EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
gránna, a3. 1. Ugly. (a) Unpleasing to senses; disagreeable, unsightly. Aghaidh ghránna, ugly face. Colm, dath, feisteas, ~, ugly scar, colour, attire. Boladh ~, ugly smell. (b) Morally offensive; vile, repulsive. Nós ~, ugly habit. Amharc, focal, ~, vile look, remark. An rud ~! The dirty scoundrel! (c) Horrible, terrible. Gníomh ~, ugly deed. Tugadh íde ghránna dó, he was horribly ill-treated. 2. Poor, wretched, unfortunate. An duine ~! The poor fellow! An ruidín ~! The little wretch! 3. (As s.) Is minic a bhí ~ greannmhar, a plain person can be loving too.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ cumhra, géar, gránna, fragrant, pungent, nasty, smell.
Ná ~ an focal gránna sin liom, don’t use that ugly word against me.
~ do Thadhg (riabhach) Dónall (gránna), they are both alike; one is as bad as the other.
Is gránna an ~ é, it is an ugly habit.
Ba ghránna an ~ é, it was an ugly deed.
Is gránna an ~ atá air, he has an ugly grin on his face.
Ba ghránna an mhaise dó é, it was an ugly thing for him to do.
~ fuar, gránna, fada, caol, extremely cold, ugly, long, thin.
Is gránna an ~ é, it is an ugly sight.
Thug sé goin ghránna, he inflicted an ugly wound.