Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
gabhálta
gabháltach
gabháltaí
gabháltas
gabháltóir
gabhann
gábhanna
gabhar
gábhatar
gabhdán
gabhdóg
gabhdóir
gabhgaire
gabhla
gabhlach
gabhlaí
gabhlaigh
gabhlán
gabhlánach
gabhlánacht
gabhlánaí
gabhlóg
gabhlógach
gabhar1, m. (gs. & npl. -air, gpl. ~). 1. Goat. ~ fiáin, sléibhe, wild, mountain, goat. Thug an ~ leis é, he is gone to the dickens. Cá bhfuil an ~ á róstadh anocht? Where is the fun to be to-night? Prov: Cuir síoda, culaith shíoda, ar ghabhar agus is ~ i gcónaí é, you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Prov:Mura mbeadh agat ach ~ bí i lár an aonaigh leis, don’t hide your light under a bushel. S.a. beach 2, cluimhreach 3, mill1 2, olann 1. 2. Astr:An G~, Capricorn. 3. Orn: ~ reo, ~ deorach, male snipe. 4. Ich: Scad, horse-mackerel.
gabhar2, f. (gs. & npl. -bhra, gpl. ~). Lit: (White) horse. Fig: Gabhra lir, réin, white-crested waves. (Var:m)
gabhar3, m = gabháil 2 (g).
gabh ar, v.i. 1. Go on, take to, set about, enter upon. ~ ar do ghlúine, go on your knees. Ghabh sé ar a urnaí, he started to pray. Tá siad ag ~áil ar na rámhaí, they are taking to the oars. Ná ~ ar an ól, don’t start drinking. Ghabh an lá ar thoirneach, the day became thundery. Ag ~áil ar marcaíocht, ar muin capaill, ar an traein, going riding, on horse-back, by train. Ag ~áil ar sodar, ar cosa in airde, going at a trot, at a gallop. Ag ~áil ar snámh ar an abhainn, going afloat on the river. Ag ~áil lom ar an ngaoth, sailing close to the wind. Ag ~áil ar bhéala Dé, flying in the face of God. Ag ~áil ar seachrán, ar buile, going astray, mad. ~áil ar dhuine, to set about s.o.; to take on s.o.; to mark s.o. (in game). Tá sé ag ~áil ort, he is imposing on you. Ghabh sé orm dólámhach, he made a two-fisted attack on me. S.a. gabh de 1. 2. Assume, undertake. Ghabh sé air féin an obair a dhéanamh, he undertook to do the work. ~aim orm (go), I’ll warrant (that). ~aim orm duit gur fíor é, I warrant you it is true. ~aim orm go raibh sé ann, I’ll bet he was there. 3. Be subjected to. ~faidh drochbhail, droch-chríoch, orthu, they will be left in a bad way, come to a bad end. Má ghabhann triail air, if he is brought to trial. 4. Suffice for. Níor ghabh an bia i bhfad orthu, the food didn’t go far to meet their needs. Má ghabhann sé go Nollaig orainn, if it lasts us till Christmas. 5. Lit: Hold back. Ghabh sé ar a anáil, ar a ghuth, ar a osna, he held his breath, restrained his voice, repressed a sigh.
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In ~ gabhair, in a dilemma.
~ bó, gabhar, cowherd, goatherd.
~ bó, caorach, gabhair, cow’s, sheep’s, goat’s, milk.
2. ~ chapaill, ~ ghabhair, wasp.
~ an Ghabhair, an Phortáin, calms of Capricorn, of Cancer.
~ ghabhair, mare’s-tails.
Is fearr marcaíocht ar ghabhar ná ~ dá fheabhas, anything is better than walking, half a loaf is better than no bread.
caorach, gabhar, géanna, number of sheep, goats, geese, equated to a heifer for grazing purposes.
~ chaorach, ghabhar, pair of sheep, of goats, tied together.
~ na caoirigh ó na gabhair, segregate the sheep from the goats.
D’fheannfadh an aimsir seo gabhar, a goat would perish in weather like this.
Bheith ar ~ chun ruda, to be crazy for sth.
~ thobac, chun tobac, craving for tobacco.
~ uisce chun ruda, mouth-watering for sth.
1. ~ (gabhair), kid.
~eanna gabhair, honeysuckle flowers.
~ gabhair, goat’s wool.
Is doiligh ~ a bhaint de ghabhar, it is hard to get blood out of a stone.
~ ghabhair a dhéanamh de rud, to devour sth.
~ gabhair, billy-goat.
1. ~ (gabhair), he-goat, billy-goat.
~ gabhair, scapegoat.
~ ghabhair, goatskin.
Thug an gabhar ~ dó, the goat butted him.
Tá gabhar amháin ~ na caoirigh, there is one goat through the sheep.
~ an Ghabhair, an Phortáin, tropic of Capricorn, of Cancer.
