TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
silly, a. 1 Amaideach, seafóideach, baoth. Silly answer, freagra díchéillí. You silly girl, a óinseach! You silly boy!, a ghlagaire! You silly ass! a leathamadáin! a phleidhce! To do a silly thing, rud gan chiall a dhéanamh. Journ: The silly season, séasúr na hamaidí. 2 To knock s.o. silly, néal a chur sa chloigeann ag duine, spéice a dhéanamh de dhuine.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
You don't know how silly a girl can be, ní fheadar aon duine, ach chomh baoth le gearrchaile, trian baoise gearrchaile.
A (silly) chump, pleota bocht, leibide m.
You silly fool, a phleidhce m amadáin.
What a silly fool I was! nár mhór an t-amadán mé!
He is too silly for words, níl aon teorainn lena amadántaíocht.