barúil1, f. (gs. -úla, pl. -úlacha). 1. vn. of barúil2. 2. Opinion. ~ a thabhairt de rud, to form, express, an opinion about sth. Tá ~ agam, is é mo bharúil, go, I am of opinion that. Mo bharúil gur fíor é, I think it is true. De réir mo bharúla, in my opinion. Cad é do bharúil air? What do you think of it? Do bharúil an dtiocfaidh sé? Do you think he will come? An bhfuil ~ ar bith agat den aimsir? Have you any idea of what the weather will be like? Tá ~ mhaith ag an dochtúir de, the doctor thinks that he is doing well. Tá ~ aige de féin, he has a high opinion of himself. Is iomaí ~ air, there are many ways of looking at it. Tá mo bharúil féin agam, I have my own opinion, suspicion. Tá cuid eile againn ar do bharúil, there are others of us who think as you do. Baineadh ~ as mo chuid cainte, an inference was drawn from what I said. Tá ~ aithne agam air, I think I know him. Thug mé ~ aithne dó, I guessed his identity. Níor mheath mo bharúil orm, I judged rightly. Ná déan deimhin, dóigh, scéal, de do bharúil, do not jump to conclusions. Tá ~ air! Is maith an bharúil! Of course!
barúil2, v.i. (pres. -úlann).Think, be of the opinion (that). Bharúil mé féin gur le dream tincéirí é, I concluded that it must have belonged to a crowd of tinkers.