EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
séasúr, m. (gs. & npl. -úir, gpl. ~). 1. Season. (a)~ an earraigh, na curadóireachta, spring, sowing, season. ~ na móna, an fhéir, turf-cutting, haymaking, season. ~ na scadán, herring-fishing season. ~ an fhiaigh, hunting season. I, as, ~, in, out of, season. (b) ~ an sceite, the spawning season. (Of birds) ~ an ghoir, (of animals) ~ na cúplála, the breeding season. (c) (Of mare, she-ass) Ar ~, faoi shéasúr, in heat. 2. (a) Fat season; season of growth, of good weather. Lá breá séasúir, fine summer’s day. (b) Seasonable richness; fat, juice, sap (of things in season). ~ i mbia, richness in food. Breac breá séasúir, fine juicy trout. 3. Seasoning, relish. Fig: Thug mé dó é faoina líon séasúir, I gave it to him with all the trimmings, good and hard. (Var: séasún m)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Séasúr na ~a, the shooting season.
Séasúr an ghoir, nesting season.
Chruthaigh an séasúr go ~ dúinn, the season turned out well for us.
Séasúr an ocrais, season of scarcity.
~ singil, fillte, séasúir, single, return, season, ticket.
Níor thosaigh an séasúr go fóill, the season hasn’t opened yet.