PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chuir sé a cheann ina chamas, he tucked his head under his wing, curled himself up (to sleep).
3. Rinne an ghráinneog ~ di féin, the hedgehog curled itself into a ball.
~ (gruaige), curl (of hair).
~í a chur i ngruaig, to curl hair.
Bhí sé chomh ~ le gráinneog, he was curled up like a hedgehog.
Chuach sé é féin faoin éadach, he curled himself under the (bed-)clothes.
Bhí a cheann ina chúb aige, he was curled up.
~adh fút, to cower; to curl oneself up.
~ a dhéanamh díot féin, to curl oneself up like a hedgehog.
2. ~ (farraige), long curling wave, comber.
Bhí a cheann ina ~ aige, he was curled up.
~ a dhéanamh díot féin, to curl oneself up.
3. ~í deataigh, curling, billowing, smoke.
3. ~í (gruaige), curls, tresses.
A gruaig ina triopaill léi síos, her hair hanging down in curls.