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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
fuaigh1, v.t. & i. (pres. -ann, fut. -afaidh, vn. fuáil, pp. -ite). 1. Sew. Ball éadaigh, cnaipe, a fhuáil, to sew a garment, a button. ~ ar do mhuinchille é, sew it on your sleeve. Rudaí a fhuáil le chéile, to stitch things together. 2. Bind, stick, unite (do, to). Bhí sé fuaite don talamh, he was stuck to the ground, unable to move. Bhí a léine fuaite dá dhroim le hallas, his shirt was clinging to his back with sweat. Fuaite faoi chlár, securely coffined. Lit: ~ mo chroí le do chroí, unite my heart to yours. S.a. figh.
fuaigh2, f. 1 = uaigh. 2 = uaimh.
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Fuafar ag Dia, hateful to God.
~im fuaim, caint, I hear a sound, talk.
Bhí sí ag fuáil faoina doirne, she was sewing in the dark.
~eacht le fuaim, le glór, le torann, to listen to a sound, a voice, a noise.
Nach mór an fuadar atá fút? What a hurry you are in!
Tá siad fite fuaite ina chéile, they are firmly interwoven, inextricably mixed up.
Tá sé fite fuaite ann, it is in the fibre of his being.
~ a bheith fút, to be in a rush, all activity.
Tá ~ fearthainne faoi, it is gathering rain fast.
Bhí ~ aerach fúthu, they were inclined to flightiness; they were all out to enjoy themselves.
~ ard, high notions.
Tá ~ troda faoi, he is bent on fighting.
~ ag duine, hateful to s.o.
Bheith ~ ar rud, to abhor sth.
~ fhrancach, herringbone stitch.
~ thar droim, back-stitching.
~ gutha, gaoithe, toinne, ceoil, the sound of a voice, of a wind, of a wave, of music.
~ a bhaint as rud, to make sth. produce a sound.
Bhain sé ~ as a chuid cainte, he made his words resound.
Bhain siad ~ as na camáin, they made the hurleys ring.
Fuaim ag géarú, sound becoming sharper, more piercing.
Fuaim a iompar, to carry a sound.
Fuaim mharbh, faint sound.
Le fuadar maraithe, with murderous intent.
Fuaim, gáire, a mhúchadh, to smother a sound, a laugh.
Fuaigh ~ i do chasóg, sew a patch on your coat.
Fuaim a phlúchadh, to smother sound.
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