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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
mineastráil
mineastrálacht
mineastrálaí
mineastróine
minéigle
míneog
mínghlan
minic
minice
minicigh
minicíocht
minid
mínigh
minim
míníneacht
mínirt
mínis
ministir
ministreacht
ministreáil
minit
mínitheach
mínitheoir
minic, adv. & a. (comp. ~e). Often, frequent(ly). 1. Rud a dhéanamh go ~, to do sth. often. Go mion ~, very frequently. Go ~~, many many times. ~ go leor, often enough. Chomh ~ is is mian leat, as often as you wish. Chomh ~ lena athrach, as often as not. Tar níos ~e, come oftener. Tú féin is ~e a dúirt é, you yourself said it oftenest. 2. (With copula) Is ~ a bhí mé ann, I was often there. Is ~ riamh a chualamar (go), we have ever so often heard (that). Is ~ trácht air, it is often mentioned. Ba mhinic díomhaoin é, he was often idle. Ní ~ liom é, it is not a thing I often do. Iron: Ba mhinic leis! He often did! Is ~ sin! It often happens, I don’t think! 3. (In substantive phrase) ~ a thig, frequent (and sometimes unwelcome) visitor. 4. Lit:Cuairt mhinic, frequent visit. Creacha móra ~e, great and frequent forays. (Var: comp. ~í)
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Is minice an moladh aige ná an cáineadh, he is more given to praise than to blame.
Is minic a bhíos ceann óg gan ~, young people can be insensitive at times.
Is minic a chuaigh ~ thar údar, Homer sometimes nods.
Ní minic a bhíos ~ greannmhar, the poor man’s jokes are seldom appreciated.
Is minic a mhaolaigh béile maith ~, all griefs are less with bread.
Is minic a rinne bromach gioblach ~ cumasach, many a ragged colt made a noble horse.
Is minic a chealg briathra míne cailín críonna, many a prudent girl was led astray with honeyed words.
Is minic fear ~ caillteach, nothing venture nothing win.
Is minic a bhí ~ ciontach, silence often denotes guilt.
Is minic a bhí ~ mall sona, ‘a lagging hound was often lucky’, better late than never.
Bíonn cuirí acu go minic, they often have parties.
Ní minic inár g~ é, he is not often in our company, doesn’t associate with us very much.
Is minic a tháinig an magadh go leaba an ~, what begins as a joke often becomes serious.
Is minic a bhí ~ cailliúnach, never judge by appearances.
Is minic a dhearc béal na huaighe ar bhéal na truaighe, death has often benefited the needy.
Is minic a bhí ~ deireanach, more haste less speed.
Is minic a bhí an fear ~ díobhálach, [’he who comes late has often to go without’, one should not leave things too late.
Is minic a bhí ~ greannmhar, a plain person can be loving too.
Is minic leo cuairt a thabhairt orainn, they often visit us.
Is minic duine ~ lúfar, grey hairs need not signify old age.
Is minic a bádh, a cailleadh, ~ láimh le cuan, there’s many a slip between the cup and the lip.
~ a rinneadh go minic, as was often done.
~ ar mhinic mo chuairt, where I often visited.
Chomh minic is atá ~a orm, as often as I have fingers and toes.
Tiocfaidh sé ~ minice feasta, he will come oftener from now on.
Is minic a ~ sé dúinn, he often helped us out.
Go minic ~, often before.
~ minic, fairly often.
Is minic ~ ó dhaoi, many a foolish father had a wise son.
Is minic leo ~ a dhéanamh ar a mbealach, they often linger too long on their way.
Is minic a tharla a leithéid, such things often happen.
