EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
claonadh, m. (gs. -nta). 1. vn. of claon3. 2. Inclination; tendency, trend. (a) ~ balla, cinn, inclination of wall, of head. ~ snáthaide, solais, deflexion of needle, of light. ~ ó chúrsa, deviation from course. ~ na gréine, declining of the sun. (b) ~ a bheith agat le rud a dhéanamh, to tend to do sth. Tá an ~ sin ann, he is that way inclined. ~ chun na trócaire, leaning towards mercy. 3. Perversion. ~ fírinne, creidimh, perversion of truth, of faith.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ta an duine, human tendencies.
~adh chun tosaigh, os cionn ruda, to lean forward, over sth.
chun, le) ~adh chun raimhre, to incline to obesity.
~adh ón bhfírinne, to deviate from the truth.
Thug siad gealladh gan ~adh ar a chéile, they promised not to betray each other.