PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Knitting: Single, double, over, snáithe thar biorán uair, dhá uair.
Paper of pins, cárta m biorán.
Curling-pin, biorán cataíola.
Tie-pin, biorán carbhata.
F: You could have heard a pin drop, chloisfeá biorán beag ag titim.
Mil: Safety pin (of fuse), biorán m sábhála.
To pin the paper to the board, an páipéar a ghreamú den chlár le bioráin.
Sheet of pins, páipéar m biorán.
To stick a pin through sth., biorán a chur i rud.
Ten pounds, a mere trifle! deich bpunt, ní fiú biorán sin!
It is of trifling value, ní fiú biorán é.
It is valueless, ní fiú biorán é.
It is not worth a hang, a scrap, ní fiú biorán é.