PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To be cooped up, bheith cuachta (istigh)(by s.o., ag duine).
To curl sth. around sth., rud a chuachadh, a chasadh, ar rud.
Falsetto (voice), cuach f, guth m cuachach.
He huddled himself up, chuach sé, chonlaigh sé, é féin.
Huddled (up) in bed, cuachta sa leaba.
Huddled (up) in a corner, cuachta, gróigthe, istigh i gcoirnéal.
F: To hug the chimney-corner, bheith cuachta sa chlúid.
To sit hunched up, bheith cruinn cuachta.
To loop up the hair, an ghruaig a chuachadh in airde.
F: To praise s.o. up, duine a chuachadh suas.
(Of kitten) To roll up into a ball, é féin a chuachadh.
To shape clay into a bowl, cuach a dhéanamh de chré.
To squeeze sth. into a box, rud a chuachadh, a dhingeadh, isteach i mbosca.
Sweet violet, sail chuach chumhra.