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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
hold forth
hold in
hold off
hold on
hold out
hold over
hold together
hold up
hold with
hold-all
holder
holdfast
holding
hold-up
hole
hole-and-corner
holiday
holiday-makers
holiness
Holland
hollands
hollow
hollow-cheeked
hold up. 1 v.tr. a Coinním suas (rud). b Tógaim in airde, crochaim. Hold up your head, tóg do cheann. To hold sth. up to the light, rud a choinneáil leis an solas. c To hold s.o. up as a model, duine a lua mar shampla. To hold s.o. up to ridicule, ula mhagaidh a dhéanamh de dhuine. d Stopaim, stadaim; coinním (carranna) ina seasamh; tagaim roimh (thraein). The goods were held up at the custom house, baineadh moill as na hearraí ag an gcustam. 2 v.i. Seasann, fanann ina sheasamh; fanann (capall) ar a chosa. If the weather holds up, má mhaireann an aimsir.
hold-up, s. 1 Stopadh m, plódú m (carranna, etc.). 2 Éirí m slí (ar thraein, etc.), ionsaí m le harm.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
F: To hold up a mirror to one's contemporaries, tréithe do linne féin a léiriú go grinn.
He was held up to public obloquy, tugadh náire dhó os comhair an tsaoil.
To hold s.o. up to ridicule, ula mhagaidh a dhéanamh de dhuine.
Hold yourself up! coinnigh díreach tú féin!
