EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
oibleagáid, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~í). Obligation. 1. Rud a chur mar ~ ar dhuine, to put s.o. under an obligation to do sth. Bheith faoi ~ do dhuine, to be under an obligation to s.o. Tá sé d’ ~ orm (é a dhéanamh), I am obliged to do it. D’ ~í a chomhlíonadh, to fulfil one’s obligations. 2. ~ a dhéanamh do dhuine, to oblige s.o. Ní le h~ duit a rinne mé é, I didn’t do it to oblige you.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chreathnaigh sé roimh an oibleagáid, he shrank from the obligation.
~adh an oibleagáid sin orainn, that obligation has been placed on us.
~ ó choinníoll, ó oibleagáid, release from condition, from obligation.