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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
joiner
joinery
joining
joint
jointed
jointure
joist
joke
joker
joking
jollification
jollity
jolly
jolt
Jonah
jonquil
Jordan
jorum
Joseph
Joshua
joss
josser
joss-house
Tá iontráil i bhFoclóir Nua Béarla–Gaeilge i dtaobh
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joke1, s. a Greann m, magadh m. I did it for a joke, ar son grinn a rinneas é. The joke is that..., an chuid is greannmhaire den scéal go . . . It will be no joke to undertake it, beidh lán na lámh ag an té a rachas ina chionn. Practical joke, cleas magaidh. That's a good joke! sin ceann maith! cúis gháire chugainn! He knows how to take a joke, tá acmhainn mhaith grinn aige. b Focal m grinn, focal barrúil. He must have his little joke, is maith leis bheith ag déanamh grinn.
joke2, v.i. Déanaim magadh, ábhacht, greann. To joke at, about, sth., greann, magadh, a dhéanamh de rud. I was only joking, mar mhagadh a bhíos. You're joking, diabhal an féidir! I'm not joking, ní ag magadh atáim.
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IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
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IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Jesting, joking, apart, leis an ngreann a fhágáil inár ndiaidh.
That is (going) beyond a joke, tá sin ag dul thar ghreann.
To crack a joke, scéal barrúil a insint.
The cream of the joke, an chuid is fearr den ghreann.
To take a joke with a good grace, greann a thógáil i bpáirt mhaitheasa.
It was a great joke, ba mhór go léir an spórt é.
He did it just for a joke, le greann a rinne sé é; ní raibh ann ach greann.
The joke was lost on him, níor aithnigh sé an greann.
I meant it for a joke, ar son grinn a bhí mé.
I said it merely as a joke, ní raibh mé ach ar son grinn nuair a dúirt mé é.
His joke misfired, chuaigh a chuid grinn le sruth.
He missed the joke, níor léir dó an greann a bhí ann.
I am in no mood for joking, níl goile ar bith do ghreann agam faoi láthair.
To pass sth. off as a joke, rud a ligean amach ar ghreann.
The perpetrator of the joke, an té a d'imir an cleas; an té ab údar don chleas.
Point of a joke, brí f an mhagaidh.
He cannot see a joke, níl ciall do ghreann aige.
Standing joke, greann coitianta; gnáthnath grinn.
I suspect that he is, I suspect him to be, the perpetrator of the joke, tá barúil, tuairim, agam gurb é is údar leis an magadh.
He treated it as a joke, lig sé amach ar ghreann é, rinne sé magadh de.
