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ambasadóir ambasáid amchlár amchrios amh amhábhar amhail amháin amharc amharclann amhlaidh amhrán amhránaí amhránaíocht amhras amuigh an an- anabaí anachain anáil
amháin
SYNONYM: aon
one
[rud] amháin
one [something]
duine amháin
one person
nóiméad amháin
one minute
deirfiúr amháin agam
I have one sister
is leor focal amháin
one word is enough
bhfuair ach ceann amháin
I only got one
níor aimsigh oiread is botún amháin
I haven't found a single mistake
bhí seachtain amháin deas te, ach bhí an dara seachtain beagáinín fuar
one week was nice and warm, but the second week was a little cold
oíche amháin mhothaigh go raibh á thachtadh agus thit ina chnap ar an urlár
one night he felt he was choking and fell in a heap on the floor
is maith is cuimhin liom taisteal go Illinois as Éirinn uair amháin
I well remember travelling to Illinois from Ireland once
amháin
only
just
[rud] amháin
only [something]
just [something]
Gaeilge amháin a labhraítear anseo
only Irish is spoken here
smionagar amháin a bhí fágtha
only fragments were left
aon nóiméad amháin
one, and only one, minute
an aimsir amháin faoi deara é
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
it's not just the weather's fault
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
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ach amháin
SYNONYM: ach
except
níl cead pinn luaidhe a úsáid ach amháin chun nótaí a thógáil
a pencil is not allowed, except to take notes
féidir iad a dhíbirt ach amháin i gcúinsí an-srianta
they cannot be expelled, except in very limited circumstances
chasaim ceol ach amháin sa mbaile
I only make music at home
amháin
hamháin
not only
b'fhearr don aistritheoir amháin an téacs a léamh go cúramach ach roinnt taighde a dhéanamh chomh maith
the translator should not only read the text carefully but do a bit of research as well
sláinte an choirp amháin a bhí i gceist aige ach sláinte na haigne chomh maith
he meant not only health of the body but also health of the mind
fiú amháin
even
bhíonn am agam ithe fiú amháin
I don't even have time to eat
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é amháin an 71ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 850 focal.
Amháin is the 71th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 850 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
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ceathrú amháin den téarma príosúnachta
one quarter of the prison term
níorbh é Milosevic amháin faoi ndear gach coir in aghaidh na daonnachta a tharla tráth titim as a chéile don Iúgslaiv
Milosevic was not solely responsible for every crime against humanity that happened while Yugoslavia was falling apart
do dhaoine aosta amháin an club seo
this club is not not just for elderly people
don chistin amháin é seo, ar ndóigh, ach bheadh úsáideach ann
this is not just for the kitchen, of course, but it would be useful there
Chas ar Dhara uair amháin cheana.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I met Dara once already.
beirt dheartháir agus deirfiúr amháin agam.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I have two brothers and one sister.
chasaim ach amháin sa mbaile.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I only sing in the house (at home).
bhíonn am agam ithe fiú amháin.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I don't have time to even eat breakfast.
deartháir amháin agam.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
I have one brother.
An ndéanann aclaíocht ar bith? dhéanann - ach amháin bheith ag caitheamh saighead.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
Do you get any exercise at all? I don't - except throwing darts.
mac amháin agam, Stiofán, cúig bliana d'aois.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
I have one son, Stiofán, he's five years old.
an chistin agus seomra suite mar sheomra amháin.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
The kitchen and sitting room are one room.
Rinne duine amháin drannadh liom agus bhraith chomh beag le mo lúidín.
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
One of the people snarled at me and I felt as small as my little finger.
raibh ach dualgas amháin uirthi, is cosúil.
'Beo!', beo.ie
It seems she only had one duty.
Is cuimhin liom rud amháin a rinne .
'Beo!', beo.ie
I remember one thing I did.
Shíl láithreoir amháin nach raibh eitleán ar bith i gceist, agus go mba bhuama é.
'Beo!', beo.ie
One [TV] presenter thought there was no airplane involved at all, and that it was a bomb.
Agus ag breathnú ar na pictiúirí beo seo, bhí rud amháin ag déanamh scime dom:...
'Beo!', beo.ie
While I was watching those live pictures [on TV], one thing was bothering me:...
Agus le cois sin, mba bhuama é, cén fáth nár pléascadh gach taobh, seachas an thaobh amháin?
'Beo!', beo.ie
And in addition to that, if it was a bomb, why didn't all sides explode, instead of just the two sides?
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.
i nGaeilge amháin a bheidh an fhoireann ag plé le gach gnó
the team will deal with every business in Irish only