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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
farsaing
farsainigh
fárstu
fartha
fárthainn
fartla
faru
fás
fasach
fásach
fásaigh
fásáil
fasaíocht
fasair
fásán
fásánach
fásbhrúcht
fásbhrúchtaíl
fásbhuille
fasc
fáscadán
fascadh
fáscadh
fás1, m. (gs. as s. fáis, as vn. ~ta, npl. fáis, gpl. ~). 1. vn. of fás3. 2. Growth. (a) ~ ruda, the growth, development, of sth. ~ a chur faoi rud, to make sth. grow. Tá ~ fúthu, they are growing. Aimsir an fháis, time of growth; good growing weather. Tá ~ maith ann le tamall, things have been growing well lately. Cith fáis, growth-promoting shower. Duine ar a fhás, growing, half-grown, person. Tá sé i mbun a fháis, he is fully grown. Greamanna, íona, fáis, growing pains. Rud a chur ó fhás, to prevent the growth of sth. Tá a bh~ tugtha, they have come to the end of their growth. Le ~ an léinn, an eolais, with the growth of learning, of knowledge. ~ na gcathracha, the growth of cities. (b) ~ féasóige, olla, a growth of beard, of wool. ~ bliana, a year’s growth. An dara ~, the second growth. ~ aon oíche, mushroom growth. 3. Plant, sapling, rod. ~ coill, hazel rod. ~ fuinseoige, ash-plant. ~ draighin, blackthorn stick.
fás2, a1. 1. Waste, vacant, empty, void. S.a. fuigheall1. 2. Wild, luxuriant.
fás3, v.t. & i. Grow. 1. Féar, barra, duilliúr, ag ~, grass, crops, foliage, growing. Ag ~ as an talamh, ar na ballaí, growing out of the ground, on the walls. Duine ~ta, grown-up person, adult. Buachaill ~ta anois é, he is a fully-grown boy now. An dream ónar fhás sé, the people from whom he sprang. Cosán ~ta, overgrown path. D’fhás cairdeas eatarthu, they grew friendly with each other. D’fhás faltanas as, enmity grew out of it. Náire san áit nár fhás sí! Shame where it grew not (is not to be expected). ~ aníos, suas, to grow up. Tá a gclann ag ~ aníos, their children are growing up. Ná lig dóibh ~ suas ort, don’t let them dominate you. S.a. bog2 1 (d), grian. 2. Rud a fhás, to grow sth.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An síol a cuireadh, a d’fhás, the seed which was sown, which grew.
Is ~ atá do chraiceann ort; is ~ a d’fhás an olann ort, you are easily imposed upon.
Fás, féar, ~, rank growth, grass.
Níl ~ ná fás ag teacht air, he is not growing, progressing, one bit.
Fás ~, vigorous growth.
Tá sé ag ~, i m~, a fháis, a mhéide, he is fully grown.
~ fáis, galair, éabhlóide, stage of growth, of disease, of evolution.
Fásann ~ roimh chruithneacht, ill weeds grow apace.
Ní fhásann sé ach i gcriathraigh choimhthíocha, it grows only in remote swamps.
Tá ~ a shean ag fás leis, his hereditary instincts are being aroused.
~ fásta, mór, grown-up, adult, person.
Tá fás, borradh, fúthu, they are growing, developing.
Fuighle fáis, empty words.
Tá na barra ag ~áil ó fhás, the crops are coming to the end of their growth.
Greamanna fáis, growing pains.
Síleann siad gur as a cheann atá an ghrian ag fás, they see in him the glory of the sun, think the world of him.
~ fáis, growing-pains.
Ní fhaca mé aon duine a d’fhás leat, I have seen no one who has grown like you.
Tá siad ag fás leo, they continue to grow.
~ fáis, sudden growth.
Níor fhás sé gan ~, he has his faults (like all of us).
Fás ~, tardy growth.
Fás ~, natural growth.
Síolrú, fás, ó rud, to spring, grow, from sth.
~ta fáis, growing pains.
Fás ~, rank, luxuriant, growth.
Ag fás de ~ a chéile, growing gradually.
Tá siad ag fás ina ~eanna, they are growing in layers.
Ag fás ~, growing up.
Féachaint an fás nó meath a bhí ag dul ar na barra, to see whether the crops were growing or failing.
~ fáis, thickness of growth.
~ fáis, rank growth.
Fás ~, rank growth.
