PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To come abreast of a car, teacht aníos cothrom le carr.
Uniform acceleration, luathú cothrom.
Adequate reward, luach cothrom saothair.
Man of average abilities, fear a bhfuil intleacht chothrom aige.
Average specimen, sampla cothrom.
He lost his balance, baineadh dá chothrom é.
He recovered his balance, chuir sé é féin ar mheá chothrom arís.
To throw s.o. off his balance, (i) duine a chur dá chothrom; (ii) duine a chur thar a shnáithe.
Temperature below normal, teocht níos ísle ná an cothrom.
He has even chances, tá seans cothrom aige.
After due consideration of the question, tar éis machnamh cothrom a dhéanamh ar an gceist.
A sharp rise of ground with a corresponding slope on the far side, ard géar agus a dhíol, a chothrom, d'fhána ar an taobh eile.
That's not cricket, ní cothrom na Féinne é sin
He is up to date with his work, tá sé bord ar bhord lena chuid oibre, tá sé cothrom lena chuid oibre.
To give s.o. a square deal, cothrom na Féinne a thabhairt do dhuine.
a.Ding-dong match, cluiche an-chothrom.
To stand at a discount, bheith ar díol faoi bhun cothroim.
Load evenly distributed, ualach cothrom.
To toss double or quits, caitheamh ar dhúbailt nó ar chothrom.
Kerry drew (the game) with Galway, cluiche cothrom a bhí idir Ciarraí agus Gaillimh.
Drawn battle, match, cath, cluiche, cothrom.
Triangles equal each to each, triantáin (atá) cothrom le chéile.
Cards: Honours easy, (onóracha) cothrom.
Sp: Equal in points, cothrom (sna pointí).
To be even with sth., bheith cothrom le rud.
Games: To be even, bheith cothrom, gob le gob.
Even bargain, margadh cothrom.
Odd or even, corr nó cothrom.
Even money, airgead slán, airgead cothrom.
F: That will even things up, socróidh sin an scéal go cothrom.
The public must tender the exact amount, tugtar an t-airgead cothrom.
Fair play, cothrom na Féinne.
Jur: Fair and accurate report, tuairisc chothrom chruinn.
To play fair, roinnt go cothrom (le duine).
To fight fair, cath cothrom a thabhairt.
The engine fires evenly, tá an t-inneall ag adhaint go cothrom.
To hold the reins firmly, greim cothrom a choimeád ar an srian.
Fitted cupboards, cupaird ar chothrom an bhalla.
Geom: Flat projection, tarraingt f ar cothrom.
Flat rate of pay, ráta cothrom tuarastail.
On the ground floor, ar chothrom na talún.
Flush joint, alt m ar cothrom.
To be flush with sth., bheith ar chothrom ruda.
Houses built flush with the pavement, tithe a tógadh ar chothrom an chosáin.
That's not playing the game, níl cothrom na Féinne ansin.
On the ground-floor, ar chothrom na talún.
Dead heat, coimhlint chothrom.
Honours are even, táimid cothrom.
To dispute the justice of a sentence, cothroime pionóis a cheistiú.
You did not do him justice, níor thug tú cothrom na Féinne dó.