PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar dhath an róis, rose-coloured.
Éadach ~, pepper-and-salt (coloured) cloth.
Ar dhath na g~, berry-coloured.
Chuir mé dath dearg air, I coloured it red.
Ciníocha ~, coloured races
Tá sé ar dhath an óir, an róis, an fhéich, na fola, na gcaor, it is golden-, rose-, raven-, blood-, berry-, coloured.
Ar fhinne an fhómhair, like ripening corn; straw-coloured.
Is ~ leis a bhfeiceann sé, he likes what he sees; he sees things through rose-coloured glasses.
1. ~ dhaite, coloured, stained, glass.
Ar ~ an ómra, amber-coloured.
Uisce ~, water coloured with milk.
Ar dhath na ~, lead-coloured.
Ar dhath na luatha, ash-coloured, ashen.
Ar dhath na luchóige, mouse-coloured.
Ar lí an ~, amber-coloured.
A cúl ~, her amber-coloured, yellow, locks.
~ daite, gluaiste, slinne, coloured, propelling, slate, pencil.
~ rua, (i) rust-coloured, withered, fern, (ii) rusty-back.