TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
shape1, s. 1 a Cuma f, cruth m -a, déanamh m. What shape is his hat? cad é an déanamh atá ar a hata? Boxes of all shapes, boscaí ar gach déanamh. Trees of all shapes, crainn ar gach dealramh. To knock sth. out of shape, anchuma a chur ar rud; rud a chur as a chuma. To get out of shape, to lose shape, dul as a chuma. Journ: To put an article into shape, bail f a chur ar alt. S.a. LICK2 1 b Cabhail f -lach (duine). c Fíor f -ach, sunda m. Two shapes loomed up in the darkness, tháinig an dá shunda aníos sa dorchacht. 2 To take shape, faibhriú; teacht i gcruth. Our plans are taking shape, tá ár mbeartú ag cruthú go maith. 3 No communication in any shape or form, scéala de chineál ar bith (dubh, bán ná riabhach). 4 a Cu: Múnlán m. b Ábhar m hata. c Phot: Cutting shape, patrún m gearrtha
shape2 . 1 v.tr. a Múnlaím. To shape clay into a bowl, cuach a dhéanamh de chré. To shape a coat to a figure, cóta a chur le cabhail. To shape s.o.'s life, beatha duine a rialú. b Beartaím, seiftím (plean). c Nau: To shape a course, cúrsa a dhíriú(for, ar). To shape one's course for home, díriú, déanamh, ar an mbaile. To shape the course of public opinion, treoir a thabhairt do dhearcadh an phobail. 2 v.i. Forbraíonn. He is shaping well, tá sé ag cruthú go maith. The affair is shaping well, tá cosúlacht mhaith, dea-chuma, ar na gnóthaí. He is shaping well at Latin, tá sé ag breith leis sa Laidin.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Almond (-shaped) eyes, súile caola.
To bend a rod, a key, out of shape, slat, eochair, a lúbadh, a chamadh, as a cruth.
His shape and get-up, a chuma agus a cheartú.
To hammer sth. into shape, (i) cruth a chur ar rud le casúr; (ii) F: bail a chur ar rud.
To lick a recruit into shape, cuma agus ceartú a chur ar earcach.
Travel licks a young man into shape, cuireann taisteal cruth ar ógánach.
S-shaped wall-anchor, iarann ceangail ar dhéanamh S.
F: Things are settling into shape, tá dealramh éigin ag teacht ar na cúrsaí.
To shape up to s.o., gothaí troda a chur ort féin chun duine.
Well-shaped, dea-chruthach, dea-chumtha.
Ill-shaped, gan chuma, anchumtha.
Heart-shaped, ar dhéanamh croí.
Shaping (of a coat) to figure, cur (cóta) le cabhail.