TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
pound1, s. 1 Punt m. Butter at three shillings a pound, im ar thrí scilling an punt. To sell sugar by the pound, siúcra a dhíol de réir an phuint. 2 Pound sterling, punt m Sasanach. Pound note, páipéar m puint. (Of bankrupt) To pay ten shillings in the pound, deich scilling sa phunt a íoc. A question of pounds, shillings and pence, F: A question of £. s. d., cúrsaí mpl airgid.
pound2, s. 1 Póna m, gabhann m (do bheithígh sheachráin). 2 Banrach f. 3 Fish: Pound net, sáinn f eangach. 4 Réimse m (canála).
pound3, v.tr. 1 Cuirim (ainmhí) i bpóna, gaibhním. 2 To pound s.o. (up), duine a chur i ngéibheann.
pound4 . 1 v.tr. a Brúim, tuairgním, mionaím (siúcra, etc.). b Gabhaim de dhoirne ar (dhuine). Mil: To pound a position, suíomh a thuargaint. c To pound sth. to atoms, rud a bhrú ina mhionacha. d To pound out a tune on the piano, fonn a bhualadh ar an bpianó. 2 v.i. a To pound at, on, sth., to pound away at sth., bheith ag greadadh, ag tuargaint, ruda. Equit: To pound in the saddle, bheith ag éirí sa diallait. To pound on the piano, an pianó a bhualadh go trom. b To pound along, satailt romhat go tromchosach. (Of steamer) She was pounding along, bhí sí ag rúscadh na farraige roimpi. c I.C.E: (Of engine) Cnagann. The ship was pounding on the bottom, bhí an long ag bualadh an ghrinnill. The hull was pounding on the rocks, bhí an chabhail á tuairteáil ar na carraigeacha.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
They were threepence a pound, trí phingin an punt a bhí orthu.
To pay ten pounds on account, deich bpunt a íoc mar chuid den chuntas, mar ghlasíoc, ar chuntas.
(Passive use) His debts add up to a thousand pounds, tá míle punt d'fhiacha air idir an t-iomlán.
(Up) to the amount of twenty pounds, a fhad le fiche punt.
It amounted to five pounds, bhí cúig phunt san iomlán, rinne sé (suas) cúig phunt.
I have received another ten pounds, fuair mé deich bpunt eile.
Any person who pays a pound, an té, gach duine, a íocfas punt...
At two shillings a pound, ar dhá scilling an punt.
I'm fifty pounds to the bad as a result of it, tá mé leathchéad punt thíos leis.
It is seven shillings a pound, tá sé seacht scilling an punt.
He bid ten pounds for it, chuaigh sé deich bpunt ann, chuir sé deich bpunt é.
To sell sth. by the pound, rud a dhíol de réir an phuint.
At a charge of five pounds a week, ar chúig phunt sa tseachtain.
To be twenty pounds in debt, bheith fiche punt i bhfiacha.
We each earn one pound, we earn one pound each, tuillimid punt an duine.
The cost of it is estimated at five hundred pounds, meastar go mbeidh cúig chéad punt de chostas air.
Not to exceed ten pounds, gan dul thar dheich bpunt.
A five-pound note, nóta cúig phunt.
To sell sth. for ten pounds, rud a dhíol ar dheich bpunt.
Pound for pound I am richer than he, punt ar phunt is saibhre mise ná é.
He stole a pound from her, ghoid sé punt uaithi.
The burglars got away with a thousand pounds, d'ardaigh na gadaithe míle punt leo.
Sixteen ounces go to the pound, sé unsa dhéag an punt.
Two hundred and one, nine, pounds, punt, naoi bpunt, agus dhá chéad.
(Even) if I were given a hundred pounds, I would not do it, dá dtabharfaí céad punt féin dom ní dhéanfainn é.
To pay two shillings in the pound, dhá scilling sa phunt, as an bpunt, a íoc.
To pound s.o. to a jelly, leircín m a dhéanamh de dhuine.
A hundred pounds at the very least, céad punt ar an gceann caol de, ar a laghad ar bith.
(The sum) amounts to something like ten pounds, tá suas le deich bpunt ann.
I lost a thousand pounds, chaill mé míle punt.
A hundred pounds at the very lowest, céad punt ar a laghad ar bith, ar an gcuid is lú de.
To make three pounds a week, trí phunt sa tseachtain a shaothrú.
A hundred pounds is the most I can manage, ní hacmhainn dom thar céad punt.
Ten pounds means a lot to a poor man, is mór an ní deich bpunt ag fear bocht.
A few miserable pounds, cúpla punt gágach, scallta.
How much is it a pound? cé mhéad atá ar an bpunt de?
I haven't a penny much less a pound, níl pingin agam, gan trácht ar phunt.
Ten pounds too much, deich bpunt de bharraíocht, le cois.
He was mulcted (in) five pounds, cuireadh cúig phunt fíneála air.
Something in the neighbourhood of ten pounds, suas agus anuas le deich bpunt.
He netted one hundred pounds (on the transaction), rinne sé céad punt (ar an ngnó).
Five-pound note, nóta cúig phunt; páipéar m cúig phunt.
Five pounds? A mere nothing! cúig phunt? Ní dhéanfadh sé uisce coisreacain (dom); ní fiú dada é sin.
Twenty pounds odd, fiche punt agus scillingí corra.
I made an offer of a pound to him, thairgeas punt dó.
Com: I made an offer of twenty pounds for the horse, thairgeas fiche punt ar an gcapall.
He is five pounds out (in his accounts), tá cúig phunt d'earráid ina chuntas.
Parcel two pounds overweight, beartán (atá) dhá phunt thar an meáchan.
A few paltry pounds, cúpla punt scallta.
I and not particular to a few pounds, is cuma liom faoi chúpla punt.