Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
befit
befitting
befog
before
beforehand
befriend
beg
began
beget
beggar
beggarly
beggary
begging
begin
beginner
beginning
begone
begonia
begot
begrime
begrudge
begrudgingly
beguile
began could be a grammatical form of:
begin »
began. See BEGIN.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Since the application of science to farming began, ó tosaíodh ag baint úsáide as an eolaíocht i gcúrsaí feirmeoireachta.
He began life as a ploughman, fear treafa a bhí ann i dtús a shaoil.
The day began badly, bhí tús an lae go dona.
She began to cry, thosaigh sí ag caoineadh; dhírigh sí, chrom sí, ar chaoineadh.
He began to strike him, luigh sé ar é a bhualadh.
He began by opening the window, an chéad rud a rinne sé an fhuinneog a oscailt.
F: We began to see daylight through that piece of work, (i) bhí an clabhsúr ag druidim linn ar an obair sin; (ii) bhí muid ag tosú ag fáil faonoscailte ar an obair sin.
They began to fight, d'ionsaíodar a chéile, chromadar ar throid.
There began a hunt for the missing book, tosaíodh ag cuardach an leabhair a bhí ar iarraidh.
Play began at one o'clock, thosaigh an cluiche ag a haon a chlog.
No sooner had we entered than the music began, níor thúisce istigh sinn ná thosaigh an ceol.
He began to vomit, tháinig an tonn taoscach air.
