PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He is come, tá sé tagtha.
Ind: To clock on, off, am tagtha, am imeachta, a mharcáil.
(Of sky) It has clouded (up, over), tá scamall tagtha air; tá sé faoi dhuifean.
The affair has assumed a serious complexion, tá droch-chosúlacht tagtha ar na cúrsaí.
He is flooded with letters, tá litreacha ina gcarnáin tagtha chuige.
F: He has gone down in the world, tá sé tagtha anuas sa saol; tá sé tite go mór sa saol.
I have grown to think that . . ., táim tagtha ar an tuairim go . . .
The train is in, tá an traein istigh, tagtha.
Have you got (to) that length with him, an bhfuilir dulta chomh fada sin leis, tagtha go dtí sin leis.
I have taken a liking to it, tá dúil tagtha agam ann.
His face has become lined, tá roic tagtha ina aghaidh.
Man of mature years, fear a bheadh tagtha in inmhe; fear déanta.
He ought to be here by now, before now, ba chóir dó bheith anseo feasta, bheith tagtha cheana féin.
They have reached a settlement, tá siad tagtha ar shocrú, ar réiteach.
He should have arrived by this time, ba cheart dó bheith tagtha faoi seo; déarfá go mbeadh sé tagtha faoi seo.