EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
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evil . 1 a . Droch-, dona, olc . House of evil repute , teach droch-chlú . Evil tidings , drochscéal m . Evil omen , teir f ; tuar m , mana m , oilc . Of evil omen , teiriúil . To fall on evil days , titim in umar na haimiléise . Evil spirit , ainsprid f . The Evil One , An Mac Mallachtan . Evil influence , drochthionchar m , drochanáil f . Evil eye , súil mhillte, drochshúil f . Evil tongue , drochtheanga f . 2 s . Olc m , urchóid f , donas m . a The lesser of two evils , rogha an dá dhíogha . To speak evil of s.o ., labhairt go mailíseach ar dhuine . b F : The King's evil , easpa f brád , cait mpl brád .
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Addiction to evil , claon m chun an oilc .
He was the bearer of evil tidings (to us) , ba é an drochscéala a bhí leis (chugainn) .
To be given over to evil courses , bheith imithe le drabhlás .
Evil that cries for a remedy , olc a theastódh a leigheas go géar .
To dispossess s.o. of an evil spirit , deamhan a ruaigeadh as duine .
The evils that ensued on, from, this misunderstanding , na drochiarsmaí a lean an mhíthuiscint seo .
Evil-doers , lucht m míghníomha .
An evil-tongued person , cliar f cháinte , bearrthóir m .
He fell on evil days , chas an roth tuathal air .
To lay, put, one's finger on the cause of the evil , cúis f an oilc a aimsiú .
That act was fraught with evil consequences , ba thrúig oilc an gníomh sin .
She is his evil genius , deamhan coimhdeachta aige í .
He was given over to evil courses , bhí sé imithe, ligthe, leis an olc ar fad .
An evil haunt , poll m mallaithe .
Evil-hearted , droch-chroíoch .
To incline the heart towards evil , an croí a chlaonadh chun oilc .
To know good from evil , aithint idir an mhaith agus an t-olc .
To choose the lesser of two evils , rogha an dá dhíogha a thógáil .
Evil liver, good liver , duine drochbheathach, dea-bheathach .
The Evil One , an Ainsprid , an tÁibhirseoir .
One ought never to do evil , ní cóir an t-olc a dhéanamh .
Pregnant with evil consequences , ag tórmach oilc .
To render good for evil , an mhaith a dhéanamh in aghaidh an oilc .
To strike at the root of an evil , máthair an oilc a scriosadh .
Money is the root of all evil , is é an t-airgead bun agus barr gach oilc .
Idleness is the source of all evil , is é an díomhaointeas bun is barr gach oilc .
Evil-speaking , drochbhriathrach, cáinteach .
To strangle evil at its birth , cos a bhualadh ar an olc ó fhréamh .
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof , is leor do gach lá a olc féin .
To trace the evil to its source , an t-olc a chur le bonn .
It is unutterably evil , níl insint air le holcas ; tá sé olc thar na bearta .