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cealg
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):sting, pain, hurtSampla(í) Úsáide:Chuir a ndúbhairt sé liom cealg ionnam. - .i. it "stung" me, it pained me (Ní raibh "cealg" mar bhriathar.)
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):a stingSampla(í) Úsáide:cealg a chur ann - say something that "stung" him. - To give him a "dig". Bhí sé d'iarradh cealg(?) a chur an. - Trying to "sting" him. - .i. to hurt his feelings. (Níor airigheas é mar bhriathar.)
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):to stingSampla(í) Úsáide:Chealg sé é a luighead a rinneadh de - It "stung" him how little was made of him. Chealg sé é nuair ná fuair sé cuireadh an phósta. - It stung him when he did not get the invitation to the wedding. Chealg sé go h-ae é. - It stung him to the "heart".
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Iontráil:Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):a stingSampla(í) Úsáide:cealg a chur ann - to "sting" him, to hurt his feelings. Chuir sé cealg ionnam. - He "stung" me. Cuir sé cealg ann d'ao' gnó. - He "stung" him purposely. (Níor airigeas "cealg" mar bhriathar.)
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Iontráil:Sampla(í) Úsáide:Duine gan cheilg, a harmless person. Le ceilg a rinneadh é, it was accomplished by fraud. B'fhearr liom do chabhair ná do chealg, I would rather have you with me than have you against me. Ag cothú ceilge, hatching a plot, creating mischief.
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Iontráil:Sampla(í) Úsáide:Cealg an leanbh! Sing the child to sleep! Prov: Is minic a chealg briathra míne cailín críonna, many a wise maiden was deceived by honeyed words.
