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eagla
FEMININE NOUN
fear
eagla ar [dhuine] (roimh [rud])
[somebody] is afraid (of [something])
eagla orm roimh uisce
I'm scared of water
eagla orm go dteipfidh orm
I'm afraid that I will fail
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
eagla
FEMININE NOUN
GENITIVE SINGULAR
eagla
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é eagla an 568ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 6,485 focal.
Eagla is the 568th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 6,485 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
an bhfuil eagla ort?
are you afraid?
eagla orm, imeoidh uaim?
I am afraid, you won't leave me?
bíodh eagla ort, a chailín.
Don't be afraid, girl.
Tháinig eagla ar chuid de na capaill.
Some of the horses got scared.
Tháinig eagla a báis uirthi.
She became afraid of (her own) death.
an rud ar fad ag cur eagla orm.
The whole thing is making me afraid.
Cuireann eagla mo chraicinn orm.
It scares me to my skin.
Coinnigh greim orthu ar eagla go n-imeoidís.
Hold them tight so they don't get away.
Chuir sin eagla ar na páistí.
That scared the children.
Bhuail eagla í.
She was seized by fear.
Dúnadh an bóthar ar eagla timpiste.
The road was closed for fear of an accident.
Sibhse ar a bhfuil eagla .
Those of you who fear God.
Bhí eagla ár gcraicinn orainn go gcuirfidís moill ar an mbus.
We were scared shitless that the bus would be late.
Ar chúis éigin bhí eagla orm roimh na madraí marbha nach raibh cor astu.
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
For some reason I was afraid of the dead dogs even though they didn't even move.
Bhí de mhisneach aige t-léinte a chaitheamh a bhí chomh teann sin go mbeadh eagla ort go bpollfadh a dhidíní iad.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
He had the courage to wear t-shirts that were so tight you'd worry his nipples would pierce them.
ligfeadh an eagla do Shéimí cur suas don obair.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Fear didn't allow Jamie to refuse doing it.
raibh eagla le cur orm.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Nothing could scare me.
Thógamar claíthe ar eagla ionsaí ó na saighdiúirí.
We built fences for fear of attack from the soldiers.