Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
stower
Strabane
strabism
straddle
straggle
straggler
straggling
straight
straighten
straightforward
straightforwardness
straightness
straightway
strain
strained
strainer
straining-bag
straining-screw
straining-stay
strait
straitened
strait-laced
strake
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
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straight, I a. 1 Díreach. Straight as a ram-rod, chomh díreach le gáinne. Straight line, dronlíne f. Straight hair, gruaig dhíreach. Straight joint, alt díreach. Geom: Straight angle, uillinn dhíreach. 2 Ionraic, macánta, díreach. Man who does a straight deal, fear gnó ionraic. Straight answer, freagra gan cham. To be straight with s.o., bheith ionraic le duine. To play a straight game, cluiche ionraic a imirt. 3 Simplí, singil, glan. Pol: Straight fight, coimhlint bheirte. Straight play, dráma dlisteanach. 4 a Díreach. To put sth. straight, rud a dhíriú. Stand straight, seas díreach; ceartaigh. Your tie isn't straight, níl do charbhat ort ceart. b In ordú, in eagar. To put the room straight, ordú a chur ar an seomra. To put things straight, na gnóthaí a réiteach. The accounts are straight, tá na cuntais mar is ceart. S.a. FACE1 2. II s. 1 a To be out of the straight, bheith ar fiar; fiar a bheith ann. To cut material on the straight, éadach a ghearradh ar an snáithe. b F: To act on the straight, bheith díreach, cruthú go dílis, go macánta. 2 a Rac: The straight, an díreach m (sa chúrsa). b Rail: Díreach (sa bhealach). III adv. 1 Díreach, cruinn díreach, lom díreach. To shoot straight, scaoileadh fíor. Keep straight on, coinnigh díreach romhat. The bullet went straight through his leg, chuaigh an piléar cruinn díreach trína chois. To read a book straight through, leabhar a léamh ó thús go deireadh. 2 Díreach, ar an bpointe, ar áit na mbonn. Come straight back, tar caol díreach ar ais. To come straight to the point, do chaint a chruinniú gan mhoill. To drink straight from the bottle, ól as scóig an bhuidéil. To walk straight in, siúl isteach caol díreach, ceann ar aghaidh. Straight away, lom láithreach; ar an toirt. 3 To go straight across the street, dul díreach trasna na sráide. To go straight towards s.o., díriú ar dhuine. Straight above sth., díreach os cionn ruda. To look s.o. straight in the face, amharc idir an dá shúil ar dhuine. I told him straight, dúirt mé leis go neamhbhalbh é. Straight out, gan fiacail a chur ann.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Tls: Straight edge, riailchiumhais f.
Straight on end, right on end, díreach i ndiaidh a chéile.
To look s.o. straight in the eye, breathnú idir an dá shúil ar dhuine.
He kept a straight face, choinnigh sé dreach stuama air féin.
To go straight forward, imeacht cruinn díreach ar aghaidh.
He went straight forward, ghluais sé díreach roimhe.
Straight line that joins two points, líne dhíreach idir dhá phointe.
To keep straight on, leanúint ar aghaidh díreach.
Straight line, líne dhíreach.
To look s.o. (full, straight) in the face, in the eyes, féachaint, stánadh, idir an dá shúil ar dhuine.
Right off, straight off, láithreach (bonn).
I told it to him straight out, dúirt mé go neamhbhalbh leis é; dúirt mé leis é gan cor a chur ann.
F: Straight off the reel, go pras; tur te.
To hit straight from the shoulder, buille a bhualadh ón ngualainn amach.
F: I let him have it straight from the shoulder, thug mé dó é faoina líon séasúir.
