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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
fireannach
fireannacht
fíréanta
fíréantacht
fírián
fíric
firín
fírinne
firinneach
fírinneach
fírinneacht
firinnéad
fírinnigh
fírinniú
firinscne
firinscneach
fíriúil
fíriúlacht
firmeálta
firmimint
fis
fís
fiscithe
fírinne, f. (gs. ~, pl. -nní). Truth. An fhírinne a dhéanamh, to tell the truth, be truthful. Inis an fhírinne, tell the truth. Dúirt sé an fhírinne, he spoke the truth. Déanfaidh mé an fhírinne leat, I will be frank with you. Tá an fhírinne agat, what you say is true. An fhírinne a chur ar dhuine, to speak the truth about s.o.; to ascribe the truth to s.o. Cloí leis an bh~, to stick to the truth. Fanacht i mbun na ~, to confine oneself to the truth. Bíonn an fhírinne searbh, the truth can be bitter. Ní féidir an fhírinne a cheilt, truth will out. Is é ~ an scéil (go), the truth of the matter is (that). Tiocfaidh an fhírinne ina háit féin, truth will prevail. Tá sé in áit na ~ anois, he is [’in the place of truth’ now, gone to his judgment, dead. An fhírinne ghlan, the whole truth. Lomchlár, lomchnámh, lomlár, na ~, the pure and simple truth. Fírinní an chreidimh, the articles of faith. De dhéanta, de ráite, na ~, as a matter of fact. Dar m’fhírinne! By my troth! S.a. béal 1(c), cnámh 1(b), fíon, slí 10 (b).
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ an fhírinne, tell the truth.
~ na fírinne, na bréige, truthful person, liar.
Tá ~ na fírinne, na mailíse, ar a chuid cainte, what he says smacks of truth, of malice.
~ na fírinne, denial of truth.
Breathnú ar an bhfírinne, to consider, examine, the truth.
Tá ~ fírinne leis, it is based on fact.
Fan i m~ na fírinne, abide by the truth.
An fhírinne bhunaidh, the essential truth.
An fhírinne a chamadh, to distort the truth.
Níor chan mé ach an fhírinne, I spoke only the truth.
Ná ~ an fhírinne orm, tell me the truth.
~ fírinne, scannail, suppression of truth, of scandal.
An fhírinne ~, to be perfectly truthful.
~an fhírinne, na fírinne, a rá, to tell the truth.
~ na fírinne a bheith agat ar dhuine, to give credence to s.o.
~adh ón bhfírinne, to deviate from the truth.
An fhírinne a chlaonadh, to pervert the truth.
~ fírinne, creidimh, perversion of truth, of faith.
~ na fírinne, the plain truth.
~ na fírinne, imprint of truth.
~ dhearg na fírinne, the naked truth.
~ na fírinne, the preservation of truth.
don fhírinne, close, approximating, to the truth.
~ a chur i bhfocal, san fhírinne, to twist the meaning of a word, to distort the truth.
Is é ~ na fírinne é, it is perfectly true.
Is é ~ na fírinne é, it is perfectly true.
Tá ~ na fírinne air, it looks like the truth.
Tá ~ na fírinne air, it rings true.
~ na fírinne, the essence of truth.
Cás, uacht, an fhírinne, a chruthú, to prove a case, a will, the truth.
~ na fírinne, the firmly-established basis of truth.
~ na fírinne a chur ar rud, to give sth. a semblance of truth.
Tá ~ na fírinne ar do scéal, your story seems credible.
An fhírinne, an bhréag, a dhéanamh, to speak truth, falsehood.
An fhírinne a dhéanamh amach, to distinguish the truth.
~ na fírinne, to tell the truth, as a matter of fact.
An fhírinne a dhearbhú, to attest the truth.
~ fírinne, substratum of truth.
~ eolais, na fírinne, absence, lack, of knowledge, of truth.
Ní fheictear dom go bhfuil an fhírinne aige, he doesn’t seem to me to be stating the truth.
Déanann ~ fírinne, seeing is believing.
Sin ~ an fhírinne, that is very true.
Ag dul i bh~ ón bhfírinne, deviating from the truth.
~ a chur san fhírinne, to pervert the truth.
An fhírinne a fhiaradh, to pervert the truth.
Is iontaí fírinne ná ~, truth is stranger than fiction.
Sceitheann, scileann, ~ fírinne, wine in, truth out.
Níl ~ fírinne ann, there is not one word of truth in it.
An fhírinne a fhógairt, to declare the truth.
An fhírinne a fhoilsiú, to reveal the truth.
