Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
lay away
lay by
lay down
lay in
lay off
lay on
lay out
lay to
lay up
lay-days
layer
layer-out
lay-figure
laying
layman
lay-out
lay-shaft
lazaret
laze
laziness
lazy
lazy-bones
lazy-tongs
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
lay to »
lay to. 1 v.tr.Nau: Caithim (bád) chun na gaoithe, ar a luí chuige. 2 v.i. (Of ship) Iompaíonn chun na gaoithe.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To lay sth. across sth., rud a shíneadh trasna ar rud.
To lay an ambush, luíochán a dhéanamh.
He lay in ambush (to attack them), rinne sé luíochán (rompu).
To make, lay, a bet, geall a chur.
To lay, put, cast the blame (for sth.) upon s.o., an milleán a chur ar dhuine; an locht a fhágáil ar dhuine, duine a chiontú.
(Aside) To lay, put, set, sth. by, rud a chur i leataobh, i dtaisce.
To lay a cable, cábla a leagan.
To bring, lay, a charge against s.o., duine a chúisiú.
To lay sth. to s.o.'s charge, rud a chur i leith duine; milleán ruda a chur ar dhuine.
To lay claim to sth., rud a éileamh.
To lay the cloth, (i) an t-éadach a chur ar an mbord; (ii) an bord a leagan.
To lay a charge at s.o.'s door, coir a chur i leith duine.
To lay an embargo on the ship, long a bhac.
F: to lay evens, leath ar leath a chur.
F: I forbid you to lay a finger on him, crosaim ort barr méire a leagan air.
To lay, put, one's finger on the cause of the evil, cúis f an oilc a aimsiú.
To lay a fire, ábhar tine a chur síos.
To lay the foundation-stone, an chloch bhoinn a chur, a leagan.
To lay a ghost, sprid a chur faoi chónaí.
To lay hands on sth., lámh a leagan ar rud.
To take, to lay, sth. to heart, meabhrú go maith ar rud.
To lay, clap, s.o. by the heels, duine a chuibhriú.
To catch, lay, hold of sth., breith ar rud, greim a bhreith ar rud.
To lay information against s.o. with the police, scéala a dhéanamh ar dhuine leis na gardaí.
To lay a church under an interdict, teampall a chur faoi urghaire.
To lay a knife and fork for s.o., áit a choda a fhágáil ag duine.
To lay down the law to s.o., bheith ag tabhairt fios a ghnóthaí do dhuine, ag léamh na liodán do dhuine.
F: To the lay mind, in aigne an tuata.
Typ: To mark the lay on a page, an leagan amach a rianadh ar leathanach.
To lay s.o. low, flat, (i) duine a chur ina luí; (ii) duine a threascairt.
To lay a building in ashes, foirgneamh a dhó go talamh, a fhágáil ina luaithreach.
To lay low an empire, impireacht a choscairt.
To lay s.o.'s fears, suaimhneas aigne a chur ar dhuine; an eagla a bhaint de dhuine
To lay one's hand on s.o.'s shoulder, lámh a leagan ar ghualainn duine.
I have nowhere to lay my head, níl áit agam a leagfainn mo cheann.
To lay s.o. to rest, in the grave, duine a shíneadh san uaigh.
To lay so much on a horse, an oiread seo a chur ar chapall.
To lay sixpence on a colour, réal a chur ar dhath.
To lay that. . ., geall a chur go . . .
To lay a spark to the train, tine a chur, a thabhairt, don phúdar.
To lay a ship alongside (the quay), long a shíneadh le cé.
Jur: To lay a complaint, gearán a dhéanamh.
To lay an information, eolas a thabhairt.
To lay a tax on sth., cáin a chur ar rud.
To lay the blame on s.o., an milleán a chur ar dhuine.
To lay a stick on s.o.'s back, to lay into s.o., bata a thabhairt do dhuine.
To lay the table, an bord a fheistiú chun béile.
To lay a fire, ábhar tine a chur síos.
Navy: To lay a mine, mianach a chur.
To lay an ambush, luíochán a dhéanamh, a bheartú.
