PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He was behaving like an ass, he played the ass, (i) bhí sé ag déanamh cnapán amadáin de féin; (ii) bhí sé ag pleidhcíocht.
He is a bit of a fool, cineál amadáin é.
P: You blooming idiot, a amadáin an chinn mhóir.
Cap and bells, caipín (cloigíneach) amadáin; suaitheantais an amadáin.
You silly fool, a phleidhce m amadáin.
He took me for a fool, thug sé meas amadáin orm.
You thought me a fool, b'amadán agat mé, thug tú meas amadáin orm.
You idiot, (you)! a phleidhce amadáin (ós tusa)!