PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To turn something about, rud a iompú thart, a chasadh thart.
To turn about, iompú thart, casadh thart.
To turn the balance, an scála a iompú.
It is becoming cold, tá sé ag iompú fuar.
The truth burst (in) upon me, ar iompú do bhoise thuigeas fírinne an scéil.
Nau: To cant a boat for repairs, bád a iompú lena deisiú.
A change for the worse, iompú donachta.
It changed for the better, tháinig iompú bisigh air; chuaigh sé i bhfeabhas; (of weather) bhisigh sé.
Conversion of s.o. to Christianity, iompú duine ina Chríostaí.
To become a convert to sth., iompú le rud.
She made eyes at John, F: she gave John the glad eye, bhí sí ag iompú catsúilí ar Sheán.
To fold down, back, the blankets, na blaincéid a fhilleadh, a iompú, ar ais.
To get religion, iompú chun creidimh.
To go communist, iompú leis an gcumannachas.
To heave ahead, astern, iompú ar tosach, ar deireadh.
To turn over the leaves of a book, leathanaigh leabhair a iompú.
To turn a player's luck, an roth a iompú ar imreoir.
To turn a skin outside in, craiceann (coinín, etc.) a iompú taobh bunoscionn.
To turn sth. over and over, rud a iompú agus a athiompú.
Knitting: Purl stitch, lúb ar tuathal, iompaithe.
Knit one, purl one, gach re lúb sleamhain agus iompaithe, ar deiseal is ar tuathal.
To round on one's heel, iompú m ar do chois; casadh timpeall.
A reaction is setting in against him, táthar tosaithe ar iompú ina aghaidh.
There is a slight improvement in him, tá iompú beag bisigh aige.
To swing round, casadh, iompú, timpeall, thart ; teacht thart.
To tilt over a table, bord a chaitheamh, a iompú, droim ar ais.
To tip (over), (rud) a leagan, a iompú, béal faoi.
To tip (over), iompú droim ar ais; (of boat, etc.) iompú ar a béal fúithi.
Tipping (over), iompú m droim ar ais, béal faoi.
To make, to take, a turn to the right, casadh faoi dheis, iompú ar dheis.
The patient has taken a turn for the better, tá iompú bisigh ar an othar.
To turn (over) a page, leathanach a iompú, a chur thart.
To turn a garment inside out, ball éadaigh a iompú (taobh tuathail) amach.
To turn the hay, an féar a iompú.
To turn one's thoughts to God, do smaointe a iompú chun Dé.
To turn short, iompú grod.
The affair was turning to tragedy, bhí an scéal ag iompú chun tubaiste.
His toes turn in, tá na cosa iompaithe isteach aige.
To turn out one's toes, na cosa a iompú amach.
His toes turn out, tá na cosa iompaithe amach aige.
Agr: To turn over the soil, an ithir a iompú, a dheargadh; an taobh dearg den fhód a chur in uachtar.
To turn right over, iompú béal faoi.
Turning of the tide, iompú m na taoide.
F: To turn turtle, (of boat etc.), iompú béal fúithi (faoi).
To pursue an unswerving course, gan iompú i leataobh ón gcúrsa.
To turn unto s.o., iompú chun duine.