PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Éan a chluimhriú, to pluck a bird.
Olann a ~adh, to pluck wool.
Tá an lao ag ~adh na bó, the calf is plucking at the cow’s udder.
Ag ~ ar théada, fingering, plucking, strings.
Ní bhfuair sé óna mhisneach é a dhéanamh, he couldn’t pluck up courage to do it.
Éanlaith a phlucáil, to pluck fowl.
Ag ~ féir, plucking handfuls of grass.
Bláthanna, toradh, a ~eadh, to pluck flowers, fruit.
Cluimhreach, olann, a tharraingt, to pluck feathers, wool.