Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
macdhacht
macghníomh
macha
máchail
máchaileach
máchailigh
máchailiú
machaire
machlaigh
machlú
machnaigh
machnamh
machnamhach
machnóir
macht
machtaigh
machtnadh
machtnaigh
machtnamh
machuimhir
macleabhar
maclog
macnach
machaire, m. (gs. ~, pl. -rí). 1. Plain. Machairí na tíre, the level parts of the country. An M~ Láir, the Central Plain. Thug sé an ~ air féin, he took to the open country; he went out into the open air. Caith amach ar an ~ é, throw it out in the open. 2. Stretch of level ground; links, course. ~ gailf, golf-course. ~ ráis, race-course. 3. (a) Field. ~ an chatha, an áir, the field of battle, of slaughter. Dul ar mhachaire an dúshláin le duine, to fight s.o. in the open. D’fhág siad an ~ fúinn, they left the field to us. (b) Lit: Battle. ~ a thabhairt, a iarraidh, to give, seek, battle. (Var: f, pl. ~acha)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Fad amhairc de mhachaire, a vast plain.
Ar cnoc nó ar machaire, on hill or plain.
Ar láthair, ar mhachaire, an dúshláin, on the scene, the field, of challenge, of battle.
Machaire ~, broad plain.
~ machaire, oirbheartaíochta, traenála, field, tactical, training, exercise.
Ar ghlan an mhachaire, an bhóthair, on the open plain, road.
~ machaire, field-gun.
(Ar) ~ an urláir, an bhóthair, an mhachaire, na farraige, (on) the open floor, road, plain, sea.
Talamh, machaire, ~, smooth land, plain.
Thar ~ machaire, mara, over the wide plain, sea.
~ ceantair, machaire, district, field, hospital.
An namhaid a thiomáint den mhachaire, to drive the enemy from the field.
