Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
cluife
cluifearnacht
clúimhín
clúimhíneach
cluimhreach
cluimhrigh
cluimhthearnacht
cluin
cluinteach
cluipíd
clúiteach
cluithche
cluithreán
clúmh
clúmhach
clúmhadóir
clúmhail
clúmhill
clúmhilleadh
clúmhillteach
clúmhnachán
clúmhnachánach
clúmhúil
cluin, v.t. & i. (p. chuala, p. aut. chualathas; vn. ~stin f, gs. ~stine). Hear. Rud a chluinstin, to hear sth. ~im go bhfuil an tsláinte aige, I hear he is in good health. Níl agam ach an rud a chuala mé, I only know what I have heard. Chuala mé iomrá orthu, I heard of them, heard them mentioned. Ní chluinfeadh sé iomrá air, he wouldn’t hear of it. Ná ~im focal uait, don’t let me hear a word from you. An rud nach binn le duine ní chluineann sé é, we only hear what we want to hear. Scéal a chluineas tír is a cheileas muintir, (of shameful or painful happening) what everybody but one’s own talks about. (Var: pres. ~, p. aut. ~eadh, ~theas, vn. ~s(t)ean, ~s(t)int, ~t)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chuala mé ag Brian é, I heard it from Brian.
Ní chluinim thú ag gleo na bpáistí, I can’t hear you because of the noise of the children.
~ ar chuala tú, repeat what you heard.
Chuala mé an scread san oíche, I heard a (sudden) scream in the night.
Chuala mé an chantaireacht istigh, I heard a chorus of voices within.
Chuala mé i g~ é, I heard it in a song, in a poem.
Chuala mé ~ air, I have heard it mentioned.
Mo dhá chluas a chuala é, I heard it with my own two ears.
Chuala an ~ é, the whole assembly heard it.
Níor chuala mé an ~ riamh aige, he never has a good word to say.
Níor chuala mé ar an ~ sin é, I have not heard it expressed in that way.
B’~ dó gur chuala sé é, he must have heard it.
Chuala mé ~, I heard about it.
Chuala mé ~ uair é, I have heard it over and over again.
Chuala mé ~ duine, I heard s.o.’s voice, a human voice.
Chuala mé ~ eile air, I heard another version of it.
B’~ uair a chuala mé roimhe é, I had heard it many times before.
Chuala mé ~ air, I heard a rumour of it; I heard talk of it.
Níor chuala mé é le gleo na bpáistí, I didn’t hear it because of the noise of the children.
Níor chuala tú ach a ~, you have only heard part of it, one side of it.
Níor chuala mé riamh a ~, I never heard anything like it.
Chuala mé ~ faoi, I heard a rumour of it.
Níor chuala mé a mhalairt, I heard nothing to the contrary.
Chuala mé ar an ~ é, I heard it on the news broadcast.
Uaidh féin a chuala mé é, it was from himself I heard it.
Ó chuala mé an scéala, since I heard the news.
De ~ mar a chuala mé, according to what I have heard.
Níor chuala cluas ~ an cheoil sin, ear hath not heard anything to compare with that music.
Chuala mé an ~, I heard the shouting.
Chuala an t-aer is an ~ é, the earth resounded with it.
Chuala mé ag dul ~am (go), I heard a passing rumour (that).
Chuala an ~ thalaimh é, the whole country heard about it.
Chuala mé ~ orthu, I heard tell of them.
Chuala ~ an ráfla, you heard the rumour.
