PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To clap a pistol to s.o.'s head, piostal a ropadh le cloigeann duine.
v.tr.To drive a sword through s.o.'s body, claíomh a shá, a ropadh, i nduine.
Nau: Fresh breeze, leoithne chrua, ropadh m gaoithe.
He gabbled out a speech, rop sé trí óráid.
To lunge forward, réabadh, ropadh, chun cinn.
To tell s.o. off properly, ropadh ceart den teanga a thabhairt do dhuine.
F: To race a bill through the House, bille a ropadh tríd an Dáil.
To rush s.o. out of the room, duine a ghreadadh, a ropadh, amach as an seomra.
To rush a bill through the Dáil, bille a ropadh tríd an Dáil.
He shot a question at me, rop sé ceist chugam.
The snake shot out its tongue, rop an nathair nimhe a teanga amach.
To slit open a sack, sac a ropadh.
He sprang the question on me, rop sé an cheist gan choinne chugam.
He whipped the revolver out of his pocket, rop sé an gunnán aníos as a phóca.