Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
creathrach
creatlach
creatloime
creatlom
creatúil
creatúlacht
créatúlacht
créatúr
crécharraigeacha
crécholún
crécholúr
cré-earra
créghréithe
cré-iarann
créibhric
creic
créice
creiche
creid
creidbheáil
creideamh
creideamhach
creideán
créatúr, m, (gs. & npl. -úir, gpl. ~). Creature. 1. Created thing. Guí ar gach ~, to pray for all creatures. Mar atá Dia lena chréatúir, as God is to His creatures. 2. (As expression of sympathy) An ~, an ~ bocht, the poor thing. Na créatúir atá ina mhuinín, the unfortunate people who depend on him. Ba mhaith é, an ~, he was good, the poor fellow. 3. (Contemptuously) Níl ann ach ~ (gan mhaith), he is only a (good-for-nothing) creature. (Var: créatúir m, pl. créatúireacha)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Créatúr ~, bedraggled, miserable-looking, creature.
Créatúr nár choirigh is nár cháin, a harmless creature, a poor fellow who did neither hurt nor harm (to anyone).
Duine, créatúr, gan choir, harmless person, creature; simple soul.
Créatúr ~, timorous creature.
Créatúr ~, timid creature.
Créatúr beag ~, helpless little creature.
Créatúr bocht ~, poor abject creature.
Tá an créatúr sin ~, that poor creature is done for.
