Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
státurraithe
stéad
steafóg
steafógach
stéagaigh
steaig
steaimpí
steall
stealla
stealladh
stealladóir
stealladóireacht
steallaire
steallanna
steallbhealú
steallmhagadh
steallóg
steallógach
steallta
stealltarnach
stealltóir
stealltracha
steamar
steall1, f. (gs. -eille, pl. ~ta). 1. Splash. ~ uisce, bháistí, splash of water, of rain. Tháinig ~ de sna cosa orm, some of it splashed against my legs. 2. Poured-out quantity, dash. Cuir ~ bhranda ann, put a dash of brandy in it. Chuir sí amach ~ tae dúinn, she poured out a quantity of tea for us. Tá ~ mhaith ólta acu, they have a good drop taken. 3. Gush, flow; spell. ~ chainte, gush of speech. ~ mhagaidh, bout of jeering.
steall2, v.t. & i. 1. Splash; spout, pour. ~ sé uisce orm, he splashed water over me. ~ san aghaidh air é, dash it into his face. Tá sé ag ~adh fearthainne, it is pouring rain. Tá an fhuil ag ~adh as, the blood is spurting from him. Bhí na carranna ag ~adh clábair orainn, the cars were spattering us with mud. Ag ~adh tae chugainn, pouring tea copiously for us. Ag ~adh bréag, pouring out lies. Ag ~adh mionnaí móra, volleying oaths. Bhí sé ag ~adh Béarla as, he was spouting away in English. 2. Dash, bash. ~fainn an inchinn as, I’d dash out his brains. ~ sé an ceann de, he knocked his head off. Bhí siad ag ~adh leo ar a chéile, they were bashing away at one another. Tá an capall ag ~adh, the horse is kicking up his heels.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí sé ag stealladh ~e as, he was talking volubly.
Ar stealladh, ar meisce, na ngrást, blind drunk.
Síobadh, stealladh, an ~ as, his brains were blown, dashed, out.
~ éithigh, spouting of lies.
~ báistí, downpour of rain.
Thosaigh an ~ eatarthu, they got stuck into, started to give out to, one another.
4. Ar ~, ar steallaí, in spate.
Ar ~ cos in airde, at full gallop.
Ag obair ar ~, working at a great pace.
