New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: lacy · lad · lads · lay · lazy · baddy · caddy · daddy · heady · laden

lady

1 noun womanbean fem c m u 2 noun female

modifiermná gs as adj c m ulady doctor dochtúir mná

3 noun in particular jobbean fem c m uthe tea lady bean an tae 4 noun genteel womanbean uasal c m ushe's a real lady is bean uasal go smior í 5 noun informal aggressive form of addressa bhean c m ua chailín c m ulisten here, lady éist, a bhean

phrases

it isn't over till the fat lady sings

proverb ní breac é go mbíonn sé ar an bportní bhíonn an cluiche thart go séidtear an fheadóg dheiridh

ladies and gentlemen

a dhaoine uaisle

ladies first

na mná ar dtús

ladies who lunch

humorous mná a théann amach chun lóin le chéilemná an airgid

a lady by birth

(also

a lady of birth

) bean de phór uasal

the lady of the house

bean an tí c m u

My Lady

(also

my lady

) 1 addressing noblewoman etca bhean uasala bhean chóir 2 addressing judgea Bhreithimh Onóraigh 3 chivalrous addressa bhean uasal

old lady

1 elderly womanseanbhean c m ubean chríonnaa little old lady seanbhean bheag, seanbhean chríonna 2 very informal your wifeí féin c m ubean an tí c m umyself and the old lady went on holidays chuaigh mé féin agus í féin ar saoire 3 very informal your motherI'll ask my old lady cuirfidh mé ceist ar mo mháthair

young lady

1 girl, young womancailín c m ugirseach c m ugearrchaile c m ubean óg 2 stern addressa chailín c m ua ghirseach c m u 3 girlfriendcailín c m ubean c m ugirseach c m uhe brought his young lady thug sé leis a chailín, bhí a bhean leis