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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
quarrelsome
quarrelsomeness
quarry
quarryman
quarry-stone
quart
quartan
quarter
quarter-day
quarter-deck
quarterly
quartermaster
quartern
quarter-plate
quarter-sessions
quarterstaff
quarter-tense
quartet
quarto
quartz
quartzite
quash
quasi
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
quarter »
quarter1, s. 1 a Ceathrú f -n. To divide sth. in(to) quarters, rud a roinnt ina cheathrúna. The bottle was one quarter full, bhí an ceathrú cuid dá lán sa bhuidéal. It is only a quarter as long, níl ach an ceathrú cuid den fhad ann. b (i) Cu: Ceathrú f (caoireola, etc.). Fore-quarter, hind-quarter, ceathrú tosaigh, ceathrú deiridh; (ii) pl.(Hind-)quarters, leath deiridh. c Her: Ceathrú f (scéithe). d Nau: Gualainn f. On the quarter, ar an ngualainn. e Roinn f (d'oráiste). 2 a Nau: Ceathrú f feá. b Ráithe f (den bhliain). c Ceathrú (gealaí). Moon at the first quarter, gealach i mbéal ceathrún. Moon in its last quarter, gealach ina ceathrú deireanach. d A quarter to six, past six, ceathrú go dtí a sé, tar éis a sé. 3 a Nau: Aird f na gaoithe, an chompáis. What quarter is the wind in? cad é an aird ghaoithe atá ann? cá bhfuil an ghaoth? The wind is in the right quarter, tá an ghaoth san aird cheart. b The four quarters of the globe, ceithre ranna an domhain. They arrived from all quarters, tháinig siad as gach cearn. It is thought in certain quarters . . . ceapann daoine áirithe ... I expect no more trouble from that quarter, nílim ag súil lena thuilleadh trioblóide ón taobh sin. In high quarters, i measc na ndaoine móra. In responsible quarters, ag an lucht ceannais. 4 Ceantar m (den bhaile mór). 5 pl. a Living quarters, seomraí (cónaithe). To shift one's quarters, aistriú ó áit chónaithe. b Mil: Ceathrú f. To take up one's quarters, (of troops) dul ar ceathrú; F: (of pers.) dul chun cónaithe. To return to quarters, filleadh chun baile. At close quarters, (ag troid) bonn le bonn. 6 Navy: Ionaid mpl. All hands to quarters! gach fear chuig a ionad! 7 To give, ask for, quarter, anacal m, ceathrú anama, a thabhairt, a iarraidh.
quarter2, v.tr. 1 a Roinnim (úll) ina cheathrúna, déanaim ceathrúna de. Quartered logs (of firewood), bloic ina gceathrúna. b Déanaim ceathrúna de (chorp). c Her: Roinnim (sciath) go ceathrúnach. 2 Mil: Cuirim saighdiúirí ar ceathrú. To quarter the troops on the inhabitants, na trúpaí a chur ar buannacht ar mhuintir na háite.
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IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
When I saw him at close quarters, nuair a chonaic mé i ngar dom é.
A: He was hanged, drawn and quartered, crochadh, tarraingíodh, agus rinneadh ceathrúna de.
The crew's quarters are forward, tá ceathrú an chriú chun tosaigh
Head-quarters staff, foireann ceanncheathrún.
Hind quarters, leath deiridh.
A quarter of an hour, ceathrú f uaire.
A quarter past four, ceathrú i ndiaidh, tar éis, a ceathair.
Tourists pouring in from all quarters, cuairteoirí ag madhmadh, ag plódú, isteach ó gach cearn
Coll: Navy: The quarter-deck, na hoifigigh.
In responsible quarters, i measc lucht údaráis.
Quarter sessions, seisiún m ceathrún.
F: To shift one's quarters, imirce a dhéanamh; cónaí a aistriú.
The slummy quarter, ceantar bocht, suarach, na cathrach.
It tells the quarters, buaileann sé an cheathrú.
Fb: Three-quarter back, s.three-quarter, trícheathrúnach m.
In well-informed quarters, i measc lucht eolais.
Mil: Winter quarters, lonnú m geimhridh.
