TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
dual. 1 a. Déach, dúbailte. I.C.E: Dual ignition, adhaint dhúbailte. Dual personality, pearsantacht dhúbailte. 2 a. & s.Gram: Déach m.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Blind alley occupation, post nach dual biseach dó.
Such actions are foreign to his nature, ní dual dó a leithéid de ghníomhartha.
She behaves like a lady, iompraíonn sí í féin go múinte, mar is dual do bhean uasal.
F: That is the least of my cares, sin é an dual is faide siar ar mo chuigeál, an chloch is lú ar mo phaidrín.
Like father, like son, ba dual athair dó.
That's like his impudence, sin í an teallaireacht is dual dó!
It comes natural to him, is dual dó é; tá sé sa dúchas aige.
Proper to sth., is dual do rud, a bhaineas le rud ó cheart.
He got a proper hiding, buaileadh dual na druinne air.
Raven locks, duail mpl ar dhath an fhéich; duail chiardhubha.
To set the hair, duail a réiteach sa ghruaig; an ghruaig a fheistiú.
Silken tresses, duail mpl mhíne, leabharfholt m.
Spiral curl of smoke, dual cas toite.
To go the way of all things, dul as mar is dual do gach ní.
To give s.o. a trouncing, (i) dual na droinne a bhualadh ar dhuine; (ii) buachan ó thalamh ar (chéile imeartha).
Unfilial conduct, iompar m nach dual do chlann.