TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
bladair1, v.t. & i. (pres. -draíonn, vn. -ar, pp. -artha). 1. Cajole. Duine a bhladar le rud a dhéanamh, to cajole s.o. into doing sth. Bhladair sé an t-airgead uaim, he wheedled the money out of me. ~ leat abhaile é, coax him to go home with you. Prov: ~ an drochmhadra agus ní heagal duit an dea-mhadra, mollify the wicked and you need not fear the strong. 2. Adulate, flatter. Ag bladar le lucht na céimíochta, fawning on persons of distinction.
bladair2 : bladar.