PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He had great admiration for her, shíl sé an dúrud di.
F: His adoration for her, an grá atá aige di.
Th: It was her first appearance, ba é an chéad uair di ar an ardán é.
(Of ship) He ran her ashore, thug sé rith cladaigh di.
He was very attentive to her, bhí sé ag déanamh cúraim mhóir di.
F: Bachelor girl, cailín m a bheadh ag déanamh di féin.
She bore a child, rugadh duine clainne di.
She was brought to bed of a boy, rugadh páiste fir di.
Words calculated to reassure us, caint ar dhóigh di misneach a thabhairt dúinn.
He clapped on more sail, thug sé tuilleadh seoil di; theann sé tuilleadh seoil uirthi.
The nickname clung to her, lean an leasainm di.
It coiled (itself) up, (of snake) rinne sí corna di féin; (of cat) rinne sé lúb, coirb, de féin.
She had a good cry, chuir sí taom maith goil di.
She was delivered of a child, chuir sí a cúram di.
Attempt which is doomed to failure, iarracht f nach raibh aon fhorás i ndán di.
She is entitled to it, tá sé ag dul di.
She made an exhibition of herself, rinne sí seó saolta di féin.
We must let her marry according to her fancy, caithfimid ligean di pósadh de réir a tola féin.
The enemy closed upon the fated city, thimpeallaigh an namhaid an chathair a raibh an tubaiste i ndán di.
F: He plays second fiddle to her, tugann sé tús áite di.
She cannot get over the loss of her child, ní féidir léi cumha an linbh a chur di.
F: He gave her as good as he got, thug sé cor in aghaidh an chaim di; thug sé slat dá tomhas féin di.
I will give her one, tabharfaidh mé ceann di.
Give her hers, tabhair di a cuid.
He was a good husband to her, bhí sé ina cheann maith di.
Acc.He grasped the knife (hammer) and took it from her, rug sé ar an scian (ar an gcasúr) agus bhain di í (é).
Just give her a pair of gloves, is leor uait péire miotóg di.
She couldn't make up her mind what to choose, ní raibh a fhios aici cad é an rogha ab fhearr di.
I could not do other than, I could do no other than, give it to her, (i) ní raibh an dara bealach agam ach a thabhairt di; (ii) ní bhfaighinn ó mo chroí gan é a thabhairt di.
A young person goes through many phases, is iomaí craiceann a chuireann an óige di.
I should put her down as thirty, thabharfainn deich mbliana fichead di.
To make more sail, tuilleadh seoil a thabhairt di.
She must attend to herself, caithfidh sí aire a thabhairt di féin.
Her dress sets off her figure, is deas a thagann an gúna di as a cabhail.
She knows that, is eol di é sin.
Loving her so, he could not blame her, agus an grá a bhí aige di, ní thiocfadh leis milleán a chur uirthi.
She must have her coffee so-and-so, caithfear an caife a dhéanamh mar siúd is mar seo di.
How does she strike you? Cad é do bharúil di? cad déarfá léi?
He thinks ill of her, tá drochthuairim aige di.
Vice is infamous though it be in a prince, is gránna í an duáilce dá mba, más, i bprionsa féin di.
To torture s.o.'s words into a confession of guilt, caint duine a chur as a riocht, a chasadh, le hadmháil chiontachta a dhéanamh di.
She was troubling about that, bhí sin ag déanamh imní, tinnis, di.
The moon is on the wane, tá an ghealach ag dul di, ag dul ar gcúl.
To weather (out) a storm, stoirm a sheasamh, a chur di.
One night when I met her, oíche dar chas mé di.
