Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
gairfean
gairg
gairge
gairgeach
gairgeadh
gairgín
gáirí
gairid
gairide
gairidigh
gáirigh
gairimint
gairis
gáiriteach
gairiúint
gairleog
gairm
gairmeach
gairmeachas
gairmeagraíocht
gáirmhagadh
gairmí
gairmigh
gairid, a1. 1. Short. (a) (Of extent, space, duration) Bata ~, short stick. Gruaig ghairid, short hair. Bríste ~, short trousers. Aistear ~, short journey. Cuntas ~, short account. Scéal ~, short story. Cos ghairid, short(ened) leg. Tamall ~, short while. Tá an lá ag éirí ~, the days are getting short. Fada ~ ár saol, whether our life be long or short. Ba ghairid mo shuan, my sleep was short. S.a. gadhar 1. (b) Ainm ~, short name. Míle ~, short mile. Lá ~ oibre, short day’s work. (c) Freagra ~, short answer. Bheith ~ le duine, to be curt with s.o. (d) (Of inadequacy) Bheith ~ i mbia, to be short of food. Tá sé ~ aige, dó, it is too short for him. Is ~ liom é, I think it is rather short. Tá sé ~ san anáil, he is short of breath. (e) Short-term; minor, petty. Scoil ghairid, hedge-school. Cúirt ghairid, petty sessions. (f) Ling: Guta, siolla, ~, short vowel, syllable. 2. Near, close. (a) Gaol ~, close relationship. (b) Bheith ~ sa radharc, to be short-sighted. 3. (As adv.) (a) Is ~ (go), it won’t be long (until). Is ~ ó bhí sé anseo, it is not long since he was here. Ba ghairid ina dhiaidh sin (go), it was not long after that (until). Is ~ uait é, you won’t have long to wait for it. Is ~ uainn an lá (nuair), the day is not far distant (when). (b) Is ~ a mhair sé, he didn’t live long; it didn’t last long. Is ~ a rachadh sé ort; ba ghairid le dul ort é, it wouldn’t last you long. Bheith rite ~ i rud, to have run short of sth. Rugadh ~ air, he was caught unawares. Nár bheire Dia ~ orainn, may God not find us unprepared. (c) Bheith ~ d’áit, to be close to a place. Tá sé ~ dá fhearg, he is easily angered. ~ do mhíle, nearly a mile. Is fada ~ a shiúil mé ar a lorg, I travelled far and near in search of it. Chuaigh sé ~ go maith dó, he went very near it; it was a very close thing for him. Go ~, in the near future. 4. (As s.) ~aimsire, short space of time. Le ~, of late. Bhí mé ann le ~, I was there recently. Go dtí le ~, until lately. Ba ghairid Dia liom é, it would be a godsend to me. Ba ghairid Dia leis é a fháil, he was very glad to get it.
RELATED MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Breith gearr, gairid, ar dhuine, to take s.o. at short notice, abruptly.
Tháinig ~ air le gairid, he has improved of late.
~ fada, gairid, long, short, trousers.
Tháinig an ~ ar fad air le gairid, he has let everything slide of late.
Is gairid ár g~ ar an saol seo, our lease of life is short.
Is gairid go mbuaile sé a cheann ar an spéir, he is growing remarkably tall.
Is gairid a chúrsa anois, he hasn’t long to go, to live, now.
Is gairid, ní fada, ~ a mhairfidh siad, they won’t last much longer.
~ (nó) gairid é, be it long or short.
Is gairid go mbeidh a chlann ag ~adh air, his children will soon be a help to him.
~ gairid, gearr, mongrel (collie).
Bheith gar, gairid, i n~ le duine, do dhuine, to be closely related to s.o.
Is ~ gairid an saol, life is very short.
~ fada, gairid, éiginnte, cúnta, srónach, long, short, indefinite, epenthetic, nasal, vowel.
Is mór a d’~ an saol le gairid, the world has changed a lot lately.
Is mór a mheath sé le gairid, he has failed a lot lately.
Le ~ gairid a dhéanamh de; le ~ fada a dhéanamh gairid; trí gach aon ~, to make a long story short.
~ chois claí, ~ scairte, ~ ghairid, ghearr, hedge-school.
~ fada, gairid, long, short, spell.
Nós a tugadh isteach le gairid, a custom that was recently introduced.
Ba ghairid go dtógfá díom, you would soon lose interest in me.
