bloom
1 verb BOT plant, tree INTRANSITIVEbláthaigh verb bheith i mbláthbheith faoi bhláth the roses were blooming in the garden bhí na rósanna faoi bhláth sa ghairdínplants that bloom in the spring plandaí a thagann i mbláth san earrach 2 verb person, intellect, etc INTRANSITIVEbláthaigh verb fás verb he's blooming tá blás airthe shy girl had bloomed into a beautiful young lady bhí an cailín cúthail tar éis teacht in inmhe mar ógbhean álainnhis interest has bloomed into a passion tá an spéis ina phaisean anois aigeTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun BOT flowerbláth masc3 each bloom lasts only a day or two ní mhaireann aon bhláth ach lá nó dhó 4 noun BOT state of floweringbláth masc3 blás masc1 the heather will be in bloom in summer beidh an fraoch faoi bhláth sa samhradh, beidh an fraoch i mbláth sa samhradh 5 noun state of greatest beautybláth masc3 glaise fem4 buaic fem2 it took the bloom off his childhood bhain sé an bláth de laethanta a óige 6 noun youthful lookbláth masc3 cuma na hóigesnua na hóigewhen she was in the bloom of youth nuair a bhí sí i mbláth na hóige 7 noun BOT on fruit etcblás masc1 there was a healthy bloom on the plums bhí blás sláintiúil ar na plumaí 8 noun IND mass of metalblúmán masc1