TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
spior, s. (In phrases) ~ spear a dhéanamh de rud, to make light of, minimize, pooh-pooh, sth. Rinne sé ~ spear den scéal, he made light of the matter. Rinne an focal sin ~ spear den chomhrá, that remark took all the seriousness out of the conversation. Rinne siad ~ spear den argóint, they ridiculed the argument. ~ spear a dhéanamh ar amhras, ar bhrón, to dispel doubt, sorrow. (Var: spíor spár)