Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
uscáid
uscar
uscarach
uscardadh
úscra
úsctha
úscthaí
úspaire
úspaireacht
úspánta
úspántacht
úspháirtí
uspóg
ústa
úsúire
útamáil
útamáilte
útamálach
útamálaí
útarach
útaras
úth
CUARDACH DROIM AR AIS
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá a lámh in ~ leis, he has lost the use of his arm.
Níl aon ~ iontu, le baint astu, they are of no use.
~ ruda a iarraidh, to ask for the use, loan, of sth.
Ní haon ~ dom é, it is no use to me.
Níl maith sa seanchas nuair a bhíos an ~ déanta, it is no use crying over spilt milk.
ar gcúl, backwards) (For rules governing use with article see
As alt, ordú, úsáid, out of joint, order, use.
Úsáid, buntáiste, a bhaint as rud, to make use, take advantage, of sth.
Taca a bhaint as, to use it as a support.
~ as an airgead, use the money sparingly.
1. ~ siar as an airgead, use the money sparingly.
Airgead a bhearnú, to use up money.
Bhain sé ~ as airgead an chíosa, he used up some of the rent money.
Ní raibh maith a bheith leis, it was no use talking to him.
Bhíodh comórtais ann, competitions used to be held.
Chuir sé ~ ar a chuid airgid, he put his money to good use.
Ná lig dóibh ~ a fháil ar do chuid cainte, don’t say anything they might misconstrue, use to their advantage.
~ bhaithise, mhaoth, strip of dead person’s skin used in witchcraft.
Rug sé ~ ar mo chuid cainte, he made unfair use of, was unduly critical of, what I said.
~ a fháil ó dhuine, a bhaint as rud, to get help from s.o., make use of sth.
Ba mhór, ba bheag, an chabhair dom é, it was of great, little, use to me.
Ní ~ ná cúnamh dúinn é, it is of no earthly use to us.
Bhí maide ina chabhair aige, he was using a stick.
Ná bí ar na ~eanna sin, don’t use those expressions.
Níl gar i g~, it’s no use talking.
Ná ~ an focal gránna sin liom, don’t use that ugly word against me.
Tarraingt (go) ~ ar rud, to use something sparingly.
Théadh sé i g~ chúng chloiche do thabhairt péine dá chorp, he used to confine himself in a narrow stone cell in order to mortify his body.
Níl maith a bheith ag ~, it’s no use complaining.
An C~ Breac, text-book used at 19th century proselytisation class.
Sin peann maith má thugann tú a cheart dó, that is a good pen if you use it properly.
Níl gar a bheith ag ~, there is no use in complaining (about our lot).
Tá sé i gceann a chéile go maith, it is well put together. (Used with various prepositions)
Chan óladh sé mórán, he used not drink much.
chan used with other parts of speech)
Teacht ~ céille, to come to the use of reason.
Ó tháinig ~ chugam, dom, since I came to the use of reason.
An ~ oibre a chleacht sé, the kind of work he was used to.
Tá mé ~a leis, I am used to it.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to make a habit of, become used to, sth.
~ an chuaille, somersault (using pole, stick).
Dá mbeadh sé faoi chloch gheofá é, there is no use in hiding it from you.
Ní bheifí i bhfad á chló leis, it would not take long to get him used to it.
~a tae, (used) tea-leaves.
~ ar rud, sparing use of sth.
Bia faoi choinne an gheimhridh, food for use during the winter.
1. Tá sé ~ againn, it is commonly used by us.
Thagadh sé anseo go ~, he used to come here regularly.
Gabháil de chosa i nduine, to use the feet, trample, on s.o.
Rachaidh sé idir a bhog is a chrua air é a dhéanamh, it will go very hard with him, he will have to use every means to do it.
