PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
The street was alive with people, bhí an tsráid dubh le daoine.
She was (dressed) all in black, bhí éadach dubh ó bhonn go baithis uirthi.
The black art, an ealaín dhubh.
Black-bearded man, fear féasóige duibhe.
Begrimed with smoke, dubh le toit.
He is bitter against it, tá sé go dubh ina éadan.
As black as ebony, chomh dubh le préachán, le hairne.
Hist: The Black Death, an Galar Dubh.
Geog: The Black Sea, An Mhuir Dhubh.
The black market, an margadh dubh.
Black marketeer, margóir m dubh.
Ivory black, dubh m an eabhair.
Bone black, dubh m cnámh.
She always wears black, éadach dubh a bhíos i gcónaí uirthi.
To black boots, smearadh dubh a chur ar bhróga.
F: To black s.o.'s eye, súil dhubh a fhágáil ag duine.
To black sth. out, rud a scrios amach (le marc dubh).
To bluff s.o., cluain, dallach dubh a chur ar dhuine.
Bold-faced type, cló dubh.
Black border, (on letter paper) imeall dubh.
Black bryony, uranach dhubh, crotharnach f.
Black-heart cherry, silín dubh.
Carrion crow, caróg dhubh.
Red-, black-, currant, cuirín dearg, dubh.
The room was in complete darkness, bhí sé chomh dubh le pic sa seomra istigh.
You deceive yourself, tá breall ort, tá tú ag cur dallach dubh ort féin.
He is doomed, tá an tuar nite, tá sé ar an leabhar ag an bhfiach dubh.
To throw dust in s.o.'s eyes, dallach dubh a chur ar dhuine.
I gave him a black eye, d'fhág mé súil dhubh aige.
To be in fits of laughter, bheith sna trithí dubha le gáire, in arraingeacha ag gáire.
Black flag, bratach dhubh (foghlaí mara).
Eyes fringed with black lashes, súile faoi fhabhraí dubha.
The town is full of people, tá an baile dubh le daoine.
The old gentleman (in black), an seanbhuachaill, an fear dubh.
All his geese are swans, is geal leis an bhfiach dubh a ghearrcach féin.
A black-handled knife, scian coise duibhe.
Black-headed, dubh; dúfholtach.
Father won't hear of it, tá m'athair go dubh ina aghaidh.
To hip s.o., lionn dubh a chur ar dhuine.
To hoodwink s.o., dallach dubh a chur ar dhuine; bob a bhualadh ar dhuine.
You are under an illusion, tá dallach dubh ort; tá tú meallta.
Black ivory, na sclábhaithe dubha.
The black ivory trade, trádáil sclábhaithe dubha.
Black japan, vearnais dhubh.