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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
iaroighreach
iaromh
iarpais
iarphósta
iarphroinne
iarr
iarracht
iarraidh
iarránach
iarratach
iarratas
iarratasóir
iarratóir
iarrta
iarrtha
iarrthóir
iarrthóireacht
iarscoláire
iarscríbhinn
iarsholas
iarsma
iarsmach
iarsmalann
iarraidh could be a grammatical form of:
iarr »
iarraidh, f. (gs. -ata, pl. -ataí). 1. vn. of iarr. 2. (a) Request, demand. Tá ~ ar an leabhar sin, that book is in demand. Níl ~ acu ar an obair, they don’t want work. Níl ~ anseo orthu, they are not wanted here. Rachainn ann dá mbeadh ~ orm, I would go there if I were asked. Tá ~ a choda ann, he is well able to claim his share. Gan ~, unasked, unbidden, unwanted. Comhairle gan ~, unsought-for advice. Giolla gan ~, unwanted attendant, meddler. (b) Thing sought. D’~ a fháil, to get what one asks for, one’s wish. Níl a ~ mór, he is not asking for much. 3. Attempt, attack. ~ a thabhairt ar rud a dhéanamh, to attempt to do sth. Tabhair ~ air, have a go at it. Thug sé ~ mhór air, he made a great effort to do it. ~ a thabhairt ar dhuine, to try to reach s.o.; to attempt to attack s.o. Tugadh ~ tharrthála air, an attempt was made to rescue him. Thug sé ~ bhuailte orm, he made an attempt to strike me. Thug siad ~ ar an doras, they made for the door. Fuair sé ~ mhór, he had a severe attack. ~ oibre a dhéanamh, to try to do a spot of work. 4. Ar ~, sought for, missing. Tá an leanbh ar ~, the child is missing. Tá siad ar ~ ón tseilf, they are missing from the shelf. Bhí sé ar ~ ina cheirteacha, his clothes were much too big for him. Tá a bhiseach ar ~, he is past recovery. Bhí sé faoi m’~, it was within my reach but I couldn’t find it. 5. Turn, time. An ~ seo, this time. Fan le d’~, wait your turn. D’aon ~, at one go, outright; at once. (Var: pl. iarranta, iarratacha)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tháinig sé a iarraidh iasachta orm, he came to ask me for a loan.
Féadann tú a n-iarraidh air, you may ask him for them.
Ag iarraidh abhrais ar phocán, trying to get wool off a he-goat.
~ a iarraidh, to make a request, a wish.
Gan iarraidh gan ~, without any inducement.
An rud a bhí sé ag iarraidh a dhéanamh, what he was trying to do.
Tháinig sé ag iarraidh airgid orm, he came to ask me for money.
Bhí sé ag iarraidh é a cheannach ~ gan mórán airgid aige, he was trying to buy it although he had little money.
~ ruda a iarraidh, to ask for the use, loan, of sth.
Fuair mé ~ cruinn air an iarraidh sin, I got a good shot at it that time.
Ag iarraidh ~ na súl a bhaint díom, trying to hoodwink me.
Níl ~ ach a bheith ag iarraidh céille oraibh, you cannot be expected to have sense.
Ag iarraidh ~ a chur ar an saol, trying to settle the affairs of the world.
Thug mé iarraidh ~t faoi, I tried to calm, pacify, him.
Beidh bairéid ar iarraidh, there will be wigs on the green.
Ná déan a bheag díot féin ag iarraidh airgid air, don’t demean yourself by asking him for money.
Ag iarraidh ~ a bhaint díom, trying to fleece me.
Ag iarraidh ~ mór a dhéanamh de féin, setting himself up as a man of consequence.
Chaill mé slat an iarraidh sin, I was set back a yard that time.
~ a iarraidh, a thabhairt, a fháil, to ask, give, obtain, permission.
~ anama a iarraidh, a thabhairt, to ask for, grant, quarter.
Ná cuir do chorrán i ngort gan iarraidh, don’t interfere in other people’s business.
Fuair mé ~ an iarraidh seo, I got a really big one this time.
Bhí sé ag iarraidh meas a chur air féin, he was trying to win respect.
Ag iarraidh cúis a chur chun cinn, trying to advance a cause.
Ní raibh mé ach ag iarraidh foighne a chur iontu, I was only trying to get them to be patient.
Ná bí ag iarraidh do thuairimí a chur siar orm, don’t try to impose your opinions on me.
Tháinig sé gan chuireadh gan iarraidh, gan chuireadh gan chóiste, he came without having been invited.
~ gan iarraidh, uninvited, unwanted, guest.
Ag iarraidh na ~e, seeking alms, begging.
~ a iarraidh, to seek refuge.
Ná bí ag iarraidh ~ Dé a thabhairt, don’t try to fly in the face of God.
Thug mé iarraidh ar éalú as an seomra, I tried to slip out of the room.
~ a iarraidh, a lorg, to seek information.
Fuair tú ~ an iarraidh seo, you got a huge one this time.
Dúil, iarraidh, gan fháil, vain expectation, request.
~faidh sé é féin an iarraidh seo, he will have to get down to it this time.
Ag iarraidh forais i bhfodhomhain, ‘trying to find bottom in an abyss’, an impossible task.
Ag iarraidh a bheith ~, trying to be swanky.
~thaí gan iarraidh, (i) unwanted matters, (ii) busybodies.
Rud a ~aidh ar dhuine, to ask sth. of s.o.
Trócaire, maithiúnas, a ~aidh, to ask for mercy, for forgiveness.
Do cheart a ~aidh, to ask for one’s rights.
Tá sé ag ~aidh a choda, he is begging for food.
An oiread seo a ~aidh ar rud, to ask so much for sth.
Tá tú ag ~aidh barraíochta air, you are asking too much for it.
Troid a ~aidh, to look for a fight.
Bean a ~aidh (le pósadh), to ask for a woman’s hand (in marriage).
An fhírinne a ~aidh, to seek the truth.
Cad é atá tú a ~aidh ansin? What are you looking for there?
