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cruadhas
Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): hardness, temper, vigour, strength, stinginess
Sampla(í) Úsáide: Cruadhas croí, hard-heartedness.
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cruaidh
Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): harden, stiffen, solidify, set
Sampla(í) Úsáide: Bhí sé de dhíth go cruaidh air, he needed it badly. An bhfuil sé trí clocha? Cruaidh air, does it weigh three stone? Hardly, not quite. Má thig cruaidh orm, if I am hard pressed. Ba chruaidh an fhéacháil é, it was a sore trial. Tá sé cruaidh as a bholg, he is constipated. Tá sé cruaidh fán airgead, he is close-fisted.
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cruaidh-dhéanta
Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): having thin but shapely features
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cruatan
Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): hardship
Sampla(í) Úsáide: Cruatan an tsaoil, the hardships of life. Prov: Tig an cruatan i ndiaidh an chaite, wilful waste makes woeful want.
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crúb
Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): claw, hoof, paw, limb
Sampla(í) Úsáide: Níor croith sé crúb ina dhiaaidh sin, that finished him. I gcrúba duine, in someone’s clutches. Prov: Sciondaidh an dúchas thríd chrúba an chait, heredity will come through the cat’s claws – meaning “how like his ancestors”.
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crúbach
Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): club-footed
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crúbach
Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): a cow with turned in horns, (of cow's horns) turned in
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crúbadán
Sampla(í) Úsáide: Rinne mé crúbadán de, I crumpled him up, I stretched him out (with a blow).
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crúbóg
Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): (a) a species of large crab-fish (b) thrums at the end of a piece of weaving
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crúca
Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): a crook, a hook, a claw
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