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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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sky blue
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the blue
noun
the sky
an spéir
fem2
c
m
u
I looked up at the blue
d'amharc mé suas ar an spéir
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against
»
the green is nice against the blue
tá an glas go hálainn le hais an ghoirm
blue
»
to disappear into the blue
imeacht gan tásc gan tuairisc
blue
»
out of the blue
he arrived out of the blue
tháinig sé gan choinne
,
tháinig sé gan cuireadh ná iarraidh
,
tháinig sé i mbéal na séibe
blue
»
to turn the air blue
bheith ag roiseadh mionnaí móra
,
bheith ag stróiceadh mionnaí móra
,
rópa mallachtaí a chur díot
blue
»
till you're blue in the face
(
also
until you're blue in the face
)
informal
go ndéanfaidh Dia Diarmaid díot
,
go gcuirfidh tú do theanga bheag amach
,
go gcuirfidh tú do gheadán amach
blue
»
the sea was blue
bhí an fharraige gorm
,
bhí dath gorm ar an bhfarraige
blue-eyed boy
»
he's the blue-eyed boy of the entertainment industry
is é buachaill bán thionscal na siamsaíochta é
blue riband
»
he was awarded the blue riband
thug sé an chraobh leis
,
bronnadh an ribín gorm air
blue rinse
»
the blue-rinse brigade
na seanmhná coimeádacha
blues
»
he's got the blues
tá sé in ísle brí
Blue Stack Mountains
»
the Blue Stack Mountains
na Cruacha
bolt
»
a bolt from the blue
(
also
a bolt out of the blue
)
it came as a bolt from the blue to him
ní raibh aon choinne aige leis
,
tháinig sé aniar aduaidh air
it hit her like a bolt from the blue
tháinig sé chuici d'urchar neimhe
boy
»
the boys in blue
1
informal
police
na Gardaí
2
FOOT
, HURL-CAM
, informal
Dublin GAA team
na Jeaicíní
clear
»
the sea is of the clearest blue
dath den ghorm is gile atá ar an bhfarraige
decorate
»
the kitchen is decorated in blue
dath gorm atá ar an gcistin
devil
»
to be between the devil and the deep blue sea
bheith idir teach an diabhail agus teach an deamhain
,
bheith idir dhá thine Bhealtaine
,
rogha an dá dhíogha a bheith agat
drenched
»
the stage was drenched in blue light
bhí an stáitse báite faoi sholas gorm
her
»
the door of her house is blue
tá doras a tíse gorm
,
tá doras an tí s'aicise gorm
his
»
the door of his house is blue
tá doras a thísean gorm
,
tá doras an tí s'aigesean gorm
identify
»
the blue feathers identify it as a male bird
tugann na cleití gorma le fios gur éan fireann atá ann
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