PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To brood over sth., bheith ag machnamh go brúite ar rud.
F: To chew over sth., machnamh fada a dhéanamh ar rud; rud a ghrinnscrúdú san intinn.
He was communing with himself, bhí sé os cionn machnaimh.
Self-communion, machnamh m.
I shall consider it, déanfaidh mé machnamh air.
After due consideration of the question, tar éis machnamh cothrom a dhéanamh ar an gceist.
To deliberate over, on, a question, machnamh, smaoineamh, a dhéanamh ar chúrsa.
To give s.o. food for thought, ábhar machnaimh a thabhairt do dhuine.
To think hard, machnamh go domhain.
Inconsiderate opinion, tuairim thobann, gan mhachnamh.
To act irresponsibly, rud a dhéanamh gan mhachnamh.
Spot that lends itself to meditation, ball a oireann don mhachnamh.
The less you think about it the better, dá laghad machnamh a dhéanfair air is ea is fearr.
To muse on, about, sth., machnamh ar rud.
To take counsel of one's pillow, machnamh ar rud ar do leaba.
To ponder on, over, sth., machnamh a dhéanamh ar rud.
To recollect oneself, one's thoughts, dul os cionn machnaimh; cuimhneamh ort féin.
To do sth. without due reflection, rud a dhéanamh gan machnamh.
To rush s.o. into an undertaking, duine a dheifriú chuig gnó gan uain chun machnaimh aige.
To speculate (up)on, about, sth., (i) rud a mheabhrú, machnamh a dhéanamh ar rud; (ii) tuairimíocht a dhéanamh, tuairimiú, faoi rud.
F: He was sunk in thought, bhí sé gafa ag an machnamh.
To have a quiet think, bheith ag machnamh duit féin ar do shuaimhneas.
To think hard, machnamh go dian, go domhain.
Think it over, déan do mhachnamh arís air.
F: Put on your thinking-cap! déan do mhachnamh air!
To take thought how to do it, machnamh ar an dóigh lena dhéanamh.
After much thought, tar éis mórchuid machnaimh; tar éis staidéar maith a dhéanamh.
My thoughts often turn to this subject, is minic mo mhachnamh ar na cúrsaí seo.
That made him think twice, thug sin ábhar machnaimh dó.
Wrapped in meditation, go domhain sa mhachnamh.