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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
abstraction
abstruse
abstruseness
absurd
absurdity
abundance
abundant
abuse
abuser
abusive
abusiveness
abut
abutment
abutting
abysmal
abyss
abyssal
Abyssinia
Abyssinian
acacia
academic
academical
academician
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
abuse »
abuse1, s. 1 a Mí-úsáid f (cumhachta, ceannais). Abuse of trust, caimiléireacht f ar iontaoibh. b To remedy an abuse, deireadh a chur le míchleachtadh. c Abuse of a word, mí-úsáid f focail. d (Of pers., thg.) Drochúsáid f, rácáil f, drochíde f. 2 Íde f béil, achasán m.
abuse2, v.tr. 1 Bainim mí-úsáid as (cumhacht, etc.). 2 Tugaim drochúsáid do, drochíde do (dhuine, ainmhí). 3 a Tugaim íde f béil do, maslaím. b Déanaim cúlchaint ar.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To fling abuse at s.o., achasán a chaitheamh, a radadh, a stealladh, le duine.
He let loose a torrent of abuse, chuir sé racht achasáin as.
Storm of abuse, raiste m cáinte.
Stream of abuse, tuile achasáin.
F: Torrent of abuse, of tears, rabharta m tarcaisne; frasa mpl, duartan m, deor.
F: To wink at an abuse, do shúil a dhúnadh ar mhínós.
He was yelling out abuse at me, bhí sé ag stealladh tarcaisne liom in ard a chinn agus a ghutha.
