Install the app »
Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
trá
trábhaile
trabhairtín
trach
tráchaint
trácheann
trachlais
trácht
tráchtadh
tráchtáil
tráchtaint
tráchtaire
tráchtaireacht
tráchtaisnéis
tráchtálaí
tráchtanna
tráchtas
tráchtearra
tráchtlong
tráchtsolas
trádáil
trádálach
trádálaí
trácht1, m. (gs. & npl. -áicht, gpl. ~). Lit: Strand, beach.
trácht2, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~anna). 1. (a) ~ (coise), sole (of foot). ~ (boinn), tread (of tyre). Ó thrácht go folt, from top to toe. (b) Instep. 2. Base, base measurement; width, dimension. ~ tí, ground dimensions of house. ~ báid, width, beam, of boat. Tá ~ maith inti, she is broad in the beam.
trácht3, m. (gs. ~a). 1. vn. of trácht5. 2. Going, travelling; journey, passage; frequentation. I d~ na mara siar dúinn, as we fared westward over the sea. I d~ na haimsire, with the passing of time. Mar a mbíodh mo thrácht, where I was wont to go. Tá ~ mór ar an áit seo, this is a place of great resort. 3. Traffic. (a) Traffic on roads, etc. ~ bóthair, sráide, cathrach, road, street, city, traffic. ~ gluaisteán, coimeádán, motor, container, traffic. Comharthaí, soilse, ~a, traffic-signals, -lights. Brú ~a, traffic congestion. (b) Traffic in goods, trade. ~ earraí, eallaigh, ola, trade in goods, in cattle, in oil. Bád ~a, cargo-boat.
trácht4, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~anna). 1. vn. of trácht6. 2. (With ar) Mention (of). ~ a dhéanamh ar rud, to mention sth. Chuala mé ~ orthu, I heard tell of them. Níl ~ air sin anois, there is no talk of that now. Is beag ~ atá acu uirthi, they seldom speak of her. 3. Discourse, comment. An rud a bhí i d~ againn, what we were talking about. Sa ~ seo síos, in the following commentary. 4. Ecc: Tract. 5. ~ thar = teacht thar :teacht1 3.
trácht5, v.t. & i. (pp. ~a). Go, proceed; journey, travel. Ag ~ an bhóthair, travelling the road. Ag ~ na farraige, traversing the sea. Ag ~ an tsaoil dúinn, as we journey through life.
trácht6, v.t. & i. (pp. ~a). 1. (With ar) Mention. ~ ar rud, to mention sth. Ó thrácht tú air, as you have mentioned it. Ná ~ air, don’t mention it; it is nothing. Ná ~ liom ar an rógaire sin, don’t speak to me of that rogue. Ní fiú ~ air, it is not worth mentioning. Gan ~ ar, to say nothing of, apart from. 2. Discuss, comment on. Is olc a thrácht sé an Scrioptúr, he made a poor commentary on the Scriptures. 3. Relate. ~fad páirt dá scéala, I will relate part of their story.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá trácht ag Céitinn air, it is mentioned in (the writings of) Keating.
Labhair, scríobh, trácht, ar, speak, write, about; mention.
~ tráchta, traffic block.
Ní ~ dom trácht air, I ought to mention it.
~ tráchta, traffic convergence.
Tá sé ag dul i n~ ar an trácht, he is becoming confident in traffic.
Rud nárbh fhiú trácht air, something that was not worth mentioning.
~ na bpláinéad, na mara, tráchta, the movement of the planets, of the sea, of traffic.
Tá trácht ar bheacha ann, bees are mentioned in it.
B’ionadh leo ~ an tráchta ar na bóithre, they were surprised at the small amount of traffic on the roads.
~ tráchta, traffic-warden.
Is ~ trácht air, it is often mentioned.
~ ar thrácht, hold-up in traffic.
Bodhar ó thorann an tráchta, deaf from the noise of the traffic.
~ sráide, tráchta, street-refuge, traffic island.
~ tráchta, congestion of traffic.
4. ~ tráchta, traffic bottleneck.
Ná coinnigh an trácht ina sheasamh, don’t hold up the traffic.
Soilse tráchta, traffic-lights.
Tá an trácht ina ~, the traffic is stopped.
Tá an trácht ina ~, the traffic is at a standstill.
~ tráchta, hold-up of traffic.
An trácht ag dul faoi áirse an droichid, the traffic passing under the arch of the bridge.
~ tráchta, traffic confusion.
