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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
sheep-farming
sheepfold
sheepish
sheep-run
sheepskin
sheep-tick
sheep-wash
sheer
sheer off
sheer-hulk
sheer-legs
sheet
sheet-anchor
sheet-copper
sheet-glass
sheeting
sheet-iron
sheet-lead
sheet-lightning
sheet-rubber
sheik
sheikdom
shekel
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
sheer »
sheer1, s.Nau: Imeacht m ar fiar.
sheer2, v.i.Nau: Imíonn ar fiar.
sheer3, s.N.Arch: Crochadh m (bord loinge).
sheer4, 1 a. a Glan, dearg-, fíor-, amach agus amach. Sheer idleness, deargdhíomhaointeas m. Sheer robbery, gadaíocht chruthanta. Through sheer spite, le corp, teann, oilc. It is a sheer impossibility, ní féidir a dhéanamh olc maith, ná dona. Sheer waste of time, cailleadh aimsire amach agus amach. b Ingearach, rite. Sheer cliff, faill rite, c (Of textiles) Mín, trédhearcach. 2 adv. a Glan, amach agus amach. The tree was torn sheer out of the ground, baineadh an crann glan as an talamh. b The cliff descends sheer to the sea, tá an fhaill ag dul lom díreach i bhfarraige.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
In sheer desperation, le teann éadóchais.
By sheer force, le corp nirt, le teann fornirt.
By sheer force of will, le haonchorp tola.
Out of (sheer) habit, from force of habit, de bharr cleachtaidh.
It's sheer lunacy, níl ann ach deargbhuile, gealtacht ghlan.
It is sheer madness to go out in this rain, díth céille ceart é dul amach faoin mbáisteach seo.
By sheer strength, le tréan nirt.
She did it out of sheer wantonness, le barr baoise, le teann aeraíle, a rinne sí é.
