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  1. Iontráil:
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Tá an ceart agat, you are right. Is tú a rinne i gceart é, you did right. Bhí sé tinn i gceart, he was very sick. An ceart choíche, to give everyone his due. An bhfuil scian agat? – ba sin mo cheart, have you a knife? – I should have, I think I have. An ceart a dhéanamh, to do justice. Tá ceart maith aige air (i) he is well entitled to it. (ii) he is fully justified in doing it. Níl an fear sin i gceart, that man is not in his senses. Bhí an t-am i gceart aige, it was high time for him. Níl a fhios agam i gceart, I cannot say exactly. B’as Doire ó cheart é, he came from Derry originally. Dá mbeadh ceart le fáil, if there were justice in the world. Le ceart, by right. De Dhálach Ó cheart í, her maiden name was O’Donnell. An cumhain leat é? – ba é sin mo cheart, do you remember it? – I have good reason to. Is maith an ceart, it is only right. Óna cheart míle aindeoin, in spite of all he could do (to prevent it) [I am not too sure of this on It could be “sheacht”] A cheart a thabhairt do dhuine, (ii)to give one his due share. (ii) to do one justice, in speaking of him. Seasócha mise ceart duit, I will see that you get your rights.
  2. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    right
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Ba cheart duit, you ought to. Ba cheart dó a rá, (a) he should have said, (b) he is supposed to have said. Níl sé ceart agat sin a rá, it is sinful to say that. Nach ceart é! Isn’t he great! Nach ceart a bhí a fhios aige, how did he know? Níl sé mar is ceart agam, I have not got it (song etc.) right. Nach ceart an Béarla atá aige, Hasn’t he a good command of English. Is ceart an seanduine é, he is a great old man. Sin na páisti cearta, you are very good children. Ceart go leor, (i) Very good. (ii) Of course. An scéal ceart, the correct version. San áit cheart, in the right plac Ba cheart dó a bheith láidir dá leanadh sé a athair, he should be strong if he took after his father.
  3. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    good, right, correct
    Ciall nó Míniú (GAEILGE):
    a' déanamh amach nach bhfághadh siad éin cheart astú
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    bheith orad gabhar agam is nárbh fhéidir liom ceart a bhaint astú, that I couldn't make but how many I had, couldn't make head or tail of them (1). tá tú ar a' gceart, you are quite right, correct.

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