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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
go about
go across
go after
go against
go along
go at
go away
go back
go before
go behind
go by
go down
go for
go forward
go in
go into
go off
go on
go out
go over
go round
go through
go together
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
go back »
go back, v.i. 1 a He went back to his native land, d'fhill sé ar a thír dhúchais. b Casaim abhaile; iompaím ar ais. He went back on his steps, lean sé a rian féin ar ais. c To go back two paces, dul dhá chéim ar gcúl. d To go back on a subject, dul i gceann ábhair arís. To go back to turf, dul i muinín na móna arís. To go back to the old ways, filleadh ar an dúchas. 2 That story goes back to the Flood, tá an scéal sin ag dul siar go haimsir na díleann. We won't go back to the past, an saol atá imithe, fágaimis marbh é. His family goes back to the Normans, tá a chraobh ghinealaigh le ríomh siar go dtí na Normanaigh. 3 a He went back on his promise, shéan sé a ghealltanas. He went back on the agreement, chuaigh sé ar gcúl sa mhargadh. b F: To go back on a friend, cara a fhágáil san abar; cliseadh, loiceadh, ar chara.
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PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He went back on his promise, chuaigh sé ar a thóin ina ghealltanas.
F: There's no going back, níl dul siar ar a bhfuil déanta.
Going back on one's word, briseadh m, séanadh m, gealltanais.
There's no going back on it, ní féidir dul siar air.
Going back on a friend, cliseadh, loiceadh, ar chara.
