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Meaning of sifín | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
ˈʃɪfʲiːnʲ

Definitions

  1. blade (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal)
    masculine
  2. straw, stalk
    masculine
  3. bulrush
    masculine

Equivalents

English blade straw

Examples

“Ní fiú sifín cocháin é.”

It is not worth a straw.

“Ná bain taca as sifín.”

Don’t lean on a broken reed.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

sil Sile Síle an phíce Síle na bportach Síle na gcíoch sileacan

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