Pota Focal Intergaelic
Gluais TíHouse Glossary Gluais Beo!Beo! Glossary TeasárasThesaurus BriathraVerbs
scarúnaí scata scáta scáth scáthán sceach sceadamán scéal scéala scéalaí scéalaíocht sceallóg sceamh scean sceanra sceideal scéim sceimhle sceimhlitheoir sceimhlitheoireacht sceirdiúil
scéal
MASCULINE NOUN
story
tale
inis scéal dúin, a dhaidí
tell us a story, daddy
scéal
MASCULINE NOUN
SYNONYM: nuacht
news
something new to report
aon scéal?
any news?
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
scéal
MASCULINE NOUN
GENITIVE SINGULAR
scéil
NOMINATVE PLURAL
scéalta
GENITIVE PLURAL
scéalta
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
cuma ar an scéal
an chuma ar an scéal [go...]
it seems [that...]
an chuma ar an scéal nach bhfuil mórán postanna le fáil
it seems that not many jobs are available
an chuma ar an scéal go mbeidh éasca
it seems that it will be easy
dála an scéil
by the way
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é scéal an 83ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 962 focal.
Scéal is the 83th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 962 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
is maith an scéal bleachtaireachta é ina dtarlaíonn an dúnmharú sa chéad alt
it's a good detective story if the murder happens in the first paragraph
scéalta aduaidh
northern news
news from the north
tháinig an scéal aniar aduaidh orm
that news surprised me
cuimhin liom gach pioc den scéal ach is cuimhin liom gur inis go hálainn é
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
I don't remember all the details of the story but I do remember that he told it beautifully
an bhfuil aon scéal agat?
have you got any news?
an bhfuil scéal ar bith agat?
have you got any news?
is bocht an scéal é
it is bad news
cibé ar bith, le scéal fada a dhéanamh gairid...
anyway, to make a long story short...
cuireann muid scéalta bleachtaireachta i gcló
we publish detective stories
cogar, ar chuala an scéal?
listen, did you hear the story?
scéal faoi chailín beag a théann isteach sa choill
a story about a little girl who goes to the wood
an scéal seo go hiomlán cumtha
this story is completely fictional
sin deireadh leis an scéal, a chairde
that's the end of the story, my friends
an scéal seo ag éirí conspóideach
this matter is becoming controversial
baineann na scéalta le saighdiúirí a mharaítear agus na mná a fhágtar ina ndiaidh
the stories are about soldiers who are killed and women who are left behind
fan go gcloisfidh an scéal
wait till you hear the news
an scéal fite fuaite ina chéile
the two stories are intertwined
inis scéal dúinn, a dhaidí
tell us a story, daddy
scaipigí an scéal trí bhur gcuid líonraí sóisialta
spread the news through your social networks
an scéal sna nuachtáin le seachtain
the story has been in the newspapers for a week
scaip an scéal ó dhuine go duine
the news spread from person to person
An bhfuil aon scéal agat anocht?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
Do you have any news tonight?
Níl scéal ar bith agam.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I don't have any news at all.
de bhua ag an scéal nach féidir bheith cinnte faoi aon rud.
What is special about the story is that you can never be sure of anything.
Is bocht liom do scéal.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
I'm sorry to hear that.
Ach níorbh shin é deireadh an scéil.
'Beo!', beo.ie
But that was not the end of the story.
Seo seo, a bhfuil sa teach amú ag do chuid scéalta.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Now now, you have everybody in the house confused with your stories.
Táthar á chur sin air, cibé acu fíor bréag an scéal.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
That's what they say about him, be it true or false.
sin é an scéal uile
that's the whole story
chuala an scéal óna máthair a bhí seasca bliain d'aois um an dtaca sin
she had heard the story from her mother who was seventy at that time