Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
eol
eolach
eolaí
eolaíoch
eolaíocht
eolaíochtas
eolaire
eolas
eolasach
eolchaire
eolg(h)ach
eolg(h)aiseoir
eolg(h)aisiúil
eolmhar
eomra
Eoráiseach
eorna
eornóg
Eorpach
Eorpachas
eosól
eospairt
Eostach
eolas, m. (gs. -ais). 1. Knowledge. (a) Range of knowledge. Ár gcuid eolais (ar Dhia, ar an saol, orainn féin), what we know (of God, of life, of ourselves). An té is mó ~, the most knowledgeable person. Lucht (an) eolais, those who know; the learned, the expert. Díobháil eolais, lack of knowledge. Dul thar d’~, to go beyond the range of one’s knowledge. (b) Practical understanding. ~ a chur, a fháil, ar rud, to acquire a knowledge of sth. Tá ~ ar an obair aige, he knows the work. Den obair an t-~, skill is half the work. Tá ~ air, there is a knack in it. Tá an t-~ aige, he has the know-how. Tá sé ar ~ agam, I know, have learned, it. Tá mé ina ~, I am familiar with it. Is beag a ~ ar an Laidin, he has little knowledge of Latin. (c) Close acquaintance, familiarity. ~ a chur ar dhuine, to get to know, to know about, s.o. Duine breá é dá mbeadh ~ agat air, he is a fine person if you knew him well. Tá aithne agus ~ agam air, I know and understand him; I know all about him. Níl aon duine ar m’~ is fearr liom ná é, I know of nobody I like better than him. Tá mé in ~ duine a dhéanfadh é, I happen to know s.o. who would do it. Prov:Ní h~ go haontíos; ní thig ~ gan aontíos, if you want to know me come and live with me. (d) Information. ~ a iarraidh, a lorg, to seek information. Más ~ atá uait, if you want to know. Ní hé sin an t-~ a fuair mé, that is not the information I got. De réir m’eolais, according to my knowledge. Ar feadh m’eolais, as far as I know. Tá cuma an eolais air, he has a knowledgeable appearance. Oifig eolais, information office. (e) Knowledge of etiquette. Is é an t-~ é, it is the informed thing to do. Ní den ~ é, it is not polite. 2. Knowledge of ways; direction, guidance. Duine a chur ar an ~, to set s.o. on the right road; to direct s.o. An t-~ a dhéanamh do dhuine, to guide s.o. Teacht ar an ~, to find the way. ~ áite a chur, to ask for directions to a place. Tá ~ na háite aige, he knows his way to, about, the place. Duine a chur dá ~, to misdirect s.o. Chaill mé m’~, I lost my sense of direction, my way. Réalta eolais, guiding star. Méar eolais, finger-post. Cuaille, maide, eolais, signpost.
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~ chun eolais, thirst for knowledge.
Níl ~ ná eolas agam air, I have no acquaintance with him, I know nothing about him.
Ar feadh m’eolais, as far as I know.
Bhí siad as a n-eolas, they had lost their way.
An té is lú eolas, the least knowledgeable person.
Eolas an bhealaigh a chur, to ask one’s way.
Thug sé eolas an bhealaigh dom, he put me on the right road, showed me where to go.
Tá brainsí (eolais) aige, he is acquainted with a variety of subjects.
Tá mé ar bhreis eolais anois faoi, I know more about it now.
Tá ~ maith eolais aige, he has a good share of knowledge, is well-informed.
De cheal eolais, for want of knowledge.
3. ~ eolais, sign-post.
~ eolais, a little knowledge.
Eolas ~, exact knowledge.
~ eolais, signpost.
Do chuid leabhar, eolais, your books, knowledge.
Eolas a chur, to seek information.
Eolas a chur ar rud, to get to know sth.
Bhí eolas acu ar dhála a sean, they knew how things had been with their forefathers.
An ~ ag déanamh an eolais don ~; an ~ ag giollacht an daill, the blind leading the blind.
Léann, eolas, a dhéanamh, to practise learning, knowledge.
Rinne sé eolas an bhealaigh dom, he directed me on my way.
Tá ~ eolais aige air, he knows all about it.
Áiteanna diamhra do-eolais, remote and unknown places.
Eolas a dhíolaim, to gather knowledge.
Staidéar, eolas, ~, deep study, knowledge.
Slua, eolas, acmhainn, an domhain, vast crowd, knowledge, resources.
Tá an ~ leabhar, eolais, aige, he has a vast collection of books, store of knowledge.
~ eolais, na fírinne, absence, lack, of knowledge, of truth.
~ airgid, eolais, lack of money, of knowledge.
~ eolais, key to knowledge.
Eolas ~, wide knowledge.
Le ~ an léinn, an eolais, with the growth of learning, of knowledge.
Ar ~ m’eolais, mo chuimhne, as far as I know, remember.
~ eolais, well of knowledge; source of information.
Eolas a fhorleathadh, to disseminate knowledge.
~acha an eolais, the roots of knowledge.
Cruinniú, ordú, eolas, téarma, ~, general meeting, order, knowledge, term.
Eolas ~, heathen lore; sorcery.
Ba ghlas m’eolas air, little I knew of it.
~a beaga eolais, little crumbs of knowledge.
Eolas ~, clear, accurate, information.
Ag ~ eolais, fishing for information.
Tosach eolais ~, we learn by inquiry.
Eolas imshaoil, environmental studies.
Eolas ~, seekable knowledge.
Eolas iomraill, mistaken information.
eolais, thirst for knowledge.
~ chainte, eolais, a lot of talk, of knowledge.
Eolas a ~adh, to spread knowledge.
