ceamara
ceamaradóir
ceanastar
ceangail
ceangal
ceangaltán
ceann
céanna
ceannach
ceannaí
ceannaigh
ceannairc
ceannaire
ceannaitheoir
ceannáras
ceannas
ceannasaí
ceannbheart
ceanncheathrú
ceannfhocal
ceannlíne
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ceann
MASCULINE NOUN
SYNONYM: cloigeann
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head
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níl mórán gruaige ar a cheann
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he doesn't have much hair on his head
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chroith an captaen a cheann
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the captain shook his head
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d'ardaigh an t-éan a cheann
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the bird raised his head
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ceann
MASCULINE NOUN
SEE ALSO: duine
♦
one
unit of counting and reference
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ní bhfuair mé ach ceann amháin
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I only got one
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ceann de na carranna seo
♦
one of these cars
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cá mhéad atá agat? - trí cinn
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how many have you got? - three
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seo é an ceann deireanach
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this is the last one
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má chailleann tú é, is féidir leat ceann nua a cheannach
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if you lose it, you can buy a new one
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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ceann
MASCULINE NOUN
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GENITIVE SINGULAR
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cinn
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NOMINATVE PLURAL
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cinn
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GENITIVE PLURAL
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ceann
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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bain an ceann de
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baineann [A] an ceann de [B]
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[A] cuts [B's] head off
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baineadh an ceann den rí
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the king was decapitated
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bainfidh sí an ceann díot má fheiceann sí thú!
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she will cut your head off if she sees you!
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ceann scríbe
♦
destination
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d'éirigh liom mo cheann scríbe a bhaint amach
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I managed to reach my destination
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faoin am a shroich mé an ceann scríbe bhí tuirse orm
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by the time I had reached the destination I was tired
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ceann scríbe: Londain
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destination: London
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cinn
VERB
♦
determine
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cinn
VERB
♦
decide
determine
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cinn bhliana
♦
annual
at end of each year
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cruinniú cinn bhliana
♦
annual meeting
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cuir chun cinn
SEE ALSO: cur chun cinn
♦
promote
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déanann an comhlacht táirgí áirithe a chur chun cinn ar mhargadh na hÉireann
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the company promotes certain products on the Irish market
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rinne siad iarracht úsáid na Gaeilge a chur chun cinn i measc daoine óga
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they tried promoting the use of Irish among young people
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cur chun cinn
SEE ALSO: cuir chun cinn
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promotion
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cur chun cinn na n-ealaíon
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the promotion of the arts
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faoi cheann
PREPOSITION
♦
under
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go ceann
PREPOSITION
♦
for
time
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go ceann [tréimhse]
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for [a period of time]
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tá mé ag dul go Corcaigh go ceann seachtaine
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I am going to Cork for a week
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i gceann
PREPOSITION
♦
in
time
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i gceann [tréimhse]
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in [a period of time]
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tá mé ag dul go dtí an Iodáil i gceann seachtaine
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I am going to Italy in a week
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beidh an tionscadal críochnaithe i gceann bliana
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the project will be finished in a year
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beidh mé leat i gceann tamaill
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I'll be with you in a while
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thar ceann
PREPOSITION
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on behalf of
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tinneas cinn
♦
headache
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tá tinneas cinn ar [dhuine]
♦
[somebody] has a headache
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tá tinneas cinn orm
♦
I have a headache
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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go deimhin, tá ceisteanna go leor nár freagraíodh go fóill, go háirithe na cinn faoi fhoirgneamh a seacht
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indeed, there are still some unanswered questions, expecially those about building seven
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beidh mé as baile go ceann seachtaine
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I'll be away for a week
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chinn an chúirt gur sháraigh an t-acht an bunreacht
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the court decided that the act breached the constitution
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tar ar ais anseo i gceann coicíse
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come back here in two weeks' time
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déanann an comhlacht táirgí áirithe a chur chun cinn ar mhargadh na hÉireann
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the company promotes certain products on the Irish market
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d'fhéadfadh an beart a bheith críochnaithe faoi cheann sé bliana
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the plan could be finished in six years
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i gceann coicíse
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in two weeks' time
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bhí a cheann cromtha
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his head was bowed
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Scríobh sé cuimhní cinn faoi champaí báis na Naitsithe.
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He wrote memoirs about Nazi death camps.
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Bhuel, tá ceann ar an gCnoc in aice leis an séipéal.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Well, there is one in An Cnoc next to the church.
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Tá sé sin imithe cheana féin, ach tá ceann eile ann ag ceathrú chun a dó dhéag.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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That one [a bus] has left already, but there is another one at 11.45.
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Cé acu ceann?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Which one?
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An ceann uaine le "Éire" scríofa air nó an ceann seo?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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The green one with "Éire" written on it or this one?
