faitíos
fál
fala
fálaigh
fallás
falsa
faltanas
fan
fána
fánach
fanacht
fanaile
fánaíocht
fann
faobhar
faoi
faoileán
faoiseamh
faoistin
faomh
faomhadh
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fan
VERB
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wait
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fanann [duine] le [rud]
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[somebody] waits for [something]
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tá mé fós ag fanacht leis an litir
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I am still waiting for the letter
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fan liom, le do thoil
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wait for me please
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fanann [duine] go [rud]
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[somebody] waits till [something]
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fanfaimid go meán lae
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we'll wait till midday
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fan go gcríochnóidh mé é seo
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wait until I finish this
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fan go gcloisfidh tú an scéal
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wait till you hear the news
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fanann [duine]
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[somebody] waits
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fan nóiméad!
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wait a minute!
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fan
VERB
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stay
remain
do not change
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fan san áit a bhfuil tú
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stay where you are
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d'fhan mé sa bhaile an lá ar fad
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I stayed home the whole day
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d'fhan sé tamall ag breathnú ar an seanteach
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he stayed a while looking at the old house
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ní féidir liom fanacht i mo dhúiseacht
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I can't stay awake
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fan i do thost, le do thoil
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stay quiet please
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fan
VERB
SYNONYM: stop
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stay
in hotel etc
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cá bhfuil tú ag fanacht?
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where are you staying?
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tá mé ag fanacht in óstán
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I am staying in a hotel
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bhí mé ag fanacht le mo dheartháir agus mé i mBaile Átha Cliath
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I was staying with my brother while I was in Dublin
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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fan
VERB
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PAST TENSE
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d'fhan
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PRESENT TENSE
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fanann
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FUTURE TENSE
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fanfaidh
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VERBAL NOUN
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fanacht
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VERBAL ADJECTIVE
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fanta
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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fan amach ó
fan ó
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stay out of
stay away from
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fanann [duine] (amach) ó [rud]
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[somebody] stays away from [something]
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d'fhan sé ón ól, b'in é an príomhrud
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he stayed away from the drink, that was the main thing
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fan amach ón dream sin
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stay away from those people
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fan ar
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stay on
stick to
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fanann [duine] ar [rud]
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[somebody] sticks to [something]
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tá muid ag fanacht ar an straitéis sin
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we're continuing with that strategy
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fan as
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stay out
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fanann [duine] as [rud]
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[somebody] stays out of [something]
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fan as mo bhealach
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stay out of my way
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fanaim as na díospóireachtaí sin más féidir liom
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I stay out of those discussions if I can
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b'fhearr fanacht as amharc
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it would better to stay out of view
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é fan an
188ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 2,276 focal.
Fan is the
188th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 2,276 words.
BÉARLA ► GAEILGE · ENGLISH ► IRISH
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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B'fhearr liom fanacht taobh istigh den fhoirgneamh.
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I'd rather stay inside the building.
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Beidh orainn fanacht go Lá na Cáinaisnéise.
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We'll have to wait until Budget Day.
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Bhí mé idir dhá chomhairle ar chóir dom fanacht nó imeacht.
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I didn't know whether I should stay or go.
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D'fhan muid i mbrú.
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We stayed in a hostel.
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D'fhan muid inár luí ar an trá ar feadh píosa.
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We stayed lying on the beach for a while.
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D'fhan sé ina shuí.
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He remained sitting.
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Dá bhfanfainn go maidin...
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If I waited till morning...
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D'fhan sé i gcónaí dílis dá thír.
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He always remained loyal to his country.
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Fan go bhfeice mé.
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Let me see.
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Fan go bhfeice tú!
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Wait till you see!
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Fan go dtí anocht.
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Wait till tonight.
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Fan go fóill!
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Wait a little!
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Fan nóimeád!
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Wait a minute!
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Má fhanann tú soicind fiafróidh mé de.
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If you wait a second I'll ask him.
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Ní féidir liom fanacht níos faide.
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I can't wait any longer.
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Cén áit a bhfuil tú ag fanacht?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Where are you staying?
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D'fhan muid i dteach féinfhreastail.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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We stayed in a self-catering house.
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Ar fhan tú i sealla féinfhreastail?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Did you stay in a self-catering chalet?
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Fanaigí nóiméad agus gheobhaidh mé na cóipleabhair dhaoibh.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Wait a minute and I will get the notebooks for you.
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Fan nóiméad, le do thoil.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Wait a minute, please.
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An féidir leat fanacht nóiméad?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Can you wait a minute?
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An bhféadfá fanacht nóiméad?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Could you wait a minute?
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Ar mhiste leat fanacht nóiméad?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Would you mind waiting a minute?
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Ní bheidh siad ag fanacht in éindí linn.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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They will not be staying with us.
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Fan go bhfeice mé - seisear buachaillí agus ceathrar cailíní. An bhfuil an ceart agam?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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[Looking at a family photo:] Let me see - six boys and four girls. Am I right?
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Bhí mé ag fanacht uair an chloig ar thacsaí.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I was waiting for an hour for a taxi.
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Fanaim istigh oíche Luain de ghnáth, ag amharc ar an teilifís.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I usually stay in Monday night, watching TV.
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fan bomaite!
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wait a minute!
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D'fhan muintir Mandelbrot ann le linn an chogaidh, agus cónaí orthu i Tulle, baile beag i lár na tíre.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The Mandelbrot family stayed there during the war, living in Tulle, a small town in the middle of the country.
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D'fhan an tír go léir faoi dhianslándáil ar feadh tamaill fhada ina dhiaidh sin.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The whole country remained under intensive security for a long while after that.
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Rinne siad amach fanacht ar an talamh tirim go maidin.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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They decided to stay on dry land till morning.
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d'fhan muid i mbrú óige
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we stayed in a youth hostel
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cá fhad a d'fhan tú sa Fhrainc?
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how long did you stay in France?
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cén fáth ar fhan tú chomh fada sin?
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why did you stay so long?
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fan go fóill
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wait a while
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d'fhan mé i mo luí ar an trá ar feadh laethuaire
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I stayed lying on the beach for half an hour
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fan go lá pá
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wait until pay day
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d'fhan muid inár luí ar an trá ar feadh píosa
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we stayed laying on the beach for a while
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fan go ceann tamaill!
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stay for a while!
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fan taoibh istigh den fhoirgneamh
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stay inside the building
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d'fhan fionnuaire éadrom san aer a chuir dinglis ar a craiceann agus faobhar ar a cruthaíocht
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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a light coolness lingered in the air which tingled her skin and sharpened her creativity
Tá Gluais Tí Pota Focal faoi cheadúnas Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike agus ar fáil le híoslódáil anseo.
Pota Focal House Glossary is under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike licence and can be downloaded here.
Tá inneachar an bhosca ‘Staitisticí’ bunaithe ar Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge atá faoi cheadúnas Open Database License.
The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
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Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
