PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
neut.All is lost, tá deireadh caillte.
I'm not so bad, níl cailleadh ar bith orm.
There was once a king whose wife died, bhí rí agus cailleadh a bhean.
He is broken in health, tá an tsláinte caillte aige.
His spirit is broken, tá a chroí caillte aige.
He is consumed with thirst, tá sé caillte leis an tart.
Every minute counts, níl nóiméad le cailleadh.
He was cut off in his prime, cailleadh é i mbláth a mhaitheasa.
P: It's not so dusty, dheamhan a bhfuil basctha de, níl cailleadh ar bith air.
He died of exposure, cailleadh amuigh é le fuacht.
My strength is failing me, tá mé ag cailleadh mo bhrí.
The (lost) key was found, fuarthas, thángthas ar, an eochair (a bhí caillte).
To be off one's food, an goile a bheith caillte agat.
But for her I should have died, murach í, bhíos caillte.
F: It has cost me a fortune, tá mám m airgid caillte agam leis.
F: What foul weather! nach caillte an aimsir í!
He froze to death, cailleadh leis an bhfuacht é.
The game's up, tá an cluiche caillte.
Her teeth are gone, tá na fiacla caillte aici.
What a grind! is anróiteach an obair í! is caillte an obair í!
Gross mistake, botún caillte.
(Of ship) She was lost with all hands, cailleadh í féin is a raibh ar bord.
Hang-dog look, dreach caillte; gotha m an tsnámhaí.
To lose heavily, cailleadh go trom.
It was hot work, cailleadh allas leis mar obair.
Many lives were lost, cailleadh mórán daoine; maraíodh a lán.
He stands to lose nothing by it, (i) níl aon ní le cailleadh aige leis; (ii) níl aon bhaol air bheith thíos leis.
He has lost an arm, tá leathlámh caillte aige.
I lost my father, cailleadh m'athair.
(Of doctor) He lost a patient, cailleadh othar air.
The loser of a battle, fear caillte an chatha.
Lost property office, oifig na mbeart caillte.
He met his death at two o'clock, ar a dó a chlog a cailleadh é, a fuair sé bás.
To meet with losses, cailleadh.
F: Lost in the mists of time, caillte le cuimhne na seacht sinsear.
The noes have it, tá an tairiscint caillte; is ag lucht ná bíodh atá sé.
Numbers of people died of it, is iomaí duine a cailleadh leis.
He perished, cailleadh é.
M.Ins: The ship is a presumptive loss, tá glactha leis gur cailleadh an bád.
Lost beyond recall, caillte go deo.
All is lost save honour, tá deireadh caillte ach clú féin.
Sheer waste of time, cailleadh aimsire amach agus amach.
Here goes! sink or swim! seo linn! beirthe nó caillte!
The clock goes slow, tá an clog ag cailleadh.
The bullet had spent its force, bhí an siúl caillte ag an bpiléar.
He fell dead on the spot, cailleadh ar áit na mbonn é.
He stands to lose nothing by it, níl a dhath le cailleadh aige leis.
We had to stand the loss, sinne a bhí caillte leis.
F: I am starving, tá mé caillte, stiúgtha, leis an ocras.
He died young, which was not surprising, cailleadh óg é, ní nach ionadh.