Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
lig amach
lig anuas
lig ar
lig as
lig chuig
lig de
lig do
lig faoi
lig i
lig isteach
lig le
lig ó
lig siar
lig síos
lig thar
lig trí
ligeach
ligeadóir
ligean
ligeanluach
ligh
lighearthas
lighreac
lig faoi, v.t. & i. 1. Place underneath. Do ghlúin a ~ean fút, to get down on one’s knee. Ní thig liom mo chos chlé a ~ean fúm, I can’t stand on my left foot. 2. Let bear. Duine a ~ean faoi ualach, to let s.o. bear a burden. Ná ~ faoi bhrón iad, don’t let them be oppressed with sorrow. 3. Release, set, upon. ~ sé a anáil fúthu, he breathed upon them. ~feadh sé na gadhair fúinn, he would set the dogs at us. ~ mé faoin tsúil aige é, I let him see it plainly; I let him have it right in the eye. 4. Settle down, subside. Tá an lá ag ~ean faoi, the day is calming down. ~ fút, settle down, control yourself.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ná lig ar ~, faoi ~, é, don’t let it drop, fall through.
Is iontach an ~ atá faoi, (i) he, it, runs very freely, (ii) he is very free-spoken, vivacious.
~ faoi, subsidence.
Lig an bord faoi ~ dúinn, clear the table for us.
Ná lig focal ~ do bhéala faoi, don’t let a word pass your lips about it.
