Install the app »
Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
historian
historic
historical
historiographer
history
histrionic
histrionics
hit
hit back
hit off
hit out
hitch
hitch-hike
hitch-hiker
hitch-hiking
hither
hitherto
hitter
hive
hives
ho
hoar
hoard
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
hit »
hit1, s. 1 a Buille m. F: To have a sly hit at s.o., goineog a thabhairt do dhuine. That's a hit at you, chugatsa atá sin; chugatsa an priocadh sin. b Fenc: Buille m. To score a hit, buille a chur i gcion. c Hockey: Baseball: Poc m. Free hit, saorphoc. 2 a Beart m amhantrach, beart i gcrích. He made a lucky hit, bhí sciorta den ádh air. He made a great hit, d'éirigh thar cionn leis. b Th: Buadhráma m. It is a great hit, tá éirithe thar cionn leis.
hit2 . 1 v.tr. a Buailim. To hit s.o. a blow, buille a thabhairt do dhuine, buille a bhualadh ar dhuine. b v.i. To hit against sth., bualadh faoi rud. His head hit against the door-jamb, buaileadh a chloigeann faoin ursain. c (Fencing, billiards, etc.) Aimsím (duine, liathróid). To hit the mark, an marc a aimsiú. He was hit by a bullet, theagmhaigh piléar leis. F: He was hit in his pride, tháinig uabhar air. (Of allusion, etc.) To hit home, focal a chur i gcion, go cnámh. He has been hard hit, tá sé creachta. d adj. & adv.phr. To attempt sth. hit or miss, iarraidh a thabhairt ar rud, breith nó fág. To strike out (at s.o., sth.) hit or miss, urchar an daill a thabhairt (ar, faoi, dhuine, rud). 2 v.tr. & i. To hit (up)on sth., teacht ar rud; rud a aimsiú. You've hit it, leag tú do mhéar air; tá sé agat.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Fenc: He acknowledged a hit, d'fhógair sé go bhfuair sé buille.
To hit back, buille ar an mbuille a thabhairt.
To hit s.o. below the belt, buille fealltach a thabhairt do dhuine.
To hit a man when he is down, duine a bhualadh agus é ar lár.
He hit him full in the face, bhuail sé lom lán idir an dá shúil é.
To hit hard, bualadh go trom.
He hit back, thug sé athbhuille uaidh; thug sé buille ar bhuille.
You have hit him off to a T., sin é ar athbhreith agat é.
To hit it off with s.o., teacht le duine; réiteach le duine.
To hit out at s.o., buille a tharraingt ar dhuine.
He hit upon the idea of . . ., bhuail an smaoineamh é . . .; thit sé isteach ina intinn ...
Lucky hit, shot, urchar áidh.
To hit the mark, an marc a bhualadh; urchar a chur i gcion.
F: You've hit the nail on the head, leag tú do mhéar air.
Speech that hits the right note, óráid oiriúnach, thráthúil.
To hit out at random, urchar an daill a chaitheamh.
To hit straight from the shoulder, buille a bhualadh ón ngualainn amach.
