PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To lie (late) abed, codladh go headra.
To arouse s.o. from his sleep, duine a mhúscailt as a chodladh.
He is asleep, tá sé ina chodladh.
He is fast, sound, asleep, tá sé ina chnap codlata.
He fell asleep, thit sé ina chodladh, thit a chodladh air.
My foot is asleep, tá codladh gliúragáin, codladh grifín, i mo chois.
(Bed)-chamber, seomra m codlata, seomra leapa.
He composed himself to sleep, shín sé thairis chun codlata.
The house comprises nine bedrooms, tá naoi seomra codlata sa teach.
He is dead to the world, tá sé ina shámh chodlata.
To dispose oneself to sleep, socrú síos chun codlata.
He dozed off, tháinig támh chodlata air, thit néal air.
F: He dropped off to sleep, thit sé ina chodladh.
To make s.o. drowsy, codladh a chur ar dhuine.
(He was so sleepy) he could not keep his eyes open, (le barr codlata) bhí na súile ag dúnadh air.
To sleep fast, codladh go sámh.
A fitful sleep, codladh corrach.
To get some sleep, néal a chodladh.
To get to bed, dul a chodladh.
To get off to sleep, dul a chodladh.
To sleep on the (bare) ground, codladh ar chlár na talún.
He was half asleep, bhí sé idir a chodladh agus a mhúscailt.
Heavy sleep, codladh trom.
To induce sleep, codladh a chur (ar dhuine).
It is an inducement to sleep, chuirfeadh sé fonn codlata ar dhuine.
The sleep of the just, codladh na bhfíréan.
To keep s.o. from sleeping, duine a chur, a choinneáil, ó chodladh.
Box: To knock s.o. out, codladh púicín a chur ar dhuine.
He can rest on his laurels, ó tá cáil na mochéirí air féadfaidh sé codladh go headra; féadfaidh sé teacht i dtír ar a cháil as seo amach.
He is a light sleeper, ní dhéanann sé ach codladh éadrom.
To sleep light, codladh an ghiorria a dhéanamh; codladh go héadrom.
Afternoon nap, codladh m beag tráthnóna.
He is in the land of nod, tá sé ina chnap chodlata, ar mhargadh na holla.
Night nursery, seomra codlata páistí.
He went off (to sleep), thit sé ina chodladh.
To sleep in the open air, codladh amuigh.
To have one's sleep out, codladh go headra.
To sleep outdoors, codladh amuigh.
Outside my bedroom, taobh amuigh de mo sheomra codlata.
To oversleep (oneself), codladh rófhada; codladh go headra.
Pins and needles, codladh grifín.
He is pretending to be asleep, codladh bréige atá air.
Pullman car, carráiste m codlata.
To put s.o. to sleep, duine a chur a chodladh.
My regular time for going to bed, an t-am is gnách liom dul a chodladh.
To retire for the night, dul a chodladh; dul a luí.
To rouse (up), (i) múscailt, dúiseacht (as do chodladh); (ii) bíogadh, fuinneamh, a chur ionat féin.
Anyone would say that he was asleep, shílfeadh aon duine gur ina chodladh a bhí sé.
F: To shanghai a man, deoch chodlata a thabhairt do fhear lena fhuadach ar bhord loinge.
To sing s.o. to sleep, duine a chealgadh a chodladh le suantraí.