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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
imghlan
imghleo
imghluaiseacht
imghoin
imigéin
imigéiniúil
imigh
imigh ar
imigh as
imigh de
imigh i
imigh le
imigh ó
imill
imilléad
imíonn
imir
imirc
imirce
imirceach
imireacha
imirt
imirteas
imigh ar, v.i. 1. Go on, travel by means of. Imeacht ar rothaí, to go on wheels. 2. Proceed. ~ ort, go on, proceed. 3. Pass over. Ag imeacht ar bharr an uisce, travelling over the surface of the water. 4. Pass into state of. Imeacht ar seachrán, to go astray. D’~ sé ar an ól, he took to drink. 5. Be spent on. D’~ an t-airgead ar earraí, the money went on goods. 6. Be sold for. Tá na caoirigh ag imeacht ar bheagán, the sheep are going for very little. 7. Be lost to. D’~ an áit, a mhaoin shaolta, air, he lost his place, his worldly wealth. 8. Get away, escape, from; go away without. D’~ sé ar na gardaí, he escaped from the guards. Ná lig dóibh imeacht ort, don’t let them get away from you, go away without you. D’~ an bád air, he missed the boat. D’~ an focal orm, (i) the word escaped my lips, (ii) I failed to catch the word. Níl mórán le himeacht air, he doesn’t miss much. Ní imeodh a oiread air, even that much couldn’t escape his notice. Ní ag imeacht ort atá sé, you must face up to it. 9. Happen to. D’~ rud éigin air, something happened to him. Cad d’~ ar a chlann? What became of his children? D’~ an diabhal orthu, they are gone to the dickens. 10. Lit:(a) Tread on. Imeoidh tú ar nathracha, you will walk on serpents. (b) Copulate with.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí an bád ag imeacht ar a h~ féin, the boat was drifting.
Bhí sé mór againn imeacht air, it was too much to expect that we should leave without him.
Tá sé imithe in ~ orm, it has become confused in my mind.
Tá sé ar ~ imeacht, he is about to go.
Cad é a dúirt sé? Tá, gur imigh sibh air, what did he say? This, that you went away without him.
Is ~ liom imeacht air, I don’t like to go away without him.
Tá mo chuid oibre (ag imeacht) ar ~, my work is being neglected, going to loss.
Ar bhord(a) imeacht, about to depart.
Tá mé ag brath (ar) imeacht, I intend to go away.
Tá ~ aige (ar) imeacht, he intends to go away.
Ag ~ ar (imeacht, fhearthainn), on the verge of (departure, rain).
Bhí ~laidhre air ag imeacht, he was in a hurry, impatient, to get away.
Imeacht ar do chamchuairt, to go off on one’s rambles.
Ag imeacht ar ~ chárthainn, running helter-skelter.
Cad chuige ar imigh tú? Why did you go away?
Imeacht idir ~ agus ursain (ar dhuine), to have a narrow escape (from s.o.).
Chros sé orm imeacht, he forbade me to go.
An bhfuil aon chuimhneamh ar imeacht agaibh? Have you any thought of leaving?
Bhí ~ air ag imeacht, he felt sad at leaving.
Ar imeacht dó, when he had gone.
Bhí ~ orthu ag imeacht, they went off all in a flurry.
Imeacht ar ~, to set out in the early morning without partaking of food.
Tá sé imithe ar ~, it is gone to waste.
Ag ~e ar imeacht, waiting to go.
Imeacht ar ~, ar an bh~, to become a wanderer.
Níor imigh ach ~ orthu, only an odd person escaped from them.
Tá an bád ag imeacht ar a ~, the boat is keeling over.
~ ar imigh siad, by the time they left.
Tá sé imithe ar ~, ar an bh~, he has gone to the dogs.
Imeacht ar ~, to go off in a huff.
Imeacht ~ teacht air! May he go and never come back.
Imeacht ar nós na gaoithe, mar a bheadh an ghaoth (Mhárta) ann, to go like the wind.
Má tá tú de gheall ar imeacht, if you want to go.
Bhí sé ar ~ imeacht, he was about to leave.
Bhí an t-~ air, he had to go; his span of life was up.
~ gan teacht air! I hope he is gone for good!
Níl ~ agat air, you can’t get away from it.
Bhí an-~ ar eallach seasc, dry cattle were selling fast.
Níl tóir ar an ~ anois, runaway matches are not so popular now.
Ar an ~ atá fúinn, at the rate we are going.
Ar aon ~ amháin, at a uniform pace.
Bhí a cosa agus an ceol ar aon ~, her feet kept time with the music.
Má bhíonn tú i bhfad eile ar an ~ sin, if you carry on like that much longer.
Bhíomar ag imeacht ar feadh na hoíche, we kept travelling all night.
Bhí sé crua orthu ~ gur imigh siad uaidh, he was hard on them with the result that they left him.
Thug sé ~ ar imeacht, he made to go.
B’~ iad ag imeacht ar cosa in airde, off they went at a gallop.
Seasamh, imeacht, ar leathchois, to stand, hop along, on one leg.
Bhí sé ar ~ imeacht, he was about to leave.
Imeacht ar ~, to go speedily, quickly.
