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| Chomh lag le cearc |
As weak as a hen/chicken
lag=weak, cearc=hen/chicken |
| Chomh lag le héan gé |
Lit., as weak as a gosling
(Said after severe illness)
éan=young bird of any species/bird, gé=goose |
| Chomh lag le héan i mbarrach |
As weak as an ailing chick
(Lit., as weak as a bird (chick) in tow (of flax, hemp))
éan=bird, barrach=tow |
| Chomh lag le heilit i mbarrach |
As weak as a hind in a thicket (i.e., trapped)
(Irish Bible)
eilit=doe/hind, barrach=thicket |
| Chomh lag le long ar chuan gan tonn |
As weak as a ship on a harbour without a wave
lag=weak, long=ship, cuan=harbour, tonn=wave |
| Chomh lag le piscín |
As weak as a kitten
(Referring to physical strength)
lag=weak, piscín=kitten |
| Chomh lag leis an uisce |
As weak as water
(Said of a drink, etc.)
lag=weak, uisce=water |
| Chomh láidir le capall |
As strong as a horse
láidir=strong, capall=horse |
| Chomh láidir le gearrán |
As strong as a horse
láidir=strong, gearrán=literally a gelding, but in the North often meaning a horse |
| Chomh láidir le Goll mac Mórna |
As strong as Goll mac Mórna
(character from tales of the Fianna)
láidir=strong |
| Chomh láidir le tarbh |
As strong as a bull
láidir=strong, tarbh=bull |
| Chomh láidir leis na daracha |
As strong as the oaks
(Irish Bible)
láidir=strong, dair=oak, daracha=oaks (plural) |
| Chomh lán le mála píbe |
As full as a pipebag
lán=full, mála=bag, píb=pipe |
| Chomh lán le hubh |
As full as an egg
lán=full, ubh=egg |
| Chomh lán leis an bhfarraige |
As full as the sea
lán=full, farraige=sea |
| Chomh leamh le uisce portaigh |
As insipid as bog water
leamh=insipid/lifeless, uisce=water, portach=bog |
| Chomh leathan leis an bhfarraige |
As broad as the sea
(Irish Bible)
leathan=broad/wide, farraige=sea |
| Chomh leisciúil le hasal |
As lazy as an ass
leisciúil=lazy, asal=ass |
| Chomh leisciúil le cú |
As lazy as a hound
leisciúil=lazy, cú=hound |
| Chomh leisciúil leis an nGiolla Deacair |
As lazy as the Giolla Deacair
(character from folklore)
leisciúil=lazy |
| Chomh leitheadach leis na cuacha |
As widespread as the cuckoo
leitheadach=widespread, cuacha (plural of cuach)=cuckoo |
| Chomh leochaileach leis an éan turcaí |
As frail/tender/fragile as a young turkey
leochaileach=frail/fragile, éan=bird (young of bird), turcaí=turkey |
| Chomh liath le broc |
As grey as a badger
liath=grey, broc=badger |
| Chomh líonmhar le gaineamh na trá |
As numerous as the sands of the beach
(Irish Bible)
líonmhar=numerous, gaineamh=sand |
| Chomh líonmhar le réaltaí neimhe |
As numerous as the stars of Heaven
(Irish Bible)
líonmhar=numerous, réaltaí=stars |
| Chomh líonmhar leis na corrmhíola |
As numerous as the midges
líonmhar=numerous, corrmhíola= midges |
| Chomh lom le croí do bhoise |
As bare as the palm of your hand
lom=bare, croí=heart, bos=palm of hand |
| Chomh lom le croí mo bhoise |
As bare as the middle of my palm
lom= bare/thin, croí=heart/center, bos=palm |
| Chomh lom le gé bhearrtha |
As bare as a plucked goose
lom=bare, gé=goose, bearrtha=plucked/shaved |
| Chomh lom leis an uisce |
As dilute as water
lom=thin/bare, uisce=water |
| Chomh luachmhar le hór |
As valuable as gold
luachmhar=valuable, ór=gold |
| Chomh luaineach le dreancaid |
As jumpy as a flea
luaineach=jumpy, dreancaid=flea |
| Chomh luath le cú |
As fast as a hound
luath=fast, cú=hound |
| Chomh luath le giorria |
As fast as a hare
luath=fast, giorria=hare |
| Chomh luath le hintinn mná idir beirt fhear |
As fast as a woman’s mind between two men
luath=fast, intinn=mind, mná=genitive of “bean” (woman), beirt=two people, fear=man |
