PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To cast an account, cuntas a áireamh.
Accounts payable, cuntais iníoctha.
Accounts receivable, cuntais fála.
Current account, cuntas reatha.
To settle an account, scór, cuntas, a ghlanadh.
To keep the accounts, na cuntais a choinneáil.
To give an account of sth., cuntas a thabhairt ar rud.
He gave an account of himself, (i) thug sé cuntas ina ghníomhartha, ina chuid oibre; (ii) thug sé tuairisc ar a cháilíocht.
To account for a sum of money, cuntas a thabhairt in airgead.
He has a lot to answer for, is iomaí rud a gcaithfidh sé cuntas a thabhairt ann, atá le cúiteamh aige.
To balance the books, na cuntais a chothromú.
Bank account, cuntas m bainc.
Banking account, cuntas m bainc.
Sp: Telegraph board, clár cuntas.
Account book, leabhar cuntais.
To keep the books of a shop, cuntais siopa a choinneáil.
He was brought to book for it, tugadh air cuntas a thabhairt ann.
He is out in his calculations, tá mearú m cuntais air.
Book-k: To close the books, na cuntais a dhúnadh; na cuntais a chothromú.
Running commentary, (i) (On Radio) cuntas reatha; tráchtadh m reatha; (ii) cuntas m mínithe.
Com: Control accounts, cuntais rialacháin.
F: To cook the accounts, cúbláil, caimiléireacht, a dhéanamh ar na cuntais.
Cooking of accounts, cúbláil cuntais.
To keep count of . . ., cuntas a choinneáil ar . . .
To enter, put, a sum to s.o.'s credit, suim a chur de shochar cuntas duine.
Bank: Current account, cuntas m reatha.
To debit s.o. with a sum, suim a fhéichiúnú i leith duine, suim a chur de dhochar cuntas duine.
Debtor and creditor account, cuntas na bhfiach agus an chairde, cuntas fiachóra agus creidiúnaigh.
Deposit account, cuntas m taisce.
To dilate (up)on a subject, cuntas fada a thabhairt ar ábhar; dul i bhfadscéal le hábhar.
Discrepant account, cuntais nach mbeadh ag teacht le chéile.
He enlarged upon . . ., thug sé cuntas níos iomláine ar . . .
It is an account of actual experience, cuntas é ón duine a ghabh tríd.
Fair comment, cuntas dlisteanach.
He is quick at figures, tá sé an-ghasta ag cuntas.
Final accounts, cuntais deiridh, chríochnaitheacha.
From the earliest records onwards, ón aimsir is sia siar a dtéann cuntas air.
The account was given in full in the paper, tugadh an cuntas ar a fhad agus ar a leithead sa pháipéar.
Half-yearly account, cuntas leathbhliantúil.
To look over an account again, cuntas a athscrúdú.
To mark the game, the points in a game, cuntas a choinneáil ar scór
The bill, Miss, an cuntas, a chailín.
Mistake in calculating, mearbhall m cuntais.
Write a short note on . . ., tabhair cuntas, cur síos, gearr ar . . .
An account of . . ., cuntas ar . . .
Com: Open account, cuntas m ar oscailt.
Com: To open an account in s.o.'s name, cuntas a oscailt in ainm duine.
I was out in my calculations, bhí mearbhall cuntais orm.
I gave him full particulars, thug mé cuntas cruinn iomlán dó.
Presentation of accounts, tíolacadh cuntas.