Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
aquamarine
aquarium
aquatic
aquatint
aqueduct
aqueous
aquiline
Arab
Arabia
Arabian
Arabic
arable
arachnid
arachnoid
Aramaic
Aran
arbiter
arbitral
arbitrament
arbitrary
arbitrate
arbitration
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IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
In aid of, ar mhaithe le.
He laid his ambitions on the altar, thug sé cúl lena mhian (ar mhaithe le cúis, etc.).
For the sake of appearances, ar mhaithe le clú, le honóir.
To, for, on, s.o.'s behoof, ar mhaithe le duine; ar son duine.
For his own behoof, ar mhaithe leis féin.
For the benefit of the poor, ar mhaithe leis na boicht.
I did it for conscience sake, rinne mé ar mhaithe le mo choinsias é.
To contribute to the success of sth., oibriú ar mhaithe le rud, chun leasa do rud, ar son ruda.
Marriage of convenience, pósadh ar mhaithe le spré.
For form's sake, as a matter of form, ar mhaithe le gnás.
A mere formality, gnás folamh, beart ar mhaithe le gnás.
I did it out of friendship, i bpáirt mhaitheasa, ar mhaithe leis, a rinne mé é.
For the furtherance of, in furtherance of sth., ar mhaithe le rud, le rud a chur chun cinn.
He has your welfare at heart, ar mhaithe leat, chun do leasa, atá sé.
He is acting in his own interest, ar mhaithe leis féin atá sé ag obair.
He acted from interested motives, ar mhaithe leis féin a d'oibrigh sé.
To do sth. for filthy lucre, rud a dhéanamh ar mhaithe le na pinginí.
He did it to oblige me, ar mhaithe le gar a dhéanamh dom a bhí sé; mar chomaoin orm a rinne sé é.
Pro forma, ar mhaithe le foirmiúlacht.
To put oneself out for s.o., cur as duit féin ar mhaithe le duine.
For the sake of s.o., mar, ar, mhaithe le duine; ar son duine.
Art for art's sake, ealaín ar mhaithe leis an ealaín.
To save appearances, ar mhaithe le clú.
He acted from selfish motives, ar mhaithe leis féin a rinne sé é.
To stand aside in favour of s.o., tarraingt siar ar mhaithe le duine.
It was only for the sake of talking, ní raibh ann ach ar mhaithe le caint.
He acted from unselfish motives, ní ar mhaithe leis féin a bhí sé.
Jur: To watch a case, freastal ar chúis (ar mhaithe le duine).
(Of candidate) To withdraw in favour of s.o., an áit a fhágáil ar mhaithe le duine eile.
