Gaeilge
English
Baile
Brabhsáil
Uirlisí
Maidir le
Ceisteanna Coitianta
Inrochtaineacht
Aip an Fhoclóra
Leabhar
Oideachas
An Foclóir Nua Béarla-Gaeilge
Baile
Brabhsáil
Uirlisí
Maidir le
Ceisteanna Coitianta
Inrochtaineacht
Aip an Fhoclóra
Leabhar
Oideachas
Béarla > Gaeilge
Cuardach Casta
English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
An Foclóir Nua Béarla-Gaeilge
Focail chosúla:
a good
·
dog food
·
the good
·
novel food
·
snow goose
·
soft goods
·
boxwood
·
boyhood
·
dogwood
EN > GA
GA > EN
no-good
informal
1
adjective
his no-good son
an mac gan rath atá aige
,
an mac gan dóigh atá aige
2
noun
smugachán
masc1
c
m
u
spreasán
masc1
c
m
u
leadaí
masc4
c
m
u
scraiste
masc4
c
m
u
suarachán
masc1
c
m
u
Frásaí agus Samplaí Úsáide faoi iontrálacha eile
bar
»
there's no bar to you getting good results
níl aon bhac ort torthaí maithe a fháil
,
níl dada do do stopadh ó thorthaí maithe a fháil
better
»
his excuse was no better than yours
ní raibh an leithscéal a thug sé pioc níos fearr ná do leithscéal féin
better
»
there's no better time than now to lose weight
anois an t-am is fearr le meáchan a chailleadh
,
níl am níos fearr ná anois le meáchan a chailleadh
better
»
boys are no better than girls at mathematics
níl buachaillí dada níos fearr ná cailíní ag an matamaitic
bode
»
it bodes no good
ní thiocfaidh maith ar bith as
but
»
there's no doubt but that things are better now
níl aon amhras ach go bhfuil an saol níos fearr anois
,
níl aon dabht ná go bhfuil cúrsaí níos fearr anois
effect
»
to good/little/no effect
she tried to stop him, but to little effect
rinne sí iarracht é a stopadh ach ba bheag an mhaith di é
,
rinne sí iarracht é a stopadh ach obair in aisce a bhí ann
,
rinne sí iarracht stop a chur leis ach níorbh fhiú di é
he used his experience to good effect
bhain sé leas as a chuid taithí
,
bhain sé úsáid cheart as an taithí a bhí aige
follow
»
I'm no good at following directions
níl aon mhaitheas ionam ag leanúint treoracha
get up to
»
he's getting up to no good
tá drochimeacht faoi
,
ní hé an dea-rud atá ar siúl aige
good
»
to be no good
(
also
to not be any good
)
1
be of poor quality
that mower is no good
níl maith ar bith sa lomaire sin
,
níl aon mhaitheas sa lomaire sin
it was no good trying to reason with him
níorbh fhiú a bheith leis
,
ní raibh gar a bheith leis
2
be unsuitable
this knife is no good for cutting meat
níl aon mhaith sa scian seo chun feoil a ghearradh
3
be pointless
it's no good if you can't use it
ní fiú dada é mura féidir leat é a úsáid
it's no good telling me
ní fiú a rá liomsa
,
níl aon mhaith a rá liomsa
4
be unskilful
I'm no good at organising things
níl aon mhaith ionam ag eagrú rudaí
,
ní bhíonn aon rath orm ag eagrú rudaí
5
informal
be immoral, unreliable
she always said he was no good
dúirt sí riamh anall go raibh drochmhianach ann
6
informal
be unsuitable
Tuesday is no good for me
ní oireann an Mháirt domsa
,
níl an Mháirt fóirsteanach domsa
good
»
to come to no good
he'll come to no good
ní haon dea-chríoch a bheidh air
,
beidh drochrath air
good
»
to be up to no good
informal
they're up to no good
tá drochimeacht fúthu
,
tá drochfhuadar fúthu
good
»
no good will come of it
ní thiocfaidh maith ar bith as
,
ní thiocfaidh aon tairbhe as
half
»
half a loaf is better than no bread
(
also
half a loaf is better than none
)
proverb
is fearr leathbhuilín ná a bheith gan arán
,
is fearr leath ná meath
,
is fearr suí ar an scáth ná a bheith ar an mblár folamh
ill
»
it's an ill wind that blows no good
proverb
is olc an ghaoth nach séideann do dhuine éigin
loaf
»
half a loaf is better than none
(
also
half a loaf is better than no bread
)
proverb
is fearr leathbhuilín ná a bheith gan arán
,
is fearr leath ná meath
,
is fearr cupán lán ná crúiscín folamh
man
»
to be no good to man or beast
(
also
to be no use to man or beast
)
it's no good to man or beast
níl maith do dhada ann
,
níl maith ná maoin leis
,
is beag an mhaith do Dhia ná do dhuine é
news
»
no news is good news
is fearr gan scéala ar bith ná drochscéala
no
»
It's a good story. No, it's a great story.
Scéal maith atá ann. Ní hea, scéal iontach maith atá ann.
no
»
I'm no good at sport
níl aon mhaitheas ionam chun spóirt
,
ní fiú dada mé i mbun spóirt
Tuilleadh torthaí »
Brabhsáil an t-innéacs
no body
no one
no-account
no-fly zone
no-go area
no-good
no-hoper
no-man's land
no-name
no-no
no-nonsense