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beagán
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):slightSampla(í) Úsáide:beagán a dhéanadh de - slight him, make little of him.
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (GAEILGE):neamh-ní
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):fawnSampla(í) Úsáide:beagán a dhéanadh dhíot fhéin os a chomhair. - Humble yourself before him. "maidrín laithighe" a dhéanadh dhíot fhéin. Bheith go "maolchluasach" os a chomhair. - fawn on him.
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):a littleSampla(í) Úsáide:beagán a dhéanadh dhe - make little of him, show him no respect. Rinn' sé beagán díom os comhair a raibh ann. - He "made little" of me in presence of all who were there "mórán a déanadh de" - make "much" of him. ___ a chomh-tarsan.
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):to speak slightinglySampla(í) Úsáide:beagán a dhéanamh de dhuine - make little of a person, to slight a person
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):to demean, "little", a small quantitySampla(í) Úsáide:Ní dhéanfainn beagán díom fhéin a bheith 'n a chuideachta. - I wouldn't "make little" of myself to be in his company. .i. I wouldnt demean myself. Rinn' sé beagán de fhéin. - He demeaned himself. .i. ní raibh aon meas aige air féin.
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):humiliation, "little"Sampla(í) Úsáide:beagán a dhéanadh dhe. - make little of him, humiliate him. Rinneadh beagán de os comhair a raibh ann. - He was made "little" of in front of all who were there. (a "ch-th"-.) mórán a dhéanadh dhe = make much of.
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):to grovelSampla(í) Úsáide:ag déanadh beagán de fhéin. - making little of himself. Ná déin beagán díot fhéin i láthair aoinn - Don't humiliate yourself before anyone.
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):to cast a slur on, something smallSampla(í) Úsáide:beagán a dhéanadh de - to belittle him, to make little of him. Rinneadh beagán de os comhair a raibh ann. - He was made little of in front of all that were there.
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):a little, a fewSampla(í) Úsáide:I mbeagán focal, in a few words. Mar bhí sé ar bheagan céille, as he had but little sense. Mórán a riar le beagán, to make a little go round. Prov: ná bíodh do shúil le beagán, do not look for a portion of what is scarce, for small favours. A Bheagán nó a mhórán, more or less. An rud a ngoireann siad an beagán dó, what can be described as a little.
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