Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): faitíos

Focail chosúla: fairís · faitín · aifís · aitis · fairis

Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla Ó Dónaill, 1977 An Foclóir Beag Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991 English–Irish Dictionary de Bhaldraithe, 1959 Gramadach Foghraíocht

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TORTHAÍ IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA

faitíos, m. (gs. & npl. -tís, gpl. ~). 1. Fear, apprehension. ~ a bheith ort, bheith i bh~, faoi rud, to be fearful of sth. Tá ~ orm (go), I am afraid (that). Ná bíodh (scáth ná) ~ ort, don’t be (the least bit) afraid. Ní ligfeadh an ~ dó dul amach san oíche, fear wouldn’t let him go out at night. Bhí ~ a anama air, he was afraid of his life. Ar fhaitíos na timpiste, for fear of accident. Chuaigh ag an bhfonn ar an bh~ aige, his eagerness overcame his apprehension. (Le) ~, ar fhaitíos, go, for fear that, lest. Ar fhaitíos na bh~, to make doubly sure. 2. Timidity, shyness.

ABAIRTÍ IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA

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Chuaigh ag an bh~ ar an bhfaitíos aige, desire overcame his fear; his eagerness got the better of him.

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Gan ~ gan faitíos, without disinclination or fear, without hesitation.