Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
sceadamán
sceadas
sceadóg
sceadógach
sceadram
sceadramán
sceaird
scéal
scéala
scéalach
scéalaí
scéalaigh
scéalaíocht
scealb
scealbaireacht
scealbóg
scealbóir
scealg
sceall
sceallach
sceallán
sceallbholg
sceallóg
scéal, m. (gs. -éil, pl. ~ta). Story. 1. Historical, biographical, account. ~ na hÉireann, the story of Ireland. ~ a bheatha, the story of his life. Mo ~ féin, my own (life-)story. 2. Narrative; tale, anecdote. ~ a insint, to tell a story. ~ grá, love-story. ~ grinn, funny story. ~ an chaipín deirg, an ghamhna bhuí, mhadra na n-ocht gcos; ~ ó Shamhain go Bealtaine, long-drawn-out story, rambling tale. ~ fada ar an anró, a long tale of woe. Tá ~ fada orthu, they are a remarkable lot. Tarraingíonn ~ ~ eile, one story begets another. 3. Account of event. ~ tubaisteach, tragic story. Más fíor a ~, if his story is true. Níor tháinig fear inste scéil díobh, none of them survived to tell the tale. ~ i mbarr bata, cock-and-bull story. Le ~ gairid a dhéanamh de; le ~ fada a dhéanamh gairid; trí gach aon ~, to make a long story short. 4. Piece of news, report. ~ nua, news. ~ scéil, hearsay. ~ rúin, secret. Tá an ~ amuigh (go), there is a rumour going (that). Níl ~ úr ná sean~ agam, I don’t know what is going on in the world. Is maith ~ gan droch~, no news is good news. 5. Theme, plot. ~ an dráma, the story of the play. 6. State of affairs, matter, circumstance. Seo mar atá an ~, this is how the matter stands. Is é an rud is measa ar an ~ (go), the worst of it is (that). Sin ~ eile ar fad, that is quite another story. Ba mhór an ~ a bhás, his death was a tragic event. Is beag, is maith, an ~ thú, you brought it on yourself. S.a. dáil1 8 (c). 7. Matter for reproach. Ní ~ ort é, it is no reproach to you.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Scéal ~, a strange, peculiar, story.
Ag sin an scéal duit, there, that, is the story for you.
~ a chur le scéal, to add to a story.
Chuir sé ~ sa scéal, he added to, qualified, the statement.
Scéal ~, a tall story.
Is ~ an scéal é, it is a terrible affair.
Is ~ an scéal atá agat, your story is absurd.
3. An scéal a ainliú, to handle the matter adroitly.
Tá an scéal go h~, things are in a sorry state.
Ná h~ an scéal sin, don’t carry that story (to other ears).
~ scéil, eachtra, repetition of a story, recital of an adventure.
Scéal a ~, to tell a story.
Ní raibh sé in ann an scéal a chur in ~ a chéile, he was not able to tell the story coherently.
Scéal, cás, ~, unusual story, case.
Tá ~ scéalta air, he is uneasy, eager, for news.
Ná bí ~ ná anall leis an scéal, don’t shilly shally over it.
Ná tabhair, ná tarraing, ~ an scéal sin, don’t mention that story.
Bíodh an scéal ina ~ marbh, let the matter rest.
Bhí deireadh tubaisteach ar an scéal, the story had a tragic ending.
Tá ainm, scéal, air sin, there is a name for, a story about, that.
Ná cuir an scéal sin os ~, don’t publicize that story.
Scéal a ársaí, to tell a story.
Is é sin an scéal ~ liom, I am delighted to hear that.
Scéal, dráma, a athchóiriú, to adapt a story, a play.
Tá ~ scéil anois aige, now he has a different tale to tell.
Chuir sé a bhail féin ar an scéal, he told his own version of the story.
Murar cuireadh leis an scéal níor ~eadh de, the story lost nothing in the telling.
Ná déan deimhin, dóigh, scéal, de do bharúil, do not jump to conclusions.
~ an scéal dúinn, give us the exact story.
Chuaigh an scéal ó bhéal go ~, the story was reported from mouth to mouth.
Ba é an chéad bhia ar an sliogán dó na scéalta sin, he was nurtured on those tales.
Scéal ~a, detective story.
Is ~ an scéal é, it is a sad state of affairs.
Tá mé ~ ag éisteacht libh, leis an scéal sin, I am tired listening to you, hearing that story.
Bhí mo chluasa bodhraithe aige leis an scéal, he was dinning the story into my ears.
Scéal a bhreacadh do dhuine, to set forth a matter for s.o.
Tá an scéal go ~ aige, he is in a nice fix, has made a right mess of things.
Is é sin mo bhreathnú ar an scéal, that is what I think of the matter.
Is é seo ~ mo scéil, this is the purport of my story.
Ní a bhriseadh do scéil é, not interrupting your story.
Scéal ~, filthy story.
Is é sin ~ agus barr mo scéil, that is the whole of my story.
~ scéil, basis of story.
Ba mhaith liom fios bunaidh an scéil a bheith agam, I should like to get at the underlying facts of the story.
Scéal a bhfuil ~ air, long-drawn-out, silly, story.
~ an scéil, the root of the matter.
Tusa is ~ leis an scéal, leis an rud ar fad, you invented the story, started the whole thing.
Scéal a bhfuil ~ leis, a story that is well-founded.
~ é scéal agat? How are things?
Scéal chailleach an uafáis, wild rumour; scare.
