EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
fuílleach, m. (gs. & npl. -lligh, gpl. ~). Coll: Remains, leavings; remainder, residue; balance, surplus. 1. ~ a bheith agat, to have something left over. Tá an méid sin d’fhuílleach, that amount is left over. ~ an airgid, the remainder of the money. Coinnigh an ~, keep what is left. 2. Remnants, scraps. An ~ a thabhairt don éanlaith, to feed the scraps to the fowl. ~ duine eile a ithe, to eat the remains of s.o. else’s meal. Fuílligh (fómhair), (harvest) gleanings. ~ éadaigh, remnants of cloth. 3. Surplus, superabundance. ~ ama a bheith agat, to have more time than one needs, plenty of time. Tá ~ fairsinge againn, we have room to spare. Tá a luach aige agus ~, he has more than enough to pay for it. Tá ~ cainte aige, he talks plenty. Is fearr ~ ná easpa, better too much than too little. 4. Com: Fin: ~ íocaíochta, trádála, balance of payments, of trade. ~ dochair, sochair, debit, credit, balance. ~ ar láimh, anonn, balance in hand, carried forward. An ~ a íoc, to pay the balance. 5. Ar: Remainder. Roinnt gan ~, division with no remainder. Ch: Residuum. Ph: Maighnéadas fuílligh, residual magnetism. 6. (Of survivors) ~ áir, survivors of battle.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Fuílleach ~a, credit balance.
Fuílleach a fhágáil, to leave something over.
Caithfear an fuílleach a ghlanadh, the remainder must be cleared.
~ fuílligh, dumping ground for refuse.