Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
bewildering
bewilderment
bewitch
bewitching
beyond
bezel
bezique
Bhutan
bias
biased
bib
bibber
bible
biblical
bibliographer
bibliographic
bibliography
bibliomaniac
bibliophile
bibulous
bicarbonate
biceps
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To abide at, in, a place, cónaí, bheith i do chónaí, in áit.
To have everything in one's favour, gach rud a bheith i do leith.
F: To keep one's nose to the grindstone, do dhá cheann a bheith i dtalamh agat; an taos a choimeád leis an oigheann i gcónaí.
We are honoured by your presence, is onóir dúinn tú a bheith i láthair.
To keep house for s.o., bheith i mbun tí do dhuine.
To be immersed in your work, bheith báite go dtí na súile i do chuid oibre; bheith gafa ar fad ag do chuid oibre.
The inconvenience of living so far from town, a aistreánaí atá sé bheith i do chónaí chomh fada sin ón gcathair.
(Of pers.) To be an incubus on s.o., bheith i do thrillín ar dhuine.
To be independent, bheith i do mháistir ort féin.
To be instrumental in doing sth., bheith i do shiocair le rud a dhéanamh.
To keep on at s.o., bheith ag gabháil do dhuine i gcónaí.
To be at the top of the ladder, bheith i mbarr do réime.
(Of pers.) To be in the market for sth., bheith i do cheannaitheoir ruda.
To sail before the mast, bheith i do mhairnéalach coitianta.
To be master in one's own house, bheith i do mháistir ar do theach féin.
To be one's own master, bheith i do mháistir ort féin.
P: To have a mouth, drochbhlas a bheith i do bhéal.
Not everybody can be a poet, ní do gach duine atá sé i ndán a bheith ina fhile.
To give occasion for scandal, bheith i do shiocair, ócáid, scannail.
To go about one's lawful occasions, bheith i bhfeighil do chuid gnóthaí dlisteanacha.
To be in occupation of a house, bheith i do chónaí i dteach; bheith i seilbh tí.
To be odd man, bheith le cois, i do stocaire.
Person ordained of God to be judge, duine a raibh sé i ndán ag Dia dó, ar gheall Dia dó, a bheith ina bhreitheamh.
To be all over s.o., bheith i do choda beaga timpeall ar dhuine.
To reign over a land, bheith i do rí ar thír.
To persevere with one's work, a bheith buanseasmhach i gceann do chuid oibre.
To have sth. in one's possession, rud a bheith i do sheilbh agat.
To have sth. in prospect, rud a bheith i do shúil agat; do shúil a bheith ar rud agat.
F: To quake in one's shoes, bheith ar crith i do chraiceann.
Qualifications for membership, na cáilíochtaí a bheadh riachtanach le bheith i do bhall.
To be a rabid enemy of s.o., bheith i do dheargnamhaid ag duine.
To rise from the ranks, céim oifigigh a ghnóthú ó bheith i do shaighdiúir singil.
To have a ready pen, bheith i do scríbhneoir éasca.
To be out in one's reckoning, dul amú i do thuairim a bheith ort; mearú cuntais a bheith ort.
To awake refreshed, athbheos a bheith ionat ar mhúscailt duit.
To have sth. in remembrance, rud a bheith agat i do chuimhne.
The court requires you to attend, tá an chúirt ag ordú duit bheith i láthair.
To be resident in a place, bheith i do chónaí in áit.
To be responsible to s.o. for sth., bheith freagrach do dhuine i rud.
To possess sth. in one's own right, rud a bheith agat i do sheilbh dhílis féin.
To sidle along, bheith ag snámhaíl i ndiaidh do thaoibh.
To stand up to one's work, bheith in ann, go maith, chuig do chuid oibre.
To be in a stew, bheith trí chéile, bheith i do chíor thuathail.
To be an early stirrer, bheith i do mhochóirí.
I found him looking surprisingly young, chonacthas dom a bheith i bhfad níos óige ná mar a bheadh coinne agat.
(Of pers.) To be in a tangle, bheith i do chíor thuathail.
F: To be the target for ridicule, bheith i do cheap magaidh.
To be a tax on s.o., bheith i do thrillín ar dhuine.
During my tenancy, le linn dom bheith i seilbh.
During his term of office, le linn dó bheith i bhfeidhmeannas.
