Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
léata
leatacht
leátán
leataobh
leataobhach
léatar
leath
leathabhainn
leathach
leathad
leathadaigh
leathadán
leathadh
leathadharc
leathaghaidh
leathaibhneacha
leathaigh
leathaill
leathaithne
leathamadán
leathan
leathán
leath1, f. (gs. leithe, npl. ~a, gpl. ~; ds. leith used in certain phrases). I. Side; part, direction. 1. ~ tosaigh, forward part; fore quarter. ~ deiridh, back part; hind quarters. Tá a ~ marbh, his side is paralysed. Bheith i gcois dá leith ar rud, to be astride sth. Bheith d’aon leith, to be on one side, united. Chuaigh siad d’aon leith orainn, they combined against us. Lit: Ar leith an chnoic, on the hillside. Lit: Ó na ceithre ~aibh, from all quarters. 2. Ar leith, faoi leith, apart, separate; several, distinct; remarkable, special. (a) In áit ar leith, faoi leith, in a place apart. In aon áit ar leith, in any particular place. Cuid, bord, ar leith, separate portion, table. Cás ar leith, separate, exceptional, case. A gcearta ar leith, their several rights. Aire ar leith, special care. Gach ball ar leith, each individual member. Duine ar leith, a person apart; a remarkable person. Ar leith nó i gcoitinne, in particular or in common. Rug sé ar leith iad, he brought them aside. (b) Lit:~ ar ~, leith ar leith, side by side, on both sides, respectively. Thit siad ~ ar ~, they fell side by side. Chuaigh siad dá mbailte féin ~ ar ~, they all went back to their respective homes. Tháinig a ré ~ ar ~, on all sides they passed away. Flatha is filí ~ ar ~, princes and poets alike. 3. Do leith, do ~, on the side of, in the direction of. (a) Lit: Do leith a athar, on his father’s side. (b) Do gach leith, on every side; in every direction. Don leith eile, on the other side; on the other hand. Don ~, don leith, abhus den abhainn, on the near side of the river. (Don) ~ amuigh, istigh, thall, theas, thiar, thíos, thoir, thuaidh, thuas = lasmuigh, laistigh, lastall, laisteas, laistiar, laistíos, lastoir, lastuaidh, lastuas. 4. (Prep. phrase) I leith. (a) In the direction of. I leith na láimhe deise, an bhóthair, towards the right-hand side, the road. Bhí sé ag imeacht i leith a chúil, a dhroma, he was moving backwards, backing away. Rith sé i leith a chinn isteach ann, he ran headlong into it. (b) Tending towards. I leith na léithe, tending to grey, greyish. Tá sé i leith na hoíche, na déanaí, it is approaching nightfall, getting rather late. Ag dul i leith na haoise, getting a bit old. (c) On the side of, in favour of. Bheith i leith duine, ruda, to be in favour of s.o., sth. Chuaigh sé inár leith sa choimhlint, he took our part in the conflict. I mo leith nó i m’éadan, for or against me. Tá an méid sin le rá ina leith, that much is to be said in his favour. (d) On behalf of, for the sake of. Paidir i leith na marbh, a prayer for the dead. Déan i do leith féin é, do it for your own sake. (e) Resorting to, trusting in, dependent on. Dul i leith na déirce, to resort to charity. Cuirfear i leith an mhála é, he will be driven to beg. Tá sé i leith a shláinte, he is depending on his health; he works without security, as a labourer. Fágadh gach ní i mo leith, everything was left in my charge. B’fhearr duit dul i leith Dé, you would be better to have recourse to God. (f) I leith (le), in regard to. A cion i leith an linbh, her offence regarding the child. I leith le hóglach m’aoise, for a youth of my age. (g) Cuir i leith, attribute, impute, to; charge with. An choir a cuireadh ina leith, the crime with which he was charged. Ná cuir bréag i mo leith, don’t impute a lie to me. Cuireadh dán eile ina leith, another poem was ascribed to him. 5. (Adv. phrase) I leith. (a) Hither; aside, apart. Tar i leith, come hither. Iompaigh i leith, turn this way. Tabhair dom i leith é, give it here to me. Ní dheachaigh sé i leith ná i leataobh leis, he didn’t beat about the bush. (b) Thenceforth. Ó shin i leith, from that time forth, thenceforward. Ó aois m’óige i leith, ever since the days of my youth. Ón deichiú céad i leith, from the tenth century onwards. (c) I leith is go, as if. I leith is gur seoid a bhí ann, as if it were a jewel.
