ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Ven: To blood the hounds, blas fola a thabhairt do na cúnna.
Dog racing, rásaíocht cúnna.
He is great on dogs, fear mór cúnna atá ann.
Greyhound racing, rásaíocht cúnna.
Greyhound racing track, raon m rás cúnna.
Leashed hounds, cúnna mpl éille.
The hounds are on the scent, tá na cúnna sa tóir.
To throw the hounds off the scent, na cúnna a chur ar seachrán.
To let slip, (cú) a ligean; (faill) a scaoileadh tharat.
Ven: To slip the hounds, na cúnna a ligean (den iall).
As the father is so is the son, mar a bhíos an cú mór bíonn an coileán.
F: He is as thin as a lath, tá sé chomh caite le cú.