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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
sléibhtiúil
sléibhtiúlacht
sléidíocht
sleigh
sleighe
sléim
sleimhne
slí
sliabh
sliabhadóir
sliabhraon
sliacht
sliasaid
sliastach
sliastán
slíbeog
slíbhín
slíbhíneacht
slíbín
slibire
slibreáil
slibreálaí
slibrí
slí could be a grammatical form of:
sligh »
slí, f. (gs. ~, pl. slite). Way. 1. Road, track. Ag siúl na ~, walking the road. Níl siúl na ~ ionam, I am not able to go the road, to walk around much. 2. Route, passage. ~ isteach, amach, way in, out. Do shlí a dhéanamh, to make one’s way. Dá mbeadh eolas na ~ agam, if I knew the way. Ar mo shlí abhaile dom, on my way home. Casadh i mo shlí iad, I happened to meet them. S.a. ceart1 1(b), éirí 2(h). 3. Course, direction. Tar an t~ seo, come this way. Is é ~ mo leasa é, it is the right course for me to take. 4. Distance, journey. Is fada an t~ é, it is a long way. Chuaigh mé tamall den t~ leo, I went part of the way with them. Tá sé míle ~ as seo, it is a mile distant from here. S.a. fad 1. 5. (a) Room to proceed. ~ a dhéanamh do dhuine, to make way for s.o. Fág an t~ uaim, get out of my way. Tóg as mo shlí é, take it out of my way. (b) Room, space. Níl ~ sa mhála dó, there is no room for it in the bag. 6. Right, normal, course of action. Rud a dhéanamh as an t~, to do sth. wrong. Ní raibh mé as ~, I was not far wrong. Ná cuir thú féin as do shlí leis, don’t put yourself out to do it. Níl sé as an t~, it is nothing out of the way. 7. Means, method. (a) ~ le rud a dhéanamh, a way to do sth. Níl ~ agam lena dheisiú, I have no way of mending it. ~ adhartha, form of worship. (b) ~ (bheatha), means of living, livelihood. Bheith ar bheagán ~, to lack means; to be in a poor way. Tá ~ mhaith aige, he is well off. 8. Way, manner. Ar shlí, in a way. Ar gach ~, in every way. Ar a shlí féin, in its own way. Ar aon ~, in any event. Ar shlí go, i ~ is go, in such a way that. 9. (a) Rud atá ar shlí a dhéanta, something that is ready to be done. Buille a bhí ar shlí a bhuailte, a blow that might well have been struck. Focal atá ar shlí a ráite, a remark that may appropriately be made. Chuir sé é féin ar shlí a cháinte, he left himself open to censure. (b)Tá siad ar shlí na fírinne, they are gone to their eternal reward. 10. Tls: Set. ~ a chur ar shábh, to set a saw.
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Slí ~, difficult path.
As bealach, bóthar, cosán, slí, out of the way, in error.
Gléas ~, slí bheatha, means of livelihood.
Slí bheatha a bhaint amach, to earn a livelihood.
Ag bradú na slí, going quietly along the road.
Ag brath na slí roimhe, feeling his way along.
Ar chaoi cheithre slí, where four roads lead.
~ slí, right of way.
Slí bheatha ~ ndaoine, a way of living for our people.
Ba mhór an tslí chun Dé é, it would be a great act of mercy.
A n-~ sa tslí, their route order.
~ bealaigh, slí, waylaying, hold-up, highway robbery; cheating, robbery.
~ slí a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to waylay s.o.; to rob, cheat, s.o.
~ slí, distance.
Obair, saothrú, slí bheatha, a fháil, to get work, earnings, a livelihood.
Má tá sé ar slí fála agat, if you have any means of getting it.
Tabhair ~ slí duit féin, allow yourself freedom of movement.
Cailleadh ~ shlí iad, they were lost somewhere along the way.
~eadh do dhuine sa slí, to yield the road to s.o.
2. ~ slí, yield right of way.
Tá teach beag in ~ na slí, there is a little house by the side of the road.
Ar an ~ slí, in many ways.
An tslí dhíreach a ~úint, to follow the straight path.
~ bealaigh, ~ slí (go), half-way (to).
Ag meabhrú a shlí roimhe, feeling his way forward.
Tá sé ~ (bealaigh, slí) chun na háite, it is a mile (journey) to the place.
~ slí, clearance of way (from obstruction); smoothing of path.
Bealach, bóthar, slí, a réiteach, to smooth a path; to facilitate matters.
Slite ~a, crooked paths.
Bhain ~ slí dúinn, we took the wrong road.
Tháinig sé romham sa tslí, he intercepted me on the way.
Tharla sé sa tslí orm (dom, liom), I chanced to meet him on the way.
Nuair a chuaigh mé amach ar a shlí, when I got to know his ways.
~ le míle slí, a distance of about a mile.
2. ~im faoi shlí, to fall by the wayside.
Ar ~ na slí, by the side of the road.
