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Gluais • Glossary
glúin nuaa new generation
brívigour
ag dul ó neart go neartgoing from strength to strength
fiontar foilsitheoireachtapublishing enterprise
cnuasach gearrscéaltacollection of short stories
cé gur mhionnaigh Artairalthough Artair swore
slíomairesmooth, flattering, hypocritically friendly person
saint an ghoilethe greed of his stomach
a chomhairle a athrúto change his mind
ar fheabhas uiligabsolutely excellent
osnasigh
ar chúl an mhuinílbehind the neck
muisiriúnmushroom
ní réitíonn siad sin liom beag ná mórthey don”t agree with me at all
snaghiccups
gráinnínpinch
cainéalcinnamon
síoltaseeds
a sháith biaenough food
ag cruthú rud úrcreating something new
má thuigeann tú leat méif you know what I mean
a sheachaintto avoid
muiníntrust
blastatasty
ordóg coisetoe
an iarraidh sinthis time
cnapheap
á ghreadadh go cúramachcarefully mixing it
babhlabowl
scilléadskillet
shamhlaigh séhe imagined
go díbhirceacheagerly
subhachascheerfulness
ag leathadhspreading
geirfat
bréanfoul
doilighdifficult
a chreidbheáilto believe
ar leithseparately
mar a thit rudaí amach domhow things worked out for me
ní raibh dadaidh le fáilthere was nothing available
i mo ghlacin my hand
ag diúlsucking
bhí an t-ádh dearg ormI was dead lucky
dea-chumthashapely
láchfriendly
fialgenerous
níor bhlais mé riamhI never tasted
faic na ngrástnot a thing
ag cuimilt a béilrubbing her mouth
a mháshis thigh
seanmóireachtpreaching
greimbite
iomrámention
deisopportunity
luachmharvaluable
seanchaslore
as ar fáisceadh iadfrom which they were wrought
doilíssorrow, difficulty
i leathchogarin a half-whisper
iad a chur i ngníomhto put them in action
seal beag gearra short period
sa Nua-Shéalainnin New Zealand
ina ghabhalcrotch
ag sápressing
críonmhíoltawood-worms
corrachprojecting
lorgashin
damanta nimhneachdamn sore
scoilteadh a chraiceannhis skin was split
crá gan mhaolútorment without alleviation
chun an tí bhigto the toilet
ina gcuideachtain their company
báisteach mhillteanachterrible rain
foscadhshelter
a bhaint amachto reach
ag bleadaracht go díchéillíblattering senselessly
scaiftecrowd
ag casachtachcoughing
breallánfool
millteanach dóighiúilextremely pretty
as miosúrextraordinary
gan choinneunexpected
blas searbha sour taste
breis agus a sáithmore than her fill
strambánachlong-winded
smut féin den fhírinneeven a small bit of truth
é a thionlacanto accompany him
a bhéarfadh íthat would take her
críochend
gan mhórchuid náirewithout a lot of embarrassment
gnóthachbusy
straois léanmharwoeful grimace
trína gruaig mhín bhánthrough her soft white hair
sula bpléascfadh a lamhnánbefore his bladder would explode
ag cogaint a spúnóigechewing the spoon
déaraimislet us say
drochnósannabad habits
tuairimíopinions
cogaíwars
slí mhaireachtála fholláinhealthy way of life
a mhealladhto coax
a chuir fíorionadh uirthiwhich really surprised her
ag cur tharstutalking away
go díbhirceach dícheallacheagerly and diligently
d’fholmhaigh séhe emptied
sásarsaucer
doirtealsink
thriomaigh éhe dried it
slachtmhartidy
á thionlacan féinaccompying himself
sultmharenjoyable
spídslander
gan mhuirnwithout tenderness
magairlítesticles
nuair a dheifrigh Artair tharstu de léimwhen Artair hurried past them with a jump
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