EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cuimhne, f. (gs. ~, pl. -ní). Memory. ~ a bheith agat ar rud, to remember sth. ~ na hóige, youthful memories. Tá ~ na háite agam, I recall the place. Lá a mbeidh ~ air, a memorable day. ~ a choinneáil ar rud, to retain sth. in one’s memory. Coinnigh ~ air sin, bear that in mind. Chuir tú i g~ dom é, you reminded me of it. Thug tú chun mo chuimhne é, you recalled it to me. Ó tháinig ~ chugam, since I first remember. Le mo chuimhne (cinn), as long as I remember. Le ~ na ndaoine, within living memory. Le ~ an té is sine againn, in the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Le ~ na seacht nduine, na seacht sinsear, from time immemorial. Cuimhní cinn, reminiscences, recollections; memoirs. Is é an chuimhne is faide, is sia, siar i mo cheann é, it is my earliest recollection. Más buan mo chuimhne, if my memory serves me right. D’imigh sé as mo chuimhne, it went out of my mind. Is beag dá chuimhne a bhí agam (go), little did I think (that). Ní raibh lá dá chuimhne agam, it never occurred to me; I had no intention of it. De réir, ar feadh, mo chuimhne, as far as I remember. S.a. arán 1, ceiliúradh 2, dearmad1 2.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní bhíonn cuimhne ar an ~ a itear, past favours are soon forgotten.
~ cuimhne, lastingness, retentiveness, of memory.
Más ~ mo chuimhne, if my memory serves me right.
Nós, cuimhne duine, a bhuanú, to perpetuate a custom, the memory of s.o.
Tá mé ag ~eadh mo chuimhne, I am losing my memory.
~ cuimhne, commemoration.
Chlis an chaint, an chuimhne, an obair, air, words, his memory, the work, failed him.
Cuimhne a choinneáil ar rud, to remember sth.
Rud a chur in iúl, i gcuimhne, do dhuine, to inform, remind, s.o. of sth.
Níl cara ag ~ ach cuimhne, memory is grief’s only friend.
Mo chuimhne (agus) mo dhearmad, which reminds me of what I had forgotten (to ask).
Le cuimhne na ndaoine, in living memory.
Ar ~ m’eolais, mo chuimhne, as far as I know, remember.
Tá cuimhne ghlinn aici, she has a sharp memory.
Cuimhne ghrinn, clear memory.
~ smaointe, cuimhne, clarity of thought, of memory.
I gcuimhne na marbh, in memory of the dead.
Cuir in iúl, i gcuimhne, dó é, inform, remind, him of it.
Tá mo chuimhne ag imeacht, my memory is failing.
Le cuimhne na ndaoine, in man’s memory.
Mhair cuimhne agam air, it remained in my memory.
Cuimhne mhaith, good memory.
Tá ~ amhairc, cuimhne, misnigh, air, his sight, memory, courage, is failing.
~ sé i mo chuimhne, it lodged in my memory.
Cuimhne ~, unretentive memory.
Bhí ~ cuimhne agam air, I remembered it well.
An intinn, an chuimhne, a shaothrú, to develop the mind, the memory.
An chuimhne is ~ siar i mo cheann, my earliest recollection.
An chuimhne a ~adh, to jog the memory.
Thug sin i gcuimhne dom (go), that reminded me (that).
~ cuimhne, forgetfulness.