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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
seacht, num. s. & a. Seven. 1. m. (gs. ~, pl. ~anna).(a) (In counting; usually preceded by particle a. See a3) A ~, seven. A ~ déag, seventeen. Fiche a ~, a ~ is fiche, twenty-seven. Céad is a ~, one hundred and seven. A ~ is a ~, seven and seven. (A) ~ (a) hocht de leathanaigh, seven or eight pages. Uimhir a ~, number seven. (b) Ceithre sheacht, four sevens. Faoi sheacht, seven times, sevenfold. (c) (Of figure, series) an ~ agam, I have the seven. An ~ máite, the seven of trumps. Fág an ~ ar lár, omit the seven. 2. (Followed by sg. or pl. of noun and pl. of adjective; eclipses) ~ gcaora, ~ n-uan, seven sheep, seven lambs. ~ mbliana déag, seventeen years. ~ n-uaire fichead, twenty-seven times. ~ gcéad punt, seven hundred pounds. ~ n-oileán uaigneacha thréigthe, seven lonely and deserted islands. 3. (Used as intensifying adjective) Rinne mo sheacht ndícheall leis, I did the very best I could with it. do sheacht ndóthain le déanamh agat cheana féin, you have much more than enough to do already. Go mba ~ bhfearr a bheidh siad bliain ó inniu, may their prosperity increase sevenfold in the coming year. S.a. aithne1 1, anam 1, síon.
RELATED MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bus a seacht, the (number) seven bus; the seven (oclock) bus.
~ mhaith, na seacht n-~, agam air, I know him well, intimately.
(Mo) sheacht mh’~ thú! Bravo! Well done!
Fuair na seacht m~ le pianta i mo ghoile, I suffered untold agonies with stomach pains.
Mo sheacht m~ ort! Bravo! Good for you!
~, mo bheannacht, mo sheacht m~, leat, farewell; my blessings go with you.
Claíomh seacht mbrutha, seven times tempered sword.
Seacht mba fionna ina gcarcracha, seven white cows in their pens.
~ tar éis, i ndiaidh, a seacht, a quarter past seven.
~ (dearg, na seacht n-easna), small scallop.
Le ~ na seacht nduine, na seacht sinsear, from time immemorial.
A trí i g~ a seacht, i g~ n, three to the seventh, to the nth, power.
seacht gcúraimí an tsaoil air, he is carrying the world on his shoulders.
Chuir ~anna, trí dhath, na seacht n~, de féin, he kept changing colour (repeatedly).
Seacht n~ (na Maighdine Muire), the seven dolours (of the Virgin Mary).
a seacht n~ le acu, they talk far too much.
Ag éirí a seacht, coming up to seven.
A ~ a seacht, six by seven.
Seacht gcatha na Féinne, the seven warrior battalions commanded by Fionn.
bhogfadh seacht gcatha na Féinne é, nothing could move him; he is adamant.
Mo sheacht n~ bheannacht ort! Good for you! I thoroughly approve of your action.
seacht ngalair an tsléibhe air, he has every disease under the sun.
Seacht n~ eaglaise, seven ecclesiastical orders.
seacht dtroithe ann, it measures seven feet.
Seacht n-iontais an domhain, the seven wonders of the world.
Seacht ~ na seachtaine, the seven days of the week.
Ghearr seacht dtroithe de ~ ard, he cleared seven feet in the high jump.
(Seacht) ~í an tsléibhe, skin irritations caused by exposure.
thabharfá do sheacht ~ air, it is not worth a damn.
Seacht ~ de rud, seven ninetieths of sth.
Seacht n-~ de rud, seven-eighths of sth.
Seacht seachtaine ramhra, seven full, long, weeks.
~ a seacht (a chlog), before seven (oclock).
mo sheacht ~ agam, I have much more than enough.
Na seacht ~the, the seven wise men (of old).
(A) ~ (a) seacht de bhlianta ó shin, six or seven years ago.
Chuir (na seacht) ~ orm, he warned me (repeatedly) to be careful.
Seacht na ~e, the seven days of the week, all week.
Na seacht ~í, the seven wise men (of old).
Seacht ~ de rud, seven sixtieths of sth.
Mo sheacht ~, my forebears from time immemorial.
na seacht ~, very stormy day.
Sheacht mhanam do shliseog! Bravo! More power to your elbow!
na seacht ~ ar an iomaire aige, he is up to his ears in work.
seacht ~ ar gach iomaire aige, he is a man of great prosperity.
Thug na seacht bpunt anall , the seven pounds sufficed to bring me over.
na seacht dteangacha aige, he is multilingual.
Seacht dtíolacthaí an Spioraid Naoimh, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Seacht n-uaire níos fearr, seven times better.
siad ina gcónaí in ~ a seacht, they live at number seven.
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