EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
saolta1, a3. Worldly. 1. Earthly, mundane, temporal. Duine ~, earthly, living, person. An bheatha shaolta, earthly life. Glóir shaolta, worldly glory. Nithe, rudaí, ~, mundane matters; material things. An cháin shaolta, temporal punishment. S.a. maoin 2, só 2. 2. Lay, secular. Daoine ~ agus daoine rialta, lay persons and persons in religion. 3. Concerned with worldly affairs. Is ~ an duine é, he is such a worldly person. 4. Respectable, decent. Teach ~, respectable house. 5. (Intensifying) Diabhal ~, devil incarnate. Gráin shaolta, utter loathing. Náire shaolta, public scandal. (Var. of 3: saolt(án)ach a1)
saolta2 : saol.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is é an ~ shaolta é, it is a crying shame.
An bheatha shaolta, shíoraí, earthly, eternal, life.
Ina cháilíocht shaolta, in his walk of life.
~ aimseartha, shaolta, temporal punishment.
Chaith sé a shaothrú, a mhaoin shaolta, he spent, wasted, his earnings, his worldly goods.
~ bheatha, shaolta, way of living, of life.
Tá an ~ (breacach, céadach, saolta) acu ann, there is an enormous number of them.
~í saolta, temporal losses.
~ shaolta, earthly being.
~ shaolta, shíoraí, lasting hate.
~ shaolta ort! Shame on you!
D’~ an áit, a mhaoin shaolta, air, he lost his place, his worldly wealth.
Neart agus ~ shaolta, power and worldly wealth.
~ chrábhaidh, shaolta, oilc, síochána, pious, worldly, evil, peace-loving, mind.
~ shaolta, worldly goods.
~ shaolta iad, they are a public scandal.
~ daonna, saolta, human, earthly, being.
~ saolta, worldly wealth.
Ná déanaigí ~ saolta de, don’t make a living example (of wretchedness) of him.
Ar na ~ta seo, in these times, nowadays.
Ar na ~ta deireanacha, in recent times, of late.
Sealbha saolta, worldly possessions.
Ar na saolta ~, in these times.
Shlad siad ár maoin shaolta, they robbed us of our worldly goods.
~adh gach sochar saolta uaidh, he was deprived of all worldly benefits.
~ saolta, worldly comforts.
~ saolta, earthly happiness.
Ná cuir do ~ i maoin shaolta, don’t set your heart on worldly wealth.
Ná bíodh ~ agat as glóir shaolta, don’t rely too much on earthly glory.
~ le maoin shaolta, inordinate desire for worldly wealth.
A n-~ mhaitheas shaolta, all their worldly goods.
Tá mé faoin ~ ar na saolta seo, I am heavily burdened with work these days.