PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He is all abroad, tá dul amú mór air; tá seachrán trom air.
He missed his aim, chuaigh a urchar amú; theip air an marc a bhualadh.
His clothes are baggy, tá sé ag dul amú ina chuid éadaigh.
You are wasting your breath, tá tú ag cur do chuid cainte amú.
It is very confusing, chuirfeadh sé duine amú go mór.
They were not disappointed in that, ní dheachaigh an tsúil sin amú orthu.
He saw the error of his ways, thuig sé an dul amú a bhí air.
He wasted his time to such an extent that he lost his job, chuir sé oiread sin ama amú gur chaill sé a phost.
To flounder in a speech, dul amú, san abar, in óráid.
Without further loss of time, gan tuilleadh aimsire a chur amú.
You guessed wrong! chuaigh do thomhas amú!
To lose one's way, to lose oneself, to get lost, dul amú, ar seachrán, ar strae.
To lose oneself, to be lost, in the crowd, dul amú sa slua; dul as radharc i measc an tslua.
Without loss of time, gan aon aimsir a chur amú; gan faillí aimsire.
His statement was misleading, chuirfeadh a chuid cainte duine ar seachrán, amú.
If I mistake not, mura bhfuil dul amú orm.
To be mistaken, bheith ag dul amú.
If I am not mistaken, mura bhfuil dul amú orm.
I must have made a mistake, ní foláir nó gur dul amú a bhí orm.
I wasn't far out, ní raibh mé i bhfad ón gceart, amú, as bealach.
Penny-wise and pound-foolish, tíos na pingine agus cur amú na scillinge.
You put me off, chuir tú amú mé.
To be out in one's reckoning, dul amú i do thuairim a bheith ort; mearú cuntais a bheith ort.
To recover lost time, an t-am a cuireadh amú a thabhairt isteach.
I have no time to spare, níl aon nóiméad le ligean amú agam.
F: It looks lo me suspiciously like measles, tá mé ag dul amú go mór nó is í an bhruitíneach í.
Therein you are mistaken, tá dul amú ort ar an bpointe sin.
To lose time, am a chailleadh, a chur amú, a mheilt.
He lost no time in doing it, níor lig sé aon nóiméad amú á dhéanamh; ní raibh sé i bhfad salach leis.
House where there is a lot of waste, teach a gcuirtear cuid mhór sa dul amú ann.
To run to waste, (i) (of liquids) dul amú; (ii) (of land) dul chun fásaigh, chun báin.
Nothing is wasted, ní théann aon rud sa dul amú.
Waste nothing, ná lig dada sa dul amú.
To waste time, am a chur amú.
The water is wasting, tá an t-uisce ag dul amú.
Tchn: Wasted energy, fuinneamh m amú.
He lost his way, chuaigh sé ar seachrán, amú.
What I lost was of no value, an rud a d'imigh amú orm níorbh fhiú dada é.
You are on the wrong track, tá tú ar seachrán, tá dul amú ort.