faitíos
fál
fala
fálaigh
fallás
falsa
faltanas
fan
fána
fánach
fanacht
fanaile
fánaíocht
fann
faobhar
faoi
faoileán
faoiseamh
faoistin
faomh
faomhadh
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fan
VERB
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wait
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fanann [duine] le [rud]
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[somebody] waits for [something]
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tá mé fós ag fanacht leis an litir
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I am still waiting for the letter
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fan liom, le do thoil
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wait for me please
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fanann [duine] go [rud]
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[somebody] waits till [something]
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fanfaimid go meán lae
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we'll wait till midday
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fan go gcríochnóidh mé é seo
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wait until I finish this
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fan go gcloisfidh tú an scéal
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wait till you hear the news
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fanann [duine]
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[somebody] waits
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fan nóiméad!
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wait a minute!
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fan
VERB
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stay
remain
do not change
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fan san áit a bhfuil tú
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stay where you are
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d'fhan mé sa bhaile an lá ar fad
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I stayed home the whole day
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d'fhan sé tamall ag breathnú ar an seanteach
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he stayed a while looking at the old house
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ní féidir liom fanacht i mo dhúiseacht
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I can't stay awake
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fan i do thost, le do thoil
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stay quiet please
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fan
VERB
SYNONYM: stop
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stay
in hotel etc
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cá bhfuil tú ag fanacht?
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where are you staying?
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tá mé ag fanacht in óstán
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I am staying in a hotel
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bhí mé ag fanacht le mo dheartháir agus mé i mBaile Átha Cliath
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I was staying with my brother while I was in Dublin
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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fan
VERB
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PAST TENSE
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d'fhan
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PRESENT TENSE
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fanann
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FUTURE TENSE
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fanfaidh
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VERBAL NOUN
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fanacht
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VERBAL ADJECTIVE
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fanta
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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fan amach ó
fan ó
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stay out of
stay away from
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fanann [duine] (amach) ó [rud]
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[somebody] stays away from [something]
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d'fhan sé ón ól, b'in é an príomhrud
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he stayed away from the drink, that was the main thing
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fan amach ón dream sin
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stay away from those people
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fan ar
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stay on
stick to
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fanann [duine] ar [rud]
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[somebody] sticks to [something]
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tá muid ag fanacht ar an straitéis sin
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we're continuing with that strategy
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fan as
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stay out
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fanann [duine] as [rud]
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[somebody] stays out of [something]
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fan as mo bhealach
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stay out of my way
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fanaim as na díospóireachtaí sin más féidir liom
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I stay out of those discussions if I can
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b'fhearr fanacht as amharc
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it would better to stay out of view
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é fan an
188ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 2,276 focal.
Fan is the
188th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 2,276 words.
BÉARLA ► GAEILGE · ENGLISH ► IRISH
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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d'fhan fionnuaire éadrom san aer a chuir dinglis ar a craiceann agus faobhar ar a cruthaíocht
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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a light coolness lingered in the air which tingled her skin and sharpened her creativity
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fan bomaite!
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wait a minute!
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d'fhan muid i mbrú óige
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we stayed in a youth hostel
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cá fhad a d'fhan tú sa Fhrainc?
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how long did you stay in France?
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cén fáth ar fhan tú chomh fada sin?
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why did you stay so long?
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B'fhearr liom fanacht taobh istigh den fhoirgneamh.
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I'd rather stay inside the building.
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Beidh orainn fanacht go Lá na Cáinaisnéise.
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We'll have to wait until Budget Day.
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Bhí mé idir dhá chomhairle ar chóir dom fanacht nó imeacht.
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I didn't know whether I should stay or go.
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D'fhan muid i mbrú.
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We stayed in a hostel.
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D'fhan muid inár luí ar an trá ar feadh píosa.
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We stayed lying on the beach for a while.
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Dá bhfanfainn go maidin...
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If I waited till morning...
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Fan go bhfeice mé.
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Let me see.
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Fan go dtí anocht.
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Wait till tonight.
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Fan go fóill!
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Wait a little!
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Fan nóimeád!
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Wait a minute!
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Cén áit a bhfuil tú ag fanacht?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Where are you staying?
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D'fhan muid i dteach féinfhreastail.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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We stayed in a self-catering house.
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Ar fhan tú i sealla féinfhreastail?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Did you stay in a self-catering chalet?
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Fanaigí nóiméad agus gheobhaidh mé na cóipleabhair dhaoibh.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Wait a minute and I will get the notebooks for you.
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Fan nóiméad, le do thoil.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Wait a minute, please.
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An féidir leat fanacht nóiméad?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Can you wait a minute?
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An bhféadfá fanacht nóiméad?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Could you wait a minute?
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Ar mhiste leat fanacht nóiméad?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Would you mind waiting a minute?
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Ní bheidh siad ag fanacht in éindí linn.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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They will not be staying with us.
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Fan go bhfeice mé - seisear buachaillí agus ceathrar cailíní. An bhfuil an ceart agam?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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[Looking at a family photo:] Let me see - six boys and four girls. Am I right?
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Bhí mé ag fanacht uair an chloig ar thacsaí.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I was waiting for an hour for a taxi.
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Fanaim istigh oíche Luain de ghnáth, ag amharc ar an teilifís.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I usually stay in Monday night, watching TV.
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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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D'fhan an tír go léir faoi dhianslándáil ar feadh tamaill fhada ina dhiaidh sin.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The whole country remained under intensive security for a long while after that.
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Rinne siad amach fanacht ar an talamh tirim go maidin.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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They decided to stay on dry land till morning.
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fan go fóill
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wait a while
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d'fhan mé i mo luí ar an trá ar feadh laethuaire
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I stayed lying on the beach for half an hour
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fan go lá pá
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wait until pay day
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d'fhan muid inár luí ar an trá ar feadh píosa
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we stayed laying on the beach for a while
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fan go ceann tamaill!
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stay for a while!
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fan taoibh istigh den fhoirgneamh
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stay inside the building
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D'fhan sé ina shuí.
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He remained sitting.
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D'fhan sé i gcónaí dílis dá thír.
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He always remained loyal to his country.
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Fan go bhfeice tú!
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Wait till you see!
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Má fhanann tú soicind fiafróidh mé de.
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If you wait a second I'll ask him.
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Ní féidir liom fanacht níos faide.
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I can't wait any longer.
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Pota Focal House Glossary is under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike licence and can be downloaded here.
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The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
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