PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
The street was awash, bhí an tsráid faoi uisce.
Below the surface of the water, faoi chraiceann an uisce.
Pej: Deal between parties, uisce faoi thalamh idir daoine.
At a depth of 50 fathoms, 50 feá faoi uisce.
It looks, sounds, fishy, tá uisce faoi thalamh éigin ann; tá boladh an mhadra rua uaidh.
The gathering flavours of conspiracy, tá cosúlacht uisce faoi thalamh ar an gcruinniú.
He went out for water, chuaigh sé amach faoi dhéin, i gcoinne, uisce.
To roll gunwale under, an ghunail a chur faoi uisce.
To intrigue against s.o., uisce faoi thalamh a dhéanamh in aghaidh duine.
Underhand manoeuvres, uisce faoi thalamh.
Shady scheme, uisce faoi thalamh.
Submerged reef, fochais f faoi uisce, líonán m.
Below the surface of the water, faoi chraiceann an uisce.
Under water, faoi uisce; faoi loch.
To be under water, (of land) bheith faoi uisce, faoi loch, sceite.