PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
The loaded table groaned again, rinne an bord gliúrascnach le meáchan na mias.
He is six feet in height, twenty years of age, twelve stone weight, tá sé sé throigh ar airde, fiche bliain d'aois, dhá chloch dhéag (meáchain).
To bring all one's strength to bear on a lever, iomlán do mheáchain a chur, a ligean, ar luamhán.
He bore the brunt of the attack, is air a tháinig meáchan an ionsaithe.
The burden of years, meáchan m na mblianta.
Excess weight, meáchan breise.
False weights, meáchain lochtacha.
Full weight, fall measure, meáchan slán; tomhas ceart.
He struck it as hard as he could, bhuail sé é le hiomlán a mheáchain.
It weighs heavy, tá meáchan mór ann.
Light weight, meáchan gearr.
To make a box too heavy, barraíocht meáchain a chur i mbosca.
He was overpowered by numbers, meáchan fear a rug bua air.
He is not overburdened with sense, ní hé meáchan a chéille a bháfas é.
Parcel two pounds overweight, beartán (atá) dhá phunt thar an meáchan.
To consider sth. from all points of view, gach taobh den scéal a mheáchan.
Sp: To put the weight, an meáchan a chaitheamh ón ngualainn.
To put on weight, titim chun meáchain.
He rides twelve stone, dhá chloch dhéag a mheáchan sa diallait.
Turf: The Ring, (i) an cró (meáchain); (ii) na geallghlacadóirí mpl.
To scale six pounds, bheith sé phunt meáchain, na sé phunt a bhualadh.
Scant weight, meáchan gortach.
To give short weight, meáchan gann a thabhairt (uait).
Table of weights and measures, clár meáchan agus tomhas.
To train down, do mheáchan a laghdú.
Troy (weight), meáchan m troí.
Unjust weight, meáchan cam, míchneasta.
His name goes a long way, tá meáchan mór ina ainm.
It weighs heavy, tá meáchan mór ann.
How much does the parcel weigh? cad é an meáchan atá sa mbeartán?
To sell by weight, díol de réir an mheáchain.
Two pounds in weight, dhá phunt meáchain.
To gain weight, meáchan a chur suas.
To try, feel, the weight of sth., meáchan ruda a thriail, a mheas.
Atomic weight, meáchan adamhach.
Set of weights, foireann mheáchan.
Weights and measures, meáchain agus tomhais.
To work off one's fat, do mheáchan a laghdú le hobair.
The floor yielded under the weight, thug an t-urlár leis an meáchan.