Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
méalaigh
meálasta
mealbhacán
mealbhóg
mealdar
méaldráma
méaldrámata
meall
meallac
meallacach
meallacacht
meallach
méallach
meallactha
mealladh
mealladóir
meallaire
meallamán
meallán
meallánach
meallóg
meallta
mealltach
meall1, m. (gs. mill, pl. ~ta). 1. Ball, globe. ~ na gréine, orb of sun. ~ súile, eye-ball. ~ iarainn, luaidhe, ball of iron, of lead. ~ sneachta, snowball. ~ a dhéanamh de rud, to roll sth. into a ball. 2. (a) Prominent, fleshy, part. ~ (coise), calf (of leg). Druidim an mhill, narrowing of shank of stocking. ~ láirige, buttock. (b) Protuberance, projection. ~ brád, Adam’s apple. (c) Tumour, swelling; (pl.) mumps. ~ gorm, carbuncle. (d) Top: Knoll, mound. 3. Lump, mass. ~ ime, lump of butter. ~ ceo, mass of fog. ~ gan chuma, shapeless mass. ~ a dhéanamh de rudaí, to gather things together, in a heap. 4. ~ mór, important person. (Agus) an ~ mór ar deireadh, (and) last but not least.
meall2, v.t. & i. 1. Beguile, charm; entice. Cuideachta a mhealladh le ceol, to beguile a company with song. Leanbh a mhealladh le dul a chodladh, to induce a child to go to sleep. ~ chugat é, coax him to come to you. Mheall sé leis sinn, he enticed us to go along with him. Mheall mé anseo é, I lured him here. Mheallfadh sí an t-éan den chrann, she would charm a bird off a tree. 2. Delude, deceive; disappoint. Rud a mhealladh ó dhuine, to wheedle sth. out of s.o. Duine a mhealladh le cleas, to deceive s.o. by a trick. Ná ~tar thú le caint mar sin, don’t be taken in by that kind of talk. ~adh mé sa mhéid sin, I was deceived in that respect. Shíl mé go raibh liom ach ~adh mé, I thought I had succeeded but I was mistaken. Bheith ~ta i rud, to be deceived, disappointed, in sth.; to be mistaken in sth.
meall3 = meallach2.
meall4 : camán2.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Mhill sé an obair orm, he spoiled the work on me.
~eadh mealladh as, he was deceived.
Duine a mhealladh le ~, to talk s.o. round.
Is ~ an rud mealladh a bhaint as duine, it is a mean thing to deceive a person.
~ meall, míonla, camomile.
Mhill, scaip, siad a chlú, they defamed his character.
Croí duine a mhealladh, a spreagadh, to beguile, stir, s.o.’s heart.
An ball, an meall, is mó ar ~, last but not least.
Mhill sé an ~ aige, it spoiled his digestion.
~ a bhaint as duine, to deceive s.o.
Baineadh ~ mór asam, I was greatly disappointed.
I ~ ná i ndearmad, by any sort of mistake.
Mhill an fhearthainn na barra, the rain spoiled the crops.
Mhill siad an tír, they ruined, devastated, the country.
Mhill sé an t-éadach, he ruined the cloth.
Ná ~ do shláinte, don’t ruin your health.
Mhill tú an scéal orainn, you ruined matters for us.
Níor mhill mise a bharúil air, I didn’t deprive him of his opinion.
Mhill an slua sí iad, the fairy host cast a blight over them.
Meall mulcháin, lump of curds; soggy mass.
Le barr neamh-aistir a mhill siad é, they destroyed it out of sheer thoughtlessness, irresponsibility.
Rud a fháil, a thógáil, a cheannach, a mhealladh, a ghoid, ó dhuine, to get, take, buy, entice, steal, sth. from s.o.
Shíl tú mé a mhealladh, you thought to deceive me.
