EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
fat1, a. 1 Ramhar, méith, beathaithe. To get, grow, fat, titim chun feola, feoil a chur suas. A fat person, pónaí m, feolamán m. A fat child, boilistín m. F: To give a fat laugh, gáire plásánta a dhéanamh. As fat as a pig, chomh ramhar le rón. Fat volume, leabhar toirtiúil. Aut: Fat spark, spréach mhór. Fat coal, gual bitiúmanach. 2 (Of land) Méith, torthúil, saibhir. F: Fat salary, tuarastal breá mór.
fat2, s. 1 Saill f, blonag f, geir f; méathras m. Mutton fat, geir chaorach. Hog's fat, saill mhuice. F: The fat is in the fire, tá an lasair sa bharrach, tá an sop séite. 2 Feoil bhán, mhéith. To live on the fat of the land, an chuid is fearr de gach rud a bheith agat, P: A bit of fat, sciorta den ádh.
fat3, v.tr. & i.Husb: =FATTEN.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He is as fat as an ox, tá sé ina dhamh le feoil.
Fat, heavy, earth, talamh bealaithe.
F: That fat-headed policeman, an cloigneachán sin de gharda.
To kill the fatted calf, an lao biata a mharú.
(Of pers.) To run to fat, titim chun feola.
Fat stock, eallach ramhar.
Traveller wedged in between two fat women, taistealaí atá brúite idir bheirt mhná ramhra.
To work off one's fat, do mheáchan a laghdú le hobair.