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| Chomh saibhir le Déamar |
As rich as Déamar
(rich, historical person)
saibhir=rich |
| Chomh salach le poll |
As dirty as a hole
salach=dirty, poll=hole |
| Chomh sámh le liamhán gréine |
As tranquil as a basking shark
(Fishermen off the west coast of Ireland often come upon basking sharks asleep on the surface of the water, enjoying the summer weather; whence the English name basking shark)
sámh=tranquil, liamhán gréine=basking shark |
| Chomh saothrach le beach |
As industrious as a bee
saothrach=industrious, beach=bee |
| Chomh sárlíonta le bairille |
As well-filled as a barrel
sárlíonta=well-filled, bairille=barrel (which can be filled to the brim) |
| Chomh sásta le bolg lán |
As contented as a full belly
sásta=satisfied/contented, bolg=belly, lán=full |
| Chomh sásta le diúc |
As contented as a duke
sásta=satisfied/contented, diúc=duke |
| Chomh sásta le píobaire |
As contented as a piper (i.e., as pleased as can be)
sásta=contented, píobaire=piper |
| Chomh sásta le rí |
As contented as a king
sásta=satisfied/contented, rí=king |
| Chomh scartha is atá an adharc leis an muc |
As seperate as the horn is from the pig
scartha=seperated, adharc=horn, muc=pig |
| Chomh sean leis an gceo |
As old as the fog
sean=old, ceo=fog/mist |
| Chomh sean le hOisín |
As old as Oisín
Oisín=hero of the Fianna who went to Tír na nOg with Niamh for three hundred years |
| Chomh sean leis an Chailleach Bhéarra |
As old as Cailleach Bhéarra
sean=old, Cailleach Bhéarra=Hag of Beare (mythological old woman famous for her great age) |
| Chomh seang le luch |
As lean/meagre as a mouse
seang=lean/meagre, luch=mouse |
| Chomh searbh le domlas |
As bitter as bile
(Irish Bible)
searbh=bitter, domlas=bile |
| Chomh seargtha le giota adhmaid |
As withered as a piece of wood
(Irish Bible)
seargtha=dry/withered, giota=piece, adhmad=wood |
| Chomh seascair le luichín i stáca |
As snug as a little mouse in a stack of hay
seascair=snug, luch=mouse, luichín=little mouse, stáca=stack of hay |
| Chomh slán leis an mbradán |
As healthy as a salmon
slán=well/healthy, bradán=salmon (the salmon and trout are regarded as the symbol of health in Irish-speaking culture) |
| Chomh sleamhain le heascann |
As slippery as an eel
sleamhain=slippery, eascann=eel |
| Chomh sleamhain le heascann cochallach i bpota uisce |
As slippery as a hooded eel (type of eel) in a pot of water
eacann cochallach=type of eel, pota uisce=pot of water |
| Chomh smeartha le n-aprún búistéara |
As smeared/smudged as a butcher’s apron
smeartha=smeared, aprún=apron, búistéir=butcher |
| Chomh socair le cat |
As calm as a cat
socair=calm/quiet, cat=cat |
| Chomh socair le lao na bó |
As calm as the cow’s calf (i.e., as good as gold)
socair calm/quiet, lao=calf, bó=cow |
| Chomh socair le huan |
As calm as a lamb (i.e., as good as gold)
socair=calm/quiet, uan=lamb |
| Chomh soiléir le cac ar do léine |
As clear as excrement on your shirt
(rude or humorous statement)
cac=excrement, léine=shirt |
| Chomh soiléir le grian an mheán lae |
As clear as the midday sun
soiléir=clear, grian=sun, meán lae=midday |
| Chomh sona le cuach i nead a comharsan |
As happy a a cuckoo in the nest of it’s neighbour
sona=happy, cuach=cuckoo, nead=nest, comharsa=neighbour |
| Chomh státúil le fia |
As stately le a deer
státúil=stately, fia=deer |
| Chomh stuama le breitheamh |
As sober as a judge
stuama=sober/sensible, breitheamh=judge |
| Chomh suaimhneach le cill |
As peacful/quiet as a graveyard
suaimhneach=peaceful, cill=graveyard |
| Chomh suaimhneach le luchógaí beaga |
As peacful/quiet as mice
suaimhneach=peaceful, luchógaí beaga=mice |
