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| Chomh balbh le cloch |
As dumb as a stone
balbh=dumb/mute, cloch=stone |
| Chomh balbh le trumpa gan teanga |
As dumb as a trumpet without a tongue
balbh=dumb/mute, trumpa=trumpet, teanga=tonge |
| Chomh bán le mo léine |
As white as my shirt
(ex., of someone ill)
bán=white, léine=shirt |
| Chomh bán le bainne |
As white as milk
(impersonal)
bán=white, bainne=milk |
| Chomh baoth le lao na bó |
As foolish as the cow’s calf
baoth=foolish, lao=calf |
| Chomh beag le dreoilín |
As small as a wren
beag=small, dreoilín=wren |
| Chomh beag le luch fhéir |
As small as a field mouse
beag=small, luch=mouse |
| Chomh beannaithe leis an sagart |
As blessed/holy as the priest
beannaithe=holy/blessed, sagart=priest |
| Chomh beannaithe le naomh |
As blessed/holy as a saint
beannaithe=holy/blessed, naomh=saint |
| Chomh beathaithe le broc |
As well-fed (plump) as a badger
beathaithe=well-fed/plump, broc=badger |
| Chomh beo le h-easóg |
As lively as a weasel
beo=lively/live, easóg=weasel |
| Chomh beo le sionnach |
As lively as a fox
This is a simile from the Old-Irish period)
beo=alive, sionnach=fox |
| Chomh beo leis an dtine |
As lively as the fire
beo=lively/live, tine=fire |
| Chomh binn leis an fhuiseog |
As sweet as a lark
binn=sweet, fuiseog=lark |
| Chomh binn le smóilín |
As sweet as a thrush
binn=sweet, smóilín=diminuative of smólach, thrush |
| Chomh binn le ceol na n-éan |
As sweet as the music of the birds
binn=sweet (sound), ceol=music, éan=bird |
| Chomh bocht leis an deoir |
As poor as the drop
bocht=poor, deoir=drop |
| Chomh bocht le bairneach |
As poor as a limpet
bocht=poor, bairneach=limpet |
| Chomh bodhar le slis |
As deaf as a chip/sliver
bodhar=deaf, slis=chip/sliver |
| Chomh bodhar le cloch |
As deaf as a stone
bodhar=deaf, cloch=chip/sliver |
| Chomh bog le bogán |
As soft as an egg without it’s shell
bog=soft, bogán=boiled egg without it’s shell |
| Chomh bog le him |
As soft as butter
bog=soft, im=butter |
| Chomh breabhsánta le glasóg |
As sprightly as a wagtail
breabhsánta=sprightly, glasóg=wagtail, a small active bird |
| Chomh bréagach le táilliúir |
As false/flattering as a tailor
bréagach=false/flattering, táilliúir=tailor |
| Chomh bréan le pluais an mhada rua |
As foul/putrid as a fox’s cave
bréan=foul/putrid, pluais=cave, mada rua=fox |
| Chomh buan leis na flaithis |
As lasting as heaven
(Irish Bible)
buan=lasting, flaithis=heaven |
| Chomh buan le neamh |
As lasting as heaven
(Irish Bible)
buan=lasting, neamh=heaven |
| Chomh buí le buachalán |
As yellow as ragwort
(Irish Bible)
buí=yellow, buachalán=ragwort |
| Chomh buí le hór |
As yellow as gold
(This is a simile from the Old-Irish period)
buí=yellow, ór=gold |
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