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teilgean could be a grammatical form of: teilg »
EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
teilgean, m. (gs. as s. -gin, as vn. -gthe).1. vn. of teilg1. 2. Cast, throw, projection. (a)~ cloiche, cast of stone. ~ saighead, discharge of arrows. ~ solais, projection of light. ~ pictiúir ar scáileán, projection of picture on screen. Mapm:~ ortagrafach, orthographic projection. (b)~ chrú capaill, casting of horseshoe. ~ deor, shedding of tears. (c)~ bia, vomiting of food. 3. (a)Metall: Cast. ~ miotail, cast of metal. (b)Agr: Earthing. Ag cur teilgin (ar phrátaí), earthing (potatoes). (c)~ aoil, slaking of lime. 4. (a)~ cainte, idiom, expression. (b)~ cinn, intelligence, cleverness. Is breá an ~ cinn atá aige, he has a good head on his shoulders. 5. Lastingness, durability; economization. ~ a bhaint as rud, to make sth. last. Tá ~ san éadach sin, that is durable cloth. Ní mór an ~ punt, a pound doesn’t go very far. Níl aon ~ inti, she has no sense of economy. (Var:teilgint f)
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Duine a dhaoradh, a theilgean, a chur, chun báis, to condemn, sentence, put, s.o. to death.
Leagan, teilgean, ~e, mode of expression.
~ a theilgean, to cast a spear.
~ teilgin, casting mould.
Rud a theilgean as ~, to cast sth. from a mould.
Cloch, sleá, a theilgean, to cast a stone, a spear.
Scáil a theilgean, to cast a shadow.
Tairní, seamanna, ag ~ean, nails, rivets, starting.
Ag ~ean na beilte, throwing off the belt.
Deora, fuil, a theilgean, to shed tears, blood.
Bia a theilgean, to cast up, vomit, food.
Éadach ag ~ean, cloth fading.
Duine a theilgean chun báis, to condemn s.o. to death.
Miotal a theilgean, to cast metal.
Aol a theilgean, to slake lime.
Sail a theilgean, to sound a beam.
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