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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
cunús
cuóta
cúp
cupa
cupán
cupard
cuparós
cúpla
cúplach
cúpláil
cúplaire
cúplán
cúplú
cúpóg
cúpón
cupord
cupraisc
cupúil
cur
cúr
curach
cúrach
curachán
cúpla, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). 1. Couple. (a) Two; a few. ~ duine, lá, bliain, a few persons, days, years. ~ ceann eile, a few more. (b) Pair. ~ colúr, couple of doves. (c) (Of roof-timbers) Couple. ~ binne, barge-couple, (d) Mec: Couple. 2. (a) (Of persons, animals) Twins. Duine de chúpla, one of twins. (b) Astr: An C~, the Twins, Gemini. (Var. of 1 (a): cupla)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Agus cúpla ceann eile mar ~, and a few more added for good measure.
Tá an cúpla ~ le chéile, the twins are alike.
Rinne sí cúpla ~ (chniotála) ar an stoca, she knitted a few rounds of stitches on the stocking.
Is beag an ~ cúpla punt, a few pounds won’t do much good.
Cúpla ~ a rá, to make a few remarks.
Ba cheart duit (cúpla) ~ a chur chuige, you should drop him a line.
Cúpla fear ~, a few willing men.
Crochta as ~ an chúpla, hanging from the joint of the rafters.
D’~ sé cúpla buille, he rowed a few strokes.
~ cúpla, one of twins.
~ sé cúpla líne chugam, he sent me a few lines.
Cúpla ~ a scríobh, a chur, chuig duine, to drop s.o. a line.
Cúpla ~, a few minutes.
Déan cúpla ~ leis an scian air, score it a few times with the knife.
Cúpla focal a rá mar sheoladh, to make a few preliminary remarks.
Má tá cúpla punt le ~ agat, if you can spare a few pounds.
