PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Writer who adorns his age, scríbhneoir a chuireas barr maise ar a ré.
That's the beauty of it, sin barr maise an scéil; sin an chuid is fearr de.
To bring sth. to perfection, barr maise, bailchríoch, a chur ar rud.
She excelled the women of Ireland (in beauty), rug sí barr (maise) léi ó mhná na hÉireann.
It serves as a foil to her beauty, cuireann sé barr maise ar a háilleacht; is treisede a háilleacht é.
Hello, is that you? maise, an bhfuil tú ann?
To improve the appearance of sth., rud a mhaisiú, maise a chur ar rud.
I have lived in Dublin-Indeed? bhí mé seal in mo chónaí i mBaile Átha Cliath -- Maise an abair tú sin liom?
Power per unit of mass, cumhacht in aghaidh aonad maise.
Mec: Power-to-weight ratio, cumhacht de réir aonad maise.
That sounds well in a speech, cuireann sin maise ar óráid.
Did he though! maise an ndearna (ndeachaigh, etc.)!
Vanity bag, máilín m maise.
But I shall starve! -- No, you won't, ach gheobhaidh mé bás den ocras -- Ní bhfaighir, maise.