bata
béabhar
beacán
beach
beacht
beachtas
beag
beagán
beagnach
beairic
béal
bealach
bealadh
béaldath
béalóg
béaloideas
Bealtaine
bean
beann
beannacht
beannaigh
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beag
ADJECTIVE
OPPOSITE: mór
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small
litte
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tá mé i mo chónaí i dteach beag
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I live in a small house
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baile beag faoin tuath é
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it is a small town in the country
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an bhfeiceann tú an cailín beag?
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do you see the small girl?
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tá fadhb bheag againn
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we have a small problem
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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beag
ADJECTIVE
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GRADED FORM
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lú
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PLURAL
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beaga
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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is beag [rud a...]
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there are very few [things which...]
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is beag duine a thuigeann an teanga sin
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very few people understand that language
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is beag baile i Meiriceá atá níos sine ná cúpla céad bliain
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there are very few towns in America that are older than a few hundred years
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is beag
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is beag [rud a...]
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there are very few [things which...]
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is beag duine a thuigeann an teanga sin
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very few people understand that language
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is beag baile i Meiriceá atá níos sine ná cúpla céad bliain
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there are very few towns in America that are older than a few hundred years
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rud beag
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a little
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bhí sé rud beag deacair
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it was a little difficult
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tá mé rud beag tuirseach
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I am a little tired
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beag an baol
INTERJECTION
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not likely
slim chance
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beag an baol go n-aimseoidh sí rud ar bith ansin
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slim chance she will find anything there
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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níl ionat ach cailín beag
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you're only a small girl
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Níl ionat ach buachaill beag.
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You're only a small boy.
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bhí seomra beag in uachtar an tí
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there was a small room at the top of the house
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tá moill bheag orm
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I’m running late a little
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rugadh mé ar fheirm bheag
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I was born on a small farm
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bhí a chuid cainte rud beag doiléir
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his talk was a little obscure
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bhail, sin an seachtú haithne agat, is déan a mhór nó a bheag di
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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well, that's the seventh commandment for you, whatever you think of it
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is beag iriseoir gairmiúil atá ábalta a bheatha a bhaint i dtír leis an bhlagadóireacht
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hardly any professional journalist is able to make a career out of blogging
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is beag aischothú a fuair scríbhneoirí áirithe ar a gcuid blaganna
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some writers got very little feedback on their blogs
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Tá lucht éisteachta an-bheag ag an stásiún raidió seo.
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This radio station has a very small audience.
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Is beag a cheap mé go n-íocfaí mé.
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I almost thought I wouldn't be paid.
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is beag a cheap mé go n-íocfaí mé
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I almost thought I wouldn’t be paid
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Tá sé róbheag.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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It's too small.
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Tá an sciorta seo róbheag.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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This skirt is too small.
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Tá mé i mo chónaí i mbaile beag.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I live in a small town.
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Tá mé i mo chónaí i mbaile beag i gContae Chill Dara na laethanta seo.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I'm living in a small town in County Kildare these days.
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buachaill beag
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a small boy
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Níor labhair aon duine, fiú na páistí beaga bhí dreach sollúnta orthu.
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Nobody spoke, even the children had solemn expressions.
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tá foirgnimh de chuid Gaudí rud beag ait
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Gaudí's buildings are a little strange
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Rinne duine amháin drannadh liom agus bhraith mé chomh beag le mo lúidín.
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
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One of the people snarled at me and I felt as small as my little finger.
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D'fhan muintir Mandelbrot ann le linn an chogaidh, agus cónaí orthu i Tulle, baile beag i lár na tíre.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The Mandelbrot family stayed there during the war, living in Tulle, a small town in the middle of the country.
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Is beag duine ar domhan gur cuimhin leis lá an dhúnmharaithe sin.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Very few people in the world remmeber the day of that assassination.
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Beagnach deich mbliana ó shin d'éirigh mé as an leaba in árasán beag.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Some ten years ago I got up from bed in a small apartment.
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Níor ceadaíodh ach correitilt sa tír go ceann seachtaine eile agus, ar ndóigh, ba bheag duine a bhí ag iarraidh eitilt ach oiread.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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For a whole week, flights were grounded in the country with only occasional exceptions and, of course, hardly anybody even wanted to fly.
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Anseo i Nua-Eabhrac bhí crith beag talún againn an tseachtain seo caite.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Here in New York we had a small earthquake last week.
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Díomaite de chorrbhlag fánach, is beag nuashonrú a dhéantar ar fhormhór na suíomhanna.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Apart from the odd blog here and there, most of the sites are only rarely updated.
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Bhí sibh chomh cosúil lena chéile nuair a bhí sibh beag!
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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You were so alike when you were little!
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Ach eisean ag cur bádaí beaga ar snámh, san aois a bhfuil sé ann!
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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But him playing with little boats, at his age!
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scéal faoi chailín beag a théann isteach sa choill
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a story about a little girl who goes to the wood
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Tá an teach suite i gcearnóg bheag thart ar dhá chiliméadar ó lár na cathrach.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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The house is located in a small square, about two kilometres from the city centre.
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Ba bheag nár thit sé as a sheasamh leis an radharc a bhí os a chomhair.
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He almost collapsed from the view he was getting.
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Ní thiteann sin amach chomh minic anois agus a thitfeadh blianta beaga ó shin.
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That doesn't happen as often now as it used to a few years ago.
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dhéanainn jabanna beaga fánacha thall is abhus
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I used to do little odd jobs hefe and there
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D'fhéach mé go grinn ag iarraidh cor a fheiceáil, cor beag ar bith. An mise an t-aon neach beo anseo?
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
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I looked closely to see if anything was moving, anything at all. Am I the only living creature here?
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Tháinig na focail amach as a béal ina néalta beaga gaile.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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The words came out of her mouth as small clouds of steam.
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Ba róbheag a shamhail mé go n-imeoinn mar a d'imigh mé.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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I hardly imagined I'd leave the way I did.
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Tamall beag i ndiaidh a ghabháil ó sholas dó...
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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A little while after it got dark...
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Níl ionat ach girseach bheag.
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You're only a little girl.
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Tá moill bheag orm.
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I'm running late a little.
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Is baile beag é.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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It's a small town.
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Órú, chomh beag léi!
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Wow, she's so small!
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Is beag sásamh a bhaintear as athchúrsáil a dhéanamh ar ábhar atá ar fáil in áiteanna eile cheana féin.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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People get little satisfaction from recycling stuff that is already available elsewhere.
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Baile beag suarach ocrach beadaí a bhí amach rompu.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Before them lay a tiny, shabby, hungry town.
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Cá beag duit a bhfuil déanta agat?
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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How little is what you have done worth to you?
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Thiocfadh leat a chur díot rud beag ní ba síodúla ná mar a rinne tú.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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You could have gotten rid of him a little more kindly than you did.
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Ní lú orm an diabhal ná é.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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I hate him more than the devil.
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Nuair a bheas dornán beag airgid agam cuirfidh mé fá do choinne.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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When I have a little money I'll send for you.
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Tá mé i mo chónaí i dteach beag, gar do lár na cathrach i mBaile Átha Cliath.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I live in a small house, close to the city centre in Dublin.
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Tá tú i do chónaí sa mBreatain Bheag.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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You live in Wales.
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Tá dhá cheann acu an-mhór ach tá an ceann eile an-bheag.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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Two of them are very big but the other one is very small.
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Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
