ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
F: Nothing happened to alloy our happiness, níor tharla rud ar bith a chuirfeadh smúit ar ár sonas.
To blacken s.o.'s character, smúit a chur ar chlú duine; míchlú a chur ar dhuine.
He cast a damp over the company, chuir sé smúit ar an gcuideachta.
He put a damper on the company, chuir sé smúit ar an gcuideachta.
A cloud darkened the sun, tháinig scamall ar an ngrian, chuir scamall smúit ar an ngrian.
To fan away the dust, an smúit a shéideadh chun siúil.
Place free from dust, áit a bheadh glan ó smúit.
The weather is gloomy, tá púic, smúit, ar an aimsir; tá an aimsir modartha.
Clouds obscured the sun, bhí smúit ar an ngrian ag na néalta.
Sorrow shaded his face, bhí smúit an bhróin ar a ghnúis.
To throw a wet blanket over the meeting, domheanma, smúit, a chur ar an gcruinniú.
To whiff away, to whiff off, the dust, an smúit a shéideadh chun siúil.