samplach
san
santaigh
saoi
saoire
saoirse
saoiste
saol
saolaigh
saolré
saonta
saor
saoráid
saoraigeanta
saoránach
saoránacht
saorga
saormhargadh
saorthoil
saorthrádáil
saothar
♦
saol
MASCULINE NOUN
SYNONYM: domhan
♦
world
♦
tá a fhios ag an saol mór cé tusa
♦
the whole world knows who you are
♦
an saol eile
♦
the other world
♦
ní chreidim sa saol eile
♦
I don't believe in the other world
♦
ar an saol
♦
in the world
alive
♦
anois agus an táirge ar an saol, caithfidh muid tabhairt faoin mhargaíocht
♦
now that the product exists, we must start marketing it
♦
nuair a tháinig mé ar an saol
♦
when I came to the world
♦
saol
MASCULINE NOUN
SYNONYM: beatha
♦
life
lifetime
♦
an bhfuil tú sásta i do shaol?
♦
are you happy in your life?
♦
chaith sé a shaol ar fad ar an oileán
♦
he spent his whole life on the island
♦
an raibh saol fada aici?
♦
did she have a long life?
♦
cad a rinne tú ar feadh do shaoil go dtí seo?
♦
what did you do during your life until now?
♦
ar na saolta seo
♦
nowadays
♦
tá an spórt níos feiceálaí ar na saolta seo a bhuí leis na meáin
♦
sport is more visible nowadays thanks to the media
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
♦
saol
MASCULINE NOUN
♦
GENITIVE SINGULAR
♦
saoil
♦
NOMINATVE PLURAL
♦
saolta
♦
GENITIVE PLURAL
♦
saolta
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
♦
tar éis an tsaoil
♦
after all
♦
tar éis an tsaoil, is polaiteoir é, is é a jab é
♦
after all, he is a politician, it is his job
♦
saol an mhadaidh bháin
♦
easy life
"a white dog's life"
♦
tá saol an mhadaidh bháin aige
♦
everybody loves him and he has an easy life
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é saol an
85ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 996 focal.
Saol is the
85th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 996 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
♦
níorbh aon ionadh gurbh é an saol acadúil a bhí i ndán don bhuachaill óg, agus a mháthair ina dochtúir leighis
♦
it was no surprise that an academic life was in store for the young boy when his mother was a medical doctor
♦
theastaigh uaithi deireadh a chur lena saol brónach mí-ádhúil
♦
she wanted to end her sad unlucky life
♦
tá aiféala orm faoi na rudaí a rinne mé i mo shaol
♦
I regret the things I've done in my life
♦
an saol mar a bhí fadó
♦
life as it was a long time ago
♦
bíonn an spórt ina dhlúthchuid den saol ag daoine atá folláin
♦
healthy people have sport as an intergral part of their lives
♦
bhí an saol difriúil ag an am sa mhéid nach raibh áiseanna na linne seo againn
♦
life was different then in the sense that we didn't have modern-day facilities
♦
gearradh príosún saoil air
♦
he was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment
♦
tá an gnáthshaol róghránna i gcomparáid le saol na litríochta
♦
the ordinary world is too ugly compared to the world of literature
♦
tá saol an mhadaidh bháin aige
♦
everybody loves him and he has an easy life
♦
bhí siad ag pógadh a chéile os comhair an tsaoil!
♦
they were kissing in broad daylight!
♦
fuair muid blaiseadh den saol mar a bhí san ochtú haois déag
♦
we got a taste of life as it was in the eighteenth century
♦
Bhí mé ag cuimhneamh, ba bhreá liom a dhul chuig an gcóisir, tar éis an tsaoil.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
♦
I was thinking, I'd love to go to the party after all.
♦
conas a ullmhaíonn an múinteoir na daltaí don saol taobh amuigh den scoil?
♦
how does the teacher prepare the pupils for life outside school?
♦
an mbaineann tú úsáid as an Ghaeilge i do shaol laethúil?
♦
do you use Irish in your daily life?
♦
Chaith na fir a saol ag baint guail.
♦
The men spent their lives mining coal.
♦
Chaith sí a saol ar fad i mbun na hoibre sin.
♦
She spent her whole life doing that work.
♦
Ní chreidim ar an saol eile.
♦
I don't believe in the other world.
♦
Tá saol iontach agat!
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
♦
You have a great life!
♦
Níorbh aon ghaisce ná údar mórtais saol an ghnáthoibrí.
♦
The life of an ordinary worker was nothing to be proud of.
♦
Tá a saol ag titim as a chéile.
♦
Her life is falling apart.
♦
Shíl sí nár thit poncúlacht isteach le dearcadh saoil na Meiriceánach Dúchasach.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
♦
She thought punctuality didn't suit the American Indian perspective on life.
♦
Bhí sí an-ghníomhach i saol na hiriseoireachta i gCathair Nua-Eabhrac.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
She was very active in the world of journalism in New York City.
♦
I saol dorcha na spiaireachta, ní féidir bheith cinnte de rud ar bith.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
In the dark world of espionage, you cannot be sure of anything.
♦
Liosta le háireamh a bhí iontu tráth den saol.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
They were a considerable list once [ie. there were a lot of them].
♦
Anuas ar sin, ní thig éalú ó ghnáthchúraimí an tsaoil a thiteann ar dhuine, ar nós airgead a thuilleamh nó clann a thógáil.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
In addition to that, you cannot escape from the ordinary responsiblities life throws at you such as making money or raising a family.
♦
Bhí iomrá go raibh sé ina sháith den tsaol.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
It was said that he was well-off.
♦
Is gairid mo shaol feasta dá fhadacht é.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
Long as my life may have been, whatever remains of it will be short.
♦
Aon uair amháin a gheibh duine ciall, tá deireadh aige le haoibhneas an tsaoil.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
As soon as one grows up, the fun is over.
♦
Bhí an saol ag cur cruaidh orthu.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
Life was getting hard for them.
♦
Caithfidh sé go bhfuil deireadh an tsaoil ann.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
This must be the end of the world.
♦
Is cuma duit ar an tsaol seo ach goid de réir dlí.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
All you need to care aboit in this world is to steal in a way the law allows.
♦
Mo chreach agus mo chrá gan mé chomh hóg leatsa inniu. Chaithfinn saol nár chaith mé.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
If only I was as young as you today. I'd spend my live differently.
♦
Nuair a bheadh an saol fá chónaí...
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
When everybody was asleep...
♦
Bhí truaigh an tsaoil aige do Mhicheál Dubh agus don bhail a chuir an bhantracht air.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
He felt sorry for Micheál Dubh and for what women did to him.
♦
Níl feidhm orm aon lá oibre a dhéanamh le mo sholas. Tá mé i mo sháith den tsaol.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
I don't have to work a single day for as long as I live. I am rich.
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.
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.