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seo é ceann de na botúin a rinne tú
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this is one of the mistakes you made
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ceann go leith
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one and a half
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faoi 1865 bhí úinéaracht daoine in aghaidh an dlí in gach ceann de na Stáit Aontaithe
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by 1865, owning people was against the law in each of the United States
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is iomaí duine sa tír seo nach léann leabhar ar bith ó cheann ceann na bliana
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many a person in this country doesn't read a book the whole year
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thug mé faoin aiste agus bhí sí críochnaithe agam i gceann dhá uair an chloig
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I got down to writing the essay and I had it finished in two hours
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fan go ceann tamaill!
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stay for a while!
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an mbeidh tú fós thart go ceann cúpla nóiméad eile?
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will you still be around for another few minutes?
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tuairisc ar dhul chun cinn na hoibre
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a report on how the work is progressing
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seachain do cheann!
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mind your head!
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coimhéad do cheann!
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mind your head!
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Goideadh ceann de na carranna seo.
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One of these cars was stolen.
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Tá dath uaine éadrom ar an gceann sin.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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That one is light green.
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Céard faoin gceann seo?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What about this one?
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An ceann uaine.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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The green one.
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An ceann seo.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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This one.
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Tá a bhean ag súil le páiste i gceann cúpla mí.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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His wife is expecting a child in a couple of months.
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Tá mé féin agus Bríd ag dul go dtí an Spáinn i gceann míosa.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Myself and Bríd are going to Spain in a month.
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Feicfidh mé thú i gceann fiche nóiméad.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I'll see you in twenty minutes' time.
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Inis dom faoin gcaitheamh aimsire a bhíonn agat ó cheann ceann na seachtaine.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Tell me about the pastimes you have from one end of the week to the other.
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Cé mhéad seomra atá sa teach? - Trí cinn.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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How many rooms are there in the house? - Three.
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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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Bhí siad ag iarraidh gan an t-ainmhí a ghoin sa cheann.
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They were trying not to hurt the animal in the head.
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Ghoil sí uisce a cinn.
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She cried her heart out.
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Shleamhnaigh sí is thit ar mhullach a cinn isteach san uisce.
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She skidded and fell head-first into the water.
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D'fhág siad an t-eitleán agus chuaigh isteach sa cheann eile.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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They left the airplane and went inside the other one.
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Is trua nach raibh "JFK moment" ag ár nglúin féin, mar a bhí ag an gceann a tháinig romhainn.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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It is a pity that our generation never had a "JFK moment" like the one that came before us.
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Agus dá mba bhuama é, caithfidh gur cheann ollmhór é a phléascfadh an foirgneamh amach ar dhá thaobh.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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And if it was a bomb, it must have been a huge one to explode out of the building on two sides.
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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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Bhí deiseanna úra cruthaithe ag dul chun cinn teicneolaíoch.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Technological progress had created new opportunities.
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Dúirt mé le mo chomharsa ar an eitleán go mbeinn ag tógáil bus ar aghaidh go dtí mo cheann cúrsa.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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I told my neighbour on the plane that I would then be taking the bus to my destination.
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I gceann a sheacht mblian a bhí Séimí.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Jamie was at the end of his seventh year of age.
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Ní raibh a bhean marbh ach cupla mí go rabhathas á rá i modh rúin go raibh sé ag smaoineamh ar cheann eile a tharraingt air.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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His wife was only dead for a couple of days when people started saying in secret that he was thinking of helping himself to a new one.
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Ní raibh a cheann le tógáil aige as ólachán.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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He wouldn't take his head out of the drink. He wouldn't stop drinking.
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Bhí sé eadar dhá chómhairle cé acu a bhéarfadh sé leis an príosúnach nó a ligfeadh sé a cheann leis.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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He was undecided whether he should take the prisoner with him or let him go.
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Tá an oíche ag teacht agus cá leagfaidh mé mo cheann?
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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The night is coming, where will I rest my head?
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Cá háit a leagfaidh mé mo cheann go maidin?
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Where will I rest my head tonight?
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Dar leis gur cheart dó glór a chinn a aithne.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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He thought he should recognize his voice.
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D'ól 'ach aon fhear acu tarraingt a chinn den bhuidéal.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Each man drank his fill from the bottle.
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Dar le Babaí gurbh é a ceart an glór cinn sin a aithne, ach ní raibh dul aici smaoineamh cá háit a gcuala sí é.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Babaí thought she should recognize that voice but couldn't remember where she had heard it.
Tá Gluais Tí Pota Focal faoi cheadúnas Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike agus ar fáil le híoslódáil anseo.
Pota Focal House Glossary is under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike licence and can be downloaded here.
Tá inneachar an bhosca ‘Staitisticí’ bunaithe ar Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge atá faoi cheadúnas Open Database License.
The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
Tá sonraí Ghluais Tí Pota Focal á n-úsáid in LingoBrain, cluiche foghlama focal le haghaidh na nguthán póca.
Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
