Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
cúirteoir
cúirtghairm
cuirthe
cuirtín
cúirtiúil
cúirtiúlacht
cuis
cúis
cuiscreach
cuise
cúiseach
cúiseamh
cúiseanna
cuiseog
cuiseogach
cúiseoir
cúiseolaíocht
cúisí
cúisigh
cúisimh
cúisín
cúisíocht
cúisitheoir
cúis1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). Cause. 1. Reason, matter, for. ~ a bheith agat le rud (a dhéanamh), to have cause, reason, for (doing) sth. Bheith i do chúis le rud, to be a cause of sth. An té, an rud, is ~ leis, whoever, whatever, is the cause of it. Clásal ~e, causal clause. Mé féin is ~ leis, I myself am to blame for it. Tá a chúis (lena chois) aige, he has good reason for it. An chúis ar labhair mé, the reason I spoke. Tá ~ ghearáin aige, he has cause for complaint. ~ áthais, bhróid, matter for joy, for pride. ~ gháire, ghoil, laughing, crying, matter. ~ gháire chugainn! That’s a good joke! Ní beag de chúis é, it is a good enough reason. Mórán cainte ar bheagán ~e, much ado about nothing. As deireadh na ~e, finally, in the heel of the hunt. Ag éileamh ~e, seeking an excuse. Níl uaidh ach ‘Iarraim ~’, he is only looking for an excuse. 2. Case, charge. ~ dlí, lawsuit. ~ a bheith agat ar dhuine, to have a case against s.o. ~ a chur in aghaidh duine, to lay a charge against s.o. ~ duine a phlé, to plead s.o.’s case. Tá ~ bháis, a chrochta, air, he could be put to death, hanged, for the matter with which he is charged. Tá ~ amuigh agam air, I have a score to settle with him. Tá ~ amháin agam ina aghaidh sin, I have one case, argument, against that. Níl aon chúis agam ort as sin, I don’t blame you for that. Nuair a chuaigh an chúis go cnámh na huillinne, when it came to the crucial test. 3. Movement, cause to be served. ~ na saoirse, na teanga, na síochána, the cause of freedom, of the language, of peace. Thug sé a anam ar son na ~e, he gave his life for the cause. Lucht ~e, supporters of a cause. 4. Déanfaidh sé ~, it will meet the case, it will do. Ní dhéanfadh sin ~, that wouldn’t do. 5. Merit, worth. Ní raibh aon chúis ann, it was no good. Níl aon chúis ann, he is not well at all.
cúis2, f. (gs. ~e). Conscience. Dar mo chúis! By my conscience! Thug sé a chúis leis, he swore to it.
RELATED MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá cúis dlí air, there is a lawsuit against him.
Cár bith is cúis leis, whatever is the cause of it.
~ is cúis leis? What is the cause of it?
~ é is cúis leis? What is the cause of it?
Mórán ~e ar bheagán cúise, much ado about nothing.
Déanfaidh ~ acu cúis, either of them will do.
Chan mé is cúis leis, I am not the cause of it.
Má théann an chúis go ~ na huillinne, if it comes to the crucial test.
Cúis choiriúil, criminal charge.
~ cirt, cúise, duine, tíre, anama, defence of right, of cause, of person, of country, of life.
Coir, cúis, chrochta, hanging offence, case.
Ag iarraidh cúis a chur chun cinn, trying to advance a cause.
Dhéanfadh sé cúis, ~ leat, it should suffice, one would think.
An chúis dhéanmhasach, the efficient cause.
Cás, cúis, ~, action at law.
Gan cúis ar ~, for no earthly reason.
Cúiseanna ~a, deep-lying causes.
3. Cúiseanna ~a, economic reasons.
~ cúise, the hearing of a case.
Is ~ an chúis a bhí leis, a trifling thing caused it.
Níor fhéach sé cad ba chúis leis, he didn’t look to see what caused it.
Chonaic sé gurbh é féin ba chúis leis, he saw, recognized, that he himself was the cause of it.
Thug sé ~ sa chúis, i m’aghaidh, he gave evidence in the case, against me.
Freastal ar riachtanas, ar chúis, to attend to a requirement, to a case.
~ cúis chóir, without just cause.
Níl sé ~ a chúis a bheith aige, he is not without a reason for it, he has good reason for it.
Cúis ghearáin, cause of complaint.
Tú féin a ghlanadh ó chúis, ó chóir, to clear oneself of an accusation, of an offence.
~ mór ar bheagán cúise, a lot of fuss about nothing.
Níl uaidh ach ‘~aim cúis’, all he wants is an excuse.
Ar ~ cúiseanna, for very many reasons.
Is tú is cúis leis an ~, you are the cause of it all.
~ is gur mise is cúis leis, which is to imply that I am the cause of it.
Má tá cúis agat leis, if you have cause for it.
~ cúiseanna, case-list.
Is é ~ an earraigh is cúis leis, the early coming of spring has caused it.
Cúis mhaíte, something to be proud of.
Tá cúis mhaith aige leis, he has good cause for it.
~ tá, ~ go bhfuil, cúis leis, because there is a reason for it.
Más mé is cúis leis, if I am the cause of it.
An chúis is mó atá leis, the principal reason for it.
~ ndéanfadh a leath cúis duit? Wouldn’t half of it do you?
~ a dhéanfadh focal amháin cúis, when one word would suffice.
~ cúise, ar chúis, patron of a cause.
Phléigh sé a chúis féin, he conducted his own case.
Chuaigh an chúis ó ~ orainn, we failed to decide the issue, to come to terms.
Ní bhfuair mé ~ ná séanadh uaidh sa chúis, he would neither confirm nor deny the matter for me.
~ creidimh, cúise, denier of faith, of cause.
Ní dhéanfaidh ~ cúis, this won’t do.
Is ~ is cúis leis, you are the cause of it.
