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deire a chur
Meaning or Explanation (EN): to finish, to exhause
Usage (EN): Thá deire curtha le a raibh d'airgead aige - finished, exhausted his money. Bhí deire na foidhne (fəiŋ'e) caithte aig - His patience was exhausted.
Tuilleadh -
deire le
Meaning or Explanation (EN): end of
Usage (EN): Thá deire le Seán. - It is "all over" with John. Thá sé réidh (re:g'). = do. - He is finished.
Tuilleadh -
deire maitheasa
Meaning or Explanation (EN): past his best
Usage (EN): I ndeire a mhaitheasa. = past his best, past his prime, at the end of his last days.
Tuilleadh -
deire na scríbe
Meaning or Explanation (EN): end of course, turning point
Usage (EN): Scríob - mark, track, limit. "Mar mhair tu fós 'seadh mhairfá coidhche dá fhaid é an cluiche go deire na scríb" - "Eactra an báis."
Tuilleadh -
deireannach
Meaning or Explanation (EN): last, latest
Usage (EN): An nómant deireannach. - the last minute. Níor tháinig sé go dtí an nómant deireannach. - He didn't come till the last minute. Ná fág aon rud go dtí an nomant deireannach. - Dont leave anything til the last minute. Fágann sé gach aon rud go dtí an uair dheireannach. - He leaves everything till the last hour.
Tuilleadh -
deireannach
Meaning or Explanation (EN): last, latest, latter
Usage (EN): An lá deireannach de'n mí. - The last day of the month. An fear deireannach. - The last man. An chéad fhocal 7 an focal deireannach. - The first and last word. - The former and the latter. An deire thiar thall. - The latter end.
Tuilleadh -
deirge
Meaning or Explanation (EN): redness, red colour
Usage (EN): Deirgeacht an t-silín. - cherry red. Bhí a puis ar dheirgeacht an t-silín. - Her lips were cherry red. "Comh dearg le silín." - As red as a cherry.
Tuilleadh -
deirgeacht
Meaning or Explanation (EN): redness
Usage (EN): Thá dirigeacht neam-choitchianta. (n'axot'i:əntə) in a aghaidh. Thá dirigeacht na fola sa spéir thiar.
Tuilleadh -
deis
Meaning or Explanation (EN): advantage, convenience
Usage (EN): Níl deis agam ar é a dhéanadh. - I'm not in a "handy" position to do it. Níl aon deis agam teacht air 'san áit athá sé. - .i. I cant get at it 7rl.
Tuilleadh -
deisbhéalach
Meaning or Explanation (EN): witty, quick on the tongue
Usage (EN): Maidir le deas-chainnt ní fuirist bheith maith a dhaochaint do thá sé ró-deisbhéalach. - As regards "handy gab" it is hard to be good enough for him he is too quick on the tongue.
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