II. 1. Half. (a) Dhá ~ a dhéanamh de rud, to halve sth. Bris ina dhá ~ é, break it in two. ~ an lóin, one-half of the provisions. ~ an lae, na hoíche, half the day, the night. ~ an ama, na haimsire, half the time. Ag ~ ama, at half-time. Bó ~ aimsire, cow half-way through period of gestation. ~ bealaigh, ~ slí (go), half-way (to). Ar ~ pá, at half-pay. ~ aife, ~ tuile, half-ebb, half-flow. Dul ~ má ~, ~ mar ~, i rud, to go half-and-half in sth. Thug mé a ~ dó, I give him half of it. Níl sé ~ chomh maith leat, he is not half as good as you. Ní bhfuair siad ~ a ndóthain, they didn’t get half enough. Ní thuigim ~ dá bhfuil á rá aige, I don’t understand half of what he says. Ní thiocfaidh siad ~ luath go leor, they won’t come half soon enough. Tá a ~ arís ann, it is bigger by half. An chéad, an dara, ~ den chluiche, the first, the second, half of the game. An chéad, an dara, ~ den ticéad, the outward, the return, half of the ticket. Prov: Is fearr ~ ná meath, something is better than nothing. S.a. bia1 1, dícheall. (b) Níor ~ liom an saothar dá mbeadh rud ar a shon agam, I wouldn’t mind the work half so much if I had something to show for it. Dá ndéanfainn sin leis níor liom a ~, if I were to do that with it I should lose half of it. Má throideann siad linn ní bheidh acu ach a ~, if they fight us we will give as good as we get. Tá grá aici orthu agus níl aici ach a ~, she loves them and they love her just as much. Ba ~ dóibh uile é, he was a match for all of them. Thug sé ~ ó gach uile fhear, he held his own against all men. Lit: A ~ catha, his equal in battle. (c) (Counting, measurement) Go leith, and a half. Ceann go leith, one and a half. Troigh, cloch, acra, bliain, scór, go leith, a foot, a stone, an acre, a year, a score, and a half. Trí huaire go leith, three and a half hours, times. Fig:Go ceann dhá lá go leith, for a very long time. 2. Part, portion. Déan trí ~ de, divide it into three parts. Tá an ~ is mó agatsa, you have the bigger portion. Dhá ~ cothrom, two equal parts. Níor chuala tú ach a ~, you have only heard part of it, one side of it. Tá ~ na tíre ag caint air, it is the talk of the countryside.
leath2, v.t. & i. (pp. -ata). 1. Spread. (a) Éadach a ~adh ar rud, to spread a cloth over sth. Bratach, seol, a ~adh, to spread a banner, a sail. Léarscáil a ~adh, to spread out a map. S.a. brat1. (b) Im a ~adh, to spread butter. Taos a ~adh, to roll out paste. Iarann a ~adh, to flatten out iron. (c)Do ghéaga a ~adh, to spread one’s limbs, to sprawl. (Of squat person) Tá sé leata anuas ar an talamh, he is spread out on the ground. Siúl leata, sprawling gait. (d) Néalta ag ~adh thar an spéir, clouds spreading over the sky. Tá na coillte ag ~adh, the woods are spreading. (e) Síol a ~adh, to scatter seed. Gaineamh a ~adh, to strew sand. Ag ~adh aoiligh, spreading manure. (f) Eolas a ~adh, to spread knowledge. Scéala, ráfla, a ~adh, to spread news, a rumour. ~ an scéal ar fud an domhain, the story spread all over the world. 2. Open wide. Doras, fuinneog, a ~adh, to open wide a door, a window. Bhí a bhéal leata aige, he had his mouth wide open. ~ a shúile, a radharc, air le hiontas, his eyes opened in astonishment. 3. Become confused, indistinct. Tá a radharc ag ~adh air, his sight is getting dim. Bhí an chaint ag ~adh orthu, their speech was getting thick. 4. Perish. ~ an fuacht iad, they were perished with cold. Tá mé leata leis an ocras, I am famished. 5. Lit: Halve, divide; diminish. ~ a n-áireamh, their number declined.
