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Gluais • Glossary
mo dhícheallmy best
a gheallaim dom féinI promise myself
san fhásachin the desert
d'fhéadfainn staonadh ó sheacláidI could abstain from chocolate
don Charghasfor Lent
cleastrick
chuirfinn dallamullóg orm féinI'd delude myself
blastatasty
íobairtsacrifice
maitheasgood
bródúilproud
casacht mhór ghroía great big cough
tairseachthreshold
tanaíthin
fiáinwild
de shíoralways
seanfhaiseantaold-fashioned
láchfriendly, pleasant
mearbhallconfusion
cheapasI thought
a bhlas tuaisceartachhis northern accent
chloisimis a chasachtwe used to hear his cough
bhímis ar bíswe used to be excited/impatient
cúbógacollections of Easter eggs
scaoilimis gach uile ní uainnwe'd cast everything aside
go scafántaspeedily
ghlacadh sí buíochas leisshe would thank him
chuireadh sí i bhfolach éshe would hide it
ag iomrascáil lena chéilewrestling one another
suachmáneasy-going person
gan puth análawithout a puff of breath
parlúsparlour, sitting-room
deireadh sí linnshe would say to us
cur i gcéill iomlántotal pretence
thuigeadh siseshe'd understand
bheannaímis dówe would greet him
d'fhiafraímis dewe'd ask him
d'fhreagraímiswe would answer
go fuarbhruiteindifferently
ag tóraíocht an mhálasearching for the bag
nodclue
go n-alpfadh Daidí siar iadthat Dad would devour them
beadaílover of sweet things
dá bharras a result
d'éalaigh méI escaped
cófrapress
ag póirseáil thartrummaging about
málaí plaisteachaplastic bags
doirtealsink
de phreabsuddenly
go raibh mo chosa nitethat it was all up with me
polaitíocht an tuaiscirtthe politics of the north
daoine muinteartharelations
díospóireachtaí bríomharalively debates
a chuairteannahis visits
b'annamh cuideachta na bhfear aigehe seldom had the company of men
ag útamáilfumbling
ba ghiorra in aois diclosest to her in age
mo dhála féin agus Tríonajust like myself and Tríona
fé mar a chaitheadh Tríona liomsaas Tríona used to treat me
barrúilfunny
de shíor dár gcáineadhalways criticizing us
ag spochadh as m'uncailteasing my uncle
agus uasal le híseal á dhéanamh aigesean uirthiseand he was patronizing her
tá sé chomh maith agamI may as well
á leanúintfollowing him
garda gradaimguard of honour
cársánwheeze
inchreidtecredible
plúchadhasthma
ag sméideadh ar m'uncailnodding at my uncle
dá mbéarfaí ormif I was caught
isteach sna gnáthchróite folaighinto the usual hiding-places
macalla na nglórthathe echo of the voices
tuaromen, sign
an ceann ab ansa liom féinthe one I liked best
mealltachenticing
bonnánhorn
fardoraslintel of door
vardúswardrobe
bheir mé barróg airI hugged him
ag cóiriú na n-adhartánarranging the cushions
glicsly
caoi a chur ar an áitto tidy up the place
margadhdeal
a roinntto share
stróic méI tore
daitecoloured
dúil chráitetorturous desire
candaí móra seacláidebig chunks of chocolate
blúire ar bhlúirebit by bit
giodalachperky
bhuail fonn múisce muidwe felt like vomiting
tháinig iarracht den cheann faoi orainnwe became a little bit down
smeartha le seacláidcovered in chocolate
teipfailure