EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
sochar, m. (gs. & npl. -air, gpl. ~). 1. Lit: (a) Valid contract. (b) Coll: Privileges, dues; emoluments. 2. Benefit, profit; advantage, gain. (a) ~ a bhaint as rud, to profit by sth. Rud a chur chun sochair duit féin, to turn sth. to one’s advantage. Rinne sé ~ mór dom, I benefited a lot from it. Chuaigh an bia ar ~ dom, the food did me good. Is beag de shochar é, there is little to gain by it. Jur: ~ an amhrais, the benefit of the doubt. (b) ~ dífhostaíochta, easláinte, míchumais, unemployment, sickness, disability, benefit. (c) Book-k: ~ agus dochar, profit and loss. Taobh an tsochair, credit side. (d)Ag lorg an tsochair, looking for a bargain. Fuair mé ~ iontu, I got them cheap. S.a. nóta 3. 3. Produce. ~ na mbó, dairy produce. S.a. im1 2.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Dul ~ sochair do dhuine, to benefit s.o.
Rud a chur chun sochair, chun tairbhe, do dhuine, to use sth. for s.o.’s profit, advantage.
Sochar agus ~, profit and loss; advantages and disadvantages.
Sochar agus ~ an tsaoil, the ups and downs of life.
~ ar shochar, ar íocaíocht, claim for benefit, for pay.
Cúnant, sochar, ~, mutual covenant, benefit.
~ dochair, sochair, debit, credit, balance.
2. ~ sochair, yellowish oily exudation from soil.
~adh gach sochar saolta uaidh, he was deprived of all worldly benefits.
Le ~ gach sochair eile dá raibh acu as, along with every other benefit they had from it.