EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
críochnaigh, v.t. & i. Finish; complete, accomplish. Obair a chríochnú, to finish (a job of) work. Margadh a chríochnú, to complete a bargain. Pósadh, íobairt, a chríochnú, to consummate a marriage, a sacrifice. Comhairle a chríochnú, to conclude deliberations, to come to a decision. Tá mé críochnaithe leis, I have done with it. Níl mo scéal críochnaithe agam fós, I haven’t finished my story, speaking, yet. Tá sé críochnaithe, (i) he has finished, (ii) he is done for. Ball críochnaithe, finished article. Ceoltóir críochnaithe, accomplished musician. Amadán críochnaithe, utter fool.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ cruthanta, críochnaithe, confirmed fool.
~ chríochnú dom, when I had completed it.
An bhfuil sé críochnaithe agat? ~. Have you finished it? Almost.
Tá sé i m~ a bheith críochnaithe, it is almost finished.
An bhfuil an ~ críochnaithe acu fós? Have they finished binding (the corn, etc.) yet?
Tá an ~ críochnaithe acu, they have finished the picking (of potatoes, etc.)
~ oibre, gnó, completion of work, of business.
~ a chur ar rud, to finish, settle, sth.
Rud a fhágáil gan chríochnú, to leave sth. unfinished.
~ a dhéanamh, a chríochnú, to do, to finish, a course.
Beidh ~ air sula mbeidh sé críochnaithe, it will take ages before it is finished.
(Críochnaithe) ~ amach, (finished) outright.
Tá sé ~ is (a bheith) críochnaithe; tá sé críochnaithe, ionann is, it is practically finished.
Bhí sé le críochnú agam, I had to finish it.