PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He was in great anger, bhí sé ina cholg nimhe, i mbarr a chéille, le cois.
The serpent beguiled me, mheall an nathair nimhe mé.
He looked daggers at me, bhí bior nimhe ar a shúile ag amharc orm.
Eager desire, dúil f nimhe.
The thirst for excitement, an dúil nimhe sa scleondar.
Foul gas, gás nimhe, bréan,
P: Frantic toothache, doightheacha fpl (fiacla) nimhe.
F: I have a frightful headache, tá pian nimhe neanta sa cheann agam.
At a furious pace, de luas nimhe; in ainm an diabhail; (of horseman) ar stealladh chosa in airde.
He wrote with a pen dipped in gall, bhí an nimh agus an domlas ar bharr a phinn aige.
Mil: Asphyxiating gas, poison-gas, gás nimhe.
Gassed, treascartha ag gás nimhe.
It is not a poison in itself, ní nimh ann féin é.
Poison ivy, eidhneán nimhe.
He has his knife in me, tá an nimh san fheoil aige dom.
He had an ugly look, bhí drochstiúir air, bhí stiúir nimhe faoi.
Poisoned wound, créacht nimhe.
Potent poison, nimh f láidir.
The serpent relaxed its hold, scaoil an nathair nimhe a greim.
To cherish a secret resentment against s.o., an nimh san fheoil a bheith agat do dhuine.
The snake shot out its tongue, rop an nathair nimhe a teanga amach.
He vented his spleen on me, lig sé amach a nimh orm.
Stinging wind, gaoth nimhe.
Twines of a snake, cora mpl, lúba fpl, nathrach nimhe.
The twists of a serpent, lúba fpl nathrach nimhe.
Violent dislike, fuath nimhe.
F: Viperish tongue, teanga f nimhe.
F: Vitriolic pen, peann m nimhe; peann domlais.