Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
snáigh
snaimeadóir
snáimh
snáimht(h)eoir
snaisín
snáite
snáiteoireacht
snáith
snáithe
snáitheach
snáithigh
snáithín
snáithíneach
snáithire
snáithiú
snáití
snamanna
snamh
snámh
snámhacáil
snámhach
snámhachán
snámhacht
snáith, v.t. (vn. -áthadh, pp. -ite). Sip, take as relish (le, with). Deoch a shnáthadh le bia, to sip a drink with food. Ná slog ionat an bainne ach ~ leis an arán é, don’t gulp down the milk but sip it with the bread. ~ an práta beag leis an bpráta mór, relish the food you have; be thankful you have enough to eat. Ag iarraidh an t-olc a shnáthadh leis an maith a bhí, trying to take the rough with the smooth. Tá lá breá ann, dá mbeadh a dhath ag duine a shnáithfeadh sé leis, it is a fine day, if one could find some means of enjoying it.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní den ~ an chéad snáithe, you must spoil before you spin.
Snáithe bastála, basting thread.
Snáithe, sreangán, ~, thin thread, string.
4. ~, snáithe caoláin, catgut.
Rópa, snáithe, a chasadh, to twist a rope, a thread.
Snáithe céarach, wax-end.
Níl aon snáithe ar a chorp, he hasn’t a stitch of clothes on.
Snáithe a chur i snáthaid, to thread a needle.
Snáithe ~ (in adhmad), close grain (in timber).
~ snáithe, téide, strand of thread, of rope.
Níl snáithe éadaigh air, he hasn’t a stitch on him.
Snáithe, sreang, a ghlinneáil, to wind up a thread, a wire.
Cuimil leis an snáithe é, rub it with the grain.
4. Snáithe ~, thread used to tie bait on hook.
Snáithe ~, thread used to secure bait to hook.
~ cadáis, olla, síoda, cotton, wool, silk, thread.
~ céarach, waxed thread.
~ a chur i snáthaid, to thread a needle.
~ óir, airgid, gold, silver, thread.
~ (an) leonta, thread binding sprained limb (as part of charm).
~ silte, dropped stitch (in weaving).
~ fada an táilliúra fhalsa, ‘the lazy tailor’s long stitch’, slipshod work.
Níl ~ éadaigh air, he hasn’t a stitch of clothes on him.
Níl ~ aige le cur thairis, he hasn’t a stitch to wear.
Ní raibh ~ tirim ar mo chraiceann, I hadn’t a dry stitch on me.
Níl ~ ná snaidhm le cur i ngeall agam, ‘I have neither a thread nor a stitch at stake’, I have nothing to lose.
~ saoil, thread of life.
Gearradh ~ a shaoil, his life was cut short.
Tá ~ mo shaoil caite, my term of life has ended.
~ scéil, smaointe, argóna, thread of story, of thoughts, of argument.
Tá ~ an scéil ag dul chun aimhréidhe, the matter is getting more complicated.
~ bíse, scriú, thread of vice, of screw.
~ a chur ar scriú, i mbolta, to thread a screw, a bolt.
Tá ~ sa mhóin bhán, the brown turf is stringy.
Adhmad a bhfuil ~ réidh ann, timber with an even grain, timber which is easy to cut.
Gearr ar an ~ é, cut it along the grain, on the straight.
Níl ~ ar bith sna clocha sin, there is no regular grain in those stones (i.e. they won’t break in a regular pattern).
~ an droma, the spinal cord.
Bhí siad ag déanamh ~ den bhealach mór, they were speeding along the road.
Tá ~ cnoic sa bhóthar sin, that road winds uphill.
An ~ a choinneáil faoin bhfiacail ag duine, to enable s.o. to eke out an existence.
~ bainne, quantity of milk taken with food.
~ biotáille, sip of spirits.
Tá ~ maith ólta aige, he has a good drop taken.
~ snáithe, count (of yarn).
