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dúbhaim
Meaning or Explanation (EN): I blacken, I darken
Usage (EN): Dhúbhaidh mo chroidhe in a choinne = My heart was black against him. Bhí mo chroidhe dubh in a choinne. Nuair chonnaic me cad a rinn' sé dhúbhaidh mo chroidhe in a choinne.
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dubhaim
Meaning or Explanation (EN): I blacken
Usage (EN): Thá na prátaí ag dúbhchaint. = The potatoes are getting black. Dhúbhaigh sé a bhróga le sugha an chorcáin. = He blackened his shoes with the soot from the pot. "do dhúbhaig is do ghormaig air" = .i. He got black and blue (with vexation).
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dubhán
Meaning or Explanation (EN): kidney
Usage (EN): dubhán muice = pig's kidney. "Thá an dubhán tur aige" = He has the biggest share, more than his share = (Rádh). Nílim deimhneach ar fad gurab é seo an brígh bhí le "dubhán tur" - bhí an "rádh" gnáthach.
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dúbhan
Meaning or Explanation (EN): kidney
Usage (EN): pian im dhúbhan clé = pain in left kidney. pian i snáithe na ndúbhan. = Pain in the small of the back.
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dubhán
Meaning or Explanation (EN): kidney
Usage (EN): generally in the plural = dubháin. snáithe na ndubhán = the loins. "I 'gus K ar a cliathán clé agus lumpa pic' ar shnáithe na ndúbhán." = How I heard an old man describing the brand on a sheep of his that had strayed. "an dubhan tur" = Bhí an dubhán tur aig = the lion's share = he had the best part.
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dubhan
Usage (EN): na dubhain, the kidneys
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dubrón
Meaning or Explanation (EN): sorrow, grief
Meaning or Explanation (GA): níos láidre ná "brón"
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dúchas
Meaning or Explanation (EN): native, heredity
Usage (EN): Duine uasal ó dhúthchas iseadh é. = He is by nature a gentleman. Thá an braon maith ann ó dhúthchas. = He has the good "drop" in him by nature = .i. fuil uasal.
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duibheacht
Meaning or Explanation (EN): blackness
Usage (EN): le duibheacht na h-oidhe ba dheocair an casán a leanamhaint. - With darkness of the night it was hard to follow the path. "doircheadas na h-oidhche" a dhéarfaí de ghnath.
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dúid
Meaning or Explanation (EN): a dunce, a blockhead
Usage (EN): Níl ann ach dúid. Dúid de mhadáin. = A "stump" of a fool.
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