PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To edge one's way into a room, to edge in, caolú isteach (sa seomra).
To grow narrow, caolú, cúngú.
To grow more slender, caolú.
To slink away, éalú, caolú, leat.
To slip into the room, éalú, caolú, isteach sa seomra.
To taper (off, away), caolú chun beara, caolú leis (leo, etc.).
To thin (down) paint, sauce, péint, anlann, a chaolú.
Thinning (down), caolú m, tanú m, lomadh m.
Fin: To water the capital, an caipiteal a chaolú.
Fin: Watering of stock, caolú m caipitil.
To weaken the mixture, an meascán a chaolú.
To worm (oneself, one's way) through the undergrowth, caolú, tú féin a streachailt, tríd an gcasarnach.
To wriggle one's way into a place, snámh, caolú, isteach in áit.