PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Pred: To adjudge s.o. (to be) guilty, duine a fhágáil ciontach.
To have art and part in sth., bheith páirteach agus ciontach i rud.
He confessed himself (to be) guilty, d'admhaigh sé go raibh sé ciontach.
pred.To declare s.o. guilty, duine a chiontú, a fhógairt ciontach.
It is due to him, eisean faoi deara é, eisean is ciontach leis.
What is it due to? cad is bun leis, is ciontach leis?
To be in fault, at fault, bheith ciontach.
Whose fault is it? cé is ciontach leis?
It is nobody's fault but your own, ní aon duine is ciontach leis ach tú féin.
The judge found him guilty, thug an breitheamh ciontach é.
Guilty of theft, ciontach i ngadaíocht.
The guilty person, an ciontach; an coirpeach.
To find s.o. guilty, not guilty, duine a fháil ciontach, neamhchiontach.
He was found guilty, fuarthas, tugadh, ciontach é.
Guilty conscience, coinsias ciontach.
Guilty in a less degree, ciontach ar chóir is lú.
The chief offender, an té is mó is ciontach.
He pleaded guilty, phléadáil sé ciontach; d'admhaigh sé go raibh sé ciontach.
To protest one's innocence, a mhaíomh nach bhfuil tú ciontach.
Jur: Prisoner was returned guilty, tugadh an príosúnach ciontach.
Rightly or wrongly, I think he is guilty, measaim go bhfuil sé ciontach, bíodh an ceart agam nó ná bíodh.
This was a virtual admission of guilt on his part, b'ionann seo agus a admháil go raibh sé ciontach.
He made a voluntary confession of guilt, d'admhaigh sé uaidh féin go raibh sé ciontach.