Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
liopastacht
liopastán
lioprach
líorac
liorach
liorán
líorthas
lios
líosa
liosachán
lioscán
liosól
liospán
liost
liosta
líosta
liostachán
liostachas
liostacht
liostaigh
liostáil
liostálaí
liostanna
lios, m. (gs. leasa, pl. ~anna). 1. (a) Enclosed ground of (ancient) dwelling-house; enclosed space, garth. (b) Ring-fort. (c)F: Fairy mound. 2. Ring, halo. Tá ~ ar an ngealach, there is a halo round the moon.
TORTHAÍ GAOLMHARA
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Dá mbeadh ~ do leasa fút, if you wished to do what was good for you.
Duine a chur ar bhealach a leasa, a aimhleasa, to advise s.o. for his own good, to lead s.o. astray.
Rinne tú ~ do leasa, you consulted your own interest, acted on good advice.
Chuir sé chun a leasa féin é, he used it for his own benefit.
An rud is doilí le duine ná a bhás (b’fhéidir gurb é lár a leasa é), what one thinks to be a fate worse than death (may be a blessing in disguise).
Duine a chur ar a ~, ar bhealach a ~a, to set s.o. on the right course.
Comhairle a ~a a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. good advice.
B’fhéidir gurb é lár a ~a é, it may be all for his good.
Tá sé ag déanamh ~a don talamh, it is enriching the soil.
An lios ~, the spacious fort.
An rud is measa le duine ná a bhás b’fhéidir gurb é lár a leasa é, what one regards as a fate worse than death may be all for one’s good.
Duine a sheoladh ar bhealach a leasa, to guide s.o. along the right road.
Is é ~ mo leasa é, it is the right course for me to take.
Tharraing sé ar bhealach a leasa, a slánaithe, iad, he set them on the right course, on the path of salvation.
