Weather words and weather-related expressions in Irish with English equivalents.
Gaeilge | English |
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aimsir | weather |
aimsir bhreá | fine weather |
Lá breá gréine | fine sunny day |
Tá lá breá ann | It's a fine day |
te | hot, warm |
aimsir the | warm weather |
Tá sé te | It's hot |
grian | sun |
lá gréine | a sunny day |
grianmhar | sunny |
lá bréa grianmhar | a fine sunny day |
Tá an ghrian ag scoilteach na gloch | It's very hot (lit. "The sun is splitting the stones") |
fuar | cold |
Tá sé fuar | It's cold |
lá fuar atá ann | It's a cold day |
Tá sé fuar fliuch | It's cold and wet |
tirim | dry |
aimsir thirim | dry weather |
drochaimsir | bad weather |
aimsir aimlithe aimsir bhocht aimsir chéasta |
miserable weather |
lá beag brónach | miserable kind of day |
fliuch | wet |
Tá sé fliuch | It's wet |
aimsir fhliuch | wet, rainy weather |
scamall | cloud |
scamallach | cloudy |
aimsir scamallach | cloudy weather |
Tá sé scamallach inniu | It's cloudy today |
ceo | fog, mist, haze |
ceo dlúth / doiléir | thick fog |
ceo trom | dense fog |
lá bog braonach | soft misty day |
Tá ceo ann | It's foggy |
Tá an ceo ag druidim isteach orainn | The mist is closing in upon us |
bogha báistí | rainbow |
sneachta | snow |
Tá sé ag cur sneachta | It's snowing |
flichshneachta | sleet |
casairneach | hail, hailstorm |
gaoth | wind |
gaofar | windy |
lá gaofar | windy day |
stoirm | storm |
Tá stoirm air | There's a storm brewing |
Gaeilge | English |
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báisteach, fearthainn | rain |
Tá sé ag cur báisteach Tá sé ag cur fearthainne |
It's raining |
Tá báisteach air | It's going to rain |
Tá cosúlacht báistí air | It looks like rain |
Tá cuma fearthainne air | It looks like rain |
Tá cló báistí ar an lá | The day shows signs of rain |
Tá sé ag bagairt báistí | It's threatening rain |
lá báistí | rainy day |
salachar ceo / báistí | drizzling mist, rain |
draonán báistí | drizzling rain |
lá buan fearthainne | day of continuous rain |
ag caidhleadh báistí | driving rain |
ag cáitheadh báistí | pouring rain |
ag clagairt báistí | pelting rain |
ag dallcairt báistí | raining heavily |
ag spéachadh báistí | spitting rain |
greadadh báistí | pelting rain; drenching |
báisteach dheannachtach | cold drenching rain |
batharnach bháistí | downpour of rain |
bús báistí | pelting rain |
cnap báistí | sudden downpour |
díle bháistí | deluge of rain |
gailfean báistí | driving rain |
maidhm bháistí | cloudburst |
Tá sé ag caitheamh sceana gréasaí | It's throwing cobblers knives |
Tá sé an bháisteach ag titim ina tulcaí | The rain is coming down in torrents |
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