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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
rodta
ródta
rófhéinní
rogáid
rógaire
rógaireacht
rógánta
rogha
róghearr
roghnach
roghnachas
roghnaigh
roghnaíocht
roghnóir
roghnú
rogóid
róibéis
róibín
roicéad
roicéadtiomáint
roich
roicid
roicne
rogha, f. (gs. ~, pl. ~nna). Choice. 1. Choosing, selection. ~ a dhéanamh (idir rudaí, de rud), to make a choice (between things, of sth.). Tá siad ar do ~ agat, you may choose whichever of them you like. Bain do ~ astu, take your pick of them. Thógfainn de ~ fanacht ann, I would rather choose to stay there. Bíodh do ~ agat, have your choice. A ~ duit suí nó seasamh, (i) you may sit or stand as you please, (ii) whether you sit or stand. Tá sin de ~ agat, that is for you to choose. Ní de ~ a rinne mé é, I didn’t do it by choice. De ~ ar, in preference to. ~ a bhreith, to make a choice. Dá mbeadh breith as dá ~ agam, if I could pick and choose. S.a. bodach 1, réiteach 3 (b). 2. Alternative. Níl an dara ~ agam, I have no alternative. Ní raibh de ~ air (ach), there was no alternative (but). 3. Thing or person chosen. Is tú mo ~, you are my chosen one. Mo ~ den iomlán acu, my pick of them all. 4. The choicest, the best. Níl a ~ le fáil, there is nothing to beat it. Is í ~ ban Éireann í, she is the flower of Irish women. ~ agus togha na bhfíonta, the choicest wines. 5. (With copula and le) Is ~ liom imeacht anois, I prefer to go now. Cibé acu is ~ leat, whichever of them you like. Más ~ leat é; más é is ~ leat, if that is what you wish. Mar is ~ leat, as you choose. 6. (Followed by noun in nom. case) Do ~ rud, anything you like. Gabh i do ~ áit, go wherever you wish. Thug sé a ~ bail air, he treated it as he pleased. Cuirfidh mé do ~ geall leat, I’ll bet you anything. Pósadh sé a ~ bean, let him marry whatever woman he chooses. (Var: ~in f)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bain do rogha astu, take your choice of them.
~ do rogha astu, take your pick of them.
Déan ar do rogha ~ é, do it any way you like.
Tabhair rogha don bhodach agus tógfaidh sé an díogha, give a beggar a horse and he will ride to the devil.
Tá do rogha ar do bhos agat, you have been made an offer; you have your choice.
Dá mbeadh ~ agus dhá rogha agam, if I could pick and choose.
Déan do rogha ~ de, make what you like of it (you must do without it).
Do rogha ~, whichever one you choose.
Níl an ~ rogha agam, I have no other choice, no alternative.
~ do rogha rud, do whatever you choose.
Rogha a dhéanamh de rud, to choose sth.
Rogha an dá dhíogha, a choice between two evils.
Rogha ~, choice of weapons.
Déanadh a rogha duine an t-~, no matter who bears the expense.
do rogha, pick your choice.
Ní théann rogha ón ~, peace is everything.
~ do rogha ceann, take whichever one you like.
~ agus rogha, pick and choice.
Is iad ~ agus rogha na tíre iad, they are the best in the land.
