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blascarnach
Meaning or Explanation (EN): smacking of the lips
Tuilleadh
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blasta
Meaning or Explanation (EN): delicious, tasty
Usage (EN): Bia blasta, savoury food. Caint bhlasta, well-spoken or exact speech.
Tuilleadh
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bláth
Meaning or Explanation (EN): bloom, blossom, flower
Usage (EN): I mbláth, in bloom. Bláth na hóige, the bloom of youth. Tá bláth bán ar na preataí, the potatoes are in blossom. Rath agus bláth ort! May you prosper. I mbláth an tsamhraidh, in fine summer weather. An bláth a bhaint. Bláth ort! May you prosper! I mbláth an tsamhraidh, in fine summer weather. An bláth a bhaint de dhuine, to outshine a person, to tarnish a person's laurels. Choinnigh sí bláth ar an teach, she kept the house neat and tidy. Droch-bhláth air! bad luck to him. Go dtéidh sé ar bláth is ar biseach duit! may it bring you luck and prosperity! Prov: Bláth gach géag dá dtig ag cur leis an fhréimh ó dtáinig, like father like son. Ní raibh bláth ar bith ó shoin air, he had no luck since. Chomhairligh sí dó bláth a chur ar a chuid airgid, she advised to use his money to advantage. Nuair a bhí an chuirm ina bláth, (folktale), when the banquet was at its height.
Tuilleadh
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bláth-chíoth
Meaning or Explanation (EN): a light shower
Tuilleadh
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bláth-fholt
Meaning or Explanation (EN): beautiful locks of hair
Tuilleadh
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bláthach
Meaning or Explanation (EN): buttermilk
Tuilleadh
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bláthas
Meaning or Explanation (EN): bloom, beauty, good condition
Usage (EN): An pósaí is deise sa ghárradh nuair a chailfeas sé a bhláthas budh fann (song), the nicest flower in the garden will be a sorry sight when it has lost its bloom.
Tuilleadh
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bláthmhar
Usage (EN): Oibrí bláfar, a neat worker. Obair bhláfar, neat work.
Tuilleadh
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bleacht
Meaning or Explanation (EN): milk
Usage (EN): Bó ar a bliocht, a milch cow.
Tuilleadh
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bleagh
Meaning or Explanation (EN): milk
Tuilleadh
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