PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ spear a dhéanamh de rud, to make light of, minimize, pooh-pooh, sth.
Rinne sé ~ spear den scéal, he made light of the matter.
Rinne an focal sin ~ spear den chomhrá, that remark took all the seriousness out of the conversation.
Rinne siad ~ spear den argóint, they ridiculed the argument.
~ spear a dhéanamh ar amhras, ar bhrón, to dispel doubt, sorrow.