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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
séagma
seaicéad
seaifil
seaimféar
seaimpéin
seaimpín
seáirse
seal
seál
seala
séala
sealachán
sealad
sealadach
sealadóir
séalaigh
sealaíocht
sealán
séalán
sealánach
sealanna
seálanna
sealap
seal, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~anna). 1. Turn. Duine ar a sheal, each person in turn. Is é do sheal é, it is your turn. Labhair sé ar a sheal, he spoke in his turn. Fan le do sheal, wait for your turn. Tiocfaidh mo sheal, my turn will come. 2. While, spell; span, period. ~ oibre, comhrá, spell of work, of conversation. ~ míosa, bliana, a period of a month, of a year. Chaith mé ~ laethanta ann, I spent a number of days there. ~ fada, gairid, long, short, spell. Fan againn ~ tamaill eile, stay with us for another while. ~ dá shaol, a part of his life. An ~ is luaithe, is moille, at the earliest, latest. Trí lá, an ~ is faide, three days, at the longest. Do sheal a bhaint as rud, to make sth. serve one’s turn. Chuir sé isteach a sheal ar na báid, he did his stint on the boats. Ár ~ ar an saol seo, our mortal span. Do sheal a thabhairt, to have one’s day, to run one’s course. Caithfidh an fiabhras a sheal a thabhairt, the fever must run its course. Bhí a ~ acu, they had their day. Fuair sé ~ fada, he lasted a long time. Ní thugann rud ar bith ach ~, nothing lasts forever.
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Ár seal ~, our time here, in this life.
Seal ~ dár saol, a happy time in our life.
Seal ina ~, along with him for a while.
Seal fhaiteadh na súl, for an instant.
~ re seal, turn and turn about, intermittently.
Seal aithghearr ~a, a short passing while.
Ní ~ ná uasal ach thíos seal thuas seal, everyone has his ups and downs in life.
~ siad a seal, they ran their course.
(Imeacht) sna ~ babhtaí, (to go off) hell for leather.
Bheith ~ seal thuas seal, to have one’s ups and downs.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ rón, seal rookery.
Tá an bhá lán d’ainmhithe inniu, the bay is full of seals, etc., today.
~ (róin), female seal, cow (seal).
~ a dhéanamh ar rud, to keep one’s lips sealed about sth.
~ an séala air, impress the seal on it.
~ shéalaithe, sealing-wax.
~ rónta, shoal of seals.
~ séala, stampa, impression of seal, of stamp.
~ róin, cow seal.
~ róin, baby seal.
Tá ~ orm, I am tied down, powerless; my lips are sealed.
~ róin, fine fat seal.
~ a chur ar do theanga, to seal one’s lips; to shut up.
An rón ag fágáil a neide, the seal leaving its habitat.
Rón a ~adh, to skin a seal.
Séala ~, official seal.
2. ~ róin, young seal.
~ béil, scríofa, faoi shéala, verbal, written, sealed, order.
~ róin, (cave-)haunt of seal.
~ róin, fatness of a seal.
Chomh ~ le rón, as fat as a seal.
~ glas, grey seal.
~ a chur, a bhualadh, ar rud, to seal, impress a seal on, sth.
Do shéala a chur le cáipéis, to set one’s seal to a document.
Faoi mo láimh agus mo shéala, given under my hand and seal.
Conradh, litir, faoi shéala, sealed contract, letter.
~ Chríost, the seal of Christ, extreme unction.
~ céarach, luaidhe, wax, leaden, seal.
~ oifigiúil, official seal.
Fáinne ~, seal-ring, signet-ring.
~ buidéil, siúnta, seal of bottle, of joint.
~ Sholaimh, Solomon’s seal.
Éanlaith, rónta, a sheilg, to hunt for birds, for seals.
Bhí ~ ar mo theanga, (i) I was tongue-tied, (ii) my lips were sealed.
~ róin, bull-seal.
