Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
iomluail
iomluaileach
iomluas
iomluath
iomlucht
íomóg
iomorra
iompaigh
iompáil
iompair
iompairc
iompaithe
iompaitheach
iompaitheoir
iompar
iompartha
iompó
iompóidh
iompóigh
iompórtáil
iompórtálaí
iomprach
iomprachas
iompaigh, v.t. & i. Turn. 1. Iompú thart, ar clé, ó dheas, ar ais, isteach sa pháirc, to turn round, left, south, back, into the field. D’~ sé ar a sháil, he turned on his heel. D’~ a shúile ina cheann, his eyes rolled. Do cheann a iompú, to turn one’s head. Roth ag iompú, a wheel turning. 2. Invert, reverse. Ball éadaigh a iompú amach, to turn a garment inside out. Fód, cárta, a iompú, to turn (up) a sod, a card. ~ an duilleog, turn (over) the page. Soitheach a iompú béal faoi, to turn a vessel upside down. D’~ an bád, the boat capsized. Ná h~ an carr orainn, don’t overturn the car on us. D’~ sé bun os cionn, it turned topsy-turvy. S.a cóta1 1. 3. Avert. Fearg a iompú, to avert anger. An donas seo nach furasta a iompú, this misfortune that is not easily averted. ~ uainn an urchóid, keep us out of harm’s way. 4. Return. Iompú ó aistear, ó chontúirt, to turn back from a journey, from danger. Turas gan iompú, a journey from which there is no return. D’~ an slaghdán orm, I had a relapse of the cold. 5. Change. (a) Iompú dubh, bán, to turn black, white. D’~ a lí (ann), he changed colour. D’~ dath an bháis air, he turned deathly pale. (b) Turn to, change over to. Iompú ar dhuine, to turn towards s.o.; to turn on s.o. D’~ sé ar Dhia, ar na sacraimintí, he turned to God, to the sacraments. Tá siad ag iompú ar an ól, they are turning to drink. D’~ an lá chun báistí, the day turned to rain. Dá mb’fhéidir iad a iompú chun creidimh, if they could be made to turn to religion. D’~ sé ina Chríostaí, ina eiriceach, he turned Christian, heretic. Tá sé ag iompú (amach) ina rógaire, he is turning out to be a rogue. Sin mar a d’~ an saol amach, that is how things turned out. Má iompaíonn tú leis an dream eile, if you go over to the other party. Tá siad ag iompú inár gcoinne, they are turning against us. (c) Turn sour, go bad. Tá an fheoil, an bainne, iompaithe, the meat, the milk, has turned. (d) (Of patient) Iompaíodh air, he got a relapse.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar iompú boise, in the turn of a hand, suddenly.
Ag iompú agus ag barriompú, turning back and forth.
Ar iompú boise, instantly.
Iompú ~, to turn left.
D’iompaigh sé ar a chois, he turned on his heel.
Do chóta a iompú, to turn one’s coat; to become a turncoat.
Tá gach aon chúig iompaithe aige, he has tried every stratagem.
Casadh, iompú, ~, ar ~, to turn right.
Iompú, taom, ~, stomach upset.
Iompú, filleadh, ~, sudden turn.
D’iompaigh sé ina ór, it turned to gold.
Ag iompú in ~ ruda, turning against sth.
~ cinn, boise, turn of head, of hand.
Ar ~, le h~, do bhoise, in a trice.
Ar ~ na n-each, at the turn of events.
~ na taoide, the turn of the tide.
~ gaoithe, change in direction of wind.
~ báid, overturning of boat.
~ goile, stomach upset.
Chuir sé ~ ar mo ghoile, it turned my stomach.
~ lí, change of colour.
~ (chun) bisigh, a turn for the better.
~ na bpeacach, the conversion of sinners.
~ duine (ina chreidmheach, ina dhíchreidmheach), the conversion, the lapsing, of s.o. (to belief, into disbelief).
~ a bhaint as rud, to turn sth.; to overturn sth.
~ a bhaint as duine (in iomrascáil), to swing s.o. round (in wrestling bout).
Bhain an cheist sin ~ asam, that question shook me.
~ amach, eversion.
D’iompaigh siad linn, they came over to our side.
Iompaigh i leith, turn this way.
D’iompaigh a ~ ann, he changed colour.
Bhí an ~ iompaithe ina cheann le codladh, the eyes were turning in his head with sleep.
D’iompaigh an ~ air, luck turned against him.
Ag iompú ~, turning round.
