Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
naíonacht
naíonán
naíonda
naíondacht
naíonna
naipcín
naíphairilis
náir
nairciseas
naircisíocht
náire
náireach
náireachán
náireacht
náirigh
náiríocht
náiriú
náiriúil
naisc
naíscoil
náisiún
náisiúnach
náisiúnachas
náir could be a grammatical form of:
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náir, a1. 1. Lit: Noble, honourable, decent, susceptible to shame. Gnúis ~, noble, modest, mien. Gníomh ~, noble deed. 2. (Used with copula) (a) (Followed by le) Ashamed, reluctant. Is ~ liom é a rá leat (ach), I am ashamed, don’t want, to say it to you (but). Ba ~ liom dul leo san éadach a bhí orm, I didn’t like to go along with them in the clothes I was wearing. Níor ~ leis pingin a thairiscint dom, he had the effrontery to offer me a penny. (b) (Negatively with do) Ní ~ dó é, one would expect nothing better of him. Ní ~ duit a bheith bratógach, no wonder you are in rags.
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D’anam, do náire, a anacal, to guard one’s soul, one’s honour.
Níl náire ná ~ ann duit, it is nothing for you to be ashamed of.
Bhí ~ feirge, náire, air, he was burning with anger, with shame.
Níor lig an náire dom a bheith ag brath orthu, á mbrath, I was ashamed to be dependent on them, asking favours of them.
(Is) ~ nach bhfuil náire ort! You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Bhí mé bruite le náire, I was burning with shame.
Bhuail eagla, náire, é, he was struck with fear, with shame.
Níl ~ ná náire air, he is quite unashamed.
An té a chailleas a chlú cailleann sé a náire, he who becomes lost to honour becomes lost to shame.
Chrom sé a cheann le náire, he hung his head with shame.
~adh le náire mé, I was overcome with shame.
Mo náire dhearg iad, I am thoroughly ashamed of them.
~ náire, shamelessness.
~ náire, blush of shame.
Náire, aithis, a fháil, to incur shame, contumely.
Náire san áit nár fhás sí! Shame where it grew not (is not to be expected).
Le ~ na náire a chur orthu féin, in order to cover their nakedness.
~ gan náire an tart, thirst knows no shame.
Níl sa náire ach mar a ghlactar é, shame depends on one’s attitude.
Ghlac eagla, náire, trua, é, fear, shame, pity, seized him.
An áit a mbíonn náire bíonn ~, to have a sense of shame is a sign of grace.
Ní bhfaighidh tú ~ ná náire as, you will be neither reproached nor disgraced for it.
Ag ~adh le náire, blushing with shame.
~ feirge, náire, blush of anger, of shame.
Ní ~feadh an eagla, an náire, dom é, I would be too much afraid, ashamed, to do it.
Is fearr ‘A Mhuire mo thrua’ ná ‘A Mhuire, mo náire’, defeat is better than disgrace.
~ a bheith ort, to be ashamed.
Tháinig ~ orm leo, I became ashamed of them.
~ a fháil, to suffer disgrace.
~ duine a thabhairt, ~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to shame s.o.
Thug sé a ~ féin, he disgraced himself.
Tá mo ~ tugtha acu, they have disgraced me.
~ a chur ar dhuine, to make s.o. feel ashamed.
Is mór an ~ é, it is a great shame.
~ shaolta iad, they are a public scandal.
Do ~ a ligean leis na comharsana, to wash one’s dirty linen in public.
Mo ~ thú! Shame on you!
~ a bheith ionat, to be susceptible to shame, to have a sense of decency.
Do ~ a chailleadh, to lose one’s sense of shame.
A ~ a bhaint as duine, to put s.o. to shame.
Bhainfeadh sé do ~ dhearg asat, it would make you blush for shame.
Ní ligfeadh an ~ dom é, I’d be ashamed to do it.
Dá mbeadh ciall do ~ aige, if he were not lost to shame.
As ~ a chuidigh sé linn, he was shamed into helping us.
Duine gan ~, shameless person.
~ nár náir do neach, a deed of which anyone might be proud.
Bhí náire air ~ go mbéarfaí air, he was ashamed that he should be caught out.
Náire shaolta, public scandal.
Ní raibh ~ ná náire air, he wasn’t the least bit embarrassed.
Níl ~ ná náire air, he is quite unashamed.
