Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
icing
icon
iconoclasm
iconoclast
icteric
icterus
icy
idea
ideal
idealism
idealist
idealistic
idealize
idée fixe
identical
identifiable
identification
identify
identity
ideologic
ideologist
ideology
ides
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
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idea, s. Idé f, smaoineamh m. It was a great idea, ba mhór an mheabhraíocht, an intleacht, é. What a funny idea! nach barrúil an smaoineamh é! To give a general idea of a book, léargas ginearálta a thabhairt ar leabhar. I can't bear the idea, cuireann sé rud orm, goilleann sé orm, smaoineamh air. Man of ideas, fear mór smaointe. He hit upon the idea of . . ., bhuail an smaoineamh é . . .; thit sé isteach ina intinn ... I have an idea that . . ., tá mé ag ceapadh go . . .; tá barúil agam go . . . I had no idea that..., níor shíl mé riamh go . . .; níor smaoinigh mo chroí go . . . Give up the idea, caith as do cheann é. I have a clear idea of it, tá sé go glan soiléir i m'intinn agam. He has some idea of chemistry, tá eolas éigin, breac-eolas, aige ar an gceimic. F: What an idea! cuimhnigh ar a leithéid! The idea! a leithéid!
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IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He holds very advanced ideas, tá sé i bhfad chun tosaigh ina dhearcadh.
Phil: To associate ideas, smaointe a chomhcheangal le chéile.
Association of ideas, comhcheangal m smaointe.
The idea at the back of his mind, an smaoineamh atá (bhí, etc.) i gcúl a chinn aige.
Mind barren of ideas, intinn folamh ó smaointe.
The birth of an idea, giniúint smaoinimh.
The idea broke in on him, bhuail an smaoineamh é, tháinig an smaoineamh ina cheann.
A bright idea, smaoineamh maith.
Brilliant idea, ardsmaoineamh m.
To chime in with s.o.'s ideas, a bheith ar aon intinn le duine.
Cloudy ideas, smaointí neamhchruinne, doiléire.
What a comical idea! nach barrúil, aisteach, an smaoineamh é.
Communication of ideas, idir-riaradh m ídéithe.
Connate ideas, smaointe mpl dúchais.
Ideas that are not consistent, barúla nach bhfuil de réir a chéile.
Continuity of ideas, comhcheangal smaointe.
To break the continuity of s.o.'s ideas, smaointe duine a chur trína chéile.
Cute idea, smaoineamh intliúil.
He is dallying with the idea, tá sé ag plé leis an smaoineamh.
Distorted ideas, tuairimí saobha.
He dropped the idea of doing it, chaith sé as a cheann é a dhéanamh.
I haven't the faintest idea, níl tuairim dá laghad agam.
I don't favour the idea, ní geal liom an smaoineamh, ní thaitníonn an smaoineamh liom.
A first-rate idea!, maith an cuimhneamh é! ardchuimhneamh!
He has a fixed idea on that point, tá a thuairim féin go daingean aige faoin bpointe sin.
I haven't the foggiest (idea), táim dall ar fad ar an scéal.
It was he who framed the idea, eisean ab údar don smaoineamh.
A funny idea, tuairim gan puinn dealraimh.
F: Fusty ideas, tuairimí smolchaite, seanchaite, súchaite.
He gave up the idea of buying the farm, chuir sé ceannach na feirme as a cheann.
F: Gravid with ideas, lán de smaointe.
I have an idea, tá barúil agam.
I have an idea running through my head, tá smaoineamh ag rith trí m'intinn.
To put ideas into s.o.'s head, rud a chur i gceann duine.
To imbue s.o. with an idea, smaoineamh a chur i gceann duine.
To impress s.o. with the idea that.., é a chur ar a shúile do dhuine go ...
To instil an idea into s.o., smaoineamh a chur ina luí ar dhuine de réir a chéile.
Intercommunication of ideas, idir-riaradh na n-idéithe.
Interconnected ideas, smaointe a bhfuil dlúthbhaint acu le chéile.
Leading idea, príomhsmaoineamh m, bunsmaoineamh (aiste, etc.).
F: I will try to fall into line with your ideas, déanfad iarracht ar theacht ar aon aigne leat.
To give a lively idea of sth., cruinntuairim a thabhairt ar rud; rud a aithris go beo.
Main idea, príomhsmaoineamh m, bunsmaoineamh m.
The idea is fixed in his mind, ní féidir an smaoineamh a chur as a cheann.
Muddle-headed ideas, smaointe scaipthe.
Narrow-minded ideas, dearcadh cúng.
New ideas, smaointe úra.
Ideas next-door to madness, smaointe atá ag bordáil ar mhearadh.
He was obsessed with that idea, bhí an smaoineamh sin á chiapadh de shíor.
Such an idea would never have occurred to me, ní chuimhneoinn go brách ar a leithéid.
