Pota Focal Intergaelic
sail | sáil | scil | séil | sil
Gluais TíHouse Glossary Gluais Beo!Beo! Glossary TeasárasThesaurus BriathraVerbs
substaint súgach súgradh suí súiche suigh súigh súil súilín suim súimín suimint suimiúil suíochán suíomh suipéar suirbhé suirbhéir suirbhéireacht suirí suiríoch
súil
FEMININE NOUN
eye
oscail do shúile
open your eyes
súil
VERBAL NOUN
expectation
expects it joyfully
[duine] ag súil le [rud]
[somebody] expects [something]
muid ag súil leis an traein ag a seacht a chlog
we expect the train at seven o'clock
ag súil le páiste
she is expecting a child
[duine] ag súil le [rud]
[somebody] is looking forward to [something]
ag súil leis an Nollaig
I am looking forward to Christmas
súil ag [duine] [go mbeidh rud amhlaidh]
[somebody] hopes [that something will be the case]
súil agam nach mbeidh báisteach ann
I hope there won't be rain
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
súil
FEMININE NOUN
GENITIVE SINGULAR
súile
NOMINATVE PLURAL
súile
GENITIVE PLURAL
súl
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é súil an 106ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 1,385 focal.
Súil is the 106th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 1,385 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
súil agam nár chuir barraíocht ceisteanna ort
I hope I didn't ask you too many questions
tugann siad comhairle do chailíní a bhíonn ag súil le páiste
they give advice to girls who are expecting a child
bhí ag cuimilt a dhá shúil
he was rubbing his eyes
bhí muid ag súil le triúr agus níor tháinig ach duine
we expected three but only one person came
súil agam nár ghoid an t-airgead sin go léir
I hope you didn't steal all the money
las a súile
her eyes lit up
súil agam nach mbeidh orm plé leis na daoine sin go deo arís
I hope I won't have to deal with those people ever again
sibh ag súil le páiste eile, nach bhfuil?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
You are expecting another child, aren't you?
siad ag súil le páiste.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
They are expecting.
súil agam go mbainfidh sibh taitneamh as bhur saoire anseo.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I hope that you enjoy your vacation here.
Bhuel, súil agam go mbeidh biseach ort go luath.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
Well, I hope that you will feel better soon.
súil agam go mbeidh biseach ort go luath.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I hope you get better soon.
Beidh muid ag súil go mór leis an seó a bheas ar siúl anocht ag a hocht.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
We are greatly anticipating the show that will be playing tonight at eight.
a bhean ag súil le páiste i gceann cúpla .
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
His wife is expecting a child in a couple of months.
Táim ag súil go mór leis.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
I am looking forward to it very much.
Cuireann uisce le mo shúile.
It makes my eyes run.
Is olc an mhaise do dhaoine a bheith ag súil le moladh.
It's bad of people to expect praise.
Bhí dualgas ar an spiaire súil a choinneáil ar lucht gnó Mheiriceá.
'Beo!', beo.ie
The spy's duty was to keep an eye on America's business community.
an drochshúil ort.
'Beo!', beo.ie
Somebody wishes you bad luck.
muid ag súil go mór leis na torthaí
we are looking forward to the results very much
Tháinig uisce lena súile.
Her eyes started running.
Bhí loig dhorcha faoina shúile.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
There were dark hollows underneath his eyes.
Ansin, nóiméad roimh a deich a chlog i Nua-Eabhrac tharla tubaiste nach raibh aon duine ag súil leis.
'Beo!', beo.ie
Then, one minute before ten o'clock in New York, a disaster happened that nobody expected.
bheifeá ag súil leis an doimhneacht chéanna tuairimíochta uathu is a bheadh ó phostálacha níba fhaide ar nós blag colún ar líne.
'Beo!', beo.ie
You wouldn't expect the same opiniated depth from them as you would from longer posts such as blogs or online columns.
Bhí na súile ag drud ar Shéimí.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Jamie's eyes were closing.
Bhí na súile ag drud uirthi leis an chodladh.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
He eyes were closing with sleep.
Bhí a dhá shúil dearg ar mhéad is a bhí caointe aici.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Her eyes were red from how much she had been crying.
chreidfidh siad a dhath mura mothaí siad lena lámha é agus mura bhfeice siad lena súile é.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
They will not believe anything they cannot feel with their hands and see with their eyes.
Solais loinnireacha gheala a bhainfeadh an t-amharc as an tsúil agat.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Bright shining lights that would blinden you.
Plátaí airgid a bhainfeadh an t-amharc as an tsúil agat.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Plates of gold that would make you blind.