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geall

MASCULINE NOUN

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bet

wager

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cuireann [duine] geall ar [rud]

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[somebody] bets on [something]

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is féidir leat geall a chur air

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you can bet on it

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geall

MASCULINE NOUN

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promise

pledge

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tugann [duine] geall

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[somebody] gives a promise

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thug sé geall dom go dtiocfaidh sé ar ais

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he gave me a promise that he would come back

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geall

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promise

pledge

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geallaim duit go mbeidh sé déanta

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I promise you that it will be done

Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms

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geall

MASCULINE NOUN

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GENITIVE SINGULAR

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gill

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NOMINATVE PLURAL

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geallta

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GENITIVE PLURAL

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geallta

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geall

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PAST TENSE

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gheall

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PRESENT TENSE

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geallann

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FUTURE TENSE

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geallfaidh

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VERBAL NOUN

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gealladh

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VERBAL ADJECTIVE

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geallta

Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries

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geallta

ADJECTIVE

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promised

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tá sé geallta acu go mbeidh an obair críochnaithe go luath

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they have promised that the work will be finished soon

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geallta

ADJECTIVE

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engaged

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tá mé geallta

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I am engaged

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cé dó a bhfuil tú geallta?

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who are you engaged to?

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geallta

ADJECTIVE

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predicted

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cén aimsir atá geallta?

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what's the weather forecast?

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tá báisteach geallta

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they're forecasting rain

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i ngeall

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because of

as a result

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i ngeall ar [rud]

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because of [something]

as a result of [something]

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fuair mé an jab i ngeall ar an taithí a bhí agam

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I got the job because of the experience I had

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mar gheall

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because

as a result

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mar gheall ar [rud]

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because of [something]

as a result of [something]

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bhí frustrachas orainn mar gheall ar an easpa foclóirí maithe

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we were frustrated because of the lack of good dictionaries

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mar gheall ar an drochaimsir, cuireadh an turas ar ceal

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because of the bad weather, the tour was cancelled

STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS

Is é geall an 219ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 2,689 focal.

Geall is the 219th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 2,689 words.

Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples

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cén aimsir atá geallta?

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what's the weather forecast?

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tá sé geall le cinnte go mbeidh moill orainn

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it is almost certain that we will be late

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bhí frustrachas orainn mar gheall ar an easpa foclóirí maithe

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we were frustrated because of the lack of good dictionaries

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Tá mé geallta.

Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004

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I'm engaged.

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Tá mé geallta le Caoimhín.

'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com

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I'm engaged to Caoimhín.

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Gheall sí dó é – ní fhéadfadh sí dul siar air sin anois.

Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011

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She had promised it to him – she couldn't back out now.

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Bíodh geall air go bhfuil.

Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976

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I bet it is. You bet it is.

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