Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
spídiúlacht
spígéalach
spile
spíle
spiléar
spiléireacht
spillicín
spín
spinc
spincín
spíne
spinéad
spinéal
spinéar
spinéireacht
spingle
spinín
spinséir
spioch
spiochaid
spíocnard
spiodal
CUARDACH DROIM AR AIS
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní den ~ an chéad snáithe, you must spoil before you spin.
Ár n-~ ar an saol seo, our span of life here on earth.
~ an duine, the (normal) span of human life.
Ar ~, rolling, whirling, spinning.
Ní raibh aon duine acu ~, none of them had a long span (of life, office, etc.).
Tá mo cheann ina bhulla báisín, my head is spinning.
Rud a chur ar ~, to set sth. spinning.
~ tuirne, base of spinning-wheel.
4. ~ damhsa, (i) spinning top, (ii) little dancing-girl.
~ sníomhacháin, spinning-frame.
Níl sé ach ag ~adh, he is only spinning a yarn.
Is tú an ~! You are the one to spin a yarn!
Rinne sé scéal fada de, he made a long story of it, spun it out.
Saol an ~, (the span of) human life.
Bhí sé ag eachtraí dúinn ar feadh na hoíche, he was spinning yarns for us all night.
Ag ~, telling adventure stories; spinning yarns.
~ (sníomha, tuirne), spindle (of spinning-wheel).
~ (tuirne), axle (of spinning-wheel).
Caiseal a chur ag ~, to spin a top.
Chuir sé ag ~ mé, he spun me round.
Cian nó ~ mo ré, whether my span of life be long or short.
An saol atá ~ta dom, my allotted span of life.
Abhras agus ~, spinning and needlework.
~ an domhain, the earth’s spin.
Bhí an t-~ air, he had to go; his span of life was up.
Ag ~, telling droll stories, spinning yarns.
Maide lústair, treadle (of spinning-wheel).
~ (tuirne), pin (of spinning-wheel).
~ tuirne, pivot of spinning-wheel.
~ cadáis, olla, síoda, sníomhacháin, cotton-, woollen-, silk-, spinning-, mill.
~ bearrtha, ~ péacach, ~ pointeáilte, ~ sciúrtha, spick and span.
2. ~ sciathán, span of wings; reach of arms.
~ droichid, span of bridge.
Caiseal ag ~e, a top spinning.
~ a bhaint as airgead, ‘to make money spin,’ to spend money lavishly.
Imeacht ar ~, to roll, whirl, spin.
Rinne sé ~ díom, he sent me spinning.
~ scuabtha, spick and span.
Ár ~ ar an saol seo, our mortal span.
~ tuirne, whirr of spinning-wheel.
2. Slinneáin (tuirne), uprights (of spinning-wheel).
~ snátha, thread-spinning.
Má tá ~ bog air tá tochardadh crua air, ‘he may be soft-spun but he is hard-wound’, he is tougher than he looks.
Ag ~ snátha, spinning yarn.
Ag ~ a tuirne, turning her spinning-wheel.
~ tuirne, band of spinning-wheel.
Ag ársaí ~í, relating funny incidents, spinning yarns.
Ní rachaidh an clár ~ na díge, the board won’t span the ditch.
Ba ghearr a h~ ar an saol, her span of life was short.
