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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
ceochán
ceochrán
ceocht
ceofrán
ceofránach
ceoiche
ceoidh
ceol
ceolaí
ceolaíocht
ceolaire
ceolaireacht
ceolán
ceolánach
ceolánacht
ceolbhinn
ceolbhosca
ceolbhuíon
ceolchaibinéad
ceolchaire
ceolchar
ceolchluiche
ceolchoiméide
ceol, m. (gs. -oil, pl. ~ta). 1. Music. (a) ~ a sheinm, to play music. Gléas ceoil, musical instrument. ~ damhsa, rince, dance-music. ~ aireagail, bailé, chamber-, ballet-, music. ~ siansach, symphonic music. ~ sí, fairy music. (b) ~ éan, song of birds. ~ conairte, cry of hounds. ~ sruthán, murmuring of streams. ~ na farraige, the voice of the sea. ~ta na cruinne, all the music of the universe. (c) ~ a bhaint as ionstraim, to play on an instrument. ~ a bhaint as an saol, to enjoy life, to have one’s fling. Bhain sé ~ as an airgead, he spent the money freely. Bhain siad ~ as litir Mháirtín, they had a great time discussing Máirtín’s letter. Beidh ~ faoi seo, there will be talk about this. Níl a leithéid de cheol ann, it is no such matter. S.a. gléas2 3. 2. Song. Ag gabháil cheoil, singing. Ag déanamh ceoil, making songs, verses. Rinneadh ~ de, a song was made about it. Chuala mé i g~ é, I heard it in a song, in a poem. 3. Vigour, animation. ~ a chur i gcuideachta, to pep up, enliven, a company. Chuir an bia ~ ann, the food livened him up. Tá neart is ~ ann, he is strong and vigorous. Tá sé lán de cheol, he is full of life. Mo cheol thú! Bravo! Good yourself! 4. Ringing sound. Tá ~ i mo chluasa, I have a singing in my ears.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ cheoil, musical instrument.
Agallaimh cheoil, disputations in verse.
~ cheoil, burst of song.
~ cheoil, piece of music; bit of a song.
An ceol, music.
~ a chur sa chuideachta, sa cheol, to liven up the company, the music.
~ dána, ceoil, treafa, poets, musicians, husbandmen.
Glór, ceol, ~, sweet voice, music.
~ cainte, ceoil, sweetness of speech, music.
3. ~ ceoil, snatch of song.
Bhog an ceol é, the music moved, affected, him.
~ ceoil, ~ d’amhrán, snatch of a song.
~ ceoil, crescendo.
~ ceoil, melodeon.
~ cainte, ceoil, gift of speech, music.
~ ceoil, beat in music.
~ cheoil, band of musicians.
~ (ceoil), strain (of music).
~ i gceol, i nglór, turn in music, inflexion in voice.
Dán, ceol, a cheapadh, to compose a poem, music.
Ag ceartú ceoil, véarsaí, composing music, verses.
~ cheoil, d’amhrán, verse of a song.
Tá ~ an cheoil ann, he is musical by nature. (Of potatoes, etc.)
~ (ceoil), staff, stave.
~ do cheol, an ear for music.
~ ceoil, Pan’s pipe.
Ceol a chóiriú, to arrange music.
~ agus ceol, feasting and singing.
3. ~ cheoil, concert.
~ ceoil, woodwind instrument.
~ cheoil, woodwind instrument.
Tá sé ag cur a chroí amach ag ceol, he is singing his heart out.
2. ~ (cheoil), strain of music; snatch of song.
3. ~ cheoil, strain of music; snatch of song.
Rud a chur i gcaint, i gceol, i gcanúint na háite, to express sth. in speech, in song, in the local idiom.
Ceol a chur le rud, to set sth. to music.
Ceol ~, flute music.
Ceol, amhráin, a chumadh, to compose music, songs.
~ ceoil, art of music.
~ ceoil, dáin, the composing of song, of poetry.
~ ceoil, the composition of music.
Ceol ~, sacred music.
~ i gcaint, i gceol, impossible to express in speech, in music.
Tá an ceol ~e, there is a rift in the lute.
Ceol ~a, magical, entrancing, music.
~ ceoil, humming of song, crooning.
~ filíochta, ceoil, piece of poetry, of music.
Tá an ceol inti ó dhúchas, she is musical by nature; she comes of a musical family.
Tá ~ a anama sa cheol aige, he is passionately fond of music.
Ceol, amhráin, na ndaoine, folk-music, -song.
