PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Emery-cloth, ceirt f éimir.
To flick sth. away, off, with a duster, rud a scuabadh chun siúil le leadhb bheag de cheirt.
To moisten a rag, a sponge, with . . ., ceirt, spúinse, a fhliuchadh i ...
My dress looks like a rag, tá mo ghúna ina cheirt.
Paperm: Rag pulp, laíon m ceirteacha.
Kitchen rubber, ceirt f, rubar m.
To sop up water, uisce a ghlanadh suas (le ceirt, etc.).
To swab up, (uisce, etc.) a shú le ceirt, le mapa.
To wipe sth. dry, rud a thriomú (le ceirt, etc.).