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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
feáigh
feáim
feáin
feaintis
feairste
feáite
fealán
feall
fealladh
feallaire
feallaireacht
feallbheart
feallmharaigh
feallmharfóir
feallmharú
feallsamh
feallsamhnacht
fealltach
fealltacht
fealltóir
fealltóireacht
fealmhac
fealsamh
feall1, m. (gs. fill). Deceit, treachery; let-down, failure. ~ a dhéanamh, a imirt, ar dhuine, to play false with s.o. Buille, gníomh, fill, treacherous blow, deed. Tá an ~ istigh ann, he is treacherous at heart; he is utterly untrustworthy. Lucht cogair agus fill, treasonable conspirators. Rinne tú ~ air nár thug léann dó, you failed him when you did not educate him. ~ ar iontaoibh, betrayal of trust. Is é an ~ é! What a shame! Prov: Más ~ fillfidh, treachery brings its own punishment. (Var: f, gs. feille)
feall2, v.i. (With ar) Prove false to, betray; fail. ~adh ar dhuine, to play s.o. false; to fail s.o. Ná ~ orm, don’t fail me. Bhí coinne agam leis ach d’fheall sé orm, I had an appointment with him but he failed to keep it. D’fheall air (rud a dhéanamh), he failed (to do sth.). D’fheall an t-urchar air, his shot missed. Ná ~adh do lámh ort, let your hand be sure. D’fheall na barra i mbliana, the crops failed this year. (~adh air) má ~adh ar aon duine riamh, (he was betrayed) if ever a man was betrayed.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Fill thar do bhráid, turn back.
~ fill, treacherous blow.
~ ar ais, isteach, é, fold it back, in.
~ anuas an bhraillín, turn down the sheet.
~ suas do mhuinchille, turn up your sleeve.
~ an teachtaire, tell the messenger to turn back.
~ an bhó ón arbhar, head back the cow from the corn.
~ uaim d’fhearg, turn away your anger from me.
~eann an feall ar an bhfeallaire, treachery brings its own punishment.
~ fill, act of treachery.
Fill i bpáipéar donn é, fold it in brown paper.
Tá an feall ar ~ leis, he carries treachery in his heart.
Daoradh le feall é, he was condemned by treachery.
Fill, a rún ó! Come back, oh, my love!
