TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
credit1, s. 1 Creideamh m, iontaoibh f, muinín f. To give credit to a report, tuairisc a chreidiúint. I gave the report no credit, ní raibh cion na fírinne agam ar an tuairisc. (Of report) It gained credit, géilleadh dó. Facts that lend credit to a rumour, rudaí a chuireas cosúlacht na fírinne ar ráfla. 2 Dea-cháil f, dea-chlú f. He has credit at court, tá fabhar sa chúirt aige. 3 Creidiúint f -úna. He is a credit to the school, is creidiúint don scoil é. He took the credit for it, chuir sé i gcéill gur dó féin a bhí an chreidiúint ag dul. He came out of that with credit, thabhaigh sin clú dó. I gave him credit for more sense, shíl mé níos mó céille a bheith aige; shamhlaíos níos mó céille leis. It must be said to his credit that..., caithfear a rá ar a thaobh go . . . It does him credit, it reflects great credit on him, is mór an chlú dó é. Cin: Credit title, teideal creidiúna. 4 a Com: Cairde f. To give s.o. credit, cairde a ligean le duine. He sold it on credit, dhíol sé ar cairde é. Credit slip, bileog thaisce. Bank: Letter of credit, litir chreidmheasa. To enter, put, a sum to s.o.'s credit, suim a chur de shochar cuntas duine. Credit balance, fuílleach sochair, creidmheasa. b Book-k: Credit-side, taobh an tsochair, na díolaíochta. 5 Com: Cáil f na díolaíochta; creidmheas m -a.
credit2, v.tr. 1 Creidim, tugaim creidiúint do, géillim do. 2 To credit s.o., with a quality, cáilíocht a shamhlú le duine, do dhuine. I credited you with more sense, shíl mé go raibh níos mó céille agatsa. He is credited with having done it, cuirtear ina leith (go ndearna sé) é. He hasn't as much money as people credit him with, níl an oiread airgid aige agus a cheaptar dó. 3 Com: To credit a sum to s.o., to credit s.o. with a sum, suim a chur chun sochair do dhuine, i leith duine. Book-k: Breacaim do shochar (cuntais).
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Blank credit, bánlitir chreidmheasa.
It was a great blow to his credit, ba mhór an bhéim síos air é.
Credit note, nóta sochair.
Open credit, creidiúnas gan cheangal.
This will redound to your credit, cuirfidh sé seo le do chlú.
Action that reflects credit on s.o., gníomh a thugann clú do dhuine.
Trade rests upon credit, an cairde buntaca na trádála.
Credit sale, díol ar cairde.
The amount standing to your credit, an méid atá ag teacht chugat.