Pota Focal Intergaelic
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chaon cheana chí chomh chuig chuile chun ciall ciallaigh ciallmhar cian cianfhoghlaim cianrialtán ciap ciaróg ciarsúr cibé cic ciceáil ciclipéid cigil
ciall
FEMININE NOUN
sense
reason
the quality of being a reasonable person
ag dul amach sa bháisteach? níl aon chiall agat!
you are going out in the rain? you have no sense!
ciall le [rud]
[something] makes sense
ciall leis sin!
that makes sense!
ciall
FEMININE NOUN
SYNONYM: brí
meaning
sense
ciall na habairte
the meaning of the sentence
ciall [áirithe] le [rud]
[something] means [something]
cén chiall atá leis an abairt?
what does the sentence mean?
níl ciall leis an abairt
the sentence does not mean anything
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
ciall
FEMININE NOUN
GENITIVE SINGULAR
céille
NOMINATVE PLURAL
cialla
GENITIVE PLURAL
ciall
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é ciall an 679ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 7,907 focal.
Ciall is the 679th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 7,907 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
léir dom ciall na habairte
the meaning of the sentence is unclear to me
níl aon chiall aici
she has no sense
seisear ban céille
six wives
Bhí ag dul di ciall a bhaint as imeachtaí an lae.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
She couldn't make sense of the day's events.
Bíodh ciall agat agus fág an cineál sin cainte le ag duine inteacht eile.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Be sensible and don't say such things.
Bíodh crothán céille agat!
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Have a bit of sense!
Bíodh trí splaideog chéille agat!
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Have a spark of sense!
In áit a bheith ag cruinniú céille is é rud atá ag cailleadh cibé a bhí aige.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Instead of gathering sense, what he's doing is losing whatever amount he had.
Aon uair amháin a gheibh duine ciall, deireadh aige le haoibhneas an tsaoil.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
As soon as one grows up, the fun is over.