Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
Spanish
Spanish-American
spank
spanker
spanking
spar
spar-deck
spare
spare-rib
sparing
spark
spark-catcher
spark-control
spark-gap
sparking
sparking-plug
sparkle
sparkling
spark-tester
sparrow
sparrow-hawk
sparse
Sparta
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spare1, a. 1 a Spare diet, cothú gann. b (Of pers.) Lom, caol, tarraingthe. He is spare of build, tá sé lomchnámhach. 2 Spare time, am saor, fóillíocht f. In my spare time, ar mo chaothúlacht. Spare cash, airgead spártha, le cois. A yard of spare rope, slat rópa le cois. 3 Spare parts, s.spares, páirteanna breise. Spare wheel, tyre, roth, bonn, breise. ► sparely, adv. 1 a Go gannchúiseach, go coigilteach. b (Of pers.) Sparely built, lom chnámhach, tanaí. 2 =SPARSELY.
spare2, v.tr. 1 Spárálaim, coiglím. Spare the sugar, tarraing caol ar an siúcra. He spared no expense, níor choigil sé costas. To spare no pains, gan dhá leath a dhéanamh de do dhícheall. He will spare no pains to do it, déanfaidh sé é nó cinnfidh sé air. 2 a Déanaim gnó, cúis, gan (rud). Can you spare it? an bhfuil sé le spáráil agat? an féidir leat déanamh á cheal? To have nothing to spare, gan dada le reic a bheith agat; gan ach riar do cháis a bheith agat. Three yards to spare, trí slata de bharraíocht, le cois. He has enough and to spare, tá tuilleadh agus a shá aige; tá a dhóthain go rábach aige. He has money and to spare, tá fuílleach airgid aige. b I cannot spare the time, níl an t-am agam chuige. I have no time to spare, níl aon nóiméad le ligean amú agam. I have a minute to spare, tá tamall beag díomhaoin agam. Can you spare me a few moments? an mbeadh faill agat cúpla nóiméad a chaitheamh liom? 3 a Ligim le (duine). He spared my life, thug sé anacal m'anama dom; lig sé mo bheo liom. If he is spared a few weeks longer, má gheallann Dia dhó bheith beo cúpla seachtain eile. If I am spared, faoina bheith slán dom. Death spares no one, ní thugann an bás cairde d'aon duine. The fire spared nothing, níor tháinig faic slán ón tine. F: He spares nobody, ní théann aon duine saor uaidh. To spare s.o.'s feelings, gan rud a dhéanamh a ghoillfeadh ar dhuine. b Tugaim aire do (dhuine, chapall); coiglím urra (capaill). c To spare s.o. the trouble of doing sth., dua ruda a chosc do dhuine.
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IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He spared no pains, ní dhearna sé dhá leath dá dhícheall.
Spare part, malairt páirte; ball m spártha.
Spare the rod and spoil the child, ní bhíonn an rath ach mar a mbíonn an smacht.
To be sparing with the butter, bheith coigilteach ar an im; tarraingt caol ar an im.
He is sparing of praise, tá sé gann, righin, faoi mholadh.
Sparing of words, beagfhoclach.
Sparing use of sth., coigilteas m ar rud.
He is sparing no trouble in order to be able to come, tá sé ar a dhícheall le go bhféadfaidh sé teacht.
