Pota Focal Intergaelic
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geadán géag geal gealach gealbhan gealgháireach geall geallghlacadóir geallta gealltanas geallúint geamaireacht gean geansaí géar gearáin gearán gearb géarchéim géarchúiseach
geall
MASCULINE NOUN
bet
wager
cuireann [duine] geall ar [rud]
[somebody] bets on [something]
is féidir leat geall a chur air
you can bet on it
geall
MASCULINE NOUN
promise
pledge
tugann [duine] geall
[somebody] gives a promise
thug geall dom go dtiocfaidh ar ais
he gave me a promise that he would come back
geall
VERB
promise
pledge
geallaim duit go mbeidh déanta
I promise you that it will be done
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
geall
MASCULINE NOUN
GENITIVE SINGULAR
gill
NOMINATVE PLURAL
geallta
GENITIVE PLURAL
geallta
geall
VERB
PAST TENSE
gheall
PRESENT TENSE
geallann
FUTURE TENSE
geallfaidh
VERBAL NOUN
gealladh
VERBAL ADJECTIVE
geallta
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
geallta
ADJECTIVE
promised
geallta acu go mbeidh an obair críochnaithe go luath
they have promised that the work will be finished soon
geallta
ADJECTIVE
engaged
geallta
I am engaged
a bhfuil geallta?
who are you engaged to?
geallta
ADJECTIVE
predicted
cén aimsir atá geallta?
what's the weather forecast?
báisteach geallta
they're forecasting rain
i ngeall
because of
as a result
i ngeall ar [rud]
because of [something]
as a result of [something]
fuair an jab i ngeall ar an taithí a bhí agam
I got the job because of the experience I had
mar gheall
because
as a result
mar gheall ar [rud]
because of [something]
as a result of [something]
bhí frustrachas orainn mar gheall ar an easpa foclóirí maithe
we were frustrated because of the lack of good dictionaries
mar gheall ar an drochaimsir, cuireadh an turas ar ceal
because of the bad weather, the tour was cancelled
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é geall an 219ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 2,689 focal.
Geall is the 219th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 2,689 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
cén aimsir atá geallta?
what's the weather forecast?
geall le cinnte go mbeidh moill orainn
it is almost certain that we will be late
bhí frustrachas orainn mar gheall ar an easpa foclóirí maithe
we were frustrated because of the lack of good dictionaries
geallta.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
I'm engaged.
geallta le Caoimhín.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
I'm engaged to Caoimhín.
Gheall é fhéadfadh dul siar air sin anois.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
She had promised it to him she couldn't back out now.
Bíodh geall air go bhfuil.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
I bet it is. You bet it is.