TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Leagan amach simplí
two , 1 num. a . a Dhá, dá (after art.) (followed by lenition). Two big houses , dhá theach mhóra . b One or two years , bliain nó dhó . Two or three years , a dó nó a trí de bhlianta . c The two persons , an bheirt, an dís f . Two women , beirt bhan . 2 num. s . a (A) dó . (Counting) One, two, three , a haon, a dó, a trí . Two and three are five , a dó agus a trí sin a cúig . Two and ninepence , dó agus naoi bpingin . He is two , tá sé dhá bhliain d'aois, tá dhá bhliain aige . To break sth. in two , dhá leath a dhéanamh de rud . To walk in twos , siúl i mbeirteanna, beirt ar bheirt . F : I put two and two together , bhain mé adhmad as an gcúrsa, thuig mé as . b (Of pers.) Beirt f , dís f . The two of us were there , bhíomar beirt ann, bhíomar inár mbeirt ann . S.a. MIND1 2.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To eat two at a time , péire a ithe le chéile, ag an am (céanna) .
They came in two at a time , tháinig siad isteach ina mbeirt agus ina mbeirt .
The two fields abut , tá an dá pháirc ag síneadh le chéile, teorainn ar theorainn le chéile .
To abut two planks , dhá chlár a chur as bun a chéile .
v .i .The two farms adjoin , tá an dá fheirm ag críochantacht, ag síneadh, le chéile .
At half-past two in the afternoon , leathuair tar éis a dó tráthnóna .
He is two hours ahead of me , tá dhá uair de bhuntáiste aige orm .
To ally two families by marriage , cleamhnas a dhéanamh idir dhá theaghlach .
Two hundred and two , dhá chéad is a dó .
They were walking two and two , bhí siad ag siúl ina mbeirteanna .
Draw any two cards , tarraing dhá chárta ar bith .
To get two things apart , dhá rud a scaradh ó chéile .
Two at a time , ina bpéirí .
At two shillings a pound , ar dhá scilling an punt .
One, two, three, and away , aon, dó, trí agus imígí!
Mth : Bar two , a dó barrtha .
(Measure, etc.) It is two miles from here to Galway , tá sé dhá mhíle as seo go Gaillimh .
To bet two to one , an dúbailt a chur .
Between two walls , idir dhá bhalla .
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush , is fearr breac sa láimh ná bradán sa linn .
The two voices blend , tá an dá ghuth ag cur le chéile .
He has two strings to his bow , tá dhá ruaim ar a shlat aige .
Three feet by two , trí troithe ar dhá throigh .
By twos , ina bpéirí , ina mbeirteanna .
This one is longer by two feet , is faide de dhá throigh an ceann seo ; tá dhá throigh ag an gceann seo ar an gceann eile .
Carry two and seven are nine , dó anall, tabhair leat dó, agus a seacht sin a naoi .
The car caught two pedestrians , theagmhaigh an carr le beirt choisithe .
One-celled, two-celled , aoncheallach, décheallach .
Two-centred arch , áirse dhélárnach .
F : Not to make two bites at a cherry , gnó a dhéanamh d'aon iarraidh ; gan aon bhraiteoireacht a dhéanamh .
The two dates clashed , thit an dá chruinniú (chluiche, etc.), ar aon lá amháin .
It is one, two, o'clock , tá sé a haon, a dó, a chlog .
A close connection between two things , dlúthbhaint f idir dhá rud .
Page of two columns , leathanach dhá cholún .
Jur : The two sentences to run concurrently , an dá phionós a chur isteach in éineacht .
Two closely connected trades , dhá cheird a bhfuil dlúthbhaint acu le chéile .
The two windows do not correspond , níl an dá fhuinneog ar aon dul le chéile .
They hesitated between two courses , bhí siad idir dhá chomhairle .
He is as cross as two sticks , as a bear, tá sé chomh cantalach le dris .
Add two cupfuls of milk , cuir dhá chupán bainne leis .
Two days later, after , dhá lá ina dhiaidh sin, i gceann dhá lá .
A two-, three-decked vessel , soitheach dhá bhord, trí bhord .
Mil : Two, four, deep , i mbeirteanna, i gceathrair .
Abs .To differentiate between two things , idirdhealú m a dhéanamh idir dhá rud .
Two-, three-dimensional space , spás déthoiseach, tríthoiseach .
There is a discrepancy between the two stories , ní réitíonn an dá scéal le chéile .
To keep two things distinct , idirdhealú a dhéanamh idir dhá rud .
To dovetail two schemes into each other , dhá scéim a fhí ina chéile .
Two of the runners dropped out , thug beirt de na reathaithe suas .
(Expected) The train is due (to arrive) is due in, at two o'clock , tá an traein le teacht ag a dó a chlog .