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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
domhúinteacht
domlas
domlasta
domlastacht
domoladh
domplagán
domuíoch
don
dona
donacht
donadas
donagar
donaí
donaigh
donáil
dónaing
donaíocht
donaire
donaireacht
donaisín
donál
Dónall
donán
don1, s. Misfortune. (In phrases) Do dhon is do dhuais ort! ~ is duais ort! Mo dhon is mo dhoghrainn ort (agus ar d’oide múinte)! Bad cess to you (and to whoever taught you)! ~ d’fhiafraí ort! Don’t be so inquisitive!
don2 : do3.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Cibé adhras don umhlacht, whosoever practises humility.
Admhaím don saol! I declare to goodness!
Grá don ~, grá na hailpe, cupboard love.
Tugadh ~ mhaith don leanbh; fuair an leanbh ~ mhaith, the child was well cared for.
Tá an t-airgead sin in ~ don chíos, that money has been set aside to pay the rent.
de (> den), do (> don), i (> sa, san before
Tabhair a h~ don bhád, let the boat off the wind.
D’~ don diabhal! Go to the devil!
Urraim don ~, respect for old age, for seniority.
Má bhíonn an lá in ~ don iascaireacht, if the day is suitable for fishing.
Tabhair ~ don bhodach agus tabharfaidh sé féin slat leis, give him an inch and he’ll take an ell.
Deartháir don bhréag an ~ bán, flattery is akin to falsehood.
Dul don bhinn bhán, to go to bed.
Tabhair rogha don bhodach agus tógfaidh sé an díogha, give a beggar a horse and he will ride to the devil.
~ don urla ~ don éadan, hurried toilet, a lick and a promise.
~ ~ don leanbh, a nice toy for the baby.
Ná lig an bhrí as; ná lig don bhrí imeacht as, don’t let its strength evaporate.
Cad is ~ don fhocal sin? What does that word mean?
Cibé is ~ don mhagadh seo, whatever point there is to this joking.
Níor thug Dia ciall don bhrúid, God did not grant reasoning powers to the brute beasts.
I g~ don chuideachta, dá chóta, with all due respect to the company, to his cloth.
Tabhair a cheann don chapall, give the horse his head.
Thug sé a cheann don chú, he slipped the greyhound.
Níor thug sibh a cheart don bhia, you did not do justice to the food.
Den cheird an cleachtadh; namhaid don cheird gan a cleachtadh, practice makes perfect.
~ don léann, appreciation of learning.
~ don saol, experience of life.
Tá ~ don obair aige, he understands the work.
I g~, go g~, don teach uile, so that all in the house heard.
Tabhair an chnáfairt don mhadra, give the scraps to the dog.
Chuaigh an buille sin i ndeas don chnámh, that thrust went home.
Chomhairfinn lá iomlán don obair sin, I reckon it would take a whole day to do that job.
I g~ don bhaile, for all in the town to hear.
I g~ (don saol), openly, to everyone’s knowledge.
~ don chathair, close to the city.
don fhírinne, close, approximating, to the truth.
~ don ní atá san intinn, contrary to what one thinks.
Do chorp don diabhal! The devil take you!
Thug sé a g~ don fhear thíos, he told them to go to blazes.
Is ~ don chat a phiscín, a cat feels the loss of its kitten.
Is ~ don tír é, he is a credit to the country.
~ a thabhairt don dea-rún, to take the will for the deed.
Shuigh siad ~ agus comhartha don rás, they fixed a limit and a mark for the race.
Mar is ~ don ócáid, as befits the occasion.
I gcead don chuideachta, with due respect to those present.
~ don chófra é, put it into the chest, put it by.
Chuir siad don oileán é, they sent him to the island.
Thug sé ~ don spórt, he gave up sport, his sporting habits.
Don ~! Indeed! Really!
An ~ ag déanamh an eolais don ~; an ~ ag giollacht an daill, the blind leading the blind.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ó Conchúir Donn, the O’Conor Don.
