ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Eager for gain, scafa chun brabaigh.
He keeps his eyes open, F: skinned, bíonn na súile scafa aige.
He's a glutton for work, tá sé fiáin ar fad chun oibre, scafa chun oibre.
Keen prices, luachanna scafa.
To lust for money, bheith scafa chun airgid; airgead a shantú.
To be mad about, on, sth., a bheith splanctha i ndiaidh ruda, a bheith scafa chuig rud.
Doing menial work for s.o., ag scamhadh geatairí do dhuine.
To peel (off) (of paint, skin), scamhann.
Peelings, craicne mpl, scamhadh m, scamhachánm.
To plane down a board, clár a shnoí, a scamhadh.
To give a carrot a scrape, meacan a scamhadh.
He showed his teeth at me, scamh sé na fiacla chugam.
To strip (off), scamhadh.
To thin (down) a board, clár a shnoí, a scamhadh.
To come unstitched, roiseadh, sceitheadh, scamhadh.