Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
lorn
lorry
lose
loser
losing
loss
lost
lot
Lothario
lotion
lottery
lotus
lotus-eater
loud
Loud-mouthed
Loudness
loud-speaker
Lough
Louis
lounge
lounge-bar
lounge-chair
lounger
lot could be a grammatical form of:
loit »
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
lot »
lot, s. 1 To draw, cast, lots for sth., crainn a chaitheamh ar rud; rud a chur ar crainn. He threw in his lot with the rebels, chuaigh sé i leith na reibiliúnaigh; chuaigh sé i bpáirtíocht le na reibiliúnaigh. 2 Cinniúint f -úna, dán m, crann m. The lot fell upon him, thit an crann air. It fell to his lot (to do it), tháinig sé ar a chrann (é a dhéanamh). It was his lot, bhí sé i ndán dó. S.a. PART1 I. 2. 3 a (At auction) Luchtóg f. b Com: In lots, de réir luchtóga; ina mbeartanna. To buy in one lot, ceannach ar an mórchóir, in aon last amháin. c F: A bad lot, drochfhéirín f; drochearra m. d F: The lot, an t-iomlán. That's the lot, sin a bhfuil. The whole lot of you, a bhfuil ann agaibh. 4 F: a Mórchuid f, a lán m. What a lot! nach ann atá sé! a bhfuil ann de! What a lot of people! a leithéid de shlua! Such a lot of people, an oiread sin daoine. Quite a lot, roinnt mhaith; cuid mhór. He knows quite a lot about you, tá cuid mhaith eolais aige ort. I saw quite a lot of him in Paris, chonaic mé minic go maith é i bPáras. He would have given a lot to..., thabharfadh sé a chuid den saol ach... adv. Times have changed a lot, tá athrú mór ar an saol. b pl. Lots of good things, mórán m rudaí fónta. Lots of people, go leor daoine; an-lear daoine. adv. I feel lots better, braithim i bhfad níos fearr.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He has a lot to answer for, is iomaí rud a gcaithfidh sé cuntas a thabhairt ann, atá le cúiteamh aige.
They're a bad lot, is mallaithe an dream iad.
He was bewailing his lot, bhí sé ag mairgneach faoina dhóigh.
The whole blessed lot of them, an t-iomlán dearg acu.
He cast in his lot with them, chuaigh sé i bpáirt leo.
How much will you charge for the lot? cé mhéad a iarrfas tú orthu uile?
That will cost a lot of trouble, tarraingeoidh sé sin go leor achrainn.
a.A deuced lot of trouble, trioblóid an diabhail.
Jealousy has a lot to do with it, éad faoi deara a lán de.
To draw (lots) for sth., rud a chur ar crainn.
A lot of fuss over a trifle, about nothing, glór mór ar bheagán cúise.
A lot of good that will be to you! is beag a bheidh dá bharr sin agat! ní mór a bheir buaite leis sin.
I have a lot of work on hand, tá go leor oibre idir lámha agam; tá go leor ar m'aire.
He handles a lot of business, tá gnóthaí móra idir lámha aige.
He handles a lot of money, cuireann sé mórán airgid trína lámha.
F: To take tea with a lot of old hens, tae a ól i gcuideachta scata cailleach.
I am putting you to a lot of inconvenience, tá mé ag cur an-trioblóide ort.
Job lot, beart m fuíll.
He knows a lot of people in Dublin, tá aithne mhór i mBaile Átha Cliath aige.
Ten pounds means a lot to a poor man, is mór an ní deich bpunt ag fear bocht.
He needs a lot of asking, ní mór a bheith ag tuineadh leis.
To make a lot of noise, callán mór a thógáil.
To make a lot of noise about a novel, gáir mhór a thógáil faoi úrscéal.
Com: Odd lot, corrchuid f.
I had neither part nor lot in it, ní raibh baint ná páirt agam leis.
P: A powerful lot of people, neart m, an-lear, daoine.
Rather a lot, rud beag de bharraíocht.
It runs away with a lot of money, tá costas mór leis; súnn sé go leor airgid.
He scoops a lot of money, bíonn sé ag sluaisteáil airgid.
Hist: Scot and lot, cáin bhoirg.
He sees a lot of that family, bíonn caidreamh mór aige ar an muintir sin.
To take up a lot of space, mórán áite, slí, a ghabháil, a líonadh.
It took up a lot of my time, chaith sé mórán de mo chuid ama orm.
He does not say much but he thinks a lot, cé nach labhraíonn sé, meabhraíonn sé.
I threw in my lot with him, chuas ina chuibhreann, i bpáirtíocht leis.
I have a lot to do, tá mórán le déanamh agam.
I am putting you to a lot of trouble, is mór an trioblóid atá mé a chur ort; tá tú cráite agam.
To put oneself to a lot of trouble, to give oneself a lot of trouble, to take a great deal of trouble, an-dua, an-trioblóid, a chur ort féin.
He had a lot of trouble in getting it, shaothraigh sé go maith é.
That work wants a lot of patience, tá foighne mhór riachtanach chuig an obair sin; teastaíonn, ní mór, a lán foighne chun na hoibre sin.
He wanted ten pounds for the lot, bhí sé ag iarraidh deich bpunt ar an iomlán.
House where there is a lot of waste, teach a gcuirtear cuid mhór sa dul amú ann.
What a lot of people! a leithéid de shlua (daoine)!
