Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
biora
bioracán
biorach
bioradóir
bioraigh
bioraire
bioraitheoir
biorán
bioránach
bioranna
bioranta
biorar
biorbach
biorchlár
biorchluasach
biorchopóg
biorda
biorfhogas
biorgadán
biorgha
bioriasc
bioróg
bioróir
biorán1, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). 1. Pin. ~ gruaige, hata, hairpin, hat-pin. ~ brollaigh, breast-pin; brooch. ~ dúnta, safety pin. ~ suain, (in folk tales) sleep charm. ~ a chur i rud, to stick a pin in sth. Ní fiú ~ é, it is worthless. Ar bhiorán buí bhuailfinn é, for two pins I’d strike him. Ag imirt ~ sop, casting lots (with straws). 2. ~ cniotála, knitting-needle. ~ cróise, crochet-hook. ~ eangaí, net-maker’s needle. Tá sé ar bhiorán an chúil agam, I have it nearly completed. Tá sé ar na bioráin agam, I have it in hand. Tá an iomarca ar na bioráin agat, you have too many irons in the fire. 3. Hand (of clock).
biorán2, ~ach1 = bearrán, -ach1,2.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ bioráin, pinn, point of pin, of pen.
2. ~ (bioráin), pinhead.
~ tairne, bioráin, head of nail, of pin.
Ní ~ biorán, tráithnín, an t-aon triuf, é, it is not worth a pin, a straw, the ace of clubs; it is of no account.
~ le biorán é, fasten it on with a pin.
~ deilge, bioráin, prick of thorn, of pin.
~ biorán ann, stick a pin in it.
