Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
holagraf
holaicéineach
holaifíteach
holam halam
holamorfach
holasóch
holatúrach
homa(i)-
homagamacht
homaighnéasach
homaighnéasacht
homainid
homainideach
homaisigeach
homaisiogót
homaitéiteach
homalóg
homalógach
homalógacht
homamorfach
homamorfacht
Hondúrach
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Lig ~ é, (i) let him (go) out, (ii) release (your hold on) him.
I ngreim an dá bhruach, holding on to both banks, in a precarious position.
Bhí sé ag ceartú dúinn ar feadh na hoíche, he was holding forth to us on matters all night.
~ ort! Hold on!
Ag cothú na háite sin, holding on in that place.
Tá ~ ar a chuid aige, he holds on to what he gets.
Dhoimhnigh an aicíd ann, the disease took a hold on him.
Dhún sé (a dhorn) ar an airgead, he held on to the money.
~ (ort) go fóill, hold on a bit.
Rud a chur faoi d’fhiacail, to hold sth. in one’s mouth and chew it; to ponder on sth.
Bád a ghabháil, to hold a boat on its course, to steer a boat.
Bíodh ~ agat ar do chiall, hold on to your senses.
Coinnigh do ghreim, hold your grip; hold on.
D’~ sé a dhorn air, he closed his fist over it, kept a tight hold on it.
Ar choinníoll ~ n-agrófar orm é, on condition that it will not be held against me.
Do ghreim a ~eadh de rud, to release one’s hold on sth.
Is righin a sheas sé an áit, he held on tenaciously to the place.
Tá sé chomh ~ i dteach a athar le duine ar bith, he has as strong a hold on his father’s house as anyone.
