Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
seacha
seachad
seachadadh
seachadóir
seachaibh
seachaid
seachaimiréal
seachain
seachainn
seachaint
seachaíocht
seacham
seachanta
seachantach
seachantacht
seachantar
seachantóir
seachas
seachbhreithiúnach
seach-chló
seach-chonair
seachfhocal
seachghalar
seachain, v.t. & i. (pres. -chnaíonn, vn. ~t, pp. -anta).1. Avoid; evade, shun. Buille a sheachaint, to avoid a blow. Ceist a sheachaint, to evade a question. Troid a sheachaint, to shun a fight. Tá siad ár ~t, they are keeping out of our way. Sheachain sé an obair a dhéanamh, he avoided doing the work. Seachnaíonn súil ní nach bhfeiceann, what the eye sees not the heart craves not. S.a. buail 1. 2. Take care; guard, shield (ar, against). Tú féin a sheachaint ar rud, to guard oneself against sth.; to avoid being caught up in sth. ~ an leanbh ar an tine, keep the child away from the fire. ~ do cheann, mind your head. ~ agus ná caill iad, take care that you don’t lose them. ~ an ndéanfá é, be sure not to do it. ~! Look out! Beware! 3. Yield (do, to). An bealach a sheachaint do dhuine, to yield the way to s.o.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is ~ sheachanta é, he is one to be avoided.
Seachain an bharraíocht, avoid excess.
Níl ansin ach ~ an ceann agus seachain an muineál, it is a mere quibble; it is six of one and half a dozen of the other.
Seachain a chomhluadar, avoid his company.
Seachain an t-~, avoid evil.
~ an oilc, avoidance of evil.
~ na fírinne, evasion of truth.
Bhain mé ~ an tí as, I kept him away from the house.
An rud nach bhfuil ~ (le déanamh) air, what is unavoidable.
Chuir sé (na seacht) ~ orm, he warned me (repeatedly) to be careful.
Léim sheachanta, volte.
