PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
(Molest) To annoy the enemy, an namhaid a choinneáil i mbroid, a chiapadh.
He is consumed with desire, tá sé ciaptha ag an gcíocras.
Constant noise grates on the nerves, ciapann síorfhothram an duine.
To harry s.o., duine a chiapadh.
Haunted by memories, ciaptha ag cuimhní.
F: To be a martyr to gout, bheith ciaptha leis, marbh ag, an ngúta.
He got on my nerves, bhí sé do mo chiapadh; bhí mé clipthe aige.
He was obsessed with that idea, bhí an smaoineamh sin á chiapadh de shíor.
Mind preyed upon by anxiety, intinn a bheadh ciaptha ag an imní.