TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Leagan amach simplí
four . 1 num. a . a Ceithre (lenites initial consonant of sg., prefixes h to initial vowel of pl.) The four houses , na ceithre theach, tithe . Four inches , ceithre orlach, horlaí . Scattered to the four corners of the earth , scaipthe sna ceithre hairde . b Three or four years , a trí nó a ceathair de bhlianta . c (The) four persons , (an) ceathrar . Four women , ceathrar ban . 2 num. s . a (A) ceathair . (Counting) Three, four, five , a trí, a ceathair, a cúig . Four and four is eight , a ceathair agus a ceathair (sin) a hocht . It is four (o'clock) , tá sé a ceathair (a chlog) . Four and six(pence) , (a) ceathair agus sé pingine . He is four , tá sé ceithre bliana d'aois ; tá ceithre bliana aige . On all fours , ar do cheithre boinn . To be on all four with ..., bheith bonn ar aon le ... b (Of persons) Ceathrar m . To the right in fours! , faoi dheis i bhur gceathrair!
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He can trace his descent above four hundred years , tá ginealach a chine aige siar tuilleadh is, breis is, ceithre chéad bliain .
Four and a half ounces , ceithre unsa go leith .
We were four besides John , bhíomar ceathrar ann , gan Eoin a chomhaireamh .
I.C.E : Four-cylinder block , bloc ceithre shorcóir .
F : To drive a coach and four through a law , ciseach a dhéanamh de dhlí .
You could drive a coach and four through his story , níl aige ach bunscéal, ach scéal gan substaint .
Mil : Column of fours , colún m ceathrar .
Opt : Four-component lens , lionsa ceathairchodach .
Agr : Four-course rotation , uainíocht f ceithre bliana .
Covers were laid for four , gléasadh an bord do cheathrar .
Four-stroke cycle , timthriall ceithre bhuille .
Mil : Two, four, deep , i mbeirteanna, i gceathrair .
Sch : The four faculties , na ceithre dhámh .
Four or five years , aceathair nó acúig de bhlianta .
(Counting) Four, five, six , a ceathair, a cúig, a sé .
Mil : To form fours , dul i gceathrair .
Four-figure logarithms , logartaim ceithre figiúirí .
To drive four-in-hand , cóiste ceithre chapall a thiomáint .
Four-leaved shamrock , seamair Mhuire .
Four hundred miles in two hours, that’s very good going , ceithre chéad míle in dhá uair a chloig, is breá an siúl é .
At four o'clock in the afternoon , ar a ceathair a chlog tráthnóna .
Four hundred infantry , ceithre chéad coisí .
To divide sth. into four parts , rud a roinnt ina cheithre chuid .
I have not seen him for the last four days , ní bhfuaireas aon radharc air le ceithre lá .
Three from seven leaves four , a trí óna seacht sin a ceathair .
It is four feet in length , tá sé ceithre troithe ar fad .
Two and two make four , a dó agus a dó sin a ceathair .
Three-masted, four-masted ship , long trí chrann, ceithre chrann .
This book measures 6 inches by four , tá an leabhar seo sé horlaí le ceithre horlaí .
Four o'clock in the morning , (i) (in daylight) a ceathair a chlog ar maidin ; (ii) (in darkness) a ceathair a chlog san oíche .
I.C.E : Four-stroke, two-stroke motor , mótar ceathairbhuilleach, débhuilleach .
You must be ready at four o'clock , caithfidh tú, ní mór duit, ní foláir duit, bheith ullamh ar a ceathair a chlog .
Four-oared boat , bád ceithre bhuille .
On page four , ar leathanach a ceathair .
The other four , an ceathrar eile ; na ceithre cinn eile .
A quarter past four , ceathrú i ndiaidh, tar éis, a ceathair .
At four post meridiem (abbr. p.m.) , ag a ceathair tráthnóna, iarnóin .
The book is priced at four shillings net , ceithre scilling glan fiacha an leabhair .
The four quarters of the globe , ceithre ranna an domhain .
I have four remaining , tá ceithre cinn fágtha agam .
Four-roomed house , teach ceithre sheomra .
He scampered off (on all fours) , ghread sé leis (ar a chromruathar) .
Four score years and ten , deich mbliana agus ceithre scóir .
The four seasons of the year , ceithre ráithe na bliana .
Car with four seats , carr m ceathrair .
Four-leaved shamrock , seamar f Mhuire .
At four o'clock, sharp , ar bhuille a ceathair .
The four something train , traein a thagann (imíonn) tamall i ndiaidh a ceathair .
It took four men to hold him , níor mhór ceathrar fear lena choinneáil .
It is four o'clock or thereabouts , tá sé a ceathair a chlog nó mar sin .