EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
síob1, f. (gs. síbe, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. (a) Drift. ~ ghainimh, shneachta, driven sand, snow. (b) Blow, gust. ~ ghaoithe, driving gust of wind. 2. Ride, lift, hitch. ~ a fháil, a thabhairt do dhuine, to get, to give s.o., a lift. ~ ghualainne, shoulder-ride.
síob2, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). 1. (Of wind, etc.) Blow (away), drive (along). An ghaoth ag ~adh an duilliúir de na crainn, the wind blowing the leaves off the trees. Ag ~adh fearthainne, lashing rain. Sneachta ~tha, driven snow. 2. Blow up. Carraig a shíobadh, to blow up a rock. Shíobfadh sé an inchinn asat, it would blow your brains out. ~adh sa spéir iad, they were blown sky-high. 3. Drift. Gaineamh ag ~adh, sand drifting. 4. (Of bees) Migrate.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ séidte, séideáin, síobtha, síobáin, faoi shiúl, blown, drifting, sand.
Síobadh, stealladh, an ~ as, his brains were blown, dashed, out.
~ fearthainne, driving rain.
~ síobtha, ~ séidte, driven snow.