PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Anyhow you can try, féadfaidh tú féachaint leis cibé ar bith.
To consider feelings, féachaint le gan goilleadh ar dhuine; bheith cáiréiseach i nduine.
She was gazing ecstatically at the picture, bhí sí faoi dhraíocht ag féachaint ar an bpictiúr.
He was gazing at her expectantly, bhí sé ag féachaint go dúilmhear uirthi; bhí an dá shúil ag dul amach thar a chloigeann agus é ag féachaint uirthi.
It is an eyesore to me, cuireann sé cradhscal orm féachaint air.
I can never look him in the face again, ní ligfidh an náire dom féachaint idir an dá shúil air go deo arís.
Fancy now! fancy (that)! féach air sin anois!
To look at the front of sth., féachaint ar aghaidh ruda.
Look how he holds the bow, féach an dóigh, an chaoi, a mbeireann sé ar an mbogha.
Try to imagine our position, féach leis an mbail a bhí orainn a shamhlú duit féin.
Just imagine!, féach air sin anois!
Just look! féach féin air!
To look one's last on sth., féachaint den uair dhéanach ar rud.
To leer at s.o., (i) féachaint go mioscaiseach as deireadh na súl ar dhuine; claonfhéachaint, drochshúil, a thabhairt ar dhuine, a chaitheamh le duine; (ii) súil theaspaigh, mhacnais, a thabhairt ar dhuine, a chaitheamh le duine.
To look in s.o.'s face, féachaint idir an dá shúil ar dhuine; stánadh ar dhuine.
To look s.o. (full, straight) in the face, in the eyes, féachaint, stánadh, idir an dá shúil ar dhuine.
What are you looking at? cad air a bhfuil tú ag féachaint?
Suppose you helped me instead of looking on, dá mb'áil leat cabhrú liom in áit a bheith ansin ag féachaint orm.
I noticed her look at her watch, thug mé faoi deara í ag féachaint ar a huaireadóir.
See the map on the opposite page, féach an mapa atá ar an leathanach thall.
Really? gan bhréag? féach air sin!
It was a sight to see, b'fhiú é féachaint air.
It was simply to test you, ní raibh ann ach ag iarraidh féachaint a chur ort.
Well, to be sure! féach air sin anois!
To put s.o. to the test, through a test, féachaint a chur ar dhuine; duine a thástáil.
F: Think of that! cuimhnigh air sin! féach air sin!
To make trial of s.o.'s courage, féachaint a chur ar mhisneach duine; misneach duine a thriail.
Untried troops, saighdiúirí glasa, nár cuireadh féachaint riamh orthu.
To watch a football match, bheith ag breathnú, ag féachaint, ar chluiche peile.
Well, well! (i) féach air sin anois! (ii) an ndeir tú sin liom!
To look out of the window, féachaint amach ar, tríd, an bhfuinneog.