Foclóir Gaeilge–BéarlaÓ Dónaill, 1977An Foclóir BeagÓ Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991English–Irish Dictionaryde Bhaldraithe, 1959GrammarPronunciation
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EXACT MATCHESIN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
focal,m. (gs. &npl.-ail,gpl.~). Word.1. ~ a chumadh,to coin a word.Focail a chur ar rud,to express sth. in words.Rud a rá i mbeagán ~,to say sth. in a few words, briefly.Le fiche ~ a chur in aon fhocal amháin,to be brief, make a long story short.~ ar fhocal,word for word.Níl ~ fírinne ann,there is not one word of truth in it.Níl ~ Gaeilge aige,he hasn’t a word of Irish.Ní thuigim ~ uaidh,I don’t understand a word he says.Níl ~ as,he is silent.Níor fhan ~ aige, ann,he hadn’t a word to say.Níor fágadh ~ agam,I was left speechless.Ná habair an dara ~,don’t say another word.Ní raibh dhá fhocal cainte ann,there was hardly a word spoken.Gram:~ le cois,expletive.2.Phrase, remark, observation, saying.~ a rá le duine,to have a word with s.o.An ~ atá le rá agat (abair é),whatever you have to say (say it).Cúpla ~ a rá,to make a few remarks.~ a chur i mbéal duine,to put words into s.o.’s mouth.Bhain tú an ~ as mo bhéal,you took the words out of my mouth.Is é d’fhocal féin é,it is your own statement.Níl ~ faoi,nothing is said about it.An ~ mór a bheith agat,to talk big.Is mór an ~ é,it is saying a good deal.~ mór agus droch-chur leis,all talk and no action.Téann ~ le gaoth,words are but wind.Focail a thabhairt do dhuine,to have words with s.o.Tharraing ~ ~ eile,one word borrowed another.Thug sé an ~ is measa ina bhéal, ina phluc, dom,he made a vile remark to me.Níor tháinig aon fhocal eatarthu riamh,there was never any dissension between them.Níl dochar san fhocal nach gcantar,unspoken words cannot hurt.Níl ann ach ~ atá aige,it is just an expression he uses.An ~ maith, géar, feirge, magaidh,good, sharp, angry, mocking, words.~ grinn,humorous remark.~ i gcluas,whispered word.~ sa chúirt,word in court.Prov:Is fearr ~ sa chúirt ná bonn, punt, sa sparán,a friend in court is better than a penny, a pound, in the purse.Sciorradh, titim, focail,slip of the tongue.D’imigh an ~ orm,the word escaped me.~ scoir,clincher.An ~ deiridh,the last word.S.a.gaoth11(e).3.Intelligence, message.~ a chur chuig duine,to send word to s.o.Chuir sé ~ roimhe go raibh sé ag teacht,he notified his coming in advance.Ba cheart duit (cúpla) ~ a chur chuige,you should drop him a line.~ faire,watchword; forewarning.Fuair sé ~ na faire,he was forewarned.4.Order.~ a chur ar rud,to bespeak sth.Tá sé i bh~ aige,he has bespoken it.5.Promise, assurance.D’fhocal a thabhairt le rud,to pledge one’s word to sth.Cur le d’fhocal,to be as good as one’s word.Meas a bheith agat ar fhocal duine,to have regard for s.o.’s word.Níl dul thar a fhocal,he is not to be gainsaid.M’fhocal duit air,I give you my word for it.D’fhocal a bhriseadh,to break one’s promise.Lámh is ~,solemn pledge.Tá lámh is ~ eatarthu,they are engaged to be married.Ar, dar, m’fhocal,upon my word.Ar m’fhocal agus ar m’fhírinne,upon my word of honour.
RELATED MATCHESIN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASESIN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Focal a rá,to say, speak, a word.
An bhfuil aon fhocal agat le rá liom?(i) Have you anything to say to me? (ii) Have you anything to say against me?
Ná h~ an focal sin orm,don’t hold that statement against me.
Focal is aicearraí ná sin,a more succinct expression than that.
Focal ~,a foolish word or statement.
Focal ~,an outrageous statement.
Focal gan ~,insignificant statement.
Focal ~,a silly word, expression.
Focal ~,crude expression.
Tá an focal sin ag déanamh angaidh dó,that word is rankling in his mind.
Ar ~ fhocal, ar ~ tuairim, leat,in agreement with what you say, think.
Focal ~,angry word.
Focal as an Laidin,a word derived from Latin.
I m~ focal,in a few words; succinctly.
Tá sé ar bheagán focal,he is a man of few words.
Dúirt tú lán béil d’fhocal,you said a mouthful.
Breith ar fhocal,to catch, grasp the meaning of, a word.
Chuaigh an dealg, an focal, i m~ ionam, sa bheo agam,the thorn, the statement, pierced me to the quick.
Níor labhair sé focal ar ~,he did not speak one word.
Níl focal bréige, smid bhréige, ann,every word, syllable, of it is true.
Focal, scéala, ~,false word, tidings.
~ an focal sin,that is a disgusting word.
Cad is ~ don fhocal sin?What does that word mean?
Focal lán de bhrí,a most expressive word.
Bhí na focail á mbriseadh ina bhéal,he could scarcely speak with emotion.
Fear i m~ a fhocail é,he is a man who keeps his word.
De réir bhunbhrí an fhocail,in the literal sense of the word.
Focal ~,filthy word.
Focal a cháiliú,to qualify a word.
Ná ~ an focal gránna sin liom,don’t use that ugly word against me.
Tá an focal sin ~ agat,you have got that word wrong.
Focal a chamadh,to twist a word, a statement.
~ focal nó dhó,speak a word or two; be reserved in your speech.
~ d’fhocal,jaw-breaker.
~ d’fhocal,jaw-breaker.
Focal ~,difficult word.
Focal a cheapadh,to coin a word.
Thug sé a cheart do gach focal,he gave each word its proper value.
An focal, an freagra, an tomhas, ~,the right word, answer, measure.
Ná bí ag ceartú gach uile fhocail orm,don’t be correcting, contradicting, every word I say.
Níor fhan focal agam le ~,I was so nervous that I couldn’t think of a word to say.
Duine, focal, ~,sensible person, remark.
Ná tóg an focal sin chugat,don’t take that expression as referring to you.
~ focail,the meaning, significance, of a word.
An rud a chiallaíonn an focal,what the word means.
Duine, focal, ~ ,kind person, word.
Má tá ~ ar m’fhocal agat,if you have regard for my word.
Focal, buille, a chur i g~,to drive home a statement, a blow.
~ focail,slip of the tongue.
Focal a chiorrú,to clip a word.
