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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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GA > EN
sand
1.
noun
on beach etc
2.
noun
COL
colour
3.
verb
with sandpaper
phrases
1
noun
on beach etc
gaineamh
masc1
c
m
u
fine sand
gaineamh mín
a grain of sand
gráinnín gainimh
2
noun
COL
colour
dath an ghainimh
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3
verb
with sandpaper
TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVE
greanáil
verb
c
m
u
sands
1
noun
beach
trá ghainimh
2
noun
desert
gaineamhlach
masc1
c
m
u
phrases
to be built on sand
bheith tógtha ar ghaineamh
the whole business was built on sand
ní raibh aon dúshraith faoin ngnó ar fad
to run into the sand
titim as a chéile
c
m
u
the initiatives ran into the sand
níor tháinig dada as na tionscnaimh
the sands of time
imeacht na haimsire
the sands of time are running out
tá an t-am ag éirí gearreireaballach
,
tá an ghrian ag gabháil siar
phrasal verbs
sand down
(
v + adv
)
TRANSITIVE
greanáil
verb
c
m
u
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Phrases and Examples in other entries
attraction
»
sand and sun are the main attractions of the island
gaineamh agus grian is mó a mheallann daoine chun an oileáin
blowing
»
blowing sand got in my eyes
chuaigh gaineamh séidte faoi mo shúile
buried
»
the body lay buried beneath the sand
bhí an corp ina luí faoin ngaineamh
bury
»
to bury your head in the sand
(
also
to stick your head in the sand
)
do chloigeann a shá sa ghaineamh
she knew about it but buried her head in the sand
bhí a fhios aici faoi ach dhún sí a súile air
coarse
»
coarse sand
gaineamh garbh
coarseness
»
I don't like the coarseness of the sand there
ní maith liom gairbhe an ghainimh ann
containment
»
use sand for the containment of the spill
úsáid gaineamh chun an doirteadh a shrianadh
cover
»
cover with sand
clúdaigh é le gaineamh
,
cumhdaigh é le gaineamh
dazzlingly
»
the sand is dazzlingly white
tá loinnir gheal ar an ngaineamh
deceptively
»
sand is deceptively heavy
ní cheapfá go mbeadh gaineamh chomh trom sin
,
tá gaineamh níos troime ná mar a cheapfá
deposit
»
the sand was deposited by the wind
an ghaoth a shil-leag an gaineamh
,
shéid an ghaoth an gaineamh
desert
»
sand desert
gaineamhlach
masc1
enclose
»
they enclosed the building with sand bags
chuir siad málaí gainimh thart ar an bhfoirgneamh
,
dhún siad isteach an foirgneamh le málaí gainimh
expanse
»
the expanse of sand stretched out before us
shín an gaineamhlach amach romhainn
-faced
»
a sand-faced house
teach greanéadain
feel
»
I like the feel of sand on my feet
is breá liom gaineamh a mhothú ar mo chosa
footprint
»
a footprint in the sand
lorg coise sa ghaineamh
grain
»
a grain of sand
gráinne gainimh
gritty
»
the sand was gritty
bhí an gaineamh greanach
,
bhí an gaineamh garbh
handful
»
a handful of sand
lán glaice gainimh
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