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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
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ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ba mhaith liom iad a bheith ann, I would like them to be there.
Ní raibh maith a bheith leis, it was no use talking to him.
Más maith leat a bheith ~, if you wish to live long.
Níor mhaith liom a bheith ina m~, in aon bhuíon leo, I would not like to be in their company.
Ba mhaith liom fios bunaidh an scéil a bheith agam, I should like to get at the underlying facts of the story.
Níl maith a bheith ag ~, it’s no use complaining.
Is maith an ~ dom a bheith buíoch de, I ought to be very grateful to him.
Níl maith a bheith á cheilt, it is no good trying to keep it dark.
Is fearr dúinn a bheith ag ciorrú an bhóthair, we had better be off.
Ba mhaith le duine a chró beag féin a bheith aige, one would like to have a little place of one’s own to live in.
Níor mhaith liom a bheith ina chrúba, I wouldn’t like to be in his clutches.
Ní maith liom (a bheith ag) cúngú oraibh, I don’t like to encroach on you, to leave you short of room.
B’fhearr liom a bheith lena thaobh ná ina dheabhaidh, I’d rather be with him than against him.
Níl maith a bheith ag caint faoi bhainne ~e, there is no use crying over spilt milk.
~ maith a bheith ort, to be in good humour.
Níl maith a bheith leo, there is no use in trying to deal with them.
Is fearr ~ lag ná a bheith folamh ar fad, half a loaf is better than no bread.
Níl ~ a bheith leo, it is no good dealing with them; they are intractable.
~ mhaith a bheith agat do dhuine, to be well-disposed towards s.o.
Níor mhaith liom a bheith i do mhuinín, I wouldn’t like to depend on you.
Ba mhaith leis é a bheith ina phota is ina mhála aige, he wants to have his cake and eat it.
Is maith leis an ceann ~ den chnámh a bheith aige, he likes to have the best of the bargain.
B’fhearr liom ná ~ maith a bheith ina gcuideachta, I’d like very much to be in their company.
Is maith leis an ~ a bheith air, he likes to be in the limelight.
Is maith a bheith ag ~ leis, it is good to expect it.
Is fearr mar sin mé ná a bheith i mo thámh, I am better that way than doing nothing.
Tá sé ~ a bheith maith, it is exceedingly good.
