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EXACT MATCHES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
sharpen, v.tr. 1 a Cuirim faobhar ar, faobhraím. Scythe that needs sharpening, speal a bhfuil faobhar de dhíth uirthi. b Bioraím (slat). To sharpen a pencil, barr a chur ar pheann luaidhe. S.a. CLAW1 1. 2 F: To sharpen (the wits of) s.o., faobhar a chur ar dhuine; intinn duine a mhúscailt. The wine had sharpened his wits, mhúscail an fíon an mheabhair ann. 3 Géaraíonn ar (phian). 4 To sharpen sauce, anlann a ghéarú. 5 Mus: Géaraím (nóta).
PHRASES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
(Of cat) To sharpen its claws, na hingne a nochtadh.
To sharpen s.o.'s wits, faobhar a chur ar an inchinn ag duine.
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