monabhar
monaplacht
monarc
monarcha
monatóireacht
moncaí
monsún
mór
morálta
moráltacht
móramh
mórán
moratóir
Morávach
morgáiste
mór-roinn
mórshaothar
mórshiúl
mórthír
mósáic
mosc
♦
mór
ADJECTIVE
OPPOSITE: beag
♦
large
big
great
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teach mór
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a big house
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fadhb mhór
♦
a big problem
♦
tá mé faoi bhrú an-mhór
♦
I am under a lot of pressure
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tá [A] mór le [B]
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[A] is very friendly with [B]
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tá mo dheartháir agus mise an-mhór le chéile
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my brother and I are great friends
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is mór [rud] le [duine]
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[something] is important to [somebody]
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is mór liom an tionscadal seo
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this project means a lot to me
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ba mhór cúis na Gaeilge le m'athair
♦
the Irish-language cause was very dear to my father
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ní mór [rud a dhéanamh]
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it is necessary [to do something]
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ní mór an doras a chur faoi ghlas gach oíche
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the door must be locked every night
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ní mór na hiarratais a bheith istigh faoi mheán lae
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the applications must be in by midday
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an chuid is mó de [rud]
♦
most of [something]
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tá an chuid is mó de na daoine anseo
♦
most of the people are here
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tá an chuid is mó den obair déanta
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most of the work is done
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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mór
ADJECTIVE
♦
GRADED FORM
♦
mó
♦
PLURAL
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móra
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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athair mór
SYNONYM: seanathair
OPPOSITE: máthair mhór
♦
grandfather
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go mór
♦
very much
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tá mé go mór in éad leat
♦
I am very much jealous of you
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taitníonn sé go mór liom
♦
I like it very much
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móide
♦
plus
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an praghas, móide cáin bhreisluacha
♦
the price, plus value-added tax
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a dó móide a trí
♦
two plus three
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níos mó
FORM OF: mór
♦
bigger
larger
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tá Seán níos mó ná Séamus
♦
Seán is bigger than Séamus
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máthair mhór
SYNONYM: seanmháthair
OPPOSITE: athair mór
♦
grandmother
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níos mó
SYNONYM: a thuilleadh
♦
any longer
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ní dhéantar níos mó iad
♦
they don't make any more
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ní imreoidh mé peil níos mó
♦
I won't play football any more
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mór-roinn
FEMININE NOUN
♦
continent
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nach mór
SYNONYM: beagnach
SYNONYM: chóir a bheith
♦
almost
♦
tá tú nach mór ann
♦
you're almost there
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níos mó
SYNONYM: tuilleadh
SYNONYM: breis
♦
more
♦
an bhfuil níos mó de dhíth ort?
♦
do you need more?
♦
ba mhaith liom níos mó bainne, le do thoil
♦
I would like more milk please
♦
níos mó ná [rud]
♦
more than [something]
♦
bhí níos mó ná fiche duine ann
♦
there were more than twenty people there
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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clúdaíonn an chathair achar mór
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the city covers a large area
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bhí slua mór daoine bailithe timpeall an tí agus dreach an bhróin ar a n-aghaidh
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a large crowd of people was gathered around the house with looks of sadness on their faces
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feicim carn mór airgid i mo chuid aislingí
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I see a big pile of money in my visions
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bhail, sin an seachtú haithne agat, is déan a mhór nó a bheag di
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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well, that's the seventh commandment for you, whatever you think of it
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Is iad na Polannaigh an dream is mó inimirce go hÉirinn. Tá sé sin amhlaidh toisc a mhéad atá daonra na Polainne.
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The Polish are the most numerous immigant group to Ireland. This is so because of the high population of Poland.
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tá Londain ar na cathracha is mó ar domhan
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London is one of the largest cities in the world
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baile mór
♦
a big town
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beart mór irisí
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a large pack of newspapers
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is mór an chaoithiúlacht do phaisinéirí é
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it's a great convenience for passengers
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is cathair mhór é Baile Átha Cliath
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Dublin is a big city
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is maith liom cíocha móra
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I like big tits
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tá níos mó ama uaim chun an cheist a chíoradh i gceart
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I need more time to examine the question properly
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ní mór duit dul i gcomhairle le do thuismitheoirí ina thaobh
♦
you should talk to your parents about it
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chuidigh siad le lear mór daoine
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they helped a great deal of people
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moil mhór
♦
a big delay
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a dó móide a trí
♦
two plus three
♦
an praghas, móide cáin bhreisluacha
♦
the price, plus value-added tax
♦
tá tú nach mór ann
♦
you're almost there
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tá suim mhór aige sna cluichí Gaelacha, leis
♦
he is very interested in Gaelic games, too
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ní féidir linn dul san iomaíocht leis na comhlachtaí móra
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we can't compete with the big companies
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tá líon mór teangacha in úsáid in Éirinn sa lá atá inniu ann
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a large number of languages is being used in Ireland today
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bhí níos mó ná fiche duine ann
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there were more than twenty people there
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tá sé seo i bhfad Éireann níos mó ná mar a cheap mé!
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this is way bigger than I thought!
