PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An t-~ os ár gcionn, the air above us.
Tá a cheann ~ aige, he has his head up (above ground, water).
Mar a luamar ~, as we have mentioned above, already.
An oiread seo de bharr air, so much over and above it.
Tá siad istigh, amuigh, thíos, thuas, trína chéile, they are within, without, below, above, mixed up.
~ aníos, anuas, seepage from below, above.
De bhreis ar, over and above.
Thar ~; os cionn ~ (uile), above all others.
~ a bhreith ar dhuine, to rise above, surpass, s.o.
As, thar, an g~, above the ordinary, unusual.
Éirí os cionn na ~a, to rise above the ordinary level of the people.
Pingin le cois, a penny over and above.
Bhí an charraig ~ os ár gcionn, the rock was jutting out above our heads.
Fad a bheas D~ ina Dhia, while there is a God above.
San aer ~, in the air above.
Punt ~ do cheart, a pound over and above what is due to you.
An F~ Thuas, the man above, God.
A Dhia dá bhfónaim! O, God above me!
Os cionn ~ uile ní, above all things.
~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to hold s.o.’s head above water; to help s.o. along.
Bhí an ceann is na guaillí aige orthu, he stood head and shoulders above them.
In ~ os ár gcionn, up above us.
San ~ thuas, in the above passage.
Tá ~ os cionn margaidh, honesty is above bargaining; honesty is the best policy.
1. ~ den chrosbhóthar, above, farther up than, the crossroads.
Rud a ~ean anuas, to let down, lower, sth. (from above).
Os cionn nádúir, above the forces of nature, supernatural.
Os cionn gach uile ~, above all things.
~ Bóinn, on, above, the Boyne.
~ mo neart, above my strength.
~ cionn, over, above; more than; beyond; in charge of; hanging over, threatening.
Os cionn an dorais, above the door.
Os mo chionn, above me; hanging over me, threatening me.
Os a chionn sin, over and above that.
Os cionn gach uile ní, above all.
Tá ~ liath os cionn a chluaise, there is a greying patch above his ear.
~ a bhfaca mé riamh, above all I have ever seen.
~ géillín, ~ smigín, swimming exercise with head supported above water.
An ~ os ár gcionn, the sky above us.
Céad míle in airde ón ~, a hundred miles above the earth.
Os cionn talún, above ground; alive.
Tá na barra ag teacht aníos, the crops are coming above the ground.
Duine ~ an gcoitiantacht, a man above the ordinary.
~ gach uile ní, above all things.
~ aon duine amuigh, above all persons.
Os ~ an locha, above the shore of the lake.