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fé chois
Meaning or Explanation (EN): underfoot, subjected
Usage (EN): Cimeád fé chois. - Keep in subjection. Choinnig sé fé chois a chuid treonthaithe - He kept his tenants in subjection. Bhí Éire fé chois ag na Sasannaig ar feadh na céadta bliadhain.
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fé chois
Meaning or Explanation (EN): underfoot, downtrodden
Usage (EN): Bhí na treontuithe fé chois ag sna tighearnaí talmhan sa seana-saoghal. - The tenants were downtrodden 7rl. Is minic na daoine bochta fé-chois.
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fé chuing
Meaning or Explanation (EN): under the yoke, under the lash
Usage (EN): fé chuing an phósta - "yoke" of matrimony. Bhí Éire fé chuing ag na Sasanaig.
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fear cruaiche
Meaning or Explanation (EN): rick maker
Meaning or Explanation (GA): fear a bheadh ábalta ar chruach (tuighe nó féir) a dhéanadh
Usage (EN): "fear cruaiche 7 stáca."
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fear déirce
Meaning or Explanation (EN): beggar
Usage (EN): lucht déirce - the begging fraternity. lucht déirce bheadh a bain leis. - All belonging to him were beggars.
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gan corruighe
Meaning or Explanation (EN): stagnant
Usage (EN): uisce ná beadh ag rith ná ag corruigh uisce "marbh" - "dead" water. mairbheacht - lifelessness, deadness.
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I gcúinne
Meaning or Explanation (EN): in a corner
Usage (EN): Chuireadh i gcúinne é a's ní raibh dul as aige.
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i ndiaidh a chéile
Meaning or Explanation (EN): after each other
Usage (EN): I ndiaidh a chéile (i niaxe:l'ə) = after each other, end to end, one after another. Shocruig sé na briceanna i dhiaidh chéile 7rl. - He lined the bricks end to end.
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ó chroí
Meaning or Explanation (EN): heartfelt
Usage (EN): Thá truagh ó chroidhe agam do. - I pity him from my heart. osna ó chroidhe (ó n-a croidhe)
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rádh
Meaning or Explanation (EN): saying, proverb, maxim
Usage (EN): Sean-Rádh. - old saying. Is mó sean-rádh a bhíodh ag sna sean-daoine.
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