PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
The dinner bell, clog an dinnéir.
To bid s.o. to dinner, cuireadh chun dinnéir a thabhairt do dhuine.
To dine on, off, sth., rud a ithe leis an dinnéar, chun dinnéir.
Come and dine with me, tar chuig do dhinnéar chugam.
To dine out, dinnéar a chaitheamh as baile.
v.tr.All these people will have to be dined, caithfear dinnéar a thabhairt do na daoine seo go léir.
I'll have him in to dinner, beidh sé ag teacht ar dinnéar chugam.
We had an early dinner, bhí dinnéar luath againn.
To entertain s.o. to dinner, duine a bheith chun dinnéir agat.
Price of the dinner exclusive of wine, luach an dinnéir gan an fíon (a áireamh).
F: First-class dinner, dinnéar ar fheabhas.
Formal dinner, dinnéar m ardnósach, gléasta.
Get your dinner first, bíodh do dhinnéar ar dtús agat.
My dinner won't go down, tá an dinnéar ag luí ar an gcliabh agam.
I must go in to prepare the dinner, caithfead dul isteach agus an dinnéar a réiteach.
I am going out to dinner to-day, íosfaidh mé mo dhinnéar amuigh inniu.
He is having his dinner, tá sé ag déanamh, ag ithe, a dhinnéir.
When I had dined I went out, nuair a bhí mo dhinnéar caite agam chuaigh mé amach.
I had him in to dinner, bhí sé ar dinnéar agam.
I was just finishing my dinner, bhí mé ar dheireadh mo dhinnéir.
He kept me for dinner, choinnigh sé le haghaidh mo dhinnéir mé.
Not much of a dinner, dinnéar beag suarach.
To dine off a leg of mutton, ceathrú caoireola a bheith agat le do dhinnéar.
To dine in private, dinnéar a chaitheamh sa bhaile.
To dine off scraps, dinnéar a dhéanamh den fhuílleach.
Scrappy dinner, dinnéar den fhuílleach.
Dinner service, foireann f dinnéir.
Dinner is served, sir, tá an dinnéar réidh, a dhuine uasail.
It was some dinner, ba é an t-an-dinnéar é.
To sponge a dinner, dinnéar a fháil le súmaireacht.
To stay to dinner, fanacht agus dinnéar a chaitheamh.
To take s.o. out to dinner, duine a thabhairt amach chuig dinnéar.
He will not come till after dinner, ní thiocfaidh sé go dtí tar éis dinnéir.
In time for dinner, in am chuig an dinnéar.
To take wine to one's dinner, fíon a ól le do dhinnéar.
He topped off his dinner with a cup of coffee, chaith sé cupán caife siar tar éis a dhinnéir.
A topping dinner, dinnéar galánta.
Dinner trolley, tralaí m dinnéir.
F: He washed down his dinner with a glass of beer, i ndiaidh a dhinnéir chaith sé gloine bheorach siar.
I hadn't the wherewithal to pay for my dinner, ní raibh luach mo dhinnéir agam.