PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Billowing, (of sea) ag éirí ina tonnta, ag brúchtach; (of people), ag plódú.
To buffet (with) the waves, streachailt leis na tonnta.
(Of ship) Buffeted by the waves, by the wind, á tolgadh le tonnta, le gaoth.
El: Continuous waves, tonnta leanúnacha.
Damped waves, tonnta maolaithe.
She was shipping heavy seas, bhí tonnta móra ag teacht ar bord uirthi.
At the mercy of the waves, (bád) á criathrú ag na tonnta.
Mountainous seas, tonnta chomh hard leis na sléibhte; farraigí tógtha.
W.Tel: Waves out of phase, tonnta as comhphas.
The waves never rest, ní thagann sos ar bith ar na tonnta.
Ship rocked by the waves, long á croitheadh ag na tonnta.
Watching the waves roll in, ag breathnú ar na tonnta ag teacht isteach ina mbréidíní.
Head sea, tonnta tosaigh.
Undamped waves, tonnta gan mhaolú.
The waves washed over the deck, bhí na tonnta ag scuabadh thar bord.
Short waves, tonnta gearra.