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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
carghas, m. (gs. & npl. -ais, gpl. ~). 1. Lent. An C~ a dhéanamh, to keep the Lenten fast. Rinne mé an C~ ar an ól, I abstained from drink during Lent. 2. Abnegation, self-denial. Ba charghas liom cur suas den bhia, it pained me to refuse the food. Is ~ liom scaradh leis, it grieves me to part with it. Chuirfeadh sé ~ ort, it would grieve you. Ní ~ leis rud ar bith, he denies himself nothing, stops at nothing. (Var: cargas)
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhris mé an céalacan, an Carghas, I broke the morning, Lenten, fast.
An Carghas a dhéanamh, to keep the Lenten fast.
Troscadh sa Charghas, to fast in Lent.
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