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daochaint
Meaning or Explanation (EN): enough
Usage (EN): Bhí mo dhaochaint ithte agam. - I had eaten enough. - My 'nough. Ní bheadh fhios aige caithin a bheadh a dhaochaint ithte aige - He wouldn't know when he had enough eaten. Bhí fhios aige go raibh daochaint an lae aige - He knew he had enough for the day.
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daoireacht
Meaning or Explanation (EN): dearness
Usage (EN): "Bhí an donas le daoireacht ar "phonies". - (Amach bearna gaoithe) Le daoireacht gach ao' rud athá tu ag ceannac is deocair maireachtaint. - With the dearness of everything you are buying it is hard to live. Dá daoireacht agus atá an t-ól óltar é. - Dear as drink is it is drank.
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daoireacht
Meaning or Explanation (EN): dearness (expense)
Usage (EN): Is deacair do dhaoine bocht maireachtaint ag a ndaoireacht athá gach ao' rud. - .... on account of the dearness of everything. Thá gach aon rud ag dul i ndaoireacht ó lá go lá. - .i. Everything is getting dearer. "Bhí an donas le daoire ar phonies." - (Amach bheárna gaoithe)
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daonacht
Meaning or Explanation (EN): humanity, nature
Usage (EN): Níl aon daonacht ann. - He has no "feeling". - Ní bhíonn truagh aige d' aoinne, "duine ná daonaidhe" - Rádh.
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daor
Meaning or Explanation (EN): dear (expensive)
Usage (EN): Thá gach aon rud atá tu ag ceannach daor. - Everything you buy is dear. Is daor é do mhargadh. - You made a dear bargain. Ceannuig saor agus díol daor agus deanfaidh tu airgead. - (Radh).
Tuilleadh -
daor
Meaning or Explanation (EN): dear, costly
Usage (EN): Bhí seafaidí ionlaogh daor go leor. - Incalf heifers were rather dear. Thá sé ró-dhaor ar a' bpraghas san. - He is too dear at that price.
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dara
Meaning or Explanation (EN): second
Usage (EN): an dara lá - the second day. Gach aon dara lá. - every second day. Bhí fearthainn ann gach aon dara rith an tSamhr(idh) go léir. - It was raining every seconday during the summer. Bhí gach aon dara duine síos leis an bhfliú. - Every second person was down with the "fliú".
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dáta
Meaning or Explanation (EN): date
Usage (EN): as dáta - out of date. Rud a bheith as dáta. - a thing to be out of date. (Nílim deimhneach (ar fad) gur airigheas é seo shuas, ach tá mé deimhneach ná raibh "suas le dáta" ann.)
Tuilleadh -
datach
Meaning or Explanation (EN): smoke
Usage (EN): Thá bolaithe an dataig o'n a cuid éadhaig - Smell of smoke off his clothes. " 'San áit a mbíonn datach bíonn tine"
Tuilleadh -
datach
Meaning or Explanation (EN): smoke
Usage (EN): Níl an siminé ag tarraingt an dataig. - The chimney is "smoking". Thá an datach anuas an simine - The smoke is coming back down the chimney. Nuiar a bhíonn an gaoth anoir bíonn an datach anuas an siminé. - When the wind is east the smoke is down the chimney. (Ní raibh sé ann mar bhriathar.)
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