Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
sorites
sorority
sorrel
sorrow
sorrowful
sorrowing
sorry
sort
sorter
sortie
sorting
so-so
sot
sottish
sotto voce
sou
Soudan (the)
Soudanese
soufflé
sough
sought
soul
soulful
Tá iontráil i bhFoclóir Nua Béarla–Gaeilge i dtaobh
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sort1, s. 1 a Cineál m, sórt m, saghas m. What sort of tree is it? cad é an cineál crainn é? Of all sorts, den uile shórt. All sorts of men, an uile shaghas, chineál, fear. F: These sort of people, a leithéidí seo de dhaoine; daoine den tsamhail seo. He is a strange sort of fellow, is aisteach an duine é. That's the sort of man he is, sin agat an sórt duine atá ann. F: She's a (real) good sort, cailín dea-chroíoch í. He looks a good sort, tá cuma chóir air. That's the sort of thing I mean, sin é an saghas (ruda) atá i gceist agam. I can't stand that sort of thing, níl goile ar bith agam don chineál sin. Something of that sort, a leithéid sin, rud éigin mar é sin. I will do nothing of the sort, ní dhéanfad ná a dhath de. I said nothing of the sort, ní dúras ná focal de. A writer of some sort, scríbhneoir de shórt éigin. Some sort of excuse, leithscéal éigin. There is no sort of reason for that, níl fáth ar bith leis sin. I have a sort of idea that . . ., tá cineál de bharúil agam go . . ., táim in amhras go . . . A sort of sour taste, blas cineál géar. P: I sort of feel that . . ., feictear dom ar dhóigh éigin . . . The good news sort of cheered me, thug an dea-scéal cineál misnigh dom. b Pej: I have a pen of sorts, of a sort, tá ainm pinn agam. A peace of sorts, síocháin, maith olc í. c Typ: Ball m (d'fhoireann cló). Missing sort, short sort, ball in easnamh, ball gearr. d He is out of sorts, (i) tá meathlaíocht éigin air; (ii) tá drochaoibh air; níl sé istigh leis féin. 2 In some sort, ar dhóigh, ar bhealach, a bheag nó a mhór. A translation after a sort, aistriú de chineál éigin; ainm agus aistriú.
sort2, v.tr. a Sórtálaim; scagaim. To sort potatoes, prátaí a thoghadh. Tos ort (out) articles, earraí a rangú, a shraithrannú. Post: To sort the letters, na litreacha a shórtáil. b To sort out sth. from sth., rud a scaradh ó rud. To sort out the bad ones, na drochchinn a bhaint amach.
TORTHAÍ GAOLMHARA
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
An aimless sort of life, saol fánach.
I’d never connect them with that sort of work, ní shamhlóinn a leithéid sin d'obair leo go brách.
A very decent sort of fellow, duine breá galánta, duine gnaíúil.
I shall do nothing of the sort, no such thing, ní dhéanfad a leithéid.
To sort out facts from fable, an fhírinne a scagadh ón bhfinscéalaíocht.
F: He's a feeble sort of chap, duine éidreorach, gan aon chumas, é.
He is a good sort, is macánta, galánta, an duine é; duine lách é.
What sort of a man is he to look at? cad é an chosúlacht fir é?
F: He is one of the right sort, togha fir é.
What sort of a man is he to see? cén tsamhail d'fhear é?
Some sort of reply, freagra de chineál éigin.
Sorting-office, oifig shórtála.
He is a superior sort of man, tá sé céim os cionn na coitiantachta.
It takes all sorts to make a world, is iomaí duine ag Dia.
He is being taught all sorts of things, táthar ag teagasc an uile chineáil dó.
He’s the man for this sort of work, níl ann ach é chun an tsaghais seo oibre.
An uncommon sort of person, duine ann féin.
What sort of (an) upbringing has he had? cad é an cineál tógála a fuair sé? cad é an tabhairt suas a bhí air?
