Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
associativity
assonance
assort
assortment
assuage
assuagement
assumable
assume
assumed
assuming
assumption
assurable
assurance
assure
assuredly
Assyria
Assyrian
astatic
aster
asterisk
astern
asteroid
asthenia
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
assume »
assume, v.tr. 1 Cuirim (dreach áirithe, etc.) orm féin, glacaim chugam féin. The judges assume their robes, cuireann na breithiúna orthu a gcuid róbaí. 2 a Gabhaim (obair, freagracht, etc.) orm féin. b To assume authority, údarás a ghabháil. 3 Glacaim seilbh ar (cheart, ar theideal). He assumed a new name, thug sé ainm eile air féin. Jur: To assume ownership, seilbh a ghabháil. 4 Ligim (fearg, suáilceas, cneastacht, etc.) orm féin. 5 Let us assume that . . ., abair go . . ., déarfaimid go . . ., cuir i gcás go. . . . Geom: Assume A equal to B, (i) beir leat gurb ionann A agus B; (ii) cuir i gcás gurb ionann A agus B. I assume that he will come, is é mo bharúil go dtiocfaidh sé. He was assumed to be wealthy, rinneadh talamh slán de go raibh sé saibhir. Let us assume that such is the case, abraimis gur mar sin atá. Assuming the truth of the story, ag cur i gcás gur fíor é.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Assumed piety, cráifeacht bhréige.
Assumed name, ainm m bréige; ainm cleite.
The affair has assumed a serious complexion, tá droch-chosúlacht tagtha ar na cúrsaí.
To assume an easy posture, cuma chompordach a chur ort féin.
To assume a responsibility, glacadh le cúram; tú féin a admháil freagrach i rud.
He has assumed the style of professor, tugann sé ollamh air féin anois.
