PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Mec: Adhesive capacity, acmhainn greamaithe.
Backed on to sth., greamaithe do chúl ruda.
Cu: To catch in the pan, greamú don fhriochtán.
F: Her face was glued to the window, bhí a haghaidh táite leis an bhfuinneog aici, greamaithe den fhuinneog aici.
I have a cold hanging about me, tá slaghdán orm atá ag greamú dom.
His hands are ingrained with coal-dust, tá deannach an ghuail greamaithe ina dhá láimh.
Journ: A scissors-and-paste production, (obair nach bhfuil ann ach) gearradh agus greamú.
To stick like a limpet, like a leech, like glue, like a burr (to s.o.), greamú do dhuine mar a bheadh bairneach.
Stick-on label, lipéad greamaithe.