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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
single-wire
sing-song
singular
singularity
singularize
Sinhalese
sinister
sink
sinkable
sinker
sink-hole
sinking
sinking-fund
sinless
sinner
sinter
sinuous
sinus
sip
siphon
sippet
sir
sire
Tá iontráil i bhFoclóir Nua Béarla–Gaeilge i dtaobh
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sink1, s. 1 a Doirteal m. Sink trap, bac m doirtil. Sink basket, scagaire m doirtil. b Sink of iniquity, umar m oilc. 2 Geol: Slograch m. 3 Th: Comhla f tógála (stáitse).
sink2, I v.i. 1 Téann faoi uisce, faoi loch. The ship sank, chuaigh an long go tóin. She sank by the bow, chuaigh sí faoi ar lorg a tosaigh. F: He was left to sink or swim, b'éigean dó treabhadh as a eireaball féin. Here goes! sink or swim! seo linn! beirthe nó caillte! 2 To sink into sth., a Téann i (dtalamh); téann i mbá (sa láib). He sank to his knees in it, chuaigh sé go glúine ann. The dye must be allowed to sink in, caithfear ligean don dath dul domhain ann; caithfidh sé an dath a shú. F: (Of words) To sink into the memory, dul i bhfostú sa chuimhne. His words begin to sink in, tá a chaint ag breith greama, ag dul i ngreim. b Titim (san aimhleas, i ndíchuimhne). To sink deep(er) into crime, dul ar maos san olc. To sink into insignificance, dul ó aird. c To sink in oneself, cúbadh chugat féin. 3 (Subside) a To sink down, ísliú. b The fire is sinking, tá an tine ag dul in éag. c (Of pers.) Luím (fúm). He sank down into the chair, lig sé é féin anuas sa chathaoir. He sank to the ground, luigh sé faoi. He sank on his knees, thit sé ar a ghlúine. His legs sank under him, lúb na hioscaidí faoi. His heart sank, thit a chroí. His spirits sank, thréig ar an misneach aige. 4 Íslíonn, téann faoi. 5 a Lagaíonn, téann i laige. The patient is sinking, tá an t-othar ag dul i laige. b Laghdaíonn, íslíonn (luacha). He has sunk in my estimation, is lúide mo mheas air. II v.tr. 1 Báim, cuirim (bád) go tóin. 2 a Íslím (mo ghlór). b Sáim. cuirim (cuaille) i dtalamh. 3 a To sink a well, tobar a thochailt. b To sink a die, dísle a ghearradh. 4 Cuirim (amhras) ar ceal. They sank their differences, rinne siad neamhshuim dá raibh eatarthu. 5 Glanaim, cuirim (fiacha) ar ceal. 6 To sink money in an annuity, airgead a chaitheamh ar anáid, a shuncáil le hanáid.
TORTHAÍ GAOLMHARA
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To sink into the mire, (i) dul i mbá sa bhoglach, sa phuiteach; (ii) F: dul chun truaillíochta; dul le drabhlás an tsaoil; (iii) titim i sáinn.
(Of ship) To sink in the mud, dul i mbá sa láib.
Sunk-panel, painéal domhain, slogtha.
Sinking ship, soitheach ag dul go tóin, ag dul faoi.
Sinking heart, croí trom, tuirseach.
F: Sinking feeling, meath m misnigh.
To be sunk in sloth, bheith marbh ag an leisce.
F: He was sunk in thought, bhí sé gafa ag an machnamh.
Sunk in the mud, sáite sa lábán.
He is sunk in sloth, tá an leisce go smior ann.
Sunk in debt, báite, múchta, i bhfiacha.
F: He is sunk, tá sé creachta, tá deireadh leis.
Sunk road, bóthar slogtha.
Sunk garden, garraí tochailte.
Sunk key, eochair eitreach.
Sunken cheeks, leicne cuasacha.
Sunken road, bealach slogtha.
Sink trap, bac m doirtil.
To drive, sink, a well, tobar a thochailt.
