Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
gambóid
gambún
gamh-
gamhain
gamhnach
gamóg
gámúil
gan
Gánach
ganaistéar
ganasaíocht
gancaíl
gandal
ganfhios
ganfhiosach
ganfhiosaíocht
gang
gangaid
gangaideach
gangaideacht
gángarnach
gann
gannaigh
gan, prep. Without. 1. (In general reference lenites b, c, g, m, p) (a) (With concrete noun) Bheith ~ chlann, to be without children, childless. ~ gharda, without a guard, unguarded. Tá mé ~ phingin, I am without a penny, penniless. ~ cúis chóir, without just cause. (b) (With abstract noun) Duine ~ mhaith, useless person. Teach ~ chosaint, undefended house. Caint ~ éifeacht, ineffectual talk. Obair ~ fheidhm, unnecessary work. Tiocfaidh sé ~ mhoill, he will come without delay, soon. S.a. fios 4. (c) (Passively with verbal noun) ~ chur, ~ bhaint, ~ déanamh, unsown, unreaped, undone. Bainne ~ síothlú, unstrained milk. Dúil ~ fháil, unfulfilled expectation. Tuile ~ trá, unebbing, never-ending, flood. (d) ~ . . . ~, without . . . or. ~ athair ~ mháthair, without father or mother. ~ bhia ~ deoch, without food or drink. ~ chaint ~ chomhrá, without talk or conversation. ~ bhriseadh ~ bhearnú, unbroken and unbreached, quite intact. ~ tús ~ deireadh, without beginning or end, in utter confusion. 2. (a) (With article, does not affect following noun) ~ an plúr, an mhin, an t-arán, without the flour, the meal, the bread. ~ an aire, an tsaoirseacht, atá ag teastáil, without the care, the craftsmanship, that is needed. (b) (With personal or possessive pronoun) ~ mé, tú, é, without me, you, him. ~ mo chead, a beannacht, without my consent, her blessing. 3. (With dependent phrase or clause, non-leniting) (a) (Nominal) ~ pingin ina phóca, without a penny in his pocket. ~ ceannach againn orthu, without our being able to buy them. Is trua ~ teach acu, it is a pity that they haven’t got a house. ~ neart agam air, although I can’t help it. (Agus) ~ peann féin aige, when he hasn’t even a pen. Bhí sé ina shuí ansin agus ~ focal as, he sat there without saying a word. (b) (Verbal) Dá mbeinn ~ pingin a shaothrú, if I were not to earn a penny. B’fhearr duit ~ fanacht leo, you had better not wait for them. D’iarr sí orm ~ a bheith déanach, she asked me not to be late. Níl sé ~ a chúis a bheith aige, he is not without a reason for it, he has good reason for it. Níl tú ~ leithscéal a bheith agat, you are not without an excuse; you have a peculiar excuse. Bhí an bád ~ imeacht fós, the boat had not yet left. 4. (Expressing wish) ~ mé sa bhaile! I wish I were at home. Imeacht ~ teacht air! May he go and never come back. 5. (a) (After ach) Ach ~ bogadh, but not to move. Ach ~ deifir a bheith ort, provided that you are not in a hurry. (b) (Followed by ach) ~ ach an beagán, with only a little. ~ ach míle eadrainn, with only a mile between us. ~ ach smaoineamh air, merely by thinking about it; at the mere thought of it. ~ fúinn ach an aibhéis, with nothing below us except the abyss. ~ againn ach iad, although they were all we had. (Agus)~ ann ach leanbh fós, though he is only a child yet.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Gan fáth gan ~, for no reason whatever.
Is mór an spórt é i mbaile gan ~, it is great sport for those who have nothing better to do.
Tá sé maith go leor ~ gan fearg a chur air, he is all right if he is not angered.
Gan iarraidh gan ~, without any inducement.
Gan mórán achair, shortly.
Gan ~, unconditionally.
Ní gan ~ a gheall sé é, his offer was not unreserved.
Gan aon ~, undoubtedly.
Ceannaigh an drochrud ~ bí gan aon rud, if you buy a poor thing you will be left without anything.
Bhí sé ag iarraidh é a cheannach ~ gan mórán airgid aige, he was trying to buy it although he had little money.
D’iarr sé é ~ gan é ag teastáil uaidh ar chor ar bith, he asked for it although he did not need it at all.
Gan bhréag gan ~, in plain fact.
Duine, file, gan ~, a nameless, anonymous, person, poet.
Duine gan ~, heedless person; unheeded person.
Focal gan ~, insignificant statement.
Na blianta gan ~, the forgotten years.
Ag imeacht gan ~, wandering aimlessly.
Gan ~, countless, incalculable.
~ gan mhaith, useless article.
Gan ~ gan urlabhra, comatose; dead.
Gan ádh gan ~, luckless, unfortunate.
Is ~ a tháinig sé agus gan an leabhar leis, actually he came without bringing the book.
Gan ~, undoubtedly.
Fear gan anam gan ~, a man without spirit or strength. (Of horse)
Duine gan ~, unfeeling person; lifeless person.
Duine gan ~, unsmiling, humourless, person.
Gan ~ dár mbuaireamh, with no one to trouble us.
Fleá gan obadh d’~, a feast which no one declines.
Duine ~ gan léann, a simple unlettered man.
Gan mheabhair gan ~, without sense or feeling; unconscious.
Is minic a bhíos ceann óg gan ~, young people can be insensitive at times.
Gan ~adh leis sin, irrespective of that.
Gan bhail, invalid, void.
Gan cur leis ná ~t de, without adding to or subtracting from it.
Gan ~t dó sin, apart from that.
Leanbh gan bhaisteadh, unbaptized child, child who dies without baptism.
Gan bharántas, unwarranted.
~ gan sagart, death without the administrations of a priest.
Gan bhascadh gan bhárthainn, without injury to life or limb.
~ gan smid, silent, unsociable, person.
~ gan scáth, gan foscadh, gan chaomhnú, blabber.
Gan bhriseadh) gan bhearnú, unused; unharmed.
Bhearrfadh sé gan sópa thú, he has a sarcastic tongue.
~ gan leigheas foighne is fearr air, what can’t be cured must be endured.
Gan bheartú, unpremeditated.
Breith gan fhios ar dhuine, to take s.o. by surprise.
Gan ~ a dtuairisce a fháil, without finding any trace of their existence.
Ní bheadh ~ orm gan é, san áit seo, I couldn’t live without it, in this place.
Ní ~ dó gan a bheith ag caint, he can’t stop talking.
Bhí sé as obair, gan airgead, le cuthach, he was out of work, without money, in a fury.
