PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Abrupt mountain, sliabh rite, géar.
Current account, cuntas reatha.
This rumour set the country aflame, chuir an scéal reatha seo an tír trí thine.
To run after s.o., rith i ndiaidh duine.
To run, dash, against sth., rith in éadan ruda.
To run a ship aground, rith cladaigh a thabhairt do long.
All day, i rith an lae go léir.
During all his life, i rith a shaoil.
All-night service, seirbhís i rith na hoíche.
I knew that all along, bhí a fhios sin agam i rith an ama.
(Of ship) He ran her ashore, thug sé rith cladaigh di.
He lay awake all night, bhí sé ina luí múscailte, ar neamhchodladh, i rith na hoíche.
He has the ball at his feet, tá rith an rása anois aige.
Ind: Endless band (in mass production), beilt reatha.
To beach a boat, (i) rith cladaigh a thabhairt do bhád; (ii) bád a tharraingt aníos as an bhfarraige.
He ran like blazes, rith sé an méid a bhí ina chnámha.
To blaze a rumour abroad, scéal reatha, a reic, a scaipeadh, go forleathan.
Bold cliff, aill chrochta, rite.
The coast rises boldly, tá an cladach rite.
F: It proved a bonanza, bhí an t-ádh ina rith air.
He is short of breath, (i) tá sé rite as anáil; (ii) tá giorra anála air.
Out of breath, rite as anáil.
Parl: Carriage of a bill, rith m bille.
That restored the circulation in his legs, chuir sin an fhuil ag rith ina chosa arís.
Running commentary, (i) (On Radio) cuntas reatha; tráchtadh m reatha; (ii) cuntas m mínithe.
They were in communication with one another during the week, bhí teachtaireachtaí eatarthu i rith na seachtaine.
In the course of the meeting, i gcaitheamh, i rith, an chruinnithe.
(Of thought) To cross s.o.'s mind, rith trí aigne duine.
Bank: Current account, cuntas m reatha.
Cursive handwriting, scríbhneoireacht f reatha.
F: You are on dangerous ground, tá tú ag rith ar thanaí.
At length it dawned on me that . . ., ar deireadh, rith sé chugam go. . . phreab sé isteach i m'aigne go . .
All day long, all the day, i rith an lae go léir.
In the day time, sa lá, i rith an lae.
He ran for dear life, rith sé lena anam.
To deflate the currency, abs.to deflate, an t-airgead reatha a dhíbholgadh.
He was finding it difficult to do, bhí sé ag dul rite leis é a dhéanamh.
He thought discretion the better part of valour, mheas sé gurbh fhearr rith maith ná drochsheasamh.
River that disgorges its waters into..., abhainn atá ag rith isteach i ...
Double time, luas reatha.
In double quick time, double quick, (i) ar luas reatha; (ii) F: go prap, ar an bpointe.
Driving ashore, ag rith ar an gcladach.
During his life, i rith, i gcaitheamh, a shaoil.
In all my experience, i rith mo bheart.
(Of land) Sceirdiúil, rite.
It is exposed to the wind, tá bualadh na gaoithe air, tá sé rite le gaoth.
Unguarded expression, rith m focail, sciorradh m focail.
The term has finished, tá an téarma rite.
Fit to earn one's own living, chun fiaigh, chun reatha.
He fitted out the house with running water, d'fheistigh sé uisce reatha sa teach.