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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
give away
give back
give forth
give in
give off
give out
give over
give up
give-and-take
given
giver
giving
giving back
giving up
gizzard
glabrous
glacé
glacial
glacier
glacis
glad
gladden
glade
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
give up »
give up, v.tr. 1 a Ligim uaim, scaraim le, tugaim suas (creach, saibhreas, etc.). He gave up his seat to the lady, d'fhág sé a shuíochán ag an mbean. b Tickets to be given up at the gate, tabhair uait do thicéad ag an ngeata. 2 a Tugaim suas do, éirim as (scéim); scaraim le, dealaím ó (chara); cuirim uaim, tréigim, staonaim ó (dhrochnós). He has given up that habit, tá an nós san caite faoi thóin cártaí aige. He has given up drink, tá droim, cúl, láimhe tugtha leis an ól aige. He gave up the idea of buying the farm, chuir sé ceannach na feirme as a cheann. To give up the struggle, do lámh a chur i bpaca. I give up hope, maithim do mo dhóigh. Abs. He gave up, ghéill, loic, stríoc, sé. (Of riddle) I give it up, éirím as. He gave it up as (a bad job), thug sé suas dó. b I had given him up (for lost), is fada a bhí mo shúil bainte agam de, a bhí deireadh dúile tugtha agam leis. F: I give you up, beannaím uaim tú. 3 a Tugaim (duine) ar láimh (an dlí, etc.); cuirim (duine) á ghabháil. I gave myself up, thugas mé fhéin ar láimh (an dlí). b To give oneself up to sth., do shaol a chaitheamh le rud, a thabhairt do rud. He gave himself up to drink, luigh sé isteach ar an ól as éadan.
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PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To give up the attempt, éirí as an iarracht.
Give your French a brush-up, bain an mheirg de do chuid Fraincise.
To give sth. a clean (up), glanadh m a thabhairt do rud.
To give up (the attempt) in despair, éirí as (an iarracht) le teann éadóchais.
They had given up expecting me, bhí a súil curtha díom acu.
To give up the ghost, bás a fháil, séalú.
Giving up, (i) tabhairt f, briseadh m (bíoma, téide, etc.); cliseadh m (sláinte); (ii) géilleadh (don bhrón, etc.).
To give s.o. a hoist up, duine a shá in airde.
I haven't given up hope of it, níl deireadh dúile bainte de agam.
To give sth. up as hopeless, deireadh dúile a bhaint de rud.
Give up the idea, caith as do cheann é.
Give it up as a bad job, scaoil do bheannacht leis.
I gave him a leg up, (i) thugas cos i láimh, i dtaca, i mbois, dó; (ii) thugas lámh chúnta dó.
To give s.o. up for lost, súil a bhaint de dhuine; deireadh dúile a thabhairt le duine.
I gave myself up for lost, shíl mé gurbh é mo lá deireanach é.
Sp: To give, put up, a purse, duais airgid a thairiscint.
I’ll give you a ring (up), glaofad ort (ar an nguthán).
To give sth. a rub (up), cuimilt a thabhairt do rud.
To give s.o. a wrinkle, to put s.o. up to a wrinkle, cogar a chur i gcluais duine.
