EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
calc1, m. (gs. cailc, pl. ~anna). Dense mass. ~ toite, belch of smoke.
calc2, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). 1. Caulk. Bád a chalcadh, to caulk a boat. Poll a chalcadh, to plug a hole. Píopa a chalcadh, to choke a pipe. Bia a chalcadh ionat féin, to stuff oneself with food. 2. Cake. Cré a chalcadh, to tamp earth. Talamh ~tha, baked earth. Croí ~tha, obdurate heart. 3. (In phrase) ~tha leis an tart, parched with thirst. (Var: ~aigh)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Dul thar ~ (le rud), to overstep the mark.
Cuir ~ leat féin, check, control, yourself.
Bhí an bád ag imeacht as ~, the boat was going out of control.
Cuirfidh mise ~ air, I’ll put a stop to him.
~ croí, hardening of heart, obduracy.
~ i bpeaca, obstinacy in sin.
Rinne sé ~ le cailc air, he marked it with chalk.