Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
Cómhargadh
cómhargáil
comharsa
comharsanach
comharsanacht
comharsanúil
comharsanúlacht
comhartha
comharthach
comharthaí
comharthaigh
comharthaíocht
comharthú
comhathraigh
comhathrú
comhbhá
comhbhách
comhbhailigh
comhbhailiúchán
comhbheartaigh
comhbheith
comhbheitheach
comhbhiathú
comhartha, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). Sign. 1. Mark, symbol. (a) ~ a chur ar rud, to mark sth. ~ aitheantais, identification mark. ~ cluaise, ear-mark. ~ cille, birth-mark. ~ ceiste, question-mark. ~ poncaíochta, punctuation mark. ~ suaitheantais, distinctive mark; emblem. Tá ~ lena shaol air, he is marked for life. Slán mo chomhartha! Bless the mark! (b) ~ na croise, the sign of the cross. Ghearr sé ~ na croise air féin, he made the sign of the cross (on himself). 2. Signal. ~ a dhéanamh do dhuine, le duine, to make a sign to, signal, s.o. Déan thusa an ~, give you the signal. ~ ceo, stoirme, guaise, fog-, storm-, danger-, signal. 3. Symptom. ~ tinnis, fiabhrais, sláinte, sign of sickness, of fever, of health. Tá a chomhartha air, he shows signs of it. 4. Indication, omen. Mar chomhartha ar rud, as an indication of sth. ~ fearthainne, dea-aimsire, sign of rain, of good weather. Is maith an ~ é, it is a good omen. Is olc an ~ air (go), it speaks badly for him (that). Dá chomhartha sin, as an indication of that. Sin (an) ~ (agat) go; dá chomhartha duit go, which goes to show that. S.a. cárta1 1. 5. Token. ~ cumainn, carthanais, sign of attachment, of friendship. ~ airgid, money token. ~ scine, an apology for a knife. Ní bhfuair tú ach ~, you got a mere token, next to nothing. Níl iontu ach ~í, they are only tokens, almost worthless. 6. Notice, heed. ~ a thógáil ar rud, to note sth. Ná tóg aon chomhartha de, don’t take any notice of it. 7. (pl.) Bearings. ~í a thógáil ar áit, to take the bearings of a place. ~í cuain, harbour bearings. 8. (pl.) ~í (aithne, sóirt), identifying marks; description, appearance. Tugadh a chomharthaí (sóirt) dom, I was given a description of him. Ní cóta a bhí air ach ~í sóirt, he was not wearing a coat but only an excuse for one. Tá a chomharthaí anois agam, I know now what he is like. Níl agam ach na ~í, I can only go by appearances. Ba mhaith do chomharthaí fir, you looked every inch a man. Tá a chomharthaí lena chois, he looks the part; ‘signs on it’.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is é an ~ an comhartha, seeing is believing.
Is maith an ~ an cat, a cat can foretell the weather.
Shuigh siad ~ agus comhartha don rás, they fixed a limit and a mark for the race.
Comhartha, fíor, na Croise, the sign of the cross.
~ comhartha dó, give him a sign.
A chomharthaí dílse a thabhairt ar rud, to describe sth. properly.
Comhartha ~, negative sign.
Comhartha doichill, sign of unwelcome.
Comhartha ~, secret marking.
Comhartha ~, manifest sign.
Comhartha ~e, danger signal.
~ comharthaí, signal-book.
Tá sé le léamh ar na comharthaí, the signs reveal it.
~ chomhartha síochána, as a token of peace.
Comharthaí an ólacháin, the signs of drink.
Naíonán a shéanadh le comhartha na Croiche, to sign an infant with the sign of the Cross.
An rud a ~ann an comhartha dó, what the sign stands for.
Scéala, comhartha, a thabhairt, to give word, a sign.
Comharthaí, soilse, ~a, traffic-signals, -lights.
Comhartha ~a, exclamation mark.
Comhartha ~a, sign of obedience; gesture of respect, obeisance.
