EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
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them , pers . pron. 1 Iad . a He saw them , chonaic sé iad . b (After simple prep. that has no pron. form) Without them , gan iad . Anybody but them , duine ar bith ach, seachas, iad . 2 (Prep. pron. in Irish) a (Direct or indirect obj.) He trusts them , tá muinín aige astu . He will give them one , tabharfaidh sé ceann dóibh . b (After prep.) He got a present from them , fuair sé bronntanas uathu . 3 (Poss.a . in Irish) a (With v.n . ) He was beating them , bhí sé á mbualadh . He could not keep them , níor fhéad sé a gcoinneáil . b (With compound prep . ) Above them , os a gcionn . Behind them , ar a gcúl . 4 (Emphatic forms in Irish) Iadsan , -sean, -san . a He will see us and them , feicfidh sé muidne agus iadsan . He hates them , tá an ghráin aige orthusan . There is food for us and for them , tá bia ann dúinne agus dóibhsean . b (Stressed in English) He sees them , feiceann sé iadsan . He meant them , iadsan a bhí i gceist aige . She was following them , bhí sí á leanúintsean . 5 (Stressed as nom.) It's them , iadsan, iad féin, atá ann .
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
There are about twenty of them , tá timpeall is scór acu ann .
He allowed himself to be led astray by them , lig sé é féin chun aimhleasa ar a gcomhairle .
He lay in ambush (to attack them) , rinne sé luíochán (rompu) .
Amongst them are several who believe ..., tá mórán acu a chreideas ...
Not one amongst them believes it , ní chreideann oiread agus aon duine amháin acu é .
If any of them should come , má thagann aon duine acu .
I don't think any of them have arrived , ní mheasaim gur tháinig aon duine acu .
It is difficult to tell them apart , is deacair aithint eatarthu, iad a aithint ó chéile .
He gave them a shilling apiece , thug sé scilling an duine dóibh .
Pass them around , cuir sa timpeall iad .
He acted as father to them , bhí sé mar athair acu .
He is a great asset to them , is mór an cúnamh dóibh é .
At them! leagaigí orthu! lomaigí orthu!
He attempted resistance (to them) , thug sé iarraidh ar a gcosc .
John is the best (of them) , is é Seán is fearr (orthu) .
There was a war between them , bhí sé ina chogadh eatarthu .
He was never to see them again , ní raibh sé i ndán dó a bhfeiceáil arís .
He believes them because they are his friends , creideann sé iad de bhrí go bhfuil siad ina gcairde aige , de bhrí iad a bheith ina gcairde aige .
No one can come between them , ní féidir le aon duine cur eatarthu , ní féidir iad a dhealú ó chéile .
It is difficult to choose between them , eatarthu atá sé .
You must choose between them , caithfidh tú rogha a bhaint astu , rogha a dhéanamh eatarthu .
They shared it between them , roinn siad eatarthu é .
He separated them by rushing in between , léim sé isteach eatarthu gur chuir sé ó chéile iad .
F : God blessed them with children , chuir Dia clann chucu .
The whole blessed lot of them , an t-iomlán dearg acu .
There is bad blood, ill blood, between them , tá seandíoltas acu dá chéile .
Both (of them) are dead , tá siad araon marbh .
Disease broke out among them , tháinig aicíd orthu .
I brought them together , chuir mé in aithne dá chéile iad .
Take them out one by one , bain amach iad ina gceann agus ina gceann , ceann ar cheann .
He cast in his lot with them , chuaigh sé i bpáirt leo .
He centred his hopes in them , ba iad an t-aon ábhar dóchais a bhí aige .
He is a charge on them , tá sé ina thrillín, ina mhuirear, orthu.
To choose from, between, them , rogha a bhaint astu .
There is nothing to choose between them , is mar a chéile iad .
The closeness of the resemblance between them was remarkable , ba cuid suntais é a chosúla a bhíodar le chéile .
There is a coldness between them , níl siad rógheal dá chéile .
He obeyed them only under compulsion , faoi éigean a ghéill sé dóibh .
He concealed it from them , cheil sé orthu é .
I’d never connect them with that sort of work , ní shamhlóinn a leithéid sin d'obair leo go brách .
He is in contact with them , tá caidreamh, baint, aige leo .
He holds them in contempt , tá drochmheas aige orthu .
He did not succeed in conveying his meaning to them , níor éirigh leis é féin a chur i gcéill dóibh .
I am losing count of them , tá siad ag dul ó chomhaireamh orm .
F : He is a cut above them , tá sé céim os a gcionn .
He uttered dark threats to them , bhagair sé go millteanach orthu .
He had dealings with them , bhí déileáil aige leo .
Her dependence on them , í bheith ina dtuilleamaí, ina gcleithiúnas .
There is a great difference between them , is fada buí óna chéile iad .
There is not much difference between them , is beag eatarthu .