PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To turn about, iompú thart, casadh thart.
To come, to drop, across a person, casadh ar duine (de thaisme).
F: I ran up against him, casadh orm de thaisme é.
Chance brought us together, de thaisme a casadh ar a chéile sinn.
Av: (Of engine) To clock over, casadh go bog.
I came upon a large house, casadh teach mór orm.
Concealed turning, casadh folaithe.
Stranded, twisted, cord, corda casta,
A flick of the wrist, casadh m, cor m, den rusta.
It is only a form of speech, níl ann ach casadh, modh, cainte.
He got into bad company, casadh i measc droch-chomrádaithe é.
To haul upon the wind, casadh thart in éadan na gaoithe.
To heave (away) at the capstan, casadh ar an tochard.
Abs. To heave in, casadh ar an tochard.
Imagine meeting you here! ní féidir gur casadh anseo thusa!
Knotty point, pointe casta, achrannach.
(Ropemaking, etc.) Left-hand turn, twist, casadh tuathail.
(Of ship, etc.) It can turn in its own length, tig léi casadh laistigh dá fad féin, ar a fad féin.
He met his master, casadh fear a mhúinte air.
He met his match, casadh duine dó a bhí inchurtha leis; casadh fear a dhiongbhála air.
He met more than his match, casadh fear a mhúinte dó.
I met him in the street, casadh orm, liom, dom, ar an tsráid é.
To meet with sth., s.o., casadh ar dhuine, rud.
He met with difficulties, casadh deacrachtaí ina bhealach.
I missed him, níor éirigh liom casadh leis.
The water moves the millwheel, cuireann an t-uisce an roth muilinn ag casadh.
An old book that I picked up, seanleabhar a casadh i mo shlí.
Corr: Prompt reply, freagra le casadh an phoist.
By return of post, le casadh an phoist.
Aut: F: Two thousand revs a minute, dhá mhíle casadh sa nóiméad.
To revolve on a spindle, casadh ar fhearsaid.
His eyes were rolling, bhí a shúile ag casadh timpeall (ina cheann).
Rotation per minute, casadh sa nóiméad.
To turn round and round, casadh timpeall arís is arís eile.
To turn round (about), casadh thart.
I ran into him to-day, casadh orm inniu é.
To run up against s.o., casadh ar dhuine (de thaisme).
Give it another screw, bain casadh eile as.
Aut: To signal a turn, comhartha casta a dhéanamh.
I didn't meet a living soul, níor casadh duine ná daonnaí, baistíoch beo, orm.
Games: To put spin on the ball, casadh a chur sa liathróid.
To spin s.o. round, casadh a bhaint as duine.
It spun round and round, bhí sé ag casadh mar a bheadh roth ann.
He felt squeamish, tháinig casadh m aigne air.
Screw stopper, stopallán casta.
To stretch the sense of a word, casadh a bhaint as brí focail.
Aut: To give the starting-handle a swing, casadh a bhaint as an láimh (dhúisithe).
To swing round, casadh, iompú, timpeall, thart ; teacht thart.
Swinging round, teacht thart, casadh siar aniar.
To make, to take, a turn to the right, casadh faoi dheis, iompú ar dheis.