Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
díraonadh
dírátaigh
dírathú
dírbheathaisnéis
dírbheathaisnéiseach
dírbheathaisnéisí
díre
díreach
díreachas
direachtóireacht
díreadas
díreiligiún
díreiligiúnach
díréimeach
díréir
díréireach
díréitigh
díreog
díreoigh
direoil
dírí
díriail
dírigh
díreach1, m. (gs. -righ). Straight. 1. Straight condition. Rud a chur as a dhíreach, to put sth. out of alignment, out of plumb. 2. Straightforwardness. Leis an ~ a rá leat, to be straight with you. An cam a chur ar an ~, to distort facts. 3. Straight course. An ~ sa ród, the straight part of the road. Rith ar an ~, to run on the straight, to follow a straight course. Lit:Dul gach n~ (go), to go direct (to).
díreach2, a1. 1. Straight, direct. (a)Líne dhíreach, straight line. Gruaig dhíreach, straight hair. Chomh ~ le slat (ghunna), le feag, le gáinne, as straight as a (ram)rod, as a rush, as a reed. S.a. aicearra 1. (b) Erect, perpendicular. Seasamh ~, straight stance. Siúl ~, erect gait. Aill dhíreach, perpendicular cliff. Tá sé ~ ar a chosa, he stands, walks, erect. (c) Direct to mark. Amas ~, straight aim. Tá urchar ~ aige, he shoots straight. (d) Upright. Duine ~, upright person. Bheith ~ le duine, to be honest with s.o. (e) Straightforward. Caint dhíreach, straight talk. Ceist dhíreach, direct question. Tabhair freagra ~ orm, give me a straight answer. (f) In straight direction. ~ ar aghaidh, straight ahead. ~ anonn uainn, straight across from us. ~ os coinne na scoile, directly opposite the school. Soir ~, siar ~, due east, west. (g) In direct order. ~ i ndiaidh a chéile, right after each other; (of things) right on end. Bhí sé ag siúl ~ romham, he was walking right in front of me. (h) Lineal. Oidhre ~, direct heir. ~ ó Ádhamh, in direct descent from Adam. (i) (Technical usages) Cáin dhíreach, direct tax. Sch:Modh ~, direct method. Gram:Insint dhíreach, direct speech. Gram:Cuspóir ~, direct object. El:Sruth ~, direct current. 2. (As adv.) Just, exact(ly). ~ ag an doras, right at the door. ~ ag an bpointe sin, just at that point. Tá sé an meán lae go ~, it is exactly mid-day. Anois (go)~, just now. San áit chéanna go ~, in the same place exactly. (Go) ~ ina dhiaidh sin, immediately after that. Anois mo theacht go ~, I have only just come. Bhí siad go ~ ag éirí, they were just getting up. (Go) ~ sula bhfaca sé mé, just before he saw me. (Go) ~ agus mé ag imeacht, just as I was leaving. Go ~ mar is mian leat, just as you please. Go ~ ó dúirt tú é, just as you have mentioned it. Tá tú go ~ chomh holc leis féin, you are just as bad as he is. Sin é (go) ~ a cheap mé, that’s just what I thought. Sin go ~ é, that’s just it. Go ~, ba cheart duit labhairt leo, indeed, you should speak to them. Go ~, an bhfaca tú inné é? By the way, did you see him yesterday? Is ea go ~, just so. Go ~! Exactly! S.a. caol29, cruinn 3, glan24(d), lom24.
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Cam díreach an ród is é an bealach mór an t-~, ‘the longest way round is the shortest way home’.
Ag seoladh díreach ar an ~, sailing straight before the wind.
~ beag, (go) díreach, féin, just now.
Aimsigh, dírigh, ar, aim, point, at.
Dá mbeadh a bheo chomh díreach lena mharbh, if he were as straight in life as in death.
~ dhíreach, indíreach, direct, indirect tax.
An ~ agus an díreach, the crooked and the straight.
Chuaigh mé ~ díreach chuige, I went straight to him.
Tharraing sé ~ díreach ar an teach, he made a beeline for the house.
Tar ~ díreach abhaile, come straight home.
Ag imeacht ~ díreach roimh an ngaoth, sailing straight before the wind, running free.
Chaith sé ~ díreach san aghaidh orm é, he cast it right in my face.
~ díreach, (Irish) syllabic poetry.
Go díreach ~, exactly so.
Chomh díreach le ~, as straight as a rush.
Chomh caol, díreach, le ~, as slender, straight, as a rush.
díreach, clean and straight.
Seasamh go ~ díreach, to stand up straight.
Dul ~ díreach (go), to go straight away (to).
Go díreach ~; go cinnte ~, exactly.
~ dhíreach, neamhdhíreach, direct, indirect, speech.
An t-~ díreach, dearg, agaibh, the whole blooming lot of you.
An tslí dhíreach a ~úint, to follow the straight path.
Díreach ar ~, dead level.
~ dhíreach, bhearnach, straight, broken, line.
~ díreach, straight, direct; right away.
An ~ díreach, direct method of teaching.
Ó, go díreach! Oh, indeed!
Téigh caol díreach romhat, go straight ahead.
~amh díreach, go socair, to stand straight, still.
Chomh díreach ~, as straight as that.
Ag siúl go díreach, go cneasta, walking straight, honestly.
Tá ~ díreach aige, he walks straight.
Chomh díreach le ~, as straight as a rod.
~ ailtéarnach, díreach, alternating, direct, current.
Thángamar díreach as lár na cathrach, we came straight from the centre of the city.
Ag ~t caol díreach orainn, heading straight for us.
