PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Advanced guard, garda tosaigh.
The guards are after you, tá na gardaí ar do lorg.
To give s.o. in charge, duine a thabhairt suas do na gardaí.
Colour party, garda m brataigh.
Commissioner of police, coimisinéir m gardaí.
(Police) constable, garda síochána; póilín m.
Garda Depot, Príomháras m na nGardaí.
To be on sentry duty, bheith ar garda.
He was sent there under escort, cuireadh ann é agus garda air.
F: That fat-headed policeman, an cloigneachán sin de gharda.
The police force, the Force, an Garda Síochána; na gardaí.
A strong force of police, buíon f láidir gardaí.
Gentleman-at-arms, ball de gharda an rí.
A gigantic policeman, fathach de gharda.
To be on guard (duty), bheith ag seasamh garda.
To go on guard, mount guard, dul ar garda.
To come off guard, scor de gharda.
To keep a prisoner under guard, príosúnach a choinneáil faoi gharda.
Advanced guard, garda tosaigh.
New guard, relieving guard, garda nua; garda saortha.
To form a guard of honour, garda gradaim a dhéanamh.
To set a guard on a house, garda a chur ar theach; teach a chur á fhaire.
Mil: The Guards, Garda an Rí.
The guards of a cart, gardaí mpl cairte.
My Jack is guarded, tá garda ar mo chuireata; tá cúl, cárta cúil, agam leis an gcuireata.
To inform the police, scéala a chur chuig na gardaí.
To lay information against s.o. with the police, scéala a dhéanamh ar dhuine leis na gardaí.
To mount guard, dul ar garda.
The guards nabbed him, fuair na gardaí greim air; chuir na gardaí crúcaí ann.
Mil: The new guard, an garda (atá) ag dul ar faire.
To notify the police, scéala a chur chuig na gardaí.
Police officer, garda m, póilín m.
The guards are on to him, tá na gardaí ar a dhroim.
Police ordinance, ordú m ó na gardaí.
Police inspector, cigire m gardaí.
Police station, beairic m gardaí.
The Civil Police, an Garda Síochána.
River Police, gardaí mpl abhann.
Traffic policeman, garda tráchta.
Police record, teist na nGardaí (ar dhuine).
To have a clean record, dea-theist a bheith ag na Gardaí ort.
Fenc: To recover sword, abs. to recover, teacht ar ais ar garda.
Policeman's report, tuairisc garda.
To report an accident to the police, tuairisc ar thimpiste a thabhairt do na gardaí.
Riverside police, gardaí m abhann.
The guards ran him down, sháinnigh na gardaí é.
F: The guards ran him in, thóg na gardaí é.
To stand sentinel, dul ar garda.