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beag
  1.  little(adj)(small)
  2.  petite(adj)
  3.  puny(adj)
  4.  small(adj)
  5.  wee(adj)(SCOT, IRL)
  6.  younger(adj)(brother etc)
Usage
  1. beag = younger(adj)(brother etc)
  2. beagán = a little
  3. píosa beag = a little bit
  4. beagán + gen = a spot of(small amount):
  5. beag an baol! = not likely!
  6. beagán, roinnt = a few
  7. beagáinín eile = a shade more
  8. i mbeagán focal = in a few words
  9. i mbeagán focal = in a nutshell(n:)
  10. droimneach beag = lesser blackbacked gull
  11. rud beag ar mire = a bit mad
  12. pas beag ró-mhór = a shade too large
  13. rud beag tuirseach = a bit tired
  14. is beag a shíl ... = I little thought ...(adv:)
  15. beagnach críochnaithe = all but finished
  16. tháinig uaineadh beag = there was a let-up in the rain
  17. is beag am atá fágtha = there's little time left
  18. bhí sé beagnach marbh = he was nearly dead
  19. cion beag éascaíochta = a flexibility margin
  20. le déanaí, ar ball beag = not long ago
  21. beaghméid (na n-oileán) = small size
  22. beaguchtach a bheith ort = to be disheartened(adj:)
  23. is beag an t-iontas (go) = it's little wonder (that)
  24. is buí le bocht an beagán = beggars can't be choosers
  25. tá siorradh beag isteach ann = it's a bit drafty in here(adj:)
  26. tá siorradh beag isteach ann = it's a bit draughty in here(adj:)
  27. is beag duine a chreideann é = few people believe it(adj)(not many):
  28. beag beann ar, ar neamhchead do = regardless of
  29. ach sa bheag nach beag, ionann is = to all intents and purposes
  30. beidh mé ceart go leor go fóill beag = I'm OK for the moment
  31. tháinig beaguchtach or lagmhisneach orm = I lost heart
  32. le blianta beaga anuas, le cúpla bliain anois = for the past few years
  33. fuacht a bheith ort, aireachtáil pas beag fuar = to feel chilly
  34. cuireann ... olc air, is fuath leis …, is beag air ... = he resents …(vt:)
  35. gan a bheith ar do chóir féin, aireachtáil rud beag tinn = to feel unwell
  36. níor chorraigh mise ná Seán ach oiread or ná Seán ach chomh beag = I didn't move and neither did Seán(conj)
  37. tá sé beagnach críochnaithe, tá sé (de) chóir a bheith criochnaithe = it's nearing completion
  38. tithe nó bothóga (Acht Rialtais Aitiúla - Rátaí ar Thithe Comhnaithe Beaga) 1928 = houses or cottages (Local Government - Rates on Small Dwellings - Act) 1928
  39. bheith beag beann ar rud, gan beann a bheith agat ar rud, gan aon aird a blieith agat ar rud = to be impervious to something(adj)
  40. tá me chóir a bheith chríochnaithe or de chóir críochnaithe, tá mé beagnach críochnaithe = I've just about finished