Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
ceirbíneach
ceirbrea-
ceirbreach
ceirbream
ceirbri-
ceirbrín
ceirbrispíonach
ceird
ceirdne
céire
céireach
ceireachán
ceirí
ceiriam
ceiribín
ceiribíneach
ceirín
ceirisín
ceiritin
céiriúil
ceirmis
ceirnín
céirseach
ceird, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). Trade, craft; occupation. Dul le ~, to take up a trade. ~ a fhoghlaim, a chleachtadh, to learn, practise, a trade. Den cheird an cleachtadh; namhaid don cheird gan a cleachtadh, practice makes perfect. Fear ~e, craftsman. ~ ghaisce, profession of arms. ~ ghintlí, heathen craft, sorcery. Ag obair, oilte, ar do cheird, working, skilled, at one’s trade. Tá a cheird aige, he knows his job. Tá gach uile cheird aige, he is a Jack of all trades. Tá ~ aige air, he is skilled at it. Is é sin a cheird, that’s his trade; that is how he conducts himself. Ní lia ceann ná ~, many men many trades. S.a. bách. Is deas an cheird atá agat, ort! It’s a nice way you carry on! Rath do cheirde ort! May you prosper at your trade; may you get your deserts. Prov: Is fearr lán doirn de cheird ná lán mála d’ór, a handful of skill is better than a bagful of gold.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is ~ (iad) lucht aon cheirde, birds of a feather flock together.
Bráithre aon cheirde, birds of a feather.
Chleacht sé an cheird sin as a óige, he followed that trade from his youth.
~ oibre, ceirde, practical experience of work, of a trade.
~a imeartha, scríbhneoireachta, na ceirde, tricks of play, of writing, of the trade.
~ cheirde, trade guild.
Duine a chur le ceird, to put s.o. to a trade.
An cheird a ~eadh roimhe, the trade he was set to.
~ le ceird, one who abandons his trade.
~ gach ceirde goid, thieving is the worst trade.
Tá a cheird go h~ aige, he is an artist at his work.
~ ceachtanna, teangacha, ceirde, the learning of lessons, of languages, of a trade.
~áil le ceird, le feirmeoireacht, le cearrbhachas, to take to a trade, to farming, to gambling.
Dá mbeifeá i do mháistir ar do cheird, if you were a master of your trade.
~ le ceird, practised at a trade.
Imeacht le ceird, to follow a trade.
Dul le léann, le ceird, to take to learning, to a trade.
~ oibre, ceirde, workpeople, tradespeople.
Tá sé ina mháistir ar a cheird, he is a master hand at his trade.
Cuireadh le ceird as a ~ é, he was put to a trade as a youth.
~ le gach ceird, master of all trades.
Bua, ceird, na ~a, the gift, art, of story-telling.
Ceird, gairm, na ~a, the art, profession, of writing.
Teanga, ceird, a thógáil, to pick up a language, a trade.
~ ceirde, learning of trade.
~ ceirde, choice of occupation.
