TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
seans, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~anna). 1. Chance. Dul sa ~ le rud, to take one’s chance at sth. Rud a dhéanamh ar do sheans, to do sth. on chance. ~ a bheith agat ar rud, to have a chance of sth. Tá ~ maith aige, he stands a good chance. ~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. a chance. Ar sheans go, on the chance that. De sheans, by chance. Seo do sheans, now is your chance. Tá gach uile sheans (go), the chances are (that). ~! Possibly! Is maith an ~! Probably! 2. Luck. An ~ a bheith leat, to be in luck. Ní raibh lá den ~ orainn ó shin, we haven’t had a day’s luck since.