Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
castán
castóir
castóireacht
cásúil
casúireacht
casúr
casurla
cat
cat(a)
cáta
catabalacht
catabatach
catach
catachán
catachas
catachlaonasach
cataclastach
catacóm
cátadh
catagóir
catagóireach
cataíl
catairíneach
cat, m. (gs. & npl. cait, gpl. ~). 1. Cat. ~ baile, tame, domestic, cat. ~ fiáin, fia, wild cat. Cad é a dhéanfadh mac an chait ach luch a mharú? Like father like son. Dhéanfadh sé ~ is dhá eireaball air, (Ironical) he can work wonders. Prov:Ar mhaithe leis féin a bhíonn an ~ ag crónán, ‘a cat purrs for its own benefit’. Hist: An C~ Breac, text-book used at 19th century proselytisation class. ~ breac, turncoat. Gan ‘~ dubh’ ná ‘~ bán’ a rá leis, not to say anything (acrimonious) to him. S.a. ceann11 (k), críonna 1(b), dúchas 4, eireaball 5, feoil 2. 2. ~ crainn, pine marten. 3. ~ mara, (i) angel-fish, (ii) calamity. Cad é an ~ mara a sheol anseo é? What mischance brought him here? 4. Cait bhrád = gaid bhrád : gad1 3.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An cat a d’ól an bainne, the cat which drank the milk.
Ag ~adh is ag at mar a bheadh cat i mála, working oneself into a frenzy of exasperation.
Cat bradach a gheobhadh ~ uirthi, she gives nothing away.
Cat ~, thieving, sly, cat.
Níl ~ cait ann, he hasn’t the strength of a kitten.
Chomh ~ le cat a mbeadh póca air, as proud as Punch.
~ an chait, fluff, down (on cheek, neck).
an chait, the hob.
~ cait, long-eared owl.
Tá sé san áit nach mbaineann an cat an ~ de, it is well secured, locked up.
~ cait, dog’s-ear.
~ (cait), carrageen moss.
Is fearr greim de choinín ná dhá ghreim de chat, quality is better than quantity.
An cat is a chóisir, the cat and its (train of) kittens.
Is maith an ~ an cat, a cat can foretell the weather.
Is ~ don chat a phiscín, a cat feels the loss of its kitten.
Níor chríonna an cat ná an coimhéadaí, ‘the watcher was as cunning as the cat’, the trick was discovered in time.
~ cait, cat’s paw.
~ cait, the purr of a cat.
~ éin, cait, portáin, claw of bird, of cat, of crab.
~ cait, clawing cat.
~ (a chait)! Scat!
~ bhean an tí ag an gcat, the cat benefits by the housewife’s negligence.
Is é fuadach an chait ar an ~ aige é, he has caught a Tartar.
Chuir an cat ~ air féin, the cat arched its back.
Briseann an ~ trí chrúba, trí shúile, an chait; sciurdann ~ trí na crúba (agus leanann cú giorria), everything takes after its kind.
~ cait, cat’s-tail, reed-mace.
~ chait, chapaill, fatty hydrocarbon found in bog.
Cat ~, wildcat.
~ an chait (ar a thuar) a dhéanamh ar rud, to try to conceal the obvious; to do sth. in a cursory manner.
Ag cur cat, madraí, ar fhuinneoga, Bluffing, humbugging, people.
Chuir an cat a gha ann, the cat clawed him.
Bhainfeadh sé ~ as cat, it would make a cat laugh.
~ cait, madra, cat’s, dog’s, paw.
Cuirfidh an cat a leadáin ionat, the cat will claw you.
Déan ~ ~ leis an gcat, stroke, fondle, the cat.
~ cait, catmint.
~ (cait), kitten.
Cat ~, tabby cat.
Cat ag ~ ar luch, a cat running at a mouse.
Shalaigh an cat ar an urlár, the cat soiled the floor.
~ cait, squeal of cat.
~ cait, scratching cat.
~ an chait ag an bpuisín, ‘the kitten walking like the cat’, the boy aping the man.
Tá ~e cait aige, he has eyes like a cat, can see in the dark.
~ chait, black sole.
~ cait ina chraiceann, wonderful feat of dexterity.
~ cait is féasóg air! It’s all damned nonsense!
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An cat a d’ól an bainne, the cat which drank the milk.
Cat ~, thieving, sly, cat.
~ baile, tame, domestic, cat.
~ fiáin, fia, wild cat.
Ar mhaithe leis féin a bhíonn an ~ ag crónán, ‘a cat purrs for its own benefit’.
~ na slise, (form of) tip-cat.
~ na mban sí, reed-mace, cat’s tail.
An cat is a chóisir, the cat and its (train of) kittens.
Is maith an ~ an cat, a cat can foretell the weather.
Is ~ don chat a phiscín, a cat feels the loss of its kitten.
Níor chríonna an cat ná an coimhéadaí, ‘the watcher was as cunning as the cat’, the trick was discovered in time.
~ cait, cat’s paw.
~ cait, the purr of a cat.
~ éin, cait, portáin, claw of bird, of cat, of crab.
~ na gé, cat’s cradle.
~ cait, clawing cat.
Rinne sí ~ dín de, she made a cat’s-paw of him.
~ bhean an tí ag an gcat, the cat benefits by the housewife’s negligence.
Ag cur de dhíon is de dheora, pouring rain, raining cats and dogs.
Chuir an cat ~ air féin, the cat arched its back.
~ cait, cat’s-tail, reed-mace.
~ capaill, cat’s-tail grass.
Chuir an cat a gha ann, the cat clawed him.
Bhainfeadh sé ~ as cat, it would make a cat laugh.
~ cait, madra, cat’s, dog’s, paw.
Cuirfidh an cat a leadáin ionat, the cat will claw you.
Níor ~ seanchat é féin riamh, ‘an old cat never scorches itself’.
Déan ~ ~ leis an gcat, stroke, fondle, the cat.
Bhí siad ag troid is ag marú a chéile, they were fighting like cats and dogs.
~ bloscaidh, cat-ice.
Cat ~, tabby cat.
Cat ag ~ ar luch, a cat running at a mouse.
Shalaigh an cat ar an urlár, the cat soiled the floor.
~ cait, squeal of cat.
Bhí sé ag cur, ag caitheamh, sceana gréasaí, it was raining cats and dogs.
~ cait, scratching cat.
~ an chait ag an bpuisín, ‘the kitten walking like the cat’, the boy aping the man.
Tá ~e cait aige, he has eyes like a cat, can see in the dark.
~chait, cat’s-eye.
