PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá duine éigin ag an madra, the dog has detected the presence of s.o.
Thug an madra ~ orm, the dog made a snap at me.
Bhí na gadhair asam, the dogs were pestering me.
Bhagair sé an madra, an dlí, orm, he threatened to set the dog at me, to take me to law.
~ ar do mhadra, call off your dog.
Thug sé ~ na madraí orm, he treated me like a dog, roundly abused me.
Béarfaidh an madra ort, the dog will bite you.
Trí bheith an fhir mhaith, an tseanmhadra, three signs of a good man, of an old dog.
Conairt bhradach, thieving dogs;
Tá cuma bhúidíneach air, he has a hang-dog look about him.
Madra ag déanamh ~ báisín i ndiaidh a eireabaill, a dog chasing its tail.
~ an mhadra, na caorach, the dog’s, sheep’s, muzzle.
~ bhreac, larger spotted dog-fish.
Chomh ~ le hadharc reithe, le cam lúbáin, le cos (deiridh) an mhadra, as crooked as a ram’s horn, as a pot-hook, as a dog’s (hind) leg;
Conairt chíocrach, ravenous dogs.
Chlamhair na madraí a chéile, the dogs tore into each other, made the fur fly.
Madraí ag ~eadh, dogs gathering, hunting, in packs.
Tabhair an chnáfairt don mhadra, give the scraps to the dog.
~ capaill, madra, horse-, dog-, collar.
Madra, cú, confaidh, mad dog, hound.
Na madraí ag ~t an chonablaigh, the dogs tearing the carcase.
~ conróis, sceiche, spíonán, dog-rose, hawthorn, gooseberry, bush.
Tá an madra ag ~eadh a eireabaill, the dog is wagging his tail.
Leathanach a chúbadh, to dog-ear a page.
~ de ghadhair fiaigh, couple of hunting dogs.
An madra a chur i nduine, to set the dog at s.o.
Chuir sé an chonairt leo, he set the dogs at them.
Ba dhaor a dhreach, there was a hang-dog look about him.
Dealraítear le madra é, he may be likened to a dog.
dá chuid féin (a thabhairt) don amadán, (to) feed a dog with his own tail.
Chuir sé an chonairt ina n~, he set the dogs after them.
~ na madraí sin, drive away those dogs.
Ag cur de dhíon is de dheora, pouring rain, raining cats and dogs.
~ conairte, the howling of dogs.
Chuir an madra ~ air féin, the dog bared his teeth, snarled.
Madra ag ~adh, a dog snarling.
~ an mhadra nó gáire an tSasanaigh, a dog’s snarl and an Englishman’s laugh (are equally dangerous).
~ caillte, hang-dog look.
Madraí, daoine, a dhreasú le, ina, chéile, to incite dogs, people, against each other.
~ conairte, incitement of dogs (to hunt, to fight).
Madra drochmhianaigh, vicious dog.