PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
All-round improvement, biseach ar gach uile bhealach.
He is better (in health), tá biseach air.
A change for the better, iontú m bisigh.
He is beyond recovery, tá a bhiseach tugtha.
Blind alley occupation, post nach dual biseach dó.
(Of capital, investment) To bring in interest, biseach, gaimbín, a shaothrú.
Change for the better, biseach m, iompú m bisigh.
It changed for the better, tháinig iompú bisigh air; chuaigh sé i bhfeabhas; (of weather) bhisigh sé.
To come through an illness, biseach a fháil, téarnamh, ó thinneas.
Congratulations! Go maire tú (i bhfad)! tuilleadh biseach ort! mo ghraidhn (go deo) tú!
Much good may it do you! nár thé sé ar bláth ná ar biseach duit! a chonách sin ort!
To restore s.o. to health, biseach a dhéanamh do dhuine; duine a leigheas.
He has greatly improved, tá biseach mór air; tá feabhas mór tagtha air.
She has greatly improved (in looks), is mór a bhisigh sí ina scéimh; scinn sí amach go breá.
Interest at 5%, cúig faoin gcéad de bhiseach, de ghaimbín.
Shares that yield high interest, scaireanna a bhfuil biseach trom astu.
I wish you joy of it, go dté sé ar biseach duit; go maire tú é.
The improvement is maintained, tá an biseach á choimeád.
He is on the mend, tá sé ar biseach.
She nursed him back to health, thug sí chun bisigh é.
Premium bonds, bannaí bisigh.
To sell at a premium, díol ar biseach.
He will never pull through, ní bhfaighidh sé biseach choíche; níl téarnamh i ndán dó.
To recover one's health, v.i.to recover, biseach m a fháil; teacht chugat féin.
To recruit one's health, abs.to recruit, biseach, feabhas, a chur ar do shláinte.
God send that he may get better, go dtuga Dia dó biseach a fháil.
He is a shade better, tá biseach beag éigin air.
To shake off a cold, biseach a fháil ó shlaghdán; scaradh le slaghdán.
There is a slight improvement in him, tá iompú beag bisigh aige.
Some days he is better, laethanta, corrlá, bíonn aghaidh bhisigh sor.
Spiral spring, sprionga biseach.
The patient has taken a turn for the better, tá iompú bisigh ar an othar.
I feel very much better, braithim feabhas mór orm féin, airím i bhfad níos fearr, aithním biseach mór orm féin.