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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
deasabhaidí
deasach
déasach
deasagán
deasaigh
deasaitheoir
deasbhord
deasc
deasca
deascabháil
deascadh
deascaidh
deascaigh
deascainn
deascán
dea-scéal
dea-scéala
deaschaint
deaschainteach
deaschas
deascóir
deasctha
deascúil
deasc1, f. (gs. deisce, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). Desk.
deasc2, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). 1. (Of liquid) Settle; leave dregs, sediment. 2. Ch: Precipitate. 3. Glean. Tráithníní a dheascadh, to glean straws. Tá an leabhar ~tha agam, I have gleaned all the information there is in the book. 4. Thin out. Tornapaí a dheascadh, to thin turnips.
deasc3 = teasc1.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ fíona, an bhairille, dregs of wine, of the barrel.
~ a chur in arán, to leaven, add yeast to, bread.
Tá a dheasca fós orm, I am still suffering from the effects of it.
~ an tslaghdáin, na bruitíní, after-effects of the cold, of the measles.
An ~ a bhaint as duine, to make s.o. suffer the consequences (of his act).
Lig sé amach a dheasca orm, he vented his spleen on me.
5. De dheasca, in consequence of.
Chaill sé a shláinte dá dheasca, he lost his health in consequence of it.
Dá dheasca sin, in consequence of that.
Deasc ghlais, lock-up desk.
