Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
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tnúthach
tnúthán
tnúthánach
tnúthánaí
tnúthóir
tnúthúil
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tobac
tobacadóir
tobadán
tobainne
tobairín
tobán
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CUARDACH DROIM AR AIS
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
chuig, ag) Happen to have. ~adh punt chugam, I happened to have a pound.
Cumhacht a chúngú, to restrict power. Do chroí, d’intinn, a chúngú, to harden one’s heart, to close one’s mind.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Síol a chur, to sow seed.
Uisce a ól, to drink water.
Ba mhaith liom iad a bheith ann, I would like them to be there.
D’éirigh sé a chaint, he rose to speak.
Téigh a chodladh, go to sleep.
Tháinig sé a iarraidh iasachta orm, he came to ask me for a loan.
1) Bhí orm a chur, a cur, a gcur, ar scoil, I had to send him, her, them, to school.
Thug mé arán dó ach níor mhian leis a ithe, I gave him bread but he did not want to eat it.
Is ann ba mhaith léi a hadhlacadh, it was there she wished to be buried.
Cibé duine a mbeidh an t-ádh air, whoever is going to be lucky.
~ a dhéanamh ar rud, to botch sth.
Focal a rá, to say, speak, a word.
~ leis féin é, say it to himself.
Mar a déarfá, as you might say, so to speak.
Sin le rá, that is to say; in other words.
~ nach bhfuil baint agat leis, say you have nothing to do with it.
Cad a déarfá le deoch? What would you say to a drink?
Dúirt mé liom féin gurbh fhearr dom fanacht sa bhaile, I said in my own mind, I considered, that it would be better for me to stay at home.
A rá is de go ndéanfadh sé sin, to think he would do that.
~ leat, continue your story; say what you have to say.
Ní tú atá mé a rá, I am not referring to you.
~ leis fanacht liom, tell him to wait for me.
Déarfaidh mé thú le d’athair, I’ll report you to your father.
Níl dada le rá leis ach an méid sin, there is nothing to be said to him, concerning him, but that.
Ná bíodh sé le rá leat gur loic tú, let it not be cast up to you that you defaulted.
An bhfuil aon fhocal agat le rá liom? (i) Have you anything to say to me? (ii) Have you anything to say against me?
~ (ar) rud a dhéanamh, able to do sth.
~ éirí, siúl, able to rise, walk.
~ ag an obair, able for, equal to, the work.
Duine a fhágáil san ~, to leave s.o. in the lurch.
Dul, teacht, ~, to go, to come, home.
Dul ~, to go home, take effect.
Tairne a chur ~, to drive home a nail.
3. Níor tháinig sé ~ leis é a dhéanamh, it is not in his nature to do it.
Thug sé ~ leis é, it is natural to him, he inherited it.
4. Ní raibh an teacht ~ ann, he had not the strength to recover.
Tá ~ molta acu air, they have reason to praise him.
Tá ~ maíte acu as, they have reason to boast of him.
~ machnaimh a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. food for thought.
Baineann sé le h~, it is relevant to the subject.
8. Tá sé ar a ~ féin, he is on his own, free to follow his own inclinations.
Ag iarraidh abhrais ar phocán, trying to get wool off a he-goat.
Dhá ~ a bheith ar do choigeal agat, to have two strings to one's bow.
Níl mórán abhrais déanta aige, he has little to show for his work.
Is mór an spórt é i mbaile gan ~, it is great sport for those who have nothing better to do.
Is doiligh ~ a bhaint as a chuid cainte, it is hard to make sense out of what he says.
Ní dhearna sé ~ a cheann a chromadh, all he did was to bow his head.
Bhí sé sásta ~ an leithscéal sin a ghabháil leis, he was satisfied when that excuse was offered to him.
~ a iarraidh, to make a request, a wish.
Cén t-~ é go Corcaigh? How far is it to Cork?
