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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
platoon
platter
platypus
plaudits
plausibility
plausible
Plautus
play
play away
play off
play on
play out
play up
play-acting
play-actor
play-bill
play-boy
player
player-piano
playfellow
playful
playfulness
play-goer
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
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play1, s. 1 a Cigilt f (solais). Play of light on a jewel, dealramh solais ar sheoid. b Beartaíocht f (airm, maide). To make play with one's stick, do mhaide a bheartú. c To come into play, teacht i dtreis, sa siúl. To call sth. into play, rud a chur ar obair. In full play, faoi lán seoil. To give full play to one's imagination, lán scóid a ligean le do shamhlaíocht. To keep s.o. in play, duine a choinneáil ar siúl. d Oibriú m (innill). e Mec.E: etc.: Scóip f, ligean m (ag ball d'inneall). 2 a Súgradh m. b To say sth. in play, rud a rá le greann. Play on words, nathaíocht f. 3 a Imirt f -eartha, cearrbhachas m. Ruined by play, scriosta ag an gcearrbhachas. b Games: Imirt f. Play began at one o'clock, thosaigh an cluiche ag a haon a chlog. The ball was in play, out of play, bhí an liathróid san imirt, as an imirt. 4 Th: Drámam. To go to the play, dul chun na hamharclainne.
play2 . I v.i. 1 Preabann; (of animals) déanann macnas, princeam; (of light) tá ag cigilt. The sun plays on the water, tá an ghrian ag damhsa ar an uisce. 2 a (Of fountain) Steallann. b The organ is playing, tá an t-orgán ag seinm. v.tr.The band played the troops out of the town, rinne an banna na saighdiúirí a chomóradh amach as an mbaile le ceol. c (Of part of mechanism) Tá ligean ag. 3 a Táim ag súgradh. Run away and play, imigh leat ag spraoi duit féin; seo leat amach ag seó. b To play with one's stick, bheith ag méaradrú ar do bhata. c You are playing with fire, tá tú ag rith ar thanaí. He is not a man to be played with, ní haon dóithín é; fear é a mb'fhearr do dhuine dul lena thaobh. II ► play, v.tr. or ind. tr. 1 To play cards, cártaí a imirt. Play! imir! To play fair, an cluiche a imirt go hionraic. F: To play for one's own hand, bheith ag tochras ar do cheirtlín féin. They are playing into each other's hands, tá siad ag obair as lámha a chéile. S.a. TIME1 3. 2 To play (on) a musical instrument, seinm ar ghléas ceoil; gléas ceoil a chasadh. Won't you play for us? nach gcasfaidh tú port dúinn? III ► play, v.tr. 1 Th: a Déanaim (páirt). She played the part of Deirdre, is í a bhí ina Deirdre; ghlac sí páirt Dheirdre. F: To play the idiot, ligean ort féin gur amadán thú. To play the man, tú féin a iompar go fearúil. S.a. TRUANT. b To play a tragedy, traigéide a léiriú. 2 To play a trick on s.o., cleas a imirt ar dhuine. 3 a Cards: To play a card, cárta a imirt. b Games: Imrím. Playing hurley, ag bualadh báire. Who plays first? cé leis tús imeartha? 4 a To play a match, cluiche a imirt. b To play s.o. at chess, cluiche fichille a imirt le duine. I played him for a goose, d'imir mé gé leis. c Sp: Cuirim (duine) ar an bhfoireann. 5 To play s.o. false, fealladh ar dhuine. 6 To play a salmon, iascach a thabhairt do bhradán. 7 To play water on the fire, an t-uisce a dhíriú ar an tine. To play on s.o.'s feelings, fadú faoi dhuine. To play on s.o.'s credulity, bheith ag scaoileadh faoi dhuine.
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PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To play fair and above-board, imirt go macánta cneasta; bheith ionraic.
To act a play, a character, dráma, carachtar, a dhéanamh.
To act in a play, páirt a ghabháil i ndráma.
Acting over (of a play), cleachtadh m (dráma).
Acting play, dráma faoi choinne na hamharclainne; dráma inléirithe.
Play adapted from the French, dráma ón bhFraincis faoi athchóiriú.
To play the ape, aithris a dhéanamh ar dhuine.
Sch: Play areas, plásóga imeartha.
He was behaving like an ass, he played the ass, (i) bhí sé ag déanamh cnapán amadáin de féin; (ii) bhí sé ag pleidhcíocht.
The big scene (of the play), an príomhradharc.
Th: (Play-)bill, clár m.
To play booty, ligean do dhuine buachan i dtús báire, chun é mhealladh faoi dheireadh.
Playing at bo-peep, ag déanamh na bhfolachán.
To bring sth. into action, into play, rud a chur ag obair. S.a. FASHION1
To play the bully, bheith ag batalach.
He called into play all his powers, bhain sé leas as a chuid éirime ar fad.
(Playing-) card, cárta m.
F: To play one's cards well, do chluiche a imirt go maith.
Th: To cast a play, na páirteanna a riaradh.
When the cat is away the mice will play, fad a bhíos an cat amuigh bíonn na luchain ag rince.
If the play catches on, má bhíonn éileamh maith ar an dráma.
He played a chief part in..., bhí baint mhór aige le...; bhí sé ar na daoine ba mhó a bhí páirteach i...
It is only a child's play in comparison to . . ., níl ann ach caitheamh dairteacha le hais ...
He made child's-play of it, ní bhfuair sé croitheadh ar bith ina dhéanamh.
Th: Costume play, dráma culaithirte.
To play off the cushion, an cúisín a oibriú.
To play the deuce with sth., an donas a dhéanamh ar rud.
To play the devil with sth., an donas a dhéanamh ar rud.
To play s.o. a dirty trick, cleas gránna a imirt ar dhuine.
To do, play, the dirty on s.o., cleas gránna, suarach, a imirt ar dhuine.
To play out of doors, súgradh a dhéanamh amuigh faoin aer.
He is playing a double game, Tadhg an dá thaobh é; tá sé ag tabhairt an dá bhealach leis.
Th: To dress a play, cultacha dráma a sholáthar.
To beat, play the drum, an druma a bhualadh.
To play at ducks and drakes, sciotairín uisce a dhéanamh.
He played ducks and drakes with his money, thug sé gaoth dá chuid airgid.
To play by ear, seinm de réir na cluaise.
F: To play with edged tools, bheith ag súgradh le sceana géara.
The play was a failure, theip ar an dráma.
Fair play, cothrom na Féinne.
To play fair, roinnt go cothrom (le duine).
Th: Fairy play, dráma sióg.
adv.To play s.o. false, feall a dhéanamh ar dhuine.
He flatters himself on his playing, tá consaeit ceoltóra aige air féin.
F: To play the fly on the wheel, cúnamh an dreoilín don fharraige; 'Nach mise a thóg an ceol! mar dúirt an chuileog i ndiaidh an chóiste.
To play, act, the fool, bheith ag pleidhcíocht, ag amadántaíocht.
Don't play the fool, ná bí chomh leanbaí sin.
To play for money, airgead a imirt, imirt ar airgead.
Foul play, (i) Sp: feall m, séitéireacht f, cor m salach; (ii) feall m, camastaíl f, calaois f.
The play was a dead frost, bhí an dráma gan aon mhaith.
