TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
mínigh, v.t. 1. (a) Smooth, polish. Na tonnta ag míniú na gcloch, the waves giving the stones a smooth surface. (b) Fine down. Táithín lín a mhíniú, to comb down a bunch of flax. (c) (Of land) Level, reclaim. Na móinte a mhíniú, to reclaim the bogs. 2. Make gentle, assuage, quiet. Capall a mhíniú agus a cheansú, to quieten and control a horse. 3. Explain, expound, interpret. Focal a mhíniú, to explain a word. An Laidin a mhíniú, to interpret the Latin. Ag míniú seanchais, expounding ancient lore. Tá mé ag iarraidh mo chás a mhíniú duit, I am trying to explain my case to you.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Rud a insint a mhíniú, a mhúineadh, do dhuine, to tell, explain, teach, sth. to s.o.
Rud a mhíniú le h~, to explain sth. by example.
Míniú ~, false explanation.
Focal, míniú, ~, intelligible word, explanation.
~ mhínithe, covering letter.
~ a thabhairt ar rud, to explain sth.
Cad é an ~ a bhainfeá as? How would you interpret it?
Focal mínithe, explanatory word.
Ba é ~ is réiteach an scéil (go), the upshot of the matter was (that).
~ mínithe, explanatory note.
Caint, míniú, ~, reasonable talk, explanation.
Míniú ~, simple explanation.
Míniú ~, clear explanation.
Míniú a thabhairt ar rud, to give an explanation of sth.