Monday 20th - Sunday 26th January - New Verbs and Idioms Flashcards
ábhraigh
to fester
siardhátaigh
to backdate
comhshamhlaigh
to assimilate
doicheallaigh
to be unwilling to
déanfar an t-ardú pá a shiardhátú
the pay increase will be backdated
dianaigh
to intensify
athshlánaigh
to rehabilitate
blaistigh
to season (food)
cáithigh/beag (is fiú) a dhéanamh de
to belittle
claonadh
tendency
donaigh
- to make worse, aggravate, deteriorate
- to injure, maim
giall
duine a choinnéail in a ghiall/duine a thógáil ina ghiall/giall a dhéanamh de dhuine
hostage
to take hostage
a cheart féin a thabhairt de dhuine
to give someone their due
a dhá shúil a chur ar cipíní
to do something badly
ag imeacht le craobhacha
to be angry, going hysterical
ag ligean na gaoithe isteach
ridiculous talk
ag cáitheadh míonnaí móra
growing quickly