TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
paint1, s. Péint f, dath m -a. Coat of paint, brat m péinte. 'Wet paint!' 'seachain an phéint! 'Box of paints, bosca dathanna.
paint2, v.tr. 1 Péinteálaim. To paint a picture in oils, pictiúr a dhéanamh le dathanna ola. To paint a sunset, luí na gréine a phéinteáil. 2 Cuirim síos ar. No words can paint the scene, níl insint béil ar an radharc; níl cur síos ar an radharc. 3 a Péinteálaim. To paint a door green, péint ghlas a chur ar dhoras. Th: To paint the scenery for a play, an radharcra a phéinteáil do dhráma. P: To paint the town red, an dú-racán a thógáil le ragairne. b To paint one's face, dath a chur ar d'aghaidh. c Med: To paint the throat with iodine, an scornach a dhathú le hiaidínn.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He is not as black as he is painted, níl sé chomh dona lena thuairisc.
Enamel paint, péint chruain.
To paint sth. in glowing colours, rud a mholadh go cranna na gréine.
Th: Stick of grease-paint, cipín m gréisclí.
Historical painting, pictiúr staire.
Painted Jezebel, seanchailleach dhaite.
To paint in miniature, miondeannaireacht f a dhéanamh.
Newly-painted wall, balla úrdhaite.
Art: To paint nude figures, noicht a phéinteáil.
Painting in oil(s), péintéireacht ola.
To peel (off) (of paint, skin), scamhann.
To paint s.o. in his proper colours, a chomharthaí dílse a thabhairt ar dhuine.
To paint everything in rosy colours, craiceann maith a chur ar gach rud.
Roughly painted, garbhdhaite.
Cheeks smeared with paint, leicne faoi bhrat péinte.
To thin (down) paint, sauce, péint, anlann, a chaolú.
F: She was decked out in all her war-paint, bhí sí pioctha gléasta ó sháil go rinn.