Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
me
mead
meadow
meadow-grass
meadow-land
meadow-sweet
meagre
meal
mealies
meal-time
meal-worm
mealy
mean
meander
meandering
meaning
meaningless
meanness
mean-spirited
meantime
measles
measly
measurable
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
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meal1, s. Min f. Oat meal, min choirce. S.a. WHOLE-MEAL.
meal2, s. Béile m, proinn f. Square meal, béile maith. Hearty meal, béile breá. To make a meal of it, béile a dhéanamh de. When I was having my meal, nuair a bhí mé ag déanamh mo choda. I like to rest after a meal, is maith liom mo scíth a ligean i ndiaidh mo choda. Pharm: 'To be taken after meals, before meals', 'caitear i ndiaidh béile, roimh bhéile'.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
An abstemious meal, béile gann.
To ask a blessing (at a meal), an bia a altú.
To dispose of a meal, béile a chaitheamh siar.
When I had finished my meal, nuair a bhí mo chuid caite agam.
A first-rate meal, nua gach bia agus sean gach dí.
Full meal, béile m maith, sá f fir de bhéile.
A gargantuan meal, béile Chonáin.
F: Generous meal, béile groí.
Heavy meal, béile mór.
To take a hurried meal, greim a chaitheamh faoi dheifir.
He did justice to the meal, bhain sé díol fir as an mbéile.
Meal fit for a king, díol rí de bhéile.
Lavish meal, raidhse bia.
To linger over a meal, bheith tamall fada i mbun béile.
Linseed meal, min f rois.
To partake of a meal, béile a chaitheamh.
I am partial to a smoke after meals, is maith liom an ghal tobac i ndiaidh béile.
He rushed me through the meal, thug sé orm mo chuid a alpadh.
Scanty meal, béile gortach.
Skimpy meal, béile gann, gortach.
To snatch a meal, greim a shlogadh.
Substantial meal, béile tacúil, tathagach.
One meal a day suffices him, is leor dó aon bhéile amháin sa lá; tá a dhóthain in aon bhéile amháin sa lá.
To take a meal, béile m a chaitheamh.
To wait a meal for s.o., béile m a choinneáil ar gcúl do dhuine.
He went out to walk off his meal, chuaigh sé amach ag traoitheadh a bhoilg.
Whole-meal bread, caiscín m.
To wire into a meal, abs.to wire in, leagan ar bhéile.
