PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To abandon oneself to drink, ligean leat féin leis an ól.
To absent oneself, fanacht as láthair (from, ó).
To make oneself acquainted with sth., eolas a chur ar rud.
To acquit oneself of a duty, dualgas a chur díot.
To addict oneself to sth., tú féin a thabhairt suas do rud.
To address oneself to s.o., dul chun cainte le duine.
To address oneself to a task, dul i gceann tásca.
To adjust oneself to sth., cló le rud; dul in oiriúint do rud.
To adorn oneself, tú féin a chóiriú, tú féin a mhaisiú(with, le).
F: To cut (oneself) adrift from s.o., cúl a thabhairt do dhuine.
v.i. & pr.To adventure (oneself) (up)on an undertaking, dul i bhfiontar le gnó.
To affiliate (oneself) to, with, a society, comhcheangal le cumann, dul isteach mar bhall i gcumann.
To hold oneself apart from . . ., fanacht amach ó ...
To assert oneself, tú féin a chur in iúl, i gcion.
To associate oneself with s.o. in a plot, bheith páirteach le duine i gceilg.
To avail oneself of sth., fónamh a bhaint as rud; leas a bhaint as rud.
To avail oneself of the opportunity, breith ar an bhfaill.
To base oneself on sth., dul i muinín ruda (mar bhun argóinte).
To betake oneself to a place, imeacht go dtí áit, áit a thabhairt ort féin.
To bethink oneself of doing sth., smaoineamh ar rud a dhéanamh.
To bind oneself to do sth., dul i mbannaí rud a dhéanamh.
To busy oneself with sth., bheith ag gabháil de rud.
Command over oneself, smacht ort féin, guaim ort féin.
To concern oneself with, about, in, sth., dul i gcúram, i mbun, ruda; dul ag plé le rud.
To confess (oneself), faoistin a dhéanamh(to s.o., le duine).
To confine oneself to doing sth., cloí le rud a dhéanamh.
To confine oneself to the facts, bheith taobh leis an bhfírinne.
To declare oneself, (i) taobh a thógáil; (ii) (of lover) do ghrá a nochtadh.
To disport (oneself), spraoi, macnas, a dhéanamh; bheith ag princeam, ag ceáfráil.
To dispose oneself to sleep, socrú síos chun codlata.
To dress oneself up, v.i.to dress up, as a soldier, tú féin a ghléasadh in éide saighdiúra.
To employ oneself (in doing sth.), a bheith ag gabháil d'obair éigin.
To engage (oneself) to do sth., dul i mbannaí rud a dhéanamh.
To enrol (oneself) in the army, liostáil.
To entrench oneself, talmhú.
To exercise oneself, aclaíocht a dhéanamh.
To exert oneself, luí amach ort féin.
To express oneself in French, tú féin a chur in iúl i bhFraincis.
To fag (oneself), tiartháil a dhéanamh.
To figure sth. (to oneself), rud a shamhlú (duit féin).
To find oneself, tú féin a thuiscint.
To find oneself, soláthar duit féin.
To confine oneself to generalities, cloí le cúrsaí ginearálta.
To give oneself up to sth., do shaol a chaitheamh le rud, a thabhairt do rud.
To glut oneself, anlucht a ithe.
To gorge (oneself). craos a dhéanamh; itheadh thar do shá.
To hold oneself ready, in readiness, bheith faoi réir.
To hold oneself upright, seasamh díreach.
To hold oneself in, foighne a dhéanamh; guaim a choinneáil ort féin.
To humble oneself, cromadh go híseal.