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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
gadaí, m. (gs. ~, pl. -aithe). Thief. 1. ~ san oíche, a thief in the night. ~ beithíoch, cattle thief. ~ bóthair, footpad. Rógaire ~, roguish thief, unscrupulous person. 2. (Facetious) A ghadaí! You rogue! Dúirt sé sin, an ~! He said so, the rascal! An ~ bradach! The thieving scoundrel! Nach é an ~ (dubh) é! Isn’t he the (black) villain! 3. (Of entertainer, storyteller) ~ na geamhoíche, beguiler of a winter’s night.
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An gadaí ~, the scoundrelly thief; the mischievous brat.
An gadaí ~, the scalded, mean, thief.
An gadaí, diabhal, ~, the yellow, ugly-looking, thief, devil.
Bheith in áit chos an ghadaí, to be open to suspicion.
An ~ gadaí, the rascally thief.
~ gadaí, malicious intent of thief.
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