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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
ruffle
rug
Rugby
rugged
ruggedness
rugger
rugosity
ruin
ruination
ruined
ruinous
rule
rule out
ruler
ruling
rum
Rumania
Rumanian
rumba
rumble
rumbling
rumen
ruminant
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
ruin »
ruin1, s. 1 Scrios m, creachadh m, díothú m. They have gone to ruin, chuaigh siad in ainriocht. To go to ruin, dul i léig, chun raice. It meant the ruin of my hopes, chuir sé deireadh le mo dhóchas. Ruin was staring him in the face, ní raibh roimhe ach an t-anás. To bring s.o. to ruin, duine a chur i mbealach a bhasctha. 2 Fothrach m (tí); seanbhallóga fpl. Castles fallen in ruins, caisleáin ina bhfothracha. To lay a town in ruins, conamar a dhéanamh de bhaile. 3 It was, it proved, the ruin of him, is é a rinne a chreach, a chabhóg.
ruin2, v.tr. 1 a Millim (hata, etc.). b To ruin one's prospects, do shaol a chur ó chrích. To ruin one's health, do shláinte a bhriseadh. It ruined his health, chuaigh sé faoina shláinte. To ruin s.o.'s reputation, clú duine a scaipeadh. 2 Her extravagance ruined him, bhánaigh sí é lena cuid rabairne. He is utterly ruined, tá sé scriosta go deo.
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IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Wandering amongst the ruins, ag dul thart tríd na fothracha.
She brought about his ruin, ba í ba chúis lena chreach.
He is on the brink of ruin, tá sé ar shéala bheith creachta.
Buried in the ruins, slogtha faoi na fothracha.
His prodigality was his eventual ruin, ba é an rabairne (úd) a bhain leis a bhris é ar deireadh thiar.
He ruined his future, chuir sé an saol ó chrích air féin.
To break up, ruin, the horse's gait, coisíocht an chapaill a mhilleadh.
To go to ruin, titim as a chéile; dul chun raice.
The state is heading for ruin, tá an stát ar bhealach a aimhleasa.
He is on the highway to ruin, tá sé ar bhealach dearg a aimhleasa, i mbealach a bhasctha.
He involved me in his ruin, tharraing sé mise leis in umar na haimiléise.
It means my ruin, is ionann é is mo chreach.
Ruined by moths, ite ag na leamhain.
Ruined by play, scriosta ag an gcearrbhachas.
To go to rack and ruin, dul chun raice; dul in ainriocht.
Ruined beyond repair, scriosta go deo; ó mhaith.
To ruin s.o.'s reputation, clú duine a scaipeadh.
To retrieve s.o. from ruin, duine a shábháil ar bhriseadh.
Short of a miracle, we are ruined, mura bhfuil ag Dia, beidh thiar orainn.
It spells ruin, is geall le creach é; is ionann agus creach é.
Ruin stares him in the face, tá an léirscrios ag bagairt air.
The road to ruin, bealach an aimhleasa.
To go to ruin, titim chun raice, in ainriocht.
He is on the verge of ruin, tá sé chóir a bheith scriosta.
