PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Artificial hair, gruaig bhréige.
Brown hair, gruaig dhonn.
Light-brown hair, gruaig bhuí-odhar.
Dark-brown hair, gruaig chiardhonn.
F: Carrots, (i) gruaig rua; (ii) (pers.) ruaiteach f.
To cut hair close, gruaig a bhearradh lom.
She gave her hair a comb, tharraing sí an chíor trína gruaig.
Combings, cosamar m (gruaige, fionnaidh).
Her hair came down to her knees, bhí a cuid gruaige ag teacht go hioscaidí léi.
Hair cropped close, gruaig dhlúthbhearrtha.
My hair is out of curl, tá an chataíl imithe as mo ghruaig.
He had his hair cut, bearradh a chuid gruaige.
Her hair is down, tá a cuid gruaige léi síos, ar sileadh léi.
Her hair is hanging down her back, tá a gruaig ag sileadh siar síos léi.
His hair fell over his shoulders, bhí a chuid gruaige anuas thar a ghuaillí.
Fluffy hair, gruaig chocánach; puirtleog ghruaige.
A fuzz of hair, mothal minchatach gruaige.
She gathered (up) her hair into a knot, rinne sí cocán dá gruaig; chuach sí in airde a cuid gruaige i gcúilín.
Golden hair, gruaig órbhuí, fhionnórga.
Head of hair, ceann m gruaige; cúl m gruaige.
She is doing her hair, tá sí ag réiteach a cinn, a gruaige; tá sí ag cur baile ar a gruaig.
It is enough to make your hair stand on end, thógfadh sé an ghruaig de do cheann.
Her hair hangs down her back, tá a gruaig siar síos léi.
He had his hair cut, bhearr sé a ghruaig.
A fine head of hair, cúl m breá gruaige.
Lank hair, gruaig lag, dhíreach.
To loop up the hair, an ghruaig a chuachadh in airde.
Her hair hung loose, bhí a gruaig síos léi.
Matted hair, gruaig stothallach, chlibíneach.
Naturally curly hair, gruaig (atá) catach ó nádúr.
Curl-paper, páipéar gruaige.
To part one's hair, do ghruaig a scoilteadh, stríoc a chur i do ghruaig.
F: To have one's hair permed, buantonnadh a chur i do ghruaig.
To put up one's hair, curca a dhéanamh de do ghruaig.
Rake(-comb), raca m (gruaige).
Rough hair, gruaig stoithneach.
To rough (up) the hair, an ghruaig a chuimilt in aghaidh stuif.
Scanty hair, gruaig sceadach, scáinte.
To set the hair, duail a réiteach sa ghruaig; an ghruaig a fheistiú.
To shampoo the hair, an ghruaig a fholcadh (le foltfholcadh).
Hair-cut or shave? gruaig nó féasóg?
Silver hair, gruaig gheal-liath.
Sleek hair, gruaig shlíoctha.
Hair slide, greamán m gruaige.
To smarm one's hair down, do ghruaig a shlíocadh le bealadh.
To give one's hair a smooth, do ghruaig a shlíocadh.
Sparse hair, gruaig scáinte.
His hair sticks up, tá an ghruaig ina seasamh air.