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caolaigh could be a grammatical form of: caolach »
PHRASES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Basket cot, cliabhán m caolaigh.
To edge one's way into a room, to edge in, caolú isteach (sa seomra).
To grow narrow, caolú, cúngú.
He sidled up to me, tháinig sé ag luibhdíneacht chugam, chaolaigh sé aníos chugam.
To grow more slender, caolú.
He slid his hand into my pocket, chaolaigh sé a lámh isteach i mo póca.
To slink away, éalú, caolú, leat.
To slip into the room, éalú, caolú, isteach sa seomra.
He stole into the room, shleamhnaigh sé, chaolaigh sé, isteach sa seomra gan fhios.
To taper (off, away), caolú chun beara, caolú leis (leo, etc.).
He grew thinner, chaolaigh, thanaigh, sé.
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.
He whittled down, away, my allowance, chaolaigh sé ar an liúntas agam.
Wicker chairs, cathaoireacha caolaigh.
To worm (oneself, one's way) through the undergrowth, caolú, tú féin a streachailt, tríd an gcasarnach.
He wriggled through the hedge, chaolaigh sé, streachail sé é féin, tríd an bhfál.
To wriggle one's way into a place, snámh, caolú, isteach in áit.
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