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is fearr le [duine] [A] (ná [B])
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[somebody] prefers [A] (to [B])
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is fearr linn fanacht i mbrúnna ná in óstáin
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we prefer staying in hostels then in hotels
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b'fhearr le [duine] [A] (ná [B])
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[somebody] would rather [A] (than [B])
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b'fhearr linn dul ar saoire sa gheimhreadh
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we'd rather go on holiday in the winter
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arbh fhearr leat cupán tae?
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would you prefer a cup of tea?
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nárbh fhearr leat dul áit éigin eile?
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wouldn’t you rather go somewhere else?
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
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is fearr liom an leabhar ábhartha ar an tseilf ná an leabhtar leictreonach
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I prefer a material book on the shelf than an electronic book
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beoir na Seice an bheoir is fearr ar domhan
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Czech beer is the best in the world
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beirt de na múinteoirí is fearr in Albain
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two of the best teachers in Scotland
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an tír is fearr ar domhan
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the best country in the world
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an foclóir is fearr sa domhan
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the best dictionary in the world
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is fuath liom bheith ag campáil, is fearr liom óstáin
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I hate camping, I prefer hotels
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dá laghad airgead atá acu, is ea is fearr
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the less money they have the better
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dá mhéad é is ea is fearr
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the bigger it is the better
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Nach seo an foclóir is fearr ar domhan?
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Isn't this the best dictionary in the world?
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Dá liacht focal a úsáideann tú is ea is fearr.
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The more words you use the better.
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Tá mé níos fearr anois ach bíonn pian orm uaireanta. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I am better now but I have a pain at times.
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Tá mé i bhfad níos fearr. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Dháiríre, níl mé cinnte cén cineál geansaí is fearr leis. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Seriously, I am not sure what type of jumper he prefers.
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Réitím níos fearr le m'athair ná le mo mháthair. Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I get on better with my father than with my mother.
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Seans gur fearr a fhóireann seirbhís mhicreabhlagála dá chineál don duine gnóthach atá ag iarraidh tuairimí a nochtadh. 'Beo!', beo.ie
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A microblogging service of its kind [ie Twitter] is probably better suited to a busy person who wants to share his opinions.
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Ach má tá tú ag iarraidh geansaí le cochall a cheannacht le rud eicínt scríofa i nGaeilge air, is é An Spailpín Fánach an áit is fearr le dul ag siopadóireacht. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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But if you are attempting to buy a pullover with a hood with something written in Irish on it, An Spailpín Fánach is the best place to go shopping.
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Is fearr le vótóirí an té a bhíos i seilbh na cumhachta. 'Beo!', beo.ie
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Voters prefer candidates who already have power.
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.