leath3-, pref. 1. (a) Lying, turned, to one side; lopsided, tilted. (b) One-sided, partial. 2. (a) Half-, hemi-, semi- (b) Half-grown. 3. One of two, of a pair.
TORTHAÍ GAOLMHARA
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní aithníonn fear an tsaibhris leath a ghaolta, the rich man does not acknowledge acquaintance with half his relatives.
Bain a leath as, take away one half of it.
Bheinn beo ar leath ~ ann, I could live on half-rations there, I love the place.
Ná leath do bhrat ach mar is féidir leat a chonlú, ‘don’t spread your cloak farther than you can fold it’; cut your coat according to your cloth.
Níor ~eadh leath dá ndeachaigh i gcontúirt, all that is ventured is not lost; nothing venture, nothing win.
~ lántonnach, leath-thonnach, full-wave, half-wave, rectification.
~ dhá leath, (ceithre) ceathrúna, de, make two halves, (four) quarters, of it.
Leath i n~ a haon, half past one.
Dhá leath a dhéanamh de do dhícheall, to do things by halves.
Ní dhearna sé dhá leath dá dhícheall leis, he spared no pains to do it.
Dhá leath ~ a dhéanamh de rud, to divide sth. into two equal parts.
Na sé ~a de Leath Choinn, the six branches of people of Leath Choinn.
Tá an ~ ar leathadh air, he can’t get things done fast enough.
Tá sé ag ~áil thar leath na bhfocal, he is leaving out half the words.
Leath a gháire air, he smiled broadly.
Tá ceathrú, leath, iomlán, gealaí ann, there is a quarter, a half, a full, moon.
An leath ~, the lower half.
~ aon leithe, one-sided superiority, complete control.
Leath an iompair ardú maith, the first blow is half the battle.
Leath buailte ~ glan, a clear threshing-floor is half the work done.
~ leata, dispersion diagram.
~ éadaigh, seoil, spreading of cloth, of sail.
Bhí ~ an bhoird de ann, the table was spread with it.
Tá ~ ladhrach air inniu, he is in a great hurry today.
~ dorais, opening wide of door.
~ súl, opening wide of eyes (in wonder).
~ béil, gaping.
~ radhairc, cainte, indistinctness of vision, of speech.
Ar ~, outspread; wide open.
Seolta ar ~, sails spread.
Bord ar ~ le bia, table spread with food.
Béal, doras, ar ~, mouth, door, wide open.
An aibhéis ar ~ fúthu, the gulf yawning beneath them.
Tá an fómhar ar ~ air, he can’t keep pace with all the work he has to do.
3. ~ a fháil ó fhuacht, ó ocras, to be perished with cold, with hunger.
~ lúitheach, numbness (of hands from cold).
Leathadh na leathóige air! Bad cess to him!
Greanadóireacht ~, half-tone engraving.
Scála ~, chromatic scale.
Coigeartú ~, half-wave rectification.
~ clé, deas, láir, left, right, centre, half-forward.
Rud a fháil ar ~, to get sth. at a knock-down price, very cheap.
~ a bheith agat de rud, to have some idea of sth.
Ag dul i ~, spreading, getting stout.
Ba ~ liom a leath, half of it would do me.
Leath ~ leath, half and half.
Leath an mhéid sin, half that amount.
~ ndéanfadh a leath cúis duit? Wouldn’t half of it do you?
~ sé ina dhá leath, it split in two.
~ ina dhá leath, ina phíosaí, é, tear it in half, in pieces.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Na sé ~a de Leath Choinn, the six branches of people of Leath Choinn.
