Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
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
ligin
lig i, v.t. 1. Let into, allow to enter. Duine a ~ean i gcluiche, i gcumann, to allow s.o. into a game, an association. Ná ~ sa pholl é, don’t let it into the hole. ~ tú uisce ann, you let water get into it. ~ i do sheomra féin iad, let them into, let them use, your own room. 2. Allow to pass into state of. Rud a ~ean i bhfaillí, to let sth. fall into a state of neglect, to neglect sth. Ná ~ i bhfiáin iad, don’t let them run wild. ~eadh i ndearmad (go), it was (allowed to be) forgotten (that). S.a. buille 1(b), cathú 3, fad 5, lig isteach.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a chur i, a ligean as, rud, to inflate, deflate, sth.
Ná lig sinn i g~, lead us not into temptation.
Duine, rud, a ligean ar ~, i n~, chun dearmaid, to let s.o., sth., be forgotten, slip into oblivion.
Rud a ligean i bh~, to let sth. get abroad; to let sth. remain long undone.
~ a ligean i rud, to let sth. be neglected.
Lig sé na barra i bh~, he let the crops grow wild.
Gnó a ligean i bh~, to let an affair lose interest, be neglected.
~ a ligean i rud, to let enthusiasm for sth. wane.
Beidh ‘Lig amach mo ghruaig’ ann, there will be wigs on the green.
Faillí a ligean i rud, to neglect sth.
Lig sé ~ liom ann, he allowed me a discount on it.
Rud a ligean i ~, to let sth. fall into decay; to neglect sth.
~ i dtéad, i roth, play in rope, in wheel.
Duine a bhfuil ~ ann, person who moves easily; loose-limbed person.
Lig ~ i do chraos é, let it down your throat.
