Glossary for "Slís de'n tSaoghail" by Seán MacMaoláin
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málaidheacht : silliness
éascaidhe : fit
tá an eallach cúramach aige : he takes good care of the cattle
claon ní ba dorcha : tendency to be darker
bhí bog am luighe ann : it was nearly bedtime
aithleá : breeze
faothamh : recovery from illness
taodach : spasmodic, stubborn
cughnalaim : I destroy, ruin
diolbacht : misery
ina gclibín amháin : all in a group/bunch
an rud a h-ubhradh : the thing that was said
Eoghán gránda : poor unfortunate Eoghán
nuair a bhí an baidhte ar shlighe a shlugtha : when the bait was being swallowed
ar an acht go... : on condition that
daidhbhreas : poverty (s/d pair with saidhbhreas; cf saor/daor)
cearthaigh(e) fem. : nervousness, anxiety
ag gabhail thar a acfuinn : over-reaching himself
blascarnach (a' blascarnaigh) : smacking the lips
stobh alcothóil : oil stove
thug sé isteach an bhris : he made good the loss/shortfall
maighre mná : a beauty of a woman
an teach a shuidh Peadar leó : the house Peter allocated them
thug sí i n-amhail ceist a chur air : she resolved/decided/ proposed to ask him
béal-ráidhteach : loose-tongued
comhrádh na colpaighe : time-wasting conversation
dulcarnach (=dulchanach ?) : greedy
cá h-as? : from what?
duine gasta : clever, wise, ingenious, laudable
a chuir i dtíortha : make noise, announce, warn
chan dá gcur i gcosamhalcht : not comparing the one to the other
a riar do bheirt eile : to attend to two others
ar mhaithe leis fhéin a ghní an cat an cnúdán : people look after their own interests
go cuileadach : angrily
ní fhuighidh tú cuibhreann gan a sciar fhéin de'n lustan : you must take the rough with the smooth
an t-am dearg agam-sa bheith ar shiubhal : high time for me to be gone
duine nach rabh roinn aige le páirtidhe : one who had no dealings with a (political) party
tuartha leis an dá chuid : fed up with both
go dáigh : stubbornly
ar chúl éaga : hopelessly retarded
a ghnóithe fhéin a choimhéad : to mind his own business
ba é sin an trom ar fhág sé : that was the substance of what he said
mór-aigeantach : open-minded
d' fhuagair ós coinne cláir : announced in public, in open forum
caidheadas : filth, pollution
mar a deir tú leó : as you call them
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in-leithscéil : excusable
cubhais : conscience, honour (dar mo chubhaise - on my honour)
níor chuir sé ina chead é : he never asked his permission to do it
cairt ar a theangaidh : coating on his tongue
tiocfaidh siad i dtír ar : they will take advantage of
scuilcíní : louts
coin-bhreóidhte : wasting away ("dog-sick")
i ngearr-aimsir : in short order
chuir sé a lámh ina h-ascaill : he put his arm round her
ag giolamas le leanbh : fooling around with/ amusing a child
ag cruinniughadh a gcodach : scavenging an existence
de gheall leis : as a result
cuireadh a chuid fola agus feóla fríd a chéile : made him furious
smachladh : stain on character
spréidheadh air! : damn him!
fríd ghreann : jokingly
ní rabh sí fuar nó fadálach : she was not a bit slow
bhí amharc de dheis daoithe : she was near-sighted
thárla ann agus níor thárla as í : she was there indeed
go h-árd-acfuinneach : pretty sharply
rachtamhail (=rachtmhar) : emotional
fágadh in áit a charthta é : he was left in the lurch
bhéadh sí go maith dó : she would be well-disposed to him
gron : interest, notice
comh soiléir leis an lá gheal : as clear as daylight
furtacht (= fortacht) : cure, help, relief
taobhadh leis an tseans : depend on chance
ba é sin mo cheart : it's well I should
gur feárr leath-scáth fhéin ná bheith ar a bhlár fholamh : half a loaf is better than no bread
chan ag doicheall romhaibh atá mé : I don't mean to be rude to you
folaidheacht : pedigree (of animals)
gur chlaoidhte an mhaise : that it was a shame
ar a bhéal faoi : upside down
tulgán (=tolgán) : sudden or slight illness
gan fiú (plus genitive) : right down to
a' bhail a bhí sé a' tabhairt ar Pheadar : the names he was calling Peadar
gairt den teangaidh : telling off
goiste (=coiste) an chrónaire : coroner's court
ag ceóbhaistighe : drizzling
in easbhaidh a ceadfaidhe : out of her mind, taken leave of her senses
éagcruth : sad plight, distress
fíomh (=fiamh) ina ghlór : bitterness in his voice
scrosán (=scriosán) éadaigh : a stitch of clothes
béidh sí ag cur thairsti : she will be "giving out" (scolding)
níor luibh léighis é : it was no crumb of comfort
téirimeach : hasty, sudden
aingidheacht : fretfulness
toil den digh aca : their fill of drink
searrtha : stretched (of limbs)
ná bí ina dhiaidh orm : don't hold it against me
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char dadamh ceann de h-aithreacha naomhth ag cainnt : a missioner wouldn't be up with him talking
na saoghaltaí deireannacha seo : the modern world
in éadan a chos : against his will
dá mhíle aindheóin : against all his endeavours
sadhal (=sadhail) fem. : luxury
gabháil fá theach : staying indoors
i muinghin (plus genitive) : limited to
líoghradh : lustre
gríobach : bustle
leóír-ghníomh in : restitution for
níor leig an t-athair a dhath de bhárr leis an mhac : the father did not come behind the son
cur chun toisigh ar : confront
mianach : disposition