PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He sat astride the chair, scar sé é féin ar an gcathaoir.
A high-backed chair, cathaoir chúl-ard.
Bottomless chair, cathaoir gan tóin.
Bring up your chair to the fire, tarraing do chathaoir anuas chuig an tine.
Folding chair, cathaoir fhillte.
To be in the chair, to occupy, fill, the chair, bheith sa chathaoir; bheith i gceannas.
To take the chair, dul sa chathaoir; dul i gceannas.
To leave, vacate, the chair, imeacht as an gcathaoir.
Night commode, cathaoir f leithreasa.
The chairs cost so much each, chuaigh na cathaoireacha oiread seo an ceann.
To draw up a chair (to the table), cathaoir a tharraingt isteach chuig an mbord.
He dropped into the chair, chaith sé é féin sa chathaoir.
To sit enthroned, suí sa chathaoir ríoga.
This chair feels very comfortable, tá compord sa chathaoir seo.
He pulled the chair from under me, tharraing sé an chathaoir uaim.
Invalid chair, cathaoir othair.
He leant back in his chair, shín sé siar sa chathaoir.
The chair let him down, thug an chathaoir faoi.
To let chairs out (on hire), cathaoireacha a ligean (ar cíos).
He motioned me to a chair, sméid sé orm go suífinn (ar chathaoir).
To mount (on, upon) a chair, dul in airde ar chathaoir.
Bring your chair near(er) to the fíre, tarraing do chathaoir in aice na tine.
She nestled down in the chair, ghróig sí í féin sa chathaoir; chonlaigh sí chuici sa chathaoir.
He plumped himself into the chair, chaith sé é féin anuas sa chathaoir.
All the chairs were pounced upon, ar an toirt bhí duine ar gach aon chathaoir.
To preside at, over, a meeting, a bheith i gceannas cruinnithe, sa chathaoir ag cruinniú.
Pull your chair near the fire, teann do chathaoir leis an tine.
Stool of repentance, cathaoir f an aithreachais.
The Holy See, An Chathaoir Naofa.
It served him for a chair, rinne sé ionad cathaoireach dó.
To set chairs (for the company), cathaoireacha a shocrú (don chuideachta).
To settle (oneself) in armchair, suí isteach i gcathaoir uillinne; tú féin a shoipriú i gcathaoir uillinne.
He sank down into the chair, lig sé é féin anuas sa chathaoir.
He started from his chair, phreab sé aníos den chathaoir.
Stool of repentance, cathaoir m na haithrí.
A: Night stool, cathaoir phollta.
To straddle a chair, suí scartha, ar scaradh gabhail, ar chathaoir.
Straw-bottomed chair, cathaoir shúgáin.
F: He subsided into a chair, lig sé é féin siar i gcathaoir.
To tilt one's chair, do chathaoir a ligean siar ar a sáil.
How much for this chair? -- I want five pounds, cé mhéad ar an gcathaoir seo? -- cúig phunt.
Boxes by way of chairs, boscaí mar chathaoireacha, ina gcathaoireacha.
To wheel round one's chair, do chathaoir a thabhairt thart de sciuird.
Wicker chairs, cathaoireacha caolaigh.
Wobbly chair, cathaoir chorrach.