Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
tír-raon
tírtheáil
tírtheálach
tís
tisis
tisiúil
tistiún
tit
tit amach
tit ar
tit chuig
tit do
tit faoi
tit i
tit le
tit thart
titchomhla
titeam
titeamach
titghaiste
tithe
títhe
títheach
tit, v.i. (vn. ~im, pp. ~e). Fall. 1. Drop down. ~im go talamh, de scafall, anuas as an spéir, to fall to the ground, off a scaffolding, down from the sky. Thit sé uaim, I dropped it. 2. Collapse. Tá na ballaí ag ~im, the walls are falling down. Thit an díog isteach, the trench caved in. Bhí mé ag ~im as mo sheasamh, I was hardly able to stay on my feet. Tá siad ag ~im as a chéile, they are falling apart. S.a. anam 2. 3. Descend. Fearthainn, sneachta, ag ~im, rain, snow, falling. Tá ceo ag ~im, there is a fog coming down. Thit an oíche, night fell. 4. Decline. An áit a dtiteann an bóthar, where the road dips. Tá an ghrian ag ~im siar, the sun is westering. 5. Come down to lower level. Dá mbeadh praghsanna ag ~im, if prices were falling. An uair sin bhí an costas beatha ag ~im, at that time the cost of living was falling. Tá muca ~e, the price of pigs has fallen. 6. Abate. Tá an ghaoth ag ~im, the wind is falling. Fan go dtite an tuile, wait till the flood abates. 7. Droop, deteriorate. Thit an seanduine go mór le bliain, the old man has declined a lot during the past year. 8. Be overthrown, be killed. An méid acu a thit sa bhruíon, those of them who fell in the fight. 9. Lose position. ~im siar, to fall back. Ag ~im ar gcúl, chun deiridh, falling behind.
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PHRASES
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Fainic ~ ná tit, be careful not to fall.
Thit sé ~ é ag dul thar an droichead, he fell as he was crossing the bridge.
Titim le h~, to fall down a cliff.
Thit an t-~ as, d’fhág an t-~ é, he got the fright of his life.
Thit sé ar an A~, it fell on a Friday.
Tá sé ag titim san ~, he is getting old-looking, decrepit.
Thit sé as a sheasamh, he fell down, collapsed.
Thit siad as a chéile, they fell apart.
Thit sé ina bhaogacha, it fell away in bits.
Ní ~ duit titim, go dtitfidh tú, you are in no danger of falling, you need not fear that you will fall.
Tá sé ag titim ar a bhata, he is becoming stooped with age, decrepit.
Is ~ nár thit mé, I nearly fell.
Thit sé ar a bhéal is ar a shrón, (a aghaidh, a fhiacla), he fell flat on his face.
Titim le ~, to fall down a cliff.
Titim chun boilg, to become paunchy.
Titim ~ ar bhonn le chéile, to fall side by side; to get old together.
Thit sé i m~ a chos, he collapsed.
Thit an ~ as, the bottom fell out of it.
Lig mé dó titim as mo lámh le ~, I was so jittery that I let it fall out of my hand.
Tá sé ag titim chun céille, he is steadying down.
Dul, titim, chun ciúnais, to become calm, still.
Thit sé ar chlár a dhroma, he fell on the flat of his back.
Thit sé ina chnap, he fell in a heap.
Thit a chodladh air, thit sé ina chodladh, he fell asleep.
Thit sé sa chomhrac, he fell in the fray.
Thit sé i gceann a chos, he fell feet foremost.
Thit sé gan chosaint, he fell headlong, was unable to break his fall.
Tháinig, thit, sé ar mo chrann, it fell to my lot.
Ag titim dá chríne, withering with age.
Bhí sé i g~ titim, he was in a state of collapse.
Titim siar ar do chúiléith, to fall on the back of one’s head.
Thit sé i ndiaidh a chúil, he fell backwards.
Dá mbeinn gan titim, if I had not fallen.
Éirí, titim, de rud, to rise, fall, from sth.
Tá ~ tite agam (leis an ocras, ag fanacht leat), I am wearied out (with hunger, waiting for you).
Titim i n~, to become feeble, helpless.
~ dom titim; ~ go dtitfinn, gur thit mé, I nearly fell.
Thit an ~ ar an dreall aige, he was flabbergasted; he lost courage.
Titim i n~ dubhach, to become dejected, to mope.
Le titim an ~a, at dew-fall, in the evening.
Le teacht, titim, an duilliúir, with the coming, the fall, of the leaf.
Cad a tharla dó? É a thitim san abhainn. What happened to him? He fell in the river.
Níor thit sé ach, más ea, ba dhícheall dó, he didn’t fall but, even so, he almost did.
Bhí siad ag titim as ~ a chéile, they were falling one after another (in rapid succession).
Dul, titim, in ~, to fall into despair.
Ní thitfidh mé, ná bíodh ~ ort, I won’t fall, never fear.
An ~ a thit tú? Was it that you fell?
Thit an ~ air, the curse fell on him.
Is fusa titim ná éirí, it is easier to fall than to rise, easier to get into difficulties than to get out of them. (Of sitting position)
Tar ~ titim dó, after he had fallen.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Cor in aghaidh an chaim (agus ~ in aghaidh an choir), tit for tat.
~ re focal a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. tit for tat.
Cor in ~ an chaim a thabhairt, to play s.o. at his own game, to give tit for tat.
~ coille, ~ lathaí, marsh tit.
~ croiméalach, dubh, earrfhada, gorm, léana, mór, bearded, coal, long-tailed, blue, willow, great, tit.
An ~ a roinnt le duine, to exchange compliments with s.o., to give s.o. tit for tat.
Bhí gach re ~ acu le chéile, they were giving each other tit for tat.
