PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
We were drowned out, cuireadh amach (as an teach) sinn ag an tuile.
The ebb and flow, tuile agus trá; teacht agus imeacht na taoide.
To ebb and flow, tuile agus trá.
Ebb and flood, tuile agus trá.
F: Floods of tears, tuilte, sruth, deor.
The river is in flood, tá tuile san abhainn.
(Of house, etc.) It is flooded, tá tuile tríd; tá sé faoi uisce.
The place was flooded with rabbits, bhí an áit tuilte le coiníní.
Flow of the tide, tuile f, líonadh m, na taoide.
Pol: There was a landslide from the party in the election, thréig na daoine an páirtí ina dtuile sléibhe sa toghchán.
He is fighting against great odds, tá sé ag snámh in aghaidh an tsrutha, in aghaidh na tuile.
The onrush of water, an tuile uisce.
Run of tide, sruth m (tuile, trá).
The floor was running with water, bhí tuilte uisce ar an urlár.
The river is in spate, tá tuile san abhainn.
F: I had a spate of work, rug tuile oibre orm.
Stream of abuse, tuile achasáin.
In one continuous stream, ina dtuile gan staonadh.
The flood is subsiding, tá an tuile ag trá.
The current sweeps the logs down with it, crochann, scuabann, an tuile na saileanna anuas léi.
Pol: The swing of the pendulum, tuile agus trá na bpáirtithe.
The river is swollen, tá tuile, fuarlach, san abhainn.
Tidal mouth, béal m tuile.
Flood-tide, taoide tuile; líonadh m.
Hill torrent, tuile shléibhe.
Volumes of water, tuilte fpl uisce.
The flood is making way, tá an tuile ag breith chuici.