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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
lobhadas
lobhadh
lobhar
lobhra
lobhrach
lobhrán
lobhtha
loc
loca
locach
locadh
locadóir
locáil
locaíocha
locair
locais
lócaiste
locála
localach
locálann
locar
locartha
locarthacht
loc1, m. (gs. & npl. loic, gpl. ~). Hyd.E: Lock. ~ canála, canal lock.
loc2, m. (gs. & npl. loic, gpl. ~). Location.
loc3, v.t. (pp. ~tha). 1. Pen, enclose, shut in. Caoirigh a ~adh, to fold sheep. Duine a ~adh i gcoirnéal, to pen s.o. in a corner. Coirpeach a ~adh, to round up a criminal. Uisce a ~adh, to impound water. ~tha isteach, closed, hemmed, in. ~ isteach! (to sheep, geese) Get inside! 2. Leave in enclosed space; park. Carr a ~adh, to park a car. Tá na báid ~tha sa chuan inniu, the boats are tied up in the harbour today. 3. (With ar) Press (on). Bia a ~adh ar dhuine, to press food on s.o.
loc4, v.t. (vn. ~adh, m, gs. & pp. ~tha). Pluck. Olann a ~adh, to pluck wool. Tá an lao ag ~adh na bó, the calf is plucking at the cow’s udder.
loc5, m = loca1.
loc6 = loic1.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ná bíodh sé le rá leat gur loic tú, let it not be cast up to you that you defaulted.
Níor loic sé riamh ~ orm, he has never failed me before.
loic, uisce, sluice-valve, floodgate.
Ná loic más ~ duit, if you must do it, then don’t fail at it.
~ nó dada, ~ nó loic, all-or-none.
~ caorach, sheep-fold.
~ carranna, car-park.
~ gruaige, lock of hair.
~ olla, lock of wool; wad (of wool).
~ caorach, penning of sheep.
~ bó, rounding up of cattle.
An áit a raibh ~ orthu, where they were penned in.
~ carranna, car-parking.
Rud a chur mar ~ ar dhuine, to press sth. on s.o.
~ sé an troid, he shirked the fight.
Nuair a tháinig air ~ sé, when it came to the test he funked it.
~ sé roimh an obair, he jibbed at the work.
~ an capall roimh an gclaí, the horse balked at the fence.
~ a shláinte, his health broke down.
~ an t-inneall, the engine stalled.
Loic ~ orm, you let me down.
