Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
piorra
piorrach
piorróg
piorróineachas
piorról
piorúvach
piorúváit
píosa
píosáil
piosarnach
pioscas
piosla
piostáil
piostáis
piostal
piostalas
Píotach
píothán
píotón
piotúitrin
piotútach
píp
pípéad
píosa, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). Piece, bit. 1. ~ páipéir, piece of paper. ~ feola, portion of meat. ~ de théad, length of rope. ~ de scéal, bit, portion, of a story. ~ den lá, part of the day. ~ talaimh, piece, patch, of ground. ~ den tír a shiúl, to travel a bit of the country. Is mór an ~ bealaigh é, it is a long stretch of road. Tá ~ maith den treabhadh déanta, there is a good bit of the ploughing done. ~í a dhéanamh de rud, to break sth. to pieces. D’imigh sé ina phíosaí, it fell to pieces. 2. (Of patch, patched cloth) Fuaigh ~ i do chasóg, sew a patch on your coat. Níl ~ ná paiste air, his clothes are in good condition. Chaith sé de na ~í, he got out of his duds. 3. ~ muislín, saraiste, piece of muslin, of serge. Culaith amach as an b~, brand-new suit. Tríd an b~, on the whole. 4. Piece-work. Ag obair de réir an phíosa, working by the piece, doing piece-work. 5. Literary or musical composition. ~ scríbhneoireachta, ceoil, piece of writing, of music. 6. Coin. ~ óir, gold piece. ~ dheich bpingine, tenpenny piece. ~ croise, ~ crosach, coin engraved with cross, florin. 7. ~ ordanáis, cannon. 8. ~ (lóin), lunch-packet. Bíodh do phíosa leat, bring your lunch with you. 9. Boating: Bailing-can, bailer.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Culaith nua ~ as an bpíosa, ~ ón tsnáthaid, a new suit just completed.
Rud a dhéanamh as cré, snáth, brící, píosaí adhmaid, to make sth. from clay, yarn, bricks, pieces of wood.
1. Rud a bhriseadh (as a chéile, ina dhá chuid, ina phíosaí), to break sth. (asunder, in two, in pieces).
Bonn, píosa, corónach, crown, five-shilling, piece.
Píosa a chur as rud, to add a piece to sth.
Píosa a chur i sciorta, to let a piece into a skirt.
2. Píosa ~, thick piece.
~ ina dhá leath, ina phíosaí, é, tear it in half, in pieces.
Píosa ~, test-piece.
