Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
Eorpachas
eosól
eospairt
Eostach
eostatach
eotanáis
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fábaire
fabhair
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fabhall
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fabhalscéalaí
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CUARDACH DROIM AR AIS
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí sé sásta ~ an leithscéal sin a ghabháil leis, he was satisfied when that excuse was offered to him.
~ a thógáil de dhuine, to find an excuse for s.o., save s.o. from punishment.
Leithscéal ~, lame excuse.
Leithscéal ~, poor, insufficient, excuse.
Leithscéal ~, lame excuse.
Ní cóta a bhí air ach ~í sóirt, he was not wearing a coat but only an excuse for one.
Ag éileamh ~e, seeking an excuse.
Níl uaidh ach ‘Iarraim ~’, he is only looking for an excuse.
Bréag, leithscéal, a chumadh, to make up a lie, an excuse.
Ná bíodh sé de leithscéal agat, don’t have it as an excuse.
Is ~ an leithscéal é, it is a poor excuse.
Duine a chur ó dhoras, to turn s.o. away from one’s door; to put s.o. off with an excuse.
Ní fhónfaidh an leithscéal sin duit, that excuse won’t do you.
Leithscéal duine a ghabháil, to accept s.o.’s apology; to excuse s.o. (Of reception)
~ agam, excuse me.
~ mo leithscéal leis, convey my excuses to him.
Bhí ~ re leithscéal aige, he offered all sorts of excuses.
Níl tú ~ leithscéal a bheith agat, you are not without an excuse; you have a peculiar excuse.
Níl uaidh ach ‘~aim cúis’, all he wants is an excuse.
Bíonn cead cainte ag fear caillte na himeartha, it is a loser’s privilege to make excuses.
Tá páistí ~, one may find an excuse for children.
Leithscéal agus a ~ faoi, lame excuse.
Ní raibh uaidh ach an ~, all he needed was an excuse.
1. ~ a thabhairt, a dhéanamh, faoi rud, to make an excuse for sth.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to treat sth. as an excuse.
~ a bheith agat chun, le, rud a dhéanamh, to have an excuse to do sth.
Níl ann ach ~, it is only an excuse.
Dul ar ~ duine, to make an excuse for s.o.
~ duine a ghabháil, to accept s.o.’s apology; to excuse s.o.
Gabh mo ~, excuse me.
~fidh mé leat an focal sin, I will excuse you that remark.
Leithscéal ~, good excuse.
Ní raibh ann ach ~ aige, it only served him as an excuse.
Ní raibh tú ~ gan leithscéal, you were never without an excuse.
Níl uaidh ach an t~, all he needs is an excuse.
An t~ scine sin, that excuse for a knife.
Ná ~ an leithscéal sin chugat féin, don’t seize on that excuse.
Ná ~ orm é, excuse me for it.
Leithscéal a bhfuil a thóin leis, a lame excuse.