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ó thaobh líon na bhfocal de, tá an foclóir seo sách mór
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as far as number of words is concerned, this dictionary is quite big
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níl aon fhuinneamh ionam níos mó
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there is no energy in me anymore
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tá suim mhór aige sna cluichí Gaelacha fosta
♦
he is also very interested in Gaelic games
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dá mbeadh airgead agam, cheannóinn teach mór
♦
if I had money, I'd buy a big house
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is fear mór cuideachta é
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he's very outgoing
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tá mé go mór faoi chomaoin agat as an tacaíocht a thug tú dom
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I am much indebted to you for the support you've given me
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cé chomh mór a bhí sé?
cé chomh mór is a bhí sé?
♦
how big was it?
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daoine óga is mó a chaitheann drugaí
♦
drugs are taken mostly by young people
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tar éis dó cónaí sa Ghearmáin ar feadh dhá bhliain, tháinig feabhas mór ar a chuid Gearmáinise
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after he had ben living in Germany for two years, his German improved a lot
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fuair siad lear mór d'ábhar pléascach
♦
they found a great deal of explosives
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tá muid ag súil go mór leis na torthaí
♦
we are looking forward to the results very much
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cogadh a fhearadh ar an domhan mór, go háirithe ar thíortha a raibh ola acu
♦
to wage war against the whole world, especially against countries that had oil
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tá tú i mbaol mór
♦
you are in great danger
♦
tá airgead mór á íoc le scéimeanna cultúrtha gach bliain
♦
big money is being paid to cultural schemes each year
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Cá mhéad a dó móide a trí?
♦
How much is two plus three?
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Fadhb mhór é seo.
♦
This is a big problem.
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Is sráidbhaile mór é Maigh Cuilinn anois.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Maigh Cuilinn is a big village now.
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Bíonn muid sa leabharlann agus sa saotharlann an chuid is mó den am.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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We are [usually] in the library and the lab most of the time.
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Is mór an trua sin.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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That's a shame.
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Tá an geansaí sin rómhór.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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That jumper is too big.
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Tá an cóta sin rómhór.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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That coat is too big.
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Is féidir leat tiomáint go neart áiteanna in gConamara gan níos mó ná uair a chloig a chaitheamh ar an mbóthar.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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You can drive to plenty of places in Connemara without spending more than an hour on the road.
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An bhfuil tú féin agus do dheartháir an-mhór le chéile?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Are you and your brother very close?
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Táim ag súil go mór leis.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I am looking forward to it very much.
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Tá mé i mo chónaí i gcathair mhór.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
♦
I live in a big city.
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An bhfuil an t-árasán mór?
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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Is the apartment big?
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Ba ar an phobal sin is mó a thit ualach na heisimirce.
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That community was worst affected by emigration.
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Thaitin sé go mór liom agus níor thiteamar amach le chéile riamh.
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I liked him very much and we never fell out.
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Cuireann sé go mór le maise an leathanaigh má bhíonn sé beagáinín níos dathúla ná sin.
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I makes the page look a lot better if it is a little mode colourful than that.
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Baile ar mhó líon na gcanálacha ná líon na sráideanna.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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A town with more canals than streets.
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ní mór duit tuairisc scríofa a chur isteach ag deireadh gach ráithe
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you must submit a written report at the end of each quarter
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tá a fhios ag an saol mór cé tusa
♦
the whole world knows who you are
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An cheist is mó atá ag déanamh scime do sheirbhísí rúnda Mheiriceá ná, cá bhfuil na spiairí Rúiseacha?
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The question that bothers the American secret services most is, where are the Russian spies?
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Ní raibh le feiceáil ar an túr ach poll mór ina thaobh.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
All you could see on the building was a big hole in its side.
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Tosaíodh ag aslonnú daoine as foirgnimh mhóra timpeall na tíre mar Túr Sears in Siceágo.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
People started being evacuated from tall buildings around the country such as Sears Tower in Chicago.
♦
seachtar fear mór
♦
seven big men
♦
Táimid inár gcónaí i ndomhan nua anois, a bhuíochas do Bin Laden, Mohammed Atta, agus na scórtha eile nach bhfuil ann níos mó chun é a fheiceáil.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
We live in a new world now, thanks to Bin Laden, Mohammed Atta and scores of others who are not there anymore to see it.
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Ach tá cuma spíonta ar chuid mhór acu fán tráth seo.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
But many of them look tired now.
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An chúis is mó go bhfuil meath tagtha ar bhlaganna na Gaeilge ná...
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
The biggest reason why Irish-language blogs have started declining is...
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bhí slua mór sa tábhairne aréir
♦
there was a big crowd in the pub last night
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is mór an spórt é
♦
it's great fun
♦
As an am seo amach b'iad sclábhaithe formhór mór na ndaoine gorma a facthas san Eoraip agus sa domhan nua.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
From this time onward, most black people seen in Europe and the new world were slaves.
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Mar a leath an tír siar amach, tháinig níos mó stáit isteach san aontacht nár ghlac le sclábhaíocht.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
As the country spread out west, more states joined the union that did not accept slavery.
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bhí suim mhór aige i dteangacha
♦
he was very interested in languages
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thaitin an taispeántas go mór leis
♦
he liked the exhibition very much
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Tá mé i mo chónaí in uimhir a trí, Sráid Mhór, árasán a dó.
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
♦
I live in number three, High Street, apartment two.
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An bhfuil clann mhór agat, a Shéamais?
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
♦
Do you have a lot of children, Séamas?
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A mháthair mhór, is tú a chan an fhírinne.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
You were right, grandma.
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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.
Tá sonraí Ghluais Tí Pota Focal á n-úsáid in LingoBrain, cluiche foghlama focal le haghaidh na nguthán póca.
Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
