Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
caillí
caillichín
cailliúint
cailliúnach
cailliúnaí
caillroinnt
caillstean
caillte
caillteach
caillteachán
caillteacht
caillteanas
caillteog
cailm
cáilmhear
cáilmhearacht
cáilmheas
cailmín
cailmint
cailpéar
cailpís
cailseach
cáiltheog
caillte could be a grammatical form of:
caill »
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cailleadh »
caillte, a3. 1. pp. of caill2. 2. Lost, perished. Bheith ~ le rud, to lose by sth. Iron: Nach tú atá ~ leis? What difference does it make to you? Tá mé ~ leis an ocras, leis an bhfuacht, I am perished with hunger, cold. 3. Dreadful, sordid. Is ~ an aimsir í, it is dreadful weather. Is ~ an beart, an cás, é, it is a sordid act, a sorry case. 4: cailleadh.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Beifear ~the nó caillte leis, win or lose it shall be attempted.
Má tá na caoirigh caillte, if the sheep are lost.
Bheith buaite nó caillte le rud, to gain or lose by sth.; to take a chance on sth.
Fear caillte na himeartha, the loser (of game, of contest).
Tá ~ de na caoirigh caillte, five of the sheep are lost.
~ caillte, hang-dog look.
Caillte leis an bh~, perished with the cold.
Go mbeinn caillte murach iad, (I declare that) I should be lost without them.
Bíonn cead cainte ag fear caillte na himeartha, it is a loser’s privilege to make excuses.
Ní bheidh tú bainte ~ caillte leis, you will neither gain nor lose by it.
