Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
tapógach
tapú
tapúil
tapúlacht
tar
tar-
tár
tar ag
tar amach
tar aníos
tar anuas
tar ar
tar as
tar chuig
tar de
tar do
tar faoi
tar gan
tar i
tar isteach
tar le
tar ó
tar roimh
tar ag, v.i. Get to, begin to. Tháinig aithne agam air, I got to know him. Thiocfadh meas agat air, you would get to respect him. Tháinig trua agam dóibh, I began to feel pity for them. Níl muinín ar bith ag teacht agam as, I can’t begin to place any confidence in him. Thiocfadh bá agat leo, you would get to like them.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
5. Tá sí ag teacht ~, she is expecting.
Ní ag teacht atá siad ~ ag imeacht, they are not coming but going.
Is beag acu a tháinig, few of them came.
Bhí sé romham ag teacht dom, he met me when I was coming.
Tháinig sé ag iarraidh airgid orm, he came to ask me for money.
Chonaic mé ag teacht é ~ cóta mór air, I saw him coming and he was wearing an overcoat.
Thit sé ~ é ag dul thar an droichead, he fell as he was crossing the bridge.
Tá sé ag teacht i m’~, he is coming to replace me.
D’~ mé (go raibh) an slaghdán ag teacht orm, I realized that I was getting a cold.
Tá ~ saighdiúirí ag teacht orthu, they are beginning to look like soldiers.
Tá sé thar ~ agat, it is high time for you.
Tháinig an t-~ dóibh ciall a bheith acu, it is time they learned sense.
Faisean nua atá ag teacht ~, a new fashion that is being introduced.
ag, ar, faoi, le, ó, roimh, thar, trí, um eclipses
Ag teacht ~ an pháirc, thar an abhainn, coming across the field, the river.
Ag teacht ~ sa saol, rising up in the world, prospering.
Ag teacht ~ sa saol, coming down in the world.
Tá an ~ ag teacht air; tá sé ag dul (anonn) in ~, he is getting old.
Ag teacht ar ~, improving, progressing.
Ag teacht as Luimneach, coming from Limerick.
Is ~ nach bhfuil sé ag teacht, I’m afraid he’s not coming.
Ag teacht chun béil, getting a proper edge on, getting into proper working order.
Shílfeá go raibh a bheatha ag teacht ó neamh chuige, one would think by him that he had no need to earn his living.
Tá ~ (ag teacht) air, he is (getting) bald.
Tá an ~ ag teacht ar na crainn, the blossoms are appearing on the trees.
Bhí sé ag teacht ar ~ go trom uirthi, she was shipping heavy seas.
Níl ~ ná fás ag teacht air, he is not growing, progressing, one bit.
Níl breis ná ~ ag teacht air, he is not progressing in the least.
Ag cur thar ~, overflowing.
Ag teacht chun cinn, coming to a head.
Ag teacht eatarthu agus á gceansú, separating and pacifying them.
Ní thig léi ~ ar bith a bhaint den ógánach sin aici, she can get no good out of that young fellow of hers.
Tá ~ ag teacht orm, I am getting all confused; I don’t know what I am doing.
Tá siad ag teacht chun cineáil, they are developing properly, showing their quality.
~ ag an obair, tar éis an lae, exhausted from work, after the day.
Tá na ~a ag teacht tríd an gcraiceann aige, his bones are protruding through his skin.
Tháinig siad ~ mhór acu, a large crowd of them came.
Ag teacht i g~ an bhaile, coming near home.
Ag teacht ~, coming near, approaching.
Bhí an chóir agus an chontráil ag teacht trasna ar a chéile orm, I was unable to take advantage of the favourable conditions; I was at cross purposes with myself.
Ag teacht ~ ar aghaidh orainn, coming full at us.
Tháinig ~ ar a raibh ag éisteacht leis, all who heard him were stirred, became agitated.
Bhí ~ na haoise ag teacht air, he was beginning to look old.
Ag teacht chun críche, coming to an end; coming to pass.
Tá an scéim ag teacht i gcrích, the scheme is coming to fruition.
~ ag teacht agus ~ ag imeacht, some coming and others going.
Tá an pota ag cur thairis, thar maoil, the pot is spilling over.
Tá an abhainn ag cur thar bruach, the river is overflowing its banks.
Bhí an t-ualach ag cur thar barr, the load was spilling over.
Tá ~ ag teacht air, he is beginning to fail.
