PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Roman balance, meá rómhánach.
To be, hang in the balance, a bheith idir dhá cheann na meá.
He recovered his balance, chuir sé é féin ar mheá chothrom arís.
Taking all things into consideration, le gach uile shórt a mheas, a mheá.
He is in a critical state, tá sé idir dhá cheann na meá.
They are quite decided about going there, tá siad meáite go daingean ar dhul ann.
I am going to go, táim meáite ar dhul.
Gravimetric analysis, meá-anailís f.
It is on the knees of the gods, tá sé idir dhá cheann na meá, ar lámha na cinniúna.
After mature consideration of the matter, tar éis an scéal a mheá go maith.
To measure one's words, do chuid cainte a mheá.
To poise in the air, bheith ar mheá chothrom san aer; ainliú ar an aer.
To recover one's balance, tú féin a thabhairt ar mheá chothrom arís.
To throw sth. into the scale, rud a chur sa mheá.
To turn the scale, an mheá a chrochadh.
Platform scales, meá léibhinn; (with steelyard) meá rómhánach.
Kitchen, shop, scales, meá bhoise.
Since you are set upon it, ón uair go bhfuil tú meáite air.
To weigh sth. in one's hand, rud a mheá ar do bhois.
The weighing-in room, seomra meáite.