PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní bhfaighidh sé aon ghreim dá dtiteadh an ~ as, he won’t get a bite (to eat) even if his teeth were to fall out of his gums, no matter how much he craves it.
~ a bheith ort, to have one’s gums exposed.
Chuir sé ~ air féin, he bared his gums, his teeth; he snarled, growled
~ a chur ar rud, to gum sth.
2. ~ (coganta), (chewing-)gum.
~ bagáiste, greamaitheach, luggage, gummed, label.
Ola ramhraithe, gummed oil.