PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Draw any two cards, tarraing dhá chárta ar bith.
To call his bluff, (i) (at poker) iarraidh air a chuid cártaí a chur chun cláir; (ii) tabhairt ar dhuine cur lena chuid cainte.
(Playing-) card, cárta m.
Game of cards, cluiche m cártaí.
Pack of cards, paca m cártaí.
He has a card up his sleeve, tá cárta cúil aige; tá cleas eile fós aige.
(Visiting-) card, cárta m (cuairte).
Business card, cárta m gnó.
Admission card, cárta m, ticéad m, le dul isteach.
Correspondence card, cárta m comhfhreagrais.
Mec.E: (Indicator) card, cárta taispeántóra.
To cut the whole concern, an gnó ar fad a chaitheamh in aer, i gcártaí.
(Of regulation) It has become a dead letter, tá sé ar ceal, caite i gcártaí.
To drop s.o. a line, a card, cúpla focal, cárta, a chur chun duine.
She told my fortune by cards, léigh sí na cártaí dhom.
He has given up that habit, tá an nós san caite faoi thóin cártaí aige.
House of cards, caisleán cártaí.
Identity card, cárta m aitheantais.
Wine list, cárta an fhíona.
Cards: The low cards, na cártaí dona.
Cards: To make the cards, na cártaí a shuaitheadh.
A card too many, cárta de bharraíocht, le cois.
He had the cards marked, bhí comharthaí ar na cártaí aige.
Marked card, cárta marcáilte.
Cards: Master card, cárta bua.
Membership card, cárta m baill.
Mortuary card, cárta marbhnaí.
F: They went down like ninepins, leagadh iad mar a leagfaí póiríní cloiche, paca cártaí.
To leave one's card on s.o., do chárta a fhágáil ag duine.
I have a card over, tá cárta de bharraíocht, le cois, agam.
To pack cards, cártaí a dhathú.
To palm a card, cárta a fholú i do láimh.
Paper of pins, cárta m biorán.
To play cards, cártaí a imirt.
Cards: To play a card, cárta a imirt.
Ration card, book, cárta m, leabhar m, ciondála.
Cards: Run of three, sraith trí chárta.
Savings certificate, cárta m coigiltis.
What do you say to a game of cards? dá mbeadh cluiche cártaí againn?
To throw sth. on the scrap-heap, rud a chaitheamh ar an gcarn aoiligh, faoi thóin cártaí.
F: To be on the shelf, bheith caite i gcártaí.
To show one's cards, one's hand, (i) na cártaí a chur ar an mbord; (ii) do rún a nochtadh.
F: To call for a show-down, iarraidh ar dhuine a chuid cártaí a thaispeáint.
F: To shunt s.o., duine a chaitheamh i gcártaí.
He has a plan up his sleeve, tá cárta cúil fós aige, tá cleas folaigh éigin aige.
That method is now superseded, tá an modh sin caite i gcártaí anois.
Cards: To table a card, cárta a chur le clár.
No one can touch him in cards, níl goir ag aon duine air mar fhear cártaí.
Card trick, cleas m cártaí.