Irish–English dictionary

cuar

(nautical) The curve of an anchor cable from the seabed to the vessel; it should be horizontal at the anchor so as to bury the flukes.

cuarach

Having a curve or curves; curving.

cuarán

(footwear) A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot

cuarc

(particle) In the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter. They are theorized not to exist in isolation, but only in combinations in hadrons such as neutrons and protons or in quark–gluon plasmas.

cuardach

An attempt to find something.

cuartha

Having a curve or curves; curving.

cuarúil

(of a woman) Curvaceous and sexually attractive.

cuas

(anatomy) A hollow area within the body.

cuasán

(anatomy) A hollow area within the body.

cuasár

(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.

cúb

A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.

cúb cearc

Synonym of hencoop.

cúb seabhac

(falconry) A place where birds of prey are housed.

Cúba

A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.

cubhachail

A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.

cúcamar

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

cufa

The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.

Cugasach

Of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people.

cuibhreann

Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.

cuibhrigh

(transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

cuibhriú

(sex) The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.

cuid

A fraction of a whole.

cuid na maidine

The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

cuideachta

A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.

cuideachtúil

Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.

cuideachtúlacht

The skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social, of interacting well with others.

cuideog

A worm that lives in the ground.

cuidigh

(Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)

cuidigh le

(transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).

cuidiú

(uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.

cúig

A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.

cúig déag

The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).

cúige

A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.]

Cúige Mumhan

The southernmost province of Ireland.

Cúige Uladh

The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.

Cúigeadh Uladh

The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.

cúigiú

The ordinal form of the number five.

cúigleáil

(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.

cúigleálaí

One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.

cúil

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

cuilceach

A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.

cúileach

Of a color, in the range of violet to green.

cuileann

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

cuileog

(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).

cuileog bhréige

(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.

cuilithín

A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.

cuilt

(British, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.

cuimhne a bheith agat ar

To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.

cuimhneach

Pondering, especially thinking back on the past.

cuimhneachán

The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.

cuimhnigh ar

To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.

cuimil

(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.

cuimsigh

(ergative) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.

cuing

(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

cuingir

A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.

cúinne

A corner where two walls intersect.

cúinneán

A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side, the upper-left quadrant of a flag, (the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).

cuinneog

A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter.

cúinseacht

(countable, uncountable) Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.

cúipéir

A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.

cuir

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

cuir (báisteach, fearthainn)

(impersonal, meteorology) To have rain fall from the sky.

cuir a scinneadh

(transitive) To throw (something), making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface.

cuir agallamh ar

(intransitive) To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

cuir ar bun

(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.

cuir ar ceal

(transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.

cuir ar ceant

To sell at an auction.

cuir ar féarach

(transitive) To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.

cuir ar mhicreascannán

(transitive) To reproduce (documents) on such film.

cuir árachas ar

(transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.

cuir as a chuma

(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.

cuir as a ríocht

(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.

cuir as do

(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).

cuir caoi ar

(intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

cuir casadh i

(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.

cuir ceant ar

To sell at an auction.

cuir chun cinn

(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

cuir cloichshneachta

(impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.

cuir cor i

(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.

cuir d'fhiacha ar

(transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.

cuir deireadh le

(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with. [First attested in the early 16th century.]

cuir díomá ar

(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.

cuir eagla ar

(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

cuir faoi

(transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.

cuir faoi chois

(transitive) To keep down by unjust force.

cuir faoi iamh

(transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.

cuir faoi phróiseas

(transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.

cuir feabhas ar

(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).

cuir fuil

(intransitive, of a person, animal or body part) To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.

cuir i bhfeidhm

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

cuir i bhfocail

(transitive) To speak or to use words to express.

cuir i bhfolach

(transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.

cuir i bhfráma

(transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.

cuir i bpríosún

(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.

cuir i gcoinne

(transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

cuir i gcrích

(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]

cuir i gcuimhne

(transitive) To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).

cuir i ngéibheann

(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.

cuir imní ar

(transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.

cuir in aghaidh

(transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

cuir in áirithe

(transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.

cuir in éadan

(transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

cuir in eagar

To change a text, or a document.

cuir in iontaoibh

(transitive) To trust to the care of.

cuir in iúl

(transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.

cuir ina thost

(transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.

cuir ionadh ar

(transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

cuir iontas ar

(transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

cuir isteach

(ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.

cuir isteach ar

(transitive) To influence or alter.

cuir le chéile

(intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

cuir náire ar

(transitive) To cause to feel shame.

cuir pionós ar

(transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).

cuir salann ar

(mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.

cuir siamsaíocht ar fáil do

(obsolete) to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbour; to keep

cuir suas

(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)

cuir suas do

(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).

cuir suas le

(transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.

cuir tús le

(transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.

cuire

A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.

cuireata

(cards) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or a soldier.

cúirialta

Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.

cuirín

The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.

cúirséad

(British, Ireland, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

cúirt

The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church.

cúirtbhanna

(legal) A form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that they will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court.

cúirtealáiste

(legal) The area immediately surrounding a house, especially dooryard areas and sometimes including closely associated buildings and structures.

cúirtéireacht

The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.

cúirteoir

(historical) A gallant: a sprightly young dashing military man.

cuirtín

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

cúis dlí

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

cúisín

A layer of trapped air that supports a hovercraft.

cuisle

(architectural element, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.

cuisleoireacht

(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.

cuisliú

(architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.

cuisne

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

cuisneoir

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

cúiteamh

(golf, countable, uncountable) Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.

cuitéar

(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.

cúitigh

(chiefly, legal) To compensate or reimburse someone for some expense or injury.

cúl

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

cúl-

Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.

cúlaí

(sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

cúlaigh

(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

cúláisean

(British) A small, comfortable back room in a pub.

culaith

(card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.

culaith reatha

(clothing) A garment, usually consisting of a top and trousers (commonly known as tracksuit bottoms) worn as an outer layer by participants in sporting events such as athletics. The tracksuit is usually designed to be easily removed or replaced, before or after competing. Tracksuits have also been adopted in some cultures as leisurewear.

culaith spóirt

(clothing) A garment, usually consisting of a top and trousers (commonly known as tracksuit bottoms) worn as an outer layer by participants in sporting events such as athletics. The tracksuit is usually designed to be easily removed or replaced, before or after competing. Tracksuits have also been adopted in some cultures as leisurewear.

cúlánta

Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.

cúlarán

An underground tuber of a plant of the genus Tuber.