PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He changed colour, d'iompaigh a lí ann; chuir sé dathanna de.
She lost her colour, chaill sí a snó, a lí.
He changed colour, d'iompaigh an lí ann.
adv.He is deathly pale, tá lí an bháis air.
F: He will have a fit when he knows, titfidh an t-anam as, tiocfaidh an lí buí air, ach go mbeidh a fhios aige é.
He looked green about the gills, bhí dath na hiompáil lí air; d'iompaigh an lí ann, tháinig drochdhath air (faoi bhun na gcluas).
He went white, d'iompaigh an lí ann.
He went, turned green, tháinig dath na hiompáil lí air; d'iompaigh an lí ann.
He insinuated himself into office, ligh sé roimhe go bhfuair sé post; shleamhnaigh sé isteach i bpost.
The cat licked up the milk, ligh an cat an bainne.
He turned, went, white, d'iompaigh an lí ann.