Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
leitheach
leithead
leitheadach
leitheadaigh
leitheadas
leitheadúlacht
leitheanna
leithéid
leithéis
leithéiseach
leithéisí
leitheog
léitheoir
léitheoireacht
leithghabh
leithghabháil
léithi
leithid
leithimeall
leithinis
leithinseach
leithiúnachas
leithleach
leithéid, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~í). 1. Like, counterpart, equal; such. A ~ de rud, de dhuine, such a thing, a person. Ná habair a ~, don’t say anything of the kind. Níl a ~ de dhuine ann, no such person exists. Níor chuala mé riamh a ~, I never heard anything like it. ~ Sheáin anseo, someone like John here. Leabhair nótaí agus a ~í, note-books and such. Is é do ~ a dhéanfadh é, it is just like you to do it. Tá sé maith go leor ag ár ~í, it is good enough for the likes of us. ~ an lae inniu a bhí ann, it was a day like this. A ~ de lá! What a day! A ~ de scanradh is a fuair sí, she got such a fright. A ~ eile, such another. Agus a ~í féin eile, and others like them. Ní bheidh a ~í arís ann, we shall not look upon their like again. 2. (With seo) Such and such. Ina ~ seo d’áit, in such-and-such a place. Ag a ~ seo d’am, at such-and-such a time. Casadh a ~ seo orm, I met so-and-so. (Introductory) A ~ seo, it was something like this; take this, for example. S.a. ceol 1(c), giolla1 3.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Níor ~ mé a leithéid riamh, I never heard the like of it.
Ní bheidh rath ná ~ ar a leithéidí sin, the likes of those cannot prosper.
Níor tháinig sé chun ~ chugat, duit (a leithéid sin a rá, a dhéanamh), you had no right (to say, do, a thing like that).
Níl a leithéid faoin m~ bán, there is nothing like it under the sun.
Ní fhaca mé ar bhuille mo dhá shúl riamh do leithéid, I never laid eyes on anyone else like you.
A leithéid de chaibidil! Such debating! Such a lot of talk!
Ní cheadóinn a leithéid, I would not approve of such a thing.
Níl ~ orm a leithéid a dhéanamh, I am not obliged to do any such thing.
Tá a leithéid chéanna agam, I have one just like it.
Níl a leithéid de cheol ann, it is no such matter.
~ ndéanaim a leithéid, I (will) do no such thing.
A leithéid de chlab! Such a lot of twaddle!
Chuir sé de chomhad leis féin nach ndéanfadh sé a leithéid arís, he promised himself that he would not do the like again.
~ go ndéarfadh sé a leithéid? How could he say such a thing?
Níor chruthaigh Dia a leithéid, God never made another like him.
Ní ~ ar bith a leithéid sin, that kind of thing is no joke.
Ní chuimhneoinn ar a leithéid, I wouldn’t dream of such a thing.
A leithéid de lá, such a day.
A leithéid de dheilín (cainte)! Such rigmarole!
Is é an fear ~ é a dhéanfadh a leithéid, he is the most unlikely man to do such a thing.
Ní cheadóinn a leithéid duit, I wouldn’t permit you any such thing.
Bíonn Dia sa ~ ar a leithéidí, God is severe on the likes of them.
Mar is ~ dá leithéidí, as is typical of their kind.
Ní h~ dom a leithéid a rá, I know better than to say such a thing.
Dá siúlfá ~, dá gcuirfeá slat ar Éirinn, ní bhfaighfeá a leithéid, if you were to travel, to search, all Ireland, you would not get the like of it.
Is ~ go bhfeicfeá a leithéid, you would seldom see the like of it.
Nár fhága mé seo má dúirt mé a leithéid, may I never leave this spot if I said any such thing.
Cá bhfuair tú uait féin a leithéid a dhéanamh? How could you persuade yourself to do such a thing?
~ nach ndéanfá a leithéid, don’t you dare to do any such thing.
A leithéid d’fheic! What a show!
~ um a leithéid, ordinary, insignificant, fellow.
A leithéid d’~! Such fluster!
Níl sé ~ duit a leithéid a dhéanamh, it is not advisable for you to do such a thing.
Is ~ a leithéid a dhéanfadh gar dá chomharsa, many a man in his position would do a good turn for his neighbour; he should be more considerate towards his neighbours.
Nach ~ do leithéid a chuirfeadh gual ar an tine! Isn’t it a wonder you wouldn’t put coal on the fire!
Ní go h~ a chonaic mé a leithéid, I haven’t often seen the like of it.
Bain an chluas ón ~ díom má tharlaíonn a leithéid, I’ll bet you anything that it won’t come to pass.
Ní ~ liom go bhfaca mé a leithéid, I have no clear recollection of seeing anything of the sort.
Níor mhothaigh mé a leithéid riamh, I never heard the like of it.
A leithéid d’~! Such carry-on!
Ní ordóinn duit a leithéid a dhéanamh, I think you should do no such thing.
A leithéid de ~ fearthainne! Such a downpour!
Níl aon ~ orm, liom, ag a leithéid sin, I am no good at that sort of thing.
A leithéid de radharc a bhí romhainn! What a scene met our eyes!
Ná faigh a leithéid de shaothar uaidh, don’t exert yourself so much to do it.
A leithéidí ~, the likes of them.
Dá gcuirfeá ~ ar Éirinn (ní bhfaighfeá a leithéid), if you were to search the whole of Ireland (you wouldn’t find the like of it).
A leithéid de ~, such a crude remark.
Ní raibh ~ agam ar a leithéid a dhéanamh, I had no thought of doing such a thing.
Níor ~ mé a leithéid a dhéanamh, I didn’t think of doing any such thing.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ giorriacha, hare-coursing. leithéid de chúrsáil, such a chase; such running about.
