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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
strócanna
strócántacht
strochlán
stródh
stródhúlacht
stróf
strogán
stróic
stróiceadh
stroighin
stroighnigh
stróille
stróiméad
stroimpiléad
stróinéis
stróinéiseach
stróinéisí
stróinse
stróinséartha
stróinséir
strointia
strointiam
stróire
stróic1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eacha). 1. Stroke. (a)~ oibre, stroke of work. Tá sé ag obair leis ar a ~, he is working away at a fast and even pace. (b) ~ de bhata, a stroke of a stick. (c) Tá ~ mhaith treafa déanta acu, they have done a good bit of ploughing. 2. (a) Tear, rent; tatter. Tá mo chóta ina ~eacha liom, my coat is hanging in tatters. (b) Strip, torn-off piece. ~ aráin, hunk of bread. ~ talún, strip of land.
stróic2, v.t. & i. (pp. ~the). 1. Tear. (a) Rend. Rud a ~eadh, to tear sth. ~ ina dhá leath, ina phíosaí, é, tear it in half, in pieces. ~ sé a chuid éadaigh, he tore his clothes. ~feadh sé lena ingne thú, he would rend you with his claws. Ná ~ as a chéile é, don’t tear it apart. (b) Pull violently at, wrench. ~ anuas den bhalla é, tear it down off the wall. ~ sé an clúdach den litir, he tore the envelope off the letter. ~ mé aníos as an talamh iad, I tore them up out of the ground. Ná bí ag ~eadh do chuid gruaige, don’t keep tearing at your hair. 2. (a) Perform with great speed. Ag ~eadh ar an bhfidil, fiddling furiously. Tá sé ag ~eadh leis, he is working away as fast as he can. ~ leat, work, talk, on. (b) Rap out. Ag ~eadh eascainí, cursing hard. ~ sé mionn mór, he let out a swear-word.
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PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá mo cheirteacha stróicthe, my clothes are tattered.
~ a ghearradh, a stróiceadh, de rud, to cut, to tear, a strip off sth.
~ta stróicthe, tattered and torn.
~ta stróicthe, tattered and torn.
~ in éadach, rent in clothes.
~ (mór) oibre, large amount of work.
Tá a bhfuil ~ orm stróicthe acu, they have torn all my clothing.
