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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
ceremonious
ceremony
Ceres
cerise
cerium
cerosine
cert
certain
certainty
certifiable
certificate
certifier
certify
certifying
certitude
cerulean
cerumen
cervical
cervix
cessation
cesser
cession
cessionary
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
certain »
certain, a. 1 (Assured) a This much is certain, that. . ., tá an méid seo cinnte, siúráilte, dearfa, go . . . He is certain to be beaten, is cinnte go mbuailfear é; tá sé in áirithe a bhuailte. b (Of pers.) To be certain of sth., a bheith siúráilte, cinnte, de rud. I am not certain that he will come, níl mé cinnte an dtiocfaidh sé. c I know it for certain, tá mé cinnte dearfa de. I don't know for certain . . ., níl a fhios agam áirithe . . . d You must make certain of it, caithfidh tú a bheith cinnte de; caithfidh tú deimhin a dhéanamh de, é a chinntiú. To make certain of a seat, suíochán a chur in áirithe. 2 a (Undetermined) There are certain things that . . ., tá rudaí áirithe a ... A certain person, duine áirithe. A certain Mr. Walsh, fear de na Breatnaigh. b He used to write to me on a certain day, bhíodh lá áirithe aige le scríobh chugam. ► certainly, adv. a Go cinnte, dearfa, siúráilte; go deimhin. b (Assent) Go díreach glan, go breá, c (Repetition of v. in appropriate form) May I go now? an bhféadfaidh mé imeacht anois? Certainly! féadfaidh tú ariú!, Certainly not! ní fhéadfaidh, ná imeacht. Will you come? an dtiocfaidh tú? Certainly! tiocfaidh agus fáilte.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To agree upon, as to, certain conditions, socrú ar choinníollacha áirithe.
To allot a sum of money to, for, certain work, suim airgid a leagan amach le haghaidh oibre áirithe.
To assign a thing to a certain use, úsáid áirithe a leagan amach do rud.
Beyond a certain date, ó chaitear an lá cairde, ó rachas dáta áirithe thart.
To budget for a certain expenditure, (i) an oiread seo costais a leagan amach sa cháinaisnéis; (ii) F: soláthar a dhéanamh roimhré i gcóir caiteachais áirithe.
(Of a work, etc.) It has a certain cachet, tá slacht ar leith air.
In certain circles, i measc dreamanna áirithe.
With certain exceptions, taobh amuigh de dhaoine (nithe, pointí, etc.) áirithe.
When a certain period shall have expired, nuair a bheas tréimhse áirithe thuas, istigh, caite.
To a certain extent, ar shlí.
He is right to a certain extent, tá cuid den cheart aige.
I feel certain that. . ., táim cinnte go . . .
To fix (up) on a certain plan, beartú ar sheift áirithe.
To head a chapter with certain words, focail áirithe a chur os cionn caibidle.
Med: A case in which a certain treatment is indicated, cás nach mór cóireáil áirithe dó.
To my certain knowledge, agus mé féin i mo fhianaise leis.
Quantities, sums, less than a certain amount, suimeanna is lú ná oiread áirithe, faoi bhun oiread áirithe.
This much is certain, that . . ., tá an méid seo cinnte, go . . .
A (certain) number of persons, an oiread seo daoine; an áirithe seo daoine.
On certain days, laethanta áirithe.
He has a certain polish, níl sé gan fios a ghnóthaí agus a labhartha a bheith aige.
St.Exch: To put stock at a certain price, stoc a thairiscint ar luach áirithe.
A certain quantity of sth., an oiread seo de rud.
It is thought in certain quarters . . . ceapann daoine áirithe ...
To rate s.o. at a certain sum, an oiread seo rátaí a ghearradh ar dhuine.
Thus much is certain, that. . ., scéal amháin atá cinnte go . . ., tá an méid seo cinnte go . . .
It is tolerably certain that.. ., tá sé chóir a bheith cinnte go . . .
I am virtually certain of it, táim ionann is cinnte de.
