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An Cruán, An Caisleán Nua

  1. beaifití
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): "dough", baft,
    Ciall nó Míniú (Gaeilge): sórt "calico" garbh
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: léine bheaifití - a calico shirt. Is dóigh liom gur airigheas "beaifití" mar leas-ainm mar mhaghadh ar "nótaí". .i. airgead páipéir. Ní raibh an "beaifití" aig Thá "beaifití" agus "baff" sa mBh. sa chiall so fós. Cf. "Kale" na Meiricánach, nó "rag" ar nóta púint.
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  2. béal
    Ciall nó Míniú (Gaeilge): béal an ghunna. (b- a'n dorais" = in front of the door.) i mbéal na ndaoine = everyone talking of it. béal bocht = poor mouth. ag dul isteach in a bhéal = toadying to him. dúbhairt sé lem bhéal é = he said it to my face. ("béal ináirde") "aghaidh beil" a thabhairt air = to "rale" him. "Níor fhiafruig (fh=gh) sé dhíom a' raibh béal orm".
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  3. béal
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): "the talk of the town"
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: béal - mouth, "talk". Thá sí i mbéal an phobail. - She is the "talk" of the parish. Thá náire faighte aici thá sí i mbéal an pharóist - She is shamed, she is the talk of the parish.
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  4. béal
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): mouth, mouthful, "talk"
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Lán béil - mouthful. tabhair lán a bhéil d'fhuiscí dho. - Give him a mouthful of whiskey. Ní raibh lán mo bhéil ann. - There wasn't a mouthful 7rl.
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  5. béal
    Ciall nó Míniú (Gaeilge): crua
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  6. béal
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): open mouthed, one who can't keep a secret
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: béal gan scoth (skox)
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  7. béal
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: béal gan scoth (skox) iseadh é. - He is a blabber.
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  8. béal
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): playing up to him
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: ag dul is-teac 'na bhéal. - Going into his mouth., "toadying" to him, playing up to him.
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  9. béal
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): to affront
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Aghaidh béil a thabhairt ar dhuin - to charge or scold him to his face, to "face" him, Rud a rádh suas le n-a bhéal (lena phus). - Say it to his face.
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  10. béal
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): mouth
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: béal na speile = cutting edge, béal an dorais (dir'iʃ) - in front of door, i mbéal an phobail - public. béal bocht. béal gan scoth (skox) - prattler. Níor fiafruigheadh (ji:ǝri:ǝg) díom an raibh béal orm. - I was offered nothing in the way of food or drink. Dúbhairt sé lem bhéal é. B. he said it to my face. Bhí sé in a luighe ar a bhéal is ar a aghaidh = face downwards, prone. ó bhéal go béal - a bhéal ináirde - mouth upwards. Salachar béil - thrush.
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