PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
I found him greatly aged, chonacthas dom go raibh an aois tite go mór air.
I imagined I heard a knock at the door, chonacthas dom gur chuala mé cnag ar an doras.
I thought it well to tell you, chonacthas dom gur chóir dom a insint duit.
He was seen to fall, chonacthas ag titim é.
I had a sensation of falling, chonacthas dom go raibh mé ag titim; d'airíos mé féin mar a bheinn ag titim.
That is how it struck me, sin mar a chonacthas dom é.
I found him looking surprisingly young, chonacthas dom a bheith i bhfad níos óige ná mar a bheadh coinne agat.
I thought I heard a noise, chonacthas dom gur chualas torann.
He has gone down in the world, chonacthas an t-am a raibh sé ina shá den saol.