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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
apsaint
apstal
ápúil
ar
ár
ar aghaidh
ar ceann
ara
ára
Arabach
arach
árach
aracha
árachaí
árachaigh
árachas
árachóir
aracnóideach
arad
aradh
áradh
aradha
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí deireadh tubaisteach ar an scéal, the story had a tragic ending.
~ é an deireadh a bhí air? What was the end of it?
Bheith ar an ~ deiridh, sa ~ dheireanach, i ndeireadh na ~ithe, to be at one’s last gasp.
~ a chur ar scéal, to end, provide an ending for, a story.
Cad é an ~ atá air? How does it end?
Níl tús ná ~ air, (i) it is in a state of chaos, (ii) he is all confused, can do nothing right.
Níl pingin ar a thús ná ar a dheireadh, he hasn’t a penny from any source, in the world.
Is é an ~ a bhí air (go), the upshot of it was (that).
Sin an ~ a bheas air, it will come to that eventually.
Tá ~ eolais aige air, he knows all about it.
Bheith ar ~, to be last.
Faoi dheireadh, ar ~, thiar (thall); faoi dheireadh is faoi dheoidh, at long last.
An ball, an meall, is mó ar ~, last but not least.
Ar dheireadh na sochraide, taking up the rear of the funeral procession.
D’fhág mé an ~ air, I outdistanced him.
Ar ~, (i) left behind; behindhand, (ii) at death’s door.
Bheith ar ~, chun deiridh, faoi dheireadh, le rud, to be behindhand with sth.
Níl tú ar ~, you are not doing too badly.
Ar lorg a deiridh, sternways.
Chun deiridh ar, aft of.
3. ~ ar deireadh, leave to the last; pass over; outdistance.
~adh ar deireadh sa rás é, he was left trailing in the race.
~adh na malluairigh ar deireadh, the late-comers had to do with what was left.
~ an stocaire ar deireadh, leave the intruder to the last.
Níor fhág sé é féin ar deireadh, he made sure to look after himself.
Chuaigh sé i bh~ air sa deireadh, it finally dawned on him.
Gur briseadh faoi dheireadh ar na geasa, until at last the spells were broken.
Ar a ingne deiridh, (of animal) rearing, rampant.
Bhí siad ar a n-ingne deiridh chugam, they were mad with me.
Ar a ingne deiridh ag iarraidh é a dhéanamh, trying his utmost to do it.
(Agus) an ~ mór ar deireadh, (and) last but not least.
Ar deireadh is ar ~, at long last.
Ag ~im ar gcúl, chun deiridh, falling behind.
