Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
radú
radúil
radúlacht
rae
rafaireacht
rafal
rafar
ráfla
ráflach
ráfláil
ráflálaí
rafta
raftán
raga
ragáille
ragaim
ragaíoch
ragaire
ragaireacht
ragairne
ragairneach
ragairneálaí
raghaidh
ráfla, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í).1. (Act of) warbling, singing; chattering, gossiping. ~ na n-éan, the warbling of birds. Tá ~ ar a teanga, she is a chatter-box. 2. Rumour, report. Tá ~ ag imeacht, ag gabháil thart (go), there is a rumour abroad (that). Bhí sé ina ~, it was rumoured. Níl ann ach ~, it is just a rumour. (Var:~dh m)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhéalraigh sí an ráfla ar fud na tíre, she spread the rumour all over the country.
Bhunaigh sé an ráfla sin le holc orm, he set that rumour on foot to spite me.
Ráfla gan bhunús, baseless rumour.
Scéal, ráfla, nuacht, a chraobhscaoileadh, to broadcast a story, a rumour, news.
Scéala, ráfla, a ~adh, to spread news, a rumour.
Tá ráfla á ~, there is a rumour going about.
Ráfla a chur sa ~, to circulate a rumour.
Chuaigh an ráfla chomh fada leis, the rumour reached him.
Ráfla atá ag dul ~, a rumour that is current.
Chuala ~ an ráfla, you heard the rumour.
