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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
thousand
thousandth
thraldom
thrall
thrash
thrash out
thrashing
thread
threadbare
thread-cutter
thread-like
threadworm
threat
threaten
threatening
three
three-act
three-ball
three-coloured
three-cornered
three-decker
three-element
three-engined
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
thread »
thread1, s. 1 Snáithe m. F: To hang by a thread, bheith ar forbhás. 2 a Needlew: Snáth m -a (olla, lín, etc.). Sewing thread, snáth fuála. Waxed thread, snáth céarach. b Tex: Abhras m. F: The thread of life, dlúth agus inneach na beatha. He lost the thread of his discourse, chaill sé snáithe a scéil. A dropped thread (in weaving), snáithe silte. c (Length of) thread, tointe m, íorna m. 3 Tchn: Snáithe m (bíse). 4 Geol: Féith f, cuisle f.
thread2, v.tr. 1 a Cuirim snáithe i (snáthaid). b Cuirim (péarlaí, etc.) ar shnáithe. c Cuirim (iall) trí shúil. d To thread one's way through the crowd, do bhealach a dhéanamh tríd an slua. 2 Cuirim snáithe ar (scriú), i (mbairille gunna).
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To thread beads, clocha a chur ar snáithe.
Tex: Thread-guide, seoladh snáithe.
Lisle thread, snáth m leighil.
Threads in a ravel, snáitheanna in aimhréidhe.
Screw-thread, scriúshnáithe m.
The thread is all in a tangle, tá an snáth uile in achrann, in aimhréidhe.
Waxed thread, snáithe m céarach.
