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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
casabhach
casach
cásach
casachán
casacht
casachtach
casachtáil
casadh
casadhmad
casadóir
cásaigh
cásáil
casaíocha
casair
casairneach
casairníneach
cásaisteach
cásaisteacht
casal
cásála
cásálann
cásamh
casán
casadh could be a grammatical form of:
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casadh, m. (gs. as s. -aidh, as vn. -sta; pl. -staí). 1. vn. of cas2. 2. Twist, turn; winding. ~ a chur i rud, to twist (the strands of) sth. Cuir ~ eile sa téad, give another twist to the rope. Chuir sí ~ ina cuid gruaige, she twisted, coiled, her hair. ~ a bhaint as rud, to give sth. a twist, a turn. Bain ~ as an roth, give the wheel a turn. Bhain sé ~ as mo lámh, he gave my hand a twist. Ná bain ~ as mo chuid cainte, don’t twist my words. Bainfidh an saol ~ as, the world will teach him a lesson. (With article) An ~ a bhaint as rud, to untwist sth. Bhain sé an ~ as an téad, he untwisted the rope. ~ súgáin, the twisting of a straw rope. Súgán gan chasadh, (i) untwisted (straw) rope, (ii) spineless person. Knitting: ~ an tobac, cable-stitch. ~ i gceol, i nglór, turn in music, inflexion in voice. ~ súl, glance. ~ in abhainn, i mbealach, twist, winding, in a river, in a path. Tá gach re ~ is lúbadh ann, it is full of twists and turns. Lán castaí, full of twists; (of person) very tricky. ~ na taoide, the turn of the tide. (Of sick person) Tá ~ beag inniu air, he has taken a turn for the better today. Tá ~ fuar san oíche, the night is turning cold. ~ timpeall, about turn. Le ~ an phoist, by return of post. Chuirfeadh sé ~ aigne ort, it would nauseate you. 3. Spin. Rud a chur ar ~, to set sth. spinning. 4. Reproach. ~ an chorcáin leis an gciteal, the pot calling the kettle black.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An ~ ar casadh orm é, as I happened to meet him.
Cuirfidh tú ~ ort féin ag casadh do bhéil mar sin, you will distort your face grimacing like that.
Casadh, fáscadh, bascadh, a bhaint as rud, to twist, squeeze, bash, sth.
~ broghach, ~ casta, scum.
Casadh orm é i m~ na séibe, I met him unexpectedly.
Ag ~adh ar a fhearsaid, revolving on its axis.
~adh thart, timpeall, to turn about.
~adh ar clé, to turn left.
~adh abhaile, to turn homewards.
Tá an taoide ag ~adh, the tide is on the turn.
Tá an lá ag ~adh, the days are beginning to lengthen, shorten.
Bhí sé ag ~adh a ordóg ar a chéile, he was twiddling his thumbs.
Tá an slaghdán ag ~adh orm, I am taking the cold again.
Bhí mé ag ~adh leis an obair, I was trying to do the work.
~adh orm, dom, liom, é, I met, happened to meet, him.
~adh teach mór liom, I came upon a large house.
chuig, ag) Happen to have. ~adh punt chugam, I happened to have a pound.
~adh ina measc é, he happened to be among them.
Is maith an áit ar ~adh mé, I have come to the right place.
Scéal ~, complicated story.
Focal ~, difficult word.
Críon ~, old and mis-shapen.
Práta ~, wrinkled potato.
Cé a casadh, a chasfaí orm, ach é féin? Who did, should, I meet but himself?
Casadh orm ar mo choiscéim é, I met him along the way, as I walked along.
~ casta i dtéad, snarl in rope.
Chuir sé ~ casta i mo lámh, he twisted my hand.
~ casta, craipleach, bindweed.
Casadh ~ orm, I met an odd person.
Casadh faoi dheis, to turn right.
Casadh, iompú, ~, ar ~, to turn right.
Casadh orm é i n~ an chruinnithe, I met him after the meeting.
Casadh fear a dhiongbhála air, he met his match.
~ a casadh orm, a fellow I met.
Casadh cara dó orm, I met a friend of his.
Casadh ~ a mhúinte air, he met his master.
~ cam, casta, staggers (in sheep).
~ amháin a casadh orm é, one day that I met him.
Tá casadh géar chun an chladaigh leis, it takes a sharp turn towards the shore.
Casadh a ~ seo orm, I met so-and-so. (Introductory)
Lá casta na ~e, day of action, emergency.
Casadh orm í ~ Lae Bealtaine, I met her on May-Day morning.
Casadh ar ~, to turn on an axis, to pivot.
Dá mhéad uair dár casadh orm é, although I met him ever so many times.
Casadh fear mo mhúinte orm, I met my master.
~ amháin a casadh orm é, one night that I met him.
Casadh orm i mbéal na ~ é, I ran into him unexpectedly.
An diúlach ~ a casadh orainn, this fellow that we met.
Casadh i mo shlí iad, I happened to meet them.
Smaointe casta ar chúrsaí an tsaoil, complicated thoughts on the affairs of life.
