Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
cré-earra
créghréithe
cré-iarann
créibhric
creic
créice
creiche
creid
creidbheáil
creideamh
creideamhach
creideán
creidhill
creidiúint
creidiúnach
creidiúnacht
creidiúnaí
creidiúnaigh
creidmheach
creidmheacha
creidmheas
creidsin(t)
creidte
creid, v.t. & i. (vn. ~iúint). Believe. 1. (With i, in) (a) Believe in existence of. ~im i nDia, I believe in God. Má chreideann tú i míorúiltí, if you believe in miracles. Nuair nach gcreideann sé i dtaibhsí, since he does not believe in ghosts. (b) Have faith, trust, in. Chreid siad san urnaí, they believed in prayer. ~eann sí sna luibheanna, she believes in (the efficacy of) herbs. Ní chreidim san fhear sin, I have no faith in that man. 2. Give credence to. ~im sin, I believe that. ~ uaim gur fíor é, believe me it is true. ~ uaimse é; ~ mise ann, leis; ~ mé duit ann, you may take it from me. ~ mise (go), I tell you (that). Ní chreidfeá choíche é, one would never believe it. Is deacair a chreidiúint (go), it is hard to believe (that). Ní chreidfeá ach an t-áthas a bhí air, you can’t think how glad he was. Ní chreidfeá ach chomh hard leis, he is incredibly tall. Ní chreidfinn an lá geal uaidh, I wouldn’t believe anything he might say. 3. Suppose. ~im go bhfuil an ceart agat, I suppose you are right. ~im gur agat is fearr a fhios, I suppose you know best. Tá deifir ort, ~im, you are in a hurry, I suppose. Tá, ~im, yes, I suppose.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní chreidfeá ~ chomh hard leis, you wouldn’t credit that he is so tall.
Ní chreidim ~ agaibh, I don’t believe either of you.
~ chreidfeá é, you would not believe it.
~ a thabhairt do rud, to give credit, credence, to sth.
Is ~ don tír é, he is a credit to the country.
~ a thabhairt don dea-rún, to take the will for the deed.
Más ~ a ndúirt sé, if one may believe all he said.
Ní ~ focal de, one should not believe a word of it.
Toiliú, creidiúint, do rud, to consent, give credence, to sth.
Ná creid feannóg agus ná creid ~, don’t rely on omens.
Creidim i nDia, I believe in God.
Má chreideann sé an scéal sin tá sé saonta go maith, if he believes that story he is pretty gullible.
Ní chreidim ~ tharla sé, I am convinced it happened.
Ná creid uaidh é, don’t believe it from him.
Is ~ a chreidim é, I hardly believe it.
Ná creid iadsan ach mise, believe me, not them.
Ná creid ~, don’t believe that.
