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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
imilléad
imíonn
imir
imirc
imirce
imirceach
imireacha
imirt
imirteas
imirthí
imirtíocht
imithe
imlabhra
imlár
imle
imleá
imleabhar
imleacán
imleacánach
imleach
imleacha
imleáite
imleann
imirt could be a grammatical form of:
imir »
imirt, f. (gs. imeartha). 1. vn. of imir2. 2. Playing, play. (a) (Of game) ~ cluiche, the playing of, the method of playing, a game. Páirc, culaith, imeartha, playing-field, -outfit. ~ cártaí, peile, card-, football-, playing. Cárta imeartha, playing-card. Clár imeartha, playing-board, -table. Fig: Field of action. Cé leis (an) ~? Whose turn is it to play? Prov: Den ~ an coimhéad, forewarned is forearmed. Bíonn cead cainte ag fear caillte na himeartha, it is a loser’s privilege to make excuses. S.a. céile1. (b) (Of gambling) Teach imeartha, gaming-house. Fiacha imeartha, gambling debts. Geall imeartha, stake in game, gambling stake. Bhí sé ina gheall imeartha ag an saol, he was the sport of fortune. Prov: Is fearr mac le h~ ná mac le hól, better a son a gambler than a son a drunkard. S.a. anam 2. (c) (Of pranks) Cén ~ atá agaibh air? Why are you playing pranks on him, annoying him? (d) (Of play of light) ~ na gréine ar an uisce, the sun playing on the water. 3. (a) Use, employment. ~ airm, the employment of a weapon. (b) Exercise, performance. ~ carthanachta, the exercise of friendship. (c) Infliction. ~ feirge, faltanais, the venting of spleen, of spite. (d) Lit: Control, management. ~ each agus carbad, control of horses and chariots.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ imeartha, stakes (in gambling).
Troid go himirt ~a, war to the knife.
Tá tú as an imirt, you are out of the game.
Ag imirt ~, playing hurling.
Ag imirt a bháire ~e, sowing his wild oats.
Ag imirt ~ sop, casting lots (with straws).
Ag caitheamh, ag imirt, ~í, bowling, playing bowls.
~ imeartha, gaming-table.
3. ~ a imirt, to play forfeits.
~ a dhéanamh, a imirt, ar dhuine, ar rud, to take liberties with s.o., sth.
Ag imirt cleas a m~, playing their mad pranks.
~ cainte, imeartha, oibre, worthless talk, play, work.
Ag bualadh, ag imirt, ~e, playing football.
Imirt cháidheach, dirty play.
Ag imirt caidhtí, playing quoits.
Fear caillte na himeartha, the loser (of game, of contest).
Bhí ~ míosa acu gan an bás a imirt orthu, they had a month’s respite from execution.
Ag ~eamh le himirt is ag ~eamh le hól, wasting money on gambling and drink. (ii) (Of care, energy, etc.)
An ~ a imirt ar dhuine, to play false with s.o.
1. ~ (imeartha), (playing-)card.
~í a imirt, to play cards.
Cé leis (an) imirt? Whose turn is it to play?
~ imeartha, staidéir, taistil, permission to play, to study, to travel.
Ag imirt ~í ar a chéile, dallying, sporting, with one another.
~ imeartha, opponent in game.
An cluiche ~ a imirt ar dhuine, to deceive s.o.
Rud a shocrú ar chlár na himeartha, ar cheann cláir, to settle sth. at the gaming-table, on the spot.
~ a imirt ar dhuine, to play a trick on s.o.
~a imeartha, scríbhneoireachta, na ceirde, tricks of play, of writing, of the trade.
~ a imirt, a bhaint, a chailleadh, to play, win, lose, a game.
Ag imirt cnaipí, playing (cards, etc.) for buttons.
Do chnaipí a imirt, to play one’s cards, try one’s tricks.
Den imirt an ~, forewarned is forearmed.
An cluiche, an imirt, a choimhéad, to watch the game, the play.
~ imeartha, scéalaíochta, playing, story-telling, competition.
Is é a chuid den saol a bheith ag imirt, his only interest is in gambling.
5. ~ imeartha, leadóige, playing-, tennis-, court.
~ imeartha, playing equipment; pack of playing-cards.
~ a imirt le duine, to show kindred feeling towards s.o.; to show partiality for s.o.
An ~ a imirt, to follow suit.
~ oibre, imeartha, snámha, working, playing, swimming, facilities.
Tá siad i n~ a bheith ag imirt, they have just been playing.
~ a dhéanamh, a imirt, ar dhuine, to take vengeance on s.o.
~ (imeartha), die.
Díslí a imirt, a chaitheamh, to play, cast, dice.
Imirt ~, to play single-handed.
Ag imirt ~, playing singly.
Éirí as obair, as imirt, to quit work, playing.
~ imeartha, playground.
Ag imirt faltanais ar a chéile, spiting each other.
