Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
sparrachroch
sparraíocht
sparrán
sparrtha
sparsán
spartán
spártha
spás
spásáil
spásaire
spásas
spásmhar
spaspas
spaspasach
spásúil
speabhraíd
speach
spéach
speachaire
spéacla
spéaclach
spéacladh
spéacláireach
spás, m. (gs. -áis, pl. ~anna). Space. 1. (a) Intervening distance. ~ a fhágáil idir dhá rud, to leave a space between two things. ~ orlaigh, one-inch space. Tchn: ~ glan, clearance. Typ: ~ líne, ribe, line-, hair-, space. (b) Room. ~ do chathaoireacha, space for chairs. Fág ~ ag na damhsóirí, leave a space for the dancers. ~ a thógáil, to take up space. Níl ~ agam le mo chosa a shíneadh, I haven’t room to stretch my legs. (c) An ~ amuigh, outer space. 2. (a) Interval of time. ~ aimsire, space of time. Tá sé mar sin le ~, he has been like that for some time. ~ beag eile ar an saol seo, another little while in this life. Is gearr an ~ a fuair sé, he didn’t last long. Gan ~, without delay, suddenly. (b) Period of grace. ~ a fháil le fiacha a íoc, to get time to pay debts. D’iarr mé ~ bliana air, I asked him for a year’s grace. Ní fhaightear ~ ón éag, there is no reprieve from death. 3. Pace. Is fearr duit na ~anna a shíneadh, you had better step it out.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Spás a chothromú, to even (out) a space.
Spás ~, double spacing.
Teach, spás, a fhairsingiú, to enlarge a house, a space.
Spás ~, vacant space.
~ spás air, ask him to give you (a space of) time.
Fág spás ~ ón imeall, leave a space in from the margin.
soithigh, poill, spáis, the filling of a vessel, of a hole, of a space.
An seomra is mó spás, the most spacious room.
Spás ~, sample space.
barraíocht spáis, it would take up too much space.
