Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
fáirbreach
fairbrígh
fairceallach
fairche
fairchín
faircseoir
fáirdhreis
faire
faireach
faíreach
fáireach
fáireacha
faireachán
faireachas
fáireadh
faireadóir
faireantacht
fairéir
fairéithi
faireog
fáireog
faireogach
faireoir
Seans gur foirm é faire de:
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faire, f. (gs. ~, pl. -rí). 1. vn. of fair. 2. Watch. ~ a dhéanamh, to keep watch. ~ na hoíche, night-watch, vigil. ~ leapa, bedside vigil. ~ a chur ar dhuine, to set watch on s.o. Bíodh ~ mhaith agat air, keep a good watch over him. Fear ~, watcher, look-out man. Bhí focal na ~ acu, they were on the alert, were placed on their guard. ~! Bí ar d’fhaire! Look out! ~ ort! Watch yourself! Mind what you do, say! ~! ~! Fie! Fie! ~ go brách! O, what a shame! S.a. focal 3, fógairt 3, poll110. 3. Wake. Bheith, dul, ar fhaire duine, to attend s.o.’s wake. Teach ~, wake-house.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag faire na ~e ar a chéile, trying to get each other at a disadvantage.
Rud a fhaire, to watch, keep watch over, sth.
Na tráthanna a fhaire, (i) to keep the night watches, (ii) to keep regular hours.
Ag ~e na huaire, watching the clock; tied to time.
Bheith ag ~e ar dhuine, to keep a watch on s.o.; to keep watching s.o.
Bhí sí ag ~e an linbh ar an tine, she was guarding the child from the fire.
~ thú féin! Bí ag ~e ort féin! Mind yourself!
Bí ag ~e air! What a hope!
Ag ~e an lae, waiting for day.
Ag ~e na faille, waiting for an opportunity.
Ag ~e ar bhus, waiting for a bus.
Ag ~e ar bhás duine, expecting s.o.’s death.
Ag ~e ar imeacht, waiting to go.
Tá an droim ag ~e orm arís, my back is threatening to trouble me again.
Tá an teach seo ag ~e ar thitim, this house is ready to fall.
Corp a fhaire, to wake a corpse.
Rinneadh é a fhaire go hómósach, he was waked with reverence.
~ faire, watcher, sentinel.
~ faire, watchword; forewarning.
Fuair sé ~ na faire, he was forewarned.
Is maith an fhaire an fhógairt, forewarned is forearmed.
~ faire, watching-place.
2. Rinne siad a fhaire ~ le cantaireacht, they waked him with psalm-singing.
~ faire, watching brief.
~ faire, spy-hole.
~ ceannais, comhraic, éisteachta, faire, rialaithe, command, combat, listening, look-out, control, post.
~ faire, watching-place.
Ag faire na dtráthanna, keeping the watches of the night.
~ faire, watch-tower.