Headwords

béal, gobán

Description

Ceacht foghlamtha.

Corpus examples

• Do thuig lucht seirbhíseach do lorg ná beadh aon ghnó i n-aon chor acu d'á leithéidí agus tháinig amach go tur an fógra, "No Irish need apply." Curtar an tsrathar ar an gcapall gcóir! Isiad sgoileana "Náisiúnda" na h-Éireann is athair agus máthair do'n fhógra mhillteach mhifhoirtiúnach san. Tá an gobán fós daingean i mbeulaibh ár n-aos óg.

Additional examples

• 2. Gag. Cuirfidh mise gobán ann, ina bhéal, I'll stop him from talking. Familiar: Is é an chéad ghobán a cuireadh ina bhéal é, it was the first lesson he was made to learn.

• Is é an céad-ghobán a cuireadh 'na bhéal é, that was the first teaching or example (good or bad that he got).