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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
loic1, v.t. & i. (pp. ~the).Flinch, fail; shirk, refuse. Cath a ~eadh, to decline battle. ~ sé an troid, he shirked the fight. Nuair a tháinig air ~ sé, when it came to the test he funked it. ~eadh ó rud, to balk at sth. Níl aon fhear a ~finn uaidh, I would not flinch from any man. ~ sé roimh an obair, he jibbed at the work. ~ an capall roimh an gclaí, the horse balked at the fence. ~eadh ar dhuine, to fail s.o. ~eadh ar íocaíocht, to default payment. Ag beartú is ag ~eadh, scheming and faltering. Barra ag ~eadh, crops failing. ~ a shláinte, his health broke down. ~ an t-inneall, the engine stalled. Go ~e amharc mo shúl, until my sight fails, as long as I have eyes to see.
loic2 :loc1,2.
RELATED MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ná bíodh sé le rá leat gur loic tú, let it not be cast up to you that you defaulted.
Níor loic sé riamh ~ orm, he has never failed me before.
loic, uisce, sluice-valve, floodgate.
Ná loic más ~ duit, if you must do it, then don’t fail at it.
~ nó dada, ~ nó loic, all-or-none.
~ troda, refusal to fight.
~ misnigh, loss of courage.
~ oibre, shirking of work.
~ íocaíochta, default in payment.
~ adhainte, misfiring (of engine).
Luas, pointe, loicthe, stalling speed, point.
~ sláinte, failure of health.
Tháinig ~ ar na barra, the crops failed.
~ loicthe, stalling-point.
Loic ~ orm, you let me down.
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