PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
All day, i rith an lae go léir.
At dawn, le breacadh an lae.
Books attuned to modern life, leabhair atá ag freagairt do shaol an lae inniu.
The day began badly, bhí tús an lae go dona.
To strike eight bells, uair an mheán lae a bhualadh.
In the blaze of day, i lár an lae.
Break of day, bánú m an lae, deirge f an dá néal.
In broad daylight, i lár an lae ghil.
a.Bully day, bulaí lae, scoth lae.
By day, de sholas lae; sa lá.
The close of the day, eireaball m an lae.
Current events, cúrsaí an lae.
He keeps his diary up to date, scríobhann sé go laethúil ina chín lae.
At dawn, le breacadh an lae, le fáinne an lae.
All day long, all the day, i rith an lae go léir.
He works by the day, tá sé ag obair ar a phá lae.
Day after day, lá i ndiaidh lae.
At break of day, le breacadh an lae.
The man of the day, laoch an lae.
At day break, le breacadh an lae, le haithint an lae, leis an lá.
By daylight, le solas an lae.
In broad daylight, i lár an lae ghil ó ló mhór.
Before daylight, roimh bhreacadh an lae.
In the day time, sa lá, i rith an lae.
The events of the day, imeachtaí, cúrsaí, an lae.
He is getting better every day, tá sé ag dul i bhfeabhas in aghaidh an lae.
To be between two fires, bheith idir dhá thine lae Bealtaine.
The foundations of modern society, bunús córas maireachtála an lae inniu.
In the gloaming, idir sholas lae agus oíche.
Daily governess, máistreás lae.
The daily grind, tiaráil f an lae.
In the heat of the day, i mbrothall an lae.
High noon, uair an mheán lae.
He was idling the day away, bhí sé ag cur an lae faoi bhruth, ag caitheamh an lae go díomhaoin.
Day in, day out, lá i ndiaidh an lae.
To postpone sth. indefinitely, rud a chur siar gan ceapadh lae.
I have been on my legs all day, ní raibh suí suaimhnis feadh an lae agam.
The light of day, solas an lae; an lá geal; gile f an lae.
The first light of dawn, breacadh m an lae.
He has a face as long as a fiddle, tá fad an lae amáraigh de phus air.
All day long, i rith an lae; ó mhaidin go faoithin.
We take, have, luncheon at noon, ithimid béilí ar uair an mheán lae.
To do a day's march, máirseáil lae a dhéanamh.
Midday heat, brothall m an mheán lae.
In the middle of the day, i mbolg, in ard, an lae.
The ancients and the moderns, lucht an tseansaoil agus lucht an lae inniu.
It is getting more and more difficult, tá sé ag éirí níos deacra in aghaidh an lae.
I never had a nibble all day, ní bhfuair mé oiread agus broideadh i rith an lae.
A nine days wonder, scéal mór seal lae.
Sch: Non-resident pupil, scoláire lae.