Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
eisreachtaí
eisreachtaigh
eisreachtú
eisréidh
eisréimneach
eisréimneacht
eisréimnigh
éist
eiste
éisteach
éisteacht
eistear
eistearaigh
eistearú
eisteas
éisteoidh
éisteoir
éisteolaíocht
éistigh
eistípeogach
eistir
eistíreach
eistíreachas
éist, v.t. & i. (vn. ~eacht, pp. ~e). 1. (With le) Listen to. ~eacht le fuaim, le glór, le torann, to listen to a sound, a voice, a noise. ~eacht le duine, to listen, pay attention, to s.o.; to heed s.o. ~ leis an amhrán, listen to the song. ~ leis an scéal uaidh, let him tell his story. ~ le comhairle uaim, listen to advice from me; let me give you advice. Ná h~ le bréag, don’t heed a falsehood. Ní ~feadh siad liom, they would not hear me, let me speak. Más fiú ~eacht leis, if it is worth listening to. Tá mé ag ~eacht riamh leis, I have been hearing it all my life. Ba bhreá leat a bheith ag ~eacht leis, one would love to hear him; it was wonderful to listen to him. ~ go fóill liom, hear me further. ~ leis sin! Just listen to that! 2. Hear. (a) Give formal hearing to. Cás a ~eacht, to hear a case. Aifreann a ~eacht, to hear, attend, Mass. Faoistin a ~eacht, to hear a confession. Tá an sagart ag ~eacht, the priest is hearing confessions. D’~ sé mé, he confessed me. (b) Pay particular attention to. ~ an toirneach, listen to that thunder. ~ anois é! Hear him now! Prov: ~ mórán agus can beagán, [’hear much and say little’, be patient in hearing and reserved in speech. (c) Heed, grant. Urnaí, achainí, a ~eacht, to hear a prayer, a request. Go n-éiste Dia do ghlór, may God hear your voice, grant what you ask. 3. (a) Be silent. ~! Silence! Whist! D’~ sé i bhfad leo, he held his peace with them for a long time. Tá mé ag ~eacht fada go leor libh, I have listened to, have been patient with, you long enough. (b) Desist from. ~igí bhur gcabaireacht, give over your chatter. ~ do bhéal, shut your mouth. ~ liom (le do chuid amaidí), don’t bother me (with your foolishness). ~ leis, stop interfering with it.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a éisteacht, a fhriotháil, to hear, serve, Mass.
Tá ~ orm ag éisteacht libh, I am deaf listening to you.
Níl sé ar m’~ ná ar m’éisteacht, I can neither see nor hear him.
Ar amharc, ar éisteacht, within sight, hearing.
As amharc, éisteacht, out of sight, hearing.
Tá mé ~ ag éisteacht libh, leis an scéal sin, I am tired listening to you, hearing that story.
Tá éisteacht na muice bradaí aige, he has sharp ears.
Chuirfeadh sé ~ ar do chluasa ag éisteacht leis, it would stun your ears, gravely offend your susceptibilities, to listen to him.
Thug sé an chluas bhodhar, éisteacht na cluaise bodhaire, dom, he turned a deaf ear to me.
Tháinig ~ ar a raibh ag éisteacht leis, all who heard him were stirred, became agitated.
Éist go ~ leis, listen attentively to him.
Éistim leis de ghnáth, I listen to him as a rule.
B’fhearr duit gan éisteacht leis, tá ~ aige, you shouldn’t listen to him, he is foul-mouthed.
~ a bheith agat, to be able to hear.
Tá ~ mhaith aige, he has a good sense of hearing.
Tá ~ mo chluas agam, my ears can hear.
I m’~, in ~ mo chluas, in my hearing, within earshot of me.
Ar, as, m’~, within, beyond, the range of my hearing.
~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to grant a hearing, to listen, to s.o.
Ní thugann sé ~ ar bith dom, he pays no attention to what I say.
Tabhair ~ don cheol, listen to the music.
~ a fháil, to get a hearing, an audience.
Thug sé ~ na cluaise bodhaire dom, he turned a deaf ear to me.
~ cúise, the hearing of a case.
~ i gcúirt, hearing in court.
Tá ~ anseo inniu, confessions are being heard here today.
~ urnaí, impí, the hearing, granting, of a prayer, of an entreaty.
Duine a chur ina ~, to reduce s.o. to silence.
Tá sé ina ~ faoi dheireadh, he is silent at last.
Is fada an ~ a bhí agam, a rinne mé, leis, I held my peace with him for a long time.
Cead cainte, éisteacht, a fháil, to get permission to speak, a hearing.
~ a éisteacht, to hear a confession.
Éisteacht le ~tha ban, to listen to women’s talk.
Éist le mo ghuí, hear my prayer.
Éist liom, listen to me.
Chuirfeadh sé ~ ort a bheith ag éisteacht leo, it was, would be, painful to listen to them.
Is ~ duit ag éisteacht leo, it is well for you that you can listen to them.
Éist le ~, listen to reason.
Táimid ag éisteacht ~ leis sin, so we have always heard.
Éisteacht le ~, to listen to learned wisdom.
Éist liom ~, listen to me a while.
Ba mhór an ~ a bheith ag amharc orthu, ag éisteacht leo, it was great fun to look at, to listen to, them.
Bhí ~ air ag éisteacht linn, he had his head cocked listening to us.
Chuir sé ~ air féin ag éisteacht, he inclined his head to listen.
Ba mhór an t~ a bheith ag éisteacht léi, it was a great pleasure to listen to her.
~ éisteacht dom, listen to me.
D’éist sé liom ar feadh tamaill, he listened to me for a while.
Dul as amharc, as éisteacht, to go out of sight, of hearing.
Ag éisteacht le ~ na gcos, listening to the tramp of feet.
Éist do bhéal, a thuata! Shut up! What do you know about the matter?
