Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
faighin
faighneog
faighteach
faighteoir
faightín
fáigiúil
fail
fáil
failbhéim
failbó
failc
failce
failceach
failcheas
failcire
faile
faileacha
failéad
faileanna
faileog
fáileog
fáilí
failín
fáil1, f. (gs. fála). 1. vn. of faigh. 2. Getting, finding. ~ ruda, the procurement of sth.; the finding of sth. Níl ~ air, it can’t be got, found. Má tá sé ar slí fála agat, if you have any means of getting it. Caitheamh is ~, getting and spending; receipts and expenses. Tá caitheamh is ~ againn, we are able to make both ends meet. 3. Capability, possibility. Dá mbeadh ~ agam ar mo chuid oibre a dhéanamh, if I could manage to do my work. Gan ~ ar chasadh acu, without any possibility of their return. 4. (In prepositional phrases) (a) Ar ~, extant, available. Rud a chur ar ~, to provide sth. Tá an samhradh ar ~, summer is here. Tá sé ar ~ fós, he is still alive. (b) Le ~, to be had, available. Tá sé le ~ sna siopaí, it is to be had in the shops. Dá mbeadh obair le ~, if there was work available. Cá mhéad atá le ~ agat? How much have you to get? Níl sé le ~ agam in áit ar bith, I can’t find it anywhere. (c) Dúil, iarraidh, gan fháil, vain expectation, request. (d) Rud a chur ó fháil (ar dhuine), to render sth. unobtainable (to s.o.).
fáil2 : fál1,2.
RELATED MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ mise greim a fháil air, when I catch him.
~ a fháil ar rud, to get an opportune moment for sth.
~ a fháil ar rud, to get an opportunity to do sth.
~ a fháil, to be granted a favour.
Rud a fháil, a thabhairt, in ~, to get, give, sth. for nothing.
~ a chur, a fháil, ar dhuine, to become acquainted with s.o.
~ a fháil, a thabhairt, ar rud, to get, take, a look at sth.
Rud a fháil ar ~, to get sth. for very little, for a song.
~ duine a fháil le rud, to obtain s.o.’s consent to sth.
An t-~ a fháil ar dhuine, to outmanoeuvre s.o.; to get on the soft side of s.o.
~ a fháil ar rud, to regain possession of sth.
Níl a bharr ann, le fáil, there is no one to surpass him.
~ a fháil (de, le, rud éigin), to die (of sth.).
~ a fháil, a thabhairt, to receive, impart, a blessing.
Gan ~ a dtuairisce a fháil, without finding any trace of their existence.
~ a fháil (ó thinneas, ó ghortú), to recover (from an illness, an injury).
~ a fháil ar rud, (i) to get the taste of sth., (ii) to take a liking for sth.
~ ruda a fháil, to get the smell of sth.
~ aeir a fháil, to get a breath of air.
Lán do bhonn d’áit éigin a fháil, to get one’s feet firmly planted somewhere.
~ a fháil, a bhreith, ar dhuine, to take advantage of s.o.; to get sth. out of s.o.
Ná lig dóibh ~ a fháil ar do chuid cainte, don’t say anything they might misconstrue, use to their advantage.
~ a fháil, to be taken aback.
Bheith ag brath ar rud a fháil, to expect, hope, to get sth.
~ a fháil, a bhreith, ar dhuine, ar rud, to get the better of s.o., sth.
Níl do bhualadh ann, le fáil, there is no one to beat, surpass, you.
Ba bhuí bocht liom cupán tae a fháil, I was more than glad to get a cup of tea.
Is ~ bocht, ~ déirce, leo an méid sin féin a fháil, they are humbly grateful to get even that much.
~ a fháil ó dhuine, a bhaint as rud, to get help from s.o., make use of sth.
~ a fháil do dhuine, to pass remarks about s.o.
~, an chaint, a fháil, to learn to talk.
Rud a fháil, a thabhairt, ar ~, to get, give, sth. on credit.
~ a fháil i siopa, to obtain credit in a shop.
Tá ~ is fáil aige, he is able to make ends meet.
~ a fháil ar dhuine, ar rud, to find fault with, speak disparagingly of, s.o., sth.
~ a fháil ar, le, rud a dhéanamh, to find a way of doing sth.
Níl bean, fear, a chaointe le fáil, there is no one left to mourn for him.
~ a iarraidh, a thabhairt, a fháil, to ask, give, obtain, permission.
Níl aon cheann le fáil, there are none to be had.
~ a fháil ar dhuine, to get the better, the upper hand, of s.o.
Má tá ~ le fáil, if there is justice in the world; if one may expect justice.
~ a fháil, a bhronnadh, to take, confer, a degree.
~ scéil a fháil, a thabhairt, do dhuine, to get wind of, give s.o. inside information on, a matter.
~ do nuachta a fháil, to get a taste of novelty.
~ a fháil, a thabhairt, i rud, to get, give, a bargain in sth.
Is doiligh ~ maith a fháil do dhrochbhuanaí, a bad workman quarrels with his tools.
~ dlí a fháil, to get even-handed justice, a fair trial.
~ a fháil ar rud, to get a fair chance at sth.
~ croí a fháil, to suffer heartbreak, to be overwhelmed with sorrow.
~ a fháil, to get knocked about, endure hardship.
