ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ba chomaoin ar d’aghaidh boiseog uisce a chur uirthi, your face could do with a little washing.
Chrap sé sa níochán, it shrank in the washing.
~ a chur faoi rud, to immerse sth.; to cover sth. with colouring or washing liquid.
Dhoirt an dath, an gorm, sa níochán, the colour, the blue, ran in the washing.
Bhí sé á ní ~, he was washing himself.
Fiú go ní a chos dó, even to washing his feet for him.
Uisce ionnalta, water for washing.
~ oibre, seilge, níocháin, day’s work, hunting, washing.
~ measctha, ~ in umar, (i) (washing) dolly, (ii) interfering person, trouble-maker.
~ cardála, níocháin, carding-, washing-, machine.
~ níocháin, washing glove.
~ lámh, éadaigh, washing of hands, of clothes.
~ smál, washing away, cleansing, of stains.
1. An ~ a dhéanamh, to do the washing.
Lá níocháin, washing-day.
Meaisín níocháin, washing-machine.
An ~ a chur amach, to hang out the washing.
~ níocháin, washing-soda.
Tiocfaidh an smál amach leis an níochán, the stain will come out in the washing.
Lá ~ níocháin, heavy day’s washing.
~ ionnalta, water for washing face, etc.
~ níocháin, water for washing clothes, etc.