PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Good business! a sheacht mh'anam thú (sibh, etc.)!
Carry two and seven are nine, dó anall, tabhair leat dó, agus a seacht sin a naoi.
s.He did his damnedest, rinne sé a sheacht ndícheall.
(Counting) Seven, eight, nine, a seacht, a hocht, a naoi.
Seven into six won't go, a sé ar a seacht ní féidir sin.
He tried his hardest, rinne sé a sheacht ndícheall.
At the hour of seven, ar a seacht a chlog.
Three from seven leaves four, a trí óna seacht sin a ceathair.
He went all out for it, rinne sé a sheacht ndícheall é a bhaint amach.
F: She had a peck of trouble, fuair sí a seacht sá den anró.
He has plenty of everything, tá a sheacht sá de gach sórt aige.
The reader is referred to page seven, féachtar leathanach a seacht.
(Counting) Six, seven, eight, a sé, a seacht, a hocht.
Twice seven is fourteen, a seacht faoina dó sin a ceathair déag.
It is seven (o'clock), tá sé a seacht (a chlog).
(Counting) Five, six, seven, a cúig, a sé, a seacht.
To strain after sth., do sheacht ndícheall a dhéanamh ag iarraidh ruda.
He struggled hard to succeed, rinne sé a sheacht ndícheall ar theacht i dtír.
He tried his best, his hardest, to save them, rinne sé a sheacht ndícheall iad a shábháil.
It is turned seven o'clock, tá sé tar éis a seacht a chlog.
To talk to s.o. like a Dutch uncle, comhairle na seacht seanóirí a thabhairt do dhuine.
What do seven and eight make? cé mhéad é a seacht is a hocht?