Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
scinneadh
scinneog
scinnid
scinnide
scinnideach
scinniúint
scinnte
sciob
scíob
sciobadh
sciobaire
sciobairle
sciobal
sciobalta
sciobarnach
scíobas
scioblach
scioblámhach
sciobóg
scioból
sciobtha
sciobthach
sciobthacht
sciob1, m. 1 = sciobadh. 2. (In phrase) ~ sceab, scramble. ~ sceab ar airgead, scramble for money. Caith in airde ar ~ sceab chucu é, throw it up and let them scramble for it.
sciob2, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). Snatch. Rud a ~adh (de bhord, ó dhuine), to snatch sth. (off a table, from s.o.). ~ sé as mo lámh é, he snatched it out of my hand. ~ an ghaoth, an tuile, léi é, the wind, the flood, snatched it away. Bhí siad ag ~adh na scaireanna ó chéile, they were competing fiercely for the shares. Go ~a an donas leis é! The deuce take him! F: ~adh í, she faded away (as if by supernatural influence).
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a thabhairt ar rud, to make a snatch at sth.
Bhí ~ ar an iasc, the fish was in great demand.
Bheith ar ~ chun ruda, to be all eagerness for sth.
Siúl, labhairt, go ~, to walk, to speak, fast.
Déan go ~ é, be quick about it.
Amharc ~, swift glance.
Is ~ an teanga atá aici, she has a ready tongue.
Chomh ~ le fia, as fleet as a deer.
~ scuabtha, spick and span.
