TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
freagra, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). Answer. Ceist agus ~, question and answer. ~ a thabhairt ar dhuine faoi rud, to give an answer to s.o. about sth. Níor thug sé ~ ar mo litir, he didn’t answer my letter. Mar fhreagra ar d’iarratas, in reply to your application. Ní raibh ~ agam le tabhairt air, I had no answer for him. Ná tabhair ~ mar sin orm, don’t answer me (back) like that.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Freagra ~, cutting reply.
An focal, an freagra, an tomhas, ~, the right word, answer, measure.
Freagra den chineál sin, that kind of answer.
Freagra, gealltanas, ~, definite answer, promise.
Tabhair freagra ~ orm, give me a straight answer.
Freagra, vóta, ~, negative answer, vote.
1. D’athair, do mhac, d’fhocal, do fhreagra, your father, your son, your word, your answer.
Freagra, toradh, toirt ruda, a fháil, to get an answer, a result, the volume of sth.
Ní bhfuair sé ~ ná freagra, he got no response.
Freagra ~, biting retort.
Ní ~ freagra a thabhairt air, he is not worth answering.
Focal, freagra, ~, cutting remark, retort.
Ba ~ an freagra é, it was an unexpected answer.
Freagra ~, quick, ready, answer.
Freagra ~, evasive answer.
Tháinig an freagra liom, the answer came to me.