EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
piocadh, m. (gs. -ctha). 1. vn. of pioc2. 2. Picking, pick. 3. Knitting: ~ na circe, moss-stitch.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag ~adh gráinníní, picking grains.
Tá siad ag ~adh an fhéir, they are picking the grass.
Ag ~adh bairneach, picking limpets.
Ag ~adh pócaí, picking pockets.
as) Ag ~adh cloch (amach) as an talamh, picking stones out of the ground.
Ag ~adh eolais as duine, eliciting information from s.o.
Níl siad ach ag ~adh asat, they just want to make you talk.
Ag ~adh ar an mbia, nibbling at the food.
Ag ~adh ar a chéile, picking at each other.
Ná bígí i gcónaí ag ~adh ormsa, don’t always pick on me.
Beidh mé ag ~adh liom, I’ll be off.
Tá sí á ~adh agus á pointeáil féin, she is decking herself out.
~ bearrtha, ~ péacach, ~ pointeáilte, ~ sciúrtha, spick and span.