Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
contanás
contanóideach
contanós
contrabhanna
contrabhannach
contracht
contráil
contráilte
contráilteacht
contrálaí
contralt
contrapháirt
contraphointe
contrártha
contrárthacht
contráth
contúirt
contúirteach
cónú
conúil
cónúil
conús
copaigh
contráilte, a3. 1. Contrary. Duine ~, contrary, wrong-headed, person. Aimsir chontráilte, unfavourable, adverse, weather. ~ don ní atá san intinn, contrary to what one thinks. Caithfidh tusa a bheith ~ leis an saol mór, you choose to be different to everybody else. 2. Wrong. An t-ainm, an focal, ~, the wrong name, word. San áit chontráilte, in the wrong place. An lá ~, the wrong, awkward, day. Bhain sé an chiall chontráilte as, he mistook its meaning. Tá rud éigin ~ leo, there is something wrong with them. Ceart nó ~ mé, whether I am right or wrong.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An ~ chontráilte, mistaken identity.
An ~ ceart, contráilte, de rud, the right, wrong, end of sth.
Bhain tú an chiall chontráilte, do chiall féin, as, you took the wrong, your own, meaning out of it.
Thóg tú contráilte mé, you took me up wrong.
