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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
streachail, v.t. & i. (pres. -chlaíonn, vn. ~t). 1. Pull, drag. Rud a ~t leat, to drag sth. along. Ná ~ tríd an lábán é, don’t drag it through the mud. ~ sé é féin ar a bhoinn, he dragged himself to his feet. ~ siad an cóta de mo dhroim, they pulled the coat off my back. 2. Strive, struggle. Ag ~t le rud, dragging at, struggling with, sth. Ag ~t in éadan na gaoithe, battling against the wind. Ag ~t leis an saol, struggling to live. Bím ag ~t liom, I keep struggling along.
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PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Rinne siad ~ mhór leis an obair, they struggled hard to get the work done.
Bhí ~ chrua agam leis, I had to struggle hard with it; I found it a heavy drag.
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