Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
cleamhna
cleamhnach
cleamhnacha
cleamhnaí
cleamhnas
cleandar
cléarcas
cleas
cleasabhdaí
cleasach
cleasaí
cleasaíocht
cleasanna
cleasradh
cleasúch
cleat(h)rach
cleata
cléata
cleataire
cleatar
cleataráil
cleath
cleathach
cleas1, m. (gs. clis, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Trick. ~ a imirt ar dhuine, to play a trick on s.o. ~ gasta, suarach, clever, mean, trick. ~a imeartha, scríbhneoireachta, na ceirde, tricks of play, of writing, of the trade. ~ cogaidh, stratagem. ~ magaidh, practical joke. ~ na méaracán, thimble-rigging. Tá ~ éigin ar na díslí aige, he is up to sth. Tá ~ is fearr ná sin agam, I can go one better than that. S.a. comha 1. 2. Feat. ~ airm, gaile, feat of arms, of valour. ~a lúith, athletic exercises; athletics. ~ an chuaille, somersault (using pole, stick). ~ na slise, (form of) tip-cat. Fear ~, juggler; acrobat; trickster. S.a. caor 2, crann 7. 3. Knack. Tá ~ air, there is a knack in doing it. 4. Act. Déanadh gach aon duine a chleas féin, let everyone do his own turn, performance. An ~ céanna a dhéanamh arís, to do the same thing over again. Rinne mise an ~ céanna, I did the same thing. Tharla an ~ céanna dom féin, the same thing happened to myself. Mar bharr ar an g~, to cap it all. (Var: gs. ~a)
cleas2, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~anna). Pej: Class (of persons), gang.
RELATED MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag imirt cleas a m~, playing their mad pranks.
Cleas ~, dishonest trick.
Ná ~ orm, don’t fail me.
Ar chomha ná ar chleas, not under any consideration.
Ní raibh aon chleas ina chorp nár fhéach sé, he tried every trick he was capable of.
~ clis, penis.
~ buailte, clis, reatha, teacht abhaile, striking, first, running, home, base.
Obair, gníomh, damhsa, cleas, a dhéanamh, to do, perform, work, a deed, a dance, a trick.
D’fhear sé cleas, he performed a feat.
Cleasa ~a, obvious tricks.
Cleas a ~t (ar dhuine), to play a trick (on s.o.).
Chuaigh an cleas ar ~, the trick failed.
Le cleas a rinneadh é, it was done by a trick.
Cleas ~, childish trick.
Cleas na lúibe, trick-o’-the-loop.
Cleas mallaithe, damnable trick.
Duine a mhealladh le cleas, to deceive s.o. by a trick.
Ba mhór an cleas aige é, it was a great trick of his.
Peil, snámh, cleasa lúith, a mhúineadh, to teach football, swimming, athletics.
Níor ~ an cleas, the trick didn’t work.
Cleas ~, dirty trick.
Cleas ~, shabby trick.
Cleas ~, shabby trick.
Gach cleas dár thionscain sé, every trick he tried.
Cleas an ~, somersault with feet crossed.
~a clis, juggler’s balls.
