Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
cúltír
cúltort
cúltrá
cúltreoir
cultúr
cultúrtha
cúlú
cum
cúm
cuma
cumá
cumabhrú
cumach
cumadh
cumadóir
cumadóireacht
cumaí
cumaidh
cumail
cumaíocha
cumair
cumaisc
cumalas
cum, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). 1. Form, shape. Ó ~adh an saol, since the world was formed. An saol a chum sé dó féin, the life he made for himself. Tá sé mar a chum Dia é, he is as God made him. S.a. cáin2 2. 2. Compose. Ceol, amhráin, a chumadh, to compose music, songs. An dán a chum sé, the poem he made. 3. Devise. Plean, scéim, a chumadh, to devise a plan, a scheme. Ag ~adh ceilge, hatching a plot. 4. Invent. Scéal a chumadh, to put a story together; to concoct a story. Níl ann ach scéal a ~adh, it is only a made-up story, a fabrication. Focal a chumadh, to coin a word. Bréag, leithscéal, a chumadh, to make up a lie, an excuse. Níl sé ach ag ~adh, he is only spinning a yarn. Bíonn sé ag ~adh cainte (dó féin), he is affected in his speech. 5. Tex: Make up; (with le) fit. Éadach a chumadh, to make up cloth. Culaith a chumadh le duine, to make a suit to fit s.o. Shílfeá gur ~adh leat é, one would think it was made for you. 6. (a) Limit. Ní bheinn ag ~adh leis an méid sin, le beirt nó triúr, I would not confine myself to that amount, to two or three. (b) Ration. Bia a chumadh le duine, to portion out food to s.o.; to stint s.o. in food. Ní chumfar do chuid anseo leat, you will get plenty to eat here.
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Bíonn cuma ~ ar an tír sa gheimhreadh, the country looks dreary in the winter.
Tá cuma ~ air, he looks grotesque.
Is cuma ~ nó as é, it doesn’t matter about it.
Tá cuma ~ air, he looks weather-beaten, the worse for wear.
Tá cuma chaite orthu, they look worn.
~ de theaghlach, de chumann, member of a family, of a society.
Tá cuma bheathaithe air, he looks well-fed.
Nach cuma ~the cé a rinne é? It doesn’t matter in the least who did it.
Is cuma liom ~ nó éag, mo bheo nó mo mharbh, I care not whether I live or die.
Cuma bhómánta, vacant look, appearance.
Is cuma leis an dall cé air a bhfuil an bhreall, what the eye sees not the heart rues not.
Bhí cuma bhriste air, he looked crestfallen.
Tá cuma bhuartha air, he looks worried.
Tá cuma bhúidíneach air, he has a hang-dog look about him.
Mar sin a rinne siad a g~ agus a gcumann le chéile, it was thus they pledged their friendship with each other.
Is cuma liom cé acu a bhí sé ann nó nach raibh, I don’t care whether he was there or not.
Ar an gcuma chéanna, in like manner.
Ag cumadh ~e, plotting rebellion.
Cuma cheannasach, commanding appearance.
~ cumainn a chur ar dhuine, to pay one’s addresses to s.o.
~ comhluadair, cumainn, associative, community, complex.
~ cumainn, member of a society.
~ cumainn, membership of a society.
~ cumainn, carthanais, sign of attachment, of friendship.
Comhcheangal le cumann, to affiliate with a society.
Cuma chothaithe, well-fed, plump, appearance.
Tá cuma chroite air, he looks shaken.
Is cuma leis an óige cá gcroithfidh sí a cos, youth must have its fling.
Chuir tú cuma mhaith air, you gave it a good appearance.
Tá sé as a chuma, it is out of shape.
Rud gan chuma, shapeless thing.
Níl ~ ná déanamh (caoi, craiceann, crot) air, it has neither shape nor form.
Chuir tú ~ eile air, you transformed it.
Chuir mé ~ bheag, ~í beaga, air, I added little finishing touches to it.
Chuir sé ~ na hoibre, na troda, air féin, he put on a workmanlike appearance, struck a fighting attitude.
Tá ~ óg, an linbh, an rógaire, air, he looks young, like a child, like a rogue.
Tá ~ mhaith, na maitheasa, orthu, they look good.
Tá ~ bheag, bhreoite, thuirseach, air, he has a poor, sickly, tired, appearance.
Cén chuma a bhfuil tú? How are you?
Tá ~ ort go bhfuil tú gnóthach, you look busy.
Tá ~ fearthainne air, it looks like rain.
Cuir ~ (éigin) ort féin, look to your appearance, smarten yourself up.
Tá an chuma sin air, so it seems.
Tá sé de chuma air go, it looks as if.
2. Ar chuma ruda, in the manner of, like, sth.
Ar chuma an lae inniu, just like today.
Ar chuma éigin, somehow.
Ar aon chuma, ar chuma ar bith, at any rate.
Ar an g~ sin, in that respect.
Ar an g~ chéanna, similarly.
