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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
scaoil le, v.t. & i. 1. Free from restraint. ~eadh le duine, to let s.o. have his way, go free. ~ a cheann leis, give him his head. ~ lena theanga, he let his tongue wag. siad ag ~eadh leo féin, they are letting themselves go; they are throwing off all restraint. 2. Cast to. Rud a ~eadh le gaoth, to cast sth. to the winds. ~ leis an abhainn é, cast it into the river; let it go down the drain. ~ a chuid le haer an tsaoil, he squandered his substance on worldly pleasure. 3. Let go with; make over to. ~ an áit leis, I let him have the place. S.a. beannacht 1(b). 4. Fire at. ~ (urchar) linn, he fired (a shot) at us. 5. ~ leat, fire away, go ahead.
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Scaoil do bheannacht leo, you may say goodbye to them.
raibh le scaoileadh le ceangal, he was beside himself (with anger).
Scaoil a cheann leis; lig ~ scaoilte leis, give him free rein.
Scaoileadh le ~í, to let things take their course.
Scaoileadh saor leis, he was set free.
Madra a ~eadh le duine, to set a dog at s.o.
Duine a ~eadh le gunna, to shoot s.o. with a gun.
~ duine (le saighead, le piléar, le piostal), the shooting of s.o. (with an arrow, with a bullet, with a pistol).
Lig ceann ~ leis, let him have his head.
réidh an t~ í le scaoileadh, it is not an easy problem to solve.
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