PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To cast about for an excuse, a bheith ag iarraidh cuimhneamh ar leithscéal.
He had everything conceivable, bhí gach rud aige dá bhféadfá cuimhneamh air.
I must concentrate on the result, caithfidh mé gan cuimhneamh ach ar an toradh.
To consider the expense, cuimhneamh ar an gcostas.
In consideration of..., ag cuimhneamh ar...
Out of consideration for s.o., ag cuimhneamh ar dhuine.
Have some consideration for me, bíodh cuimhneamh éigin agat ormsa.
He consulted his own interests, is ar a leas féin a bhí sé ag cuimhneamh.
A first-rate idea!, maith an cuimhneamh é! ardchuimhneamh!
The finest thing imaginable, an rud ba bhreátha a bhféadfá cuimhneamh air; an rud ba bhreátha a d'fhéadfá a shamhlú.
For a long time past he had been contemplating this step, le fada roimhe sin bhí sé ag cuimhneamh ar an méid sin a dhéanamh.
To meditate doing sth., cuimhneamh ar rud a dhéanamh.
To call sth. to mind, cuimhneamh ar rud.
Ecc: Month's mind, cuimhneamh míosa.
To be mindful to do sth., cuimhneamh ar rud a dhéanamh.
Points to be remembered, pointí nár mhór cuimhneamh orthu.
To consider the possibility of an event, cuimhneamh an bhféadfadh a leithéid tarlú. There is no possibility of my going there, níl seans ar bith go ngabhfad ann.
Regard must be had, paid, to . . ., caithfear cuimhneamh go . . .; ní foláir ceann a thógáil de ...
Having regard to . . ., ag cuimhneamh ar . . . duit.
Regardless of expense, gan cuimhneamh ar chostas.
That is worth remembering, sin rud gur fiú cuimhneamh air.
To remember oneself, cuimhneamh ort féin; breith ort féin.
I shall be with you in spirit, beidh mé ag cuimhneamh ort (is tú ansin).
There is no trick that you can think of that he did not try, níl aon chleas dá bhféadfá cuimhneamh air, nár thriail sé.
To act without thinking, rud a dhéanamh gan cuimhneamh.
One can't think of everything, ní féidir cuimhneamh ar gach aon rud.
To think of, about, doing sth., bheith ag cuimhneamh, ag brath, ar rud a dhéanamh.
Happy thought! (is) maith an cuimhneamh é!
In an unthinking moment, gan chuimhneamh, le fachnaois.
Who of us can still remember. . .? cá bhfuil an duine againn atá in ann cuimhneamh fós ar . . .