PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To bind a wreath about s.o.'s head, fleasc a chasadh thart faoi chloigeann duine.
Cy: Rim brake, coscán fleisce.
Crowned with roses, thorns, faoi fhleasc rósanna; faoi choróin spíne.
He fell flat on his back, thit sé ar fhleasc, shlat, a dhroma.
Crowned with laurels, faoi fhleasc, faoi choróin, labhrais.
He is laid up, tá sé ar fhleasc a dhroma, ina luí tinn.
Bookb: To mitre the fillets, mítéir a chur ar na fleasca.
To twist flowers into a garland, bláthanna a fhí ina bhfleasc.
Funeral wreath, fleasc chumha.
To wreathe sth. round sth., rud a chasadh (ina fhleasc) ar, faoi, rud.