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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
bunoscionn, adv. & a. 1. (a) Upside down. Soitheach, bord, a chur ~, to place a vessel, a table, upside down. Chuir siad an teach ~, they turned the house upside down, put the house in disorder. (b) Confused, wrong. Tá gach uile rud ~ aige, he has got everything confused, muddled. Thóg tú ~ é, you took it up wrong. Cad tá ~ (leis)? What’s wrong (with him)? (c) Offensive, vulgar. 2. (a) (With le, ar) At variance with, contrary to. Tá sin ~ le réasún, that is opposed to reason. Tá sé ~ lena chomharsana, he is at variance with, different from, his neighbours. Bhí mé ~ le mo chuid, I had taken a distaste for my food. ~ air sin ar fad, as distinct from that altogether. Tá mé ~ ar do ghnóthaí, I will have nothing to do with your affairs. (b) (With le) Besides, other than. Tá rud éigin ~ leis sin á ithe aige, he is eating something besides that. 3. (As a.) Taobh ~ de rud, the wrong side of sth. Chuir sé air a chasóg taobh ~, he put on his coat inside out. (Var: bunostuaidh)
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