Home New English–Irish Dictionary » NEID »
Search for a word in Irish or English.
Similar words: abeam · bead · beag · beak · bean
Start A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for beam »
EXACT MATCHES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
beam1, s. 1 a Sail f, bíoma m. Main beam, maide mór. Longitudinal beam, taobhán m. S.a. CROSS-BEAM, TIE-BEAM. b (Of balance) Cuing f. c Béim f (céachta). d Crann m cothromaithe (innill). e Garma f -n (seol fíodóra). 2 N.Arch: Trasnán m. On the starboard beam, ar dheis. On the weather beam, ar thaobh na gaoithe. (Breadth of) beam, leithead m (soithigh). She is broad in the beam, (i) (of ship) tá leithead mór inti; (ii) (of pers.) tá lán tí inti. 3 a Ga m, léas m (gréine, solais). F: Beam of delight, loinnir f aoibhiúil. b Beam of a lighthouse, ga tí solais. W.Tg: Beam system, córas na dtonn treoraithe.
beam2 . 1 v.tr. Spalpann. The sun beamed (forth) its rays, bhí an ghrian ag tonnadh solais. 2 v.i. a The sun was beaming, bhí an ghrian ag soilsiú, ag dealramh, ag spalpadh. b He was beaming with delight, bhí loinnir ina aghaidh le lúcháir, bhí aoibh air.
PHRASES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
(Of ship) On her beam-ends, ina luí ar a taobh.
She was thrown on her beam-ends, caitheadh ar a taobh í.
F: (Of pers.) He is on his beam-ends, tá sé san fhaopach.
Built-in beam, maide istigh sa bhalla. S.a. PRESS1 3.
To cant a beam, leathmhaing a chur ar bhíoma; ceann le fána a thabhairt do bhíoma.
H-beam, h-bhíoma m.
Weak place in a beam, ball lag i maide.
Beam sea, tonnta taoibh.
To take the strain off a beam, faoiseamh a thabhairt do bhíoma.
Mec: Breaking strength of beam, barrúd m bíoma.
Const: Summer(-beam), sail f iompair.
On the weather-beam, ar thaobh na gaoithe.
To put a weight on a beam, ualach a chur ar bhíoma.
About this website | How to use this website | Feedback | Accessibility | Plugins and widgets | Website App | Grammar Wizard | News