Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
alúntas
am
ama
amach
amachaigí
ámad
amadáinín
amadán
amadánta
amadántacht
amadóir
amaí
amaid
amaideach
amaideacht
amaidí
amáille
amainiris
amainít
amáireach
amaitéarach
amal
amal(a)(i)-
amadán, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). 1. Fool. ~ a dhéanamh de dhuine, to make a fool of s.o. ~ cruthanta, críochnaithe, confirmed fool. ~ iarainn, clever fool. ~ Aibreáin, earraigh, April fool. Lá na nA~, All Fools’ Day. 2. Orn: ~ móinteach, dotterel.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
A amadáin! You fool!
An t-amadán is mó idir ~ is uisce, the greatest fool on earth.
~, an t-amadán! Ah, the fool!
Níl ann ach amadán, he is only a fool.
~ amadáin, blethering fool.
An t-amadán ~, the poor fool.
Amadán, rógaire, ~, proper fool, rogue.
~ amadáin, big fool.
Ní bhíonn ~ ar bith gan amadán, there is a fool at every party.
Amadán ~, a proper fool.
Amadán ar a chosa, a thorough fool.
Amadán críochnaithe, utter fool.
Amadán de dhuine, a fool of a person.
Tá sibh ag ~amh amadáin de, you are making a fool of him.
Amadán ~, complete fool.
dá chuid féin (a thabhairt) don amadán, (to) feed a dog with his own tail.
Ní laoi go Laoi an Amadáin Mhóir, there is no lay like the Lay of the Big Fool.
Níl ionat ach amadán, you are only a fool.
Bain díot an ~ amadáin sin atá ort, take off that silly expression of yours.
Tugadh ~ amadáin air, he was treated as a fool.
Dealg láibe ~ focal amadáin, a muddy thorn or a fool’s remark (can be equally virulent).
5. ~ amadán, rógairí, pack of fools, of rogues.
~ amadáin, silly fool.
~ amadáin, out-and-out fool.
Thug sé amadán orm, he called me a fool.
Amadán ó thalamh, an utter fool.
~ amadáin, silly bearing.
Amadán ~, utter fool.
Ní raibh aon amadán ar a threibh, there never was a fool of his breed.
Focal údair i mbéal amadáin, words of wisdom on the lips of a fool.
