuid éadaigh), undress yourself. ~eadh an chos de, his leg was amputated. ~eadh dá chosa, dá threoir, é, he was taken off his feet, put off his stride. ~eadh a ainm den rolla, his name was taken off the roll. 2. Take away from. An brón, an fhearg, an imní, a bhaint de dhuine, to console, appease, reassure, s.o. Bhain sé an t-ocras díom, it relieved my hunger. ~ an scian den leanbh, take the knife from the child. Ná ~ a chroí de, don’t dishearten him. ~ do shúil, do dhúil, de, cease to expect it. Bhain sí an leanbh den chíoch, den diúl, she weaned the child. Bhain sé codladh na hoíche díom, it left me unable to sleep at night. Bhain sé an chaint díom, it left me speechless. Níl á bhaint den saol ach é, it is worrying him to death. Níor bhain sin de a chuid a dhéanamh, that did not prevent him from taking his meals. 3. Extract. Bia a bhaint den talamh, den fharraige, to get food from the land, the sea. Gealltanas a bhaint de dhuine, to extract a promise from s.o. Bhain sé punt díom orthu, he charged me a pound for them. 4. Reduce. Lúb a bhaint de shlabhra, to shorten a chain by a link. Giota a bhaint de thuras, den bhealach, to shorten, set out on first stage of, a journey. An siúl a bhaint den bhád, to reduce the speed of the boat. Gan cur leis ná ~t de, without adding to or subtracting from it. Murar cuireadh leis an scéal níor ~eadh de, the story lost nothing in the telling. ~ den dorú, draw in the fishing-line. Tá sé ag ~t de, the wind is falling. Cards:~ díobh, cut them. 5. Deprive of. An tine, an solas, an ghrian, a bhaint de dhuine, to get between s.o. and the fire, the light, the sun. Bhain tú Dia díom, you came between me and God. Bhain sé an doras díom, he got to the door before me. Ag ~t barr dá chéile, vying with each other. Ag ~t na sál, na gcos, dá chéile, treading on each other’s heels; tripping over each other in their hurry. Ag ~t an bhóthair dá chéile, racing each other along the road.