PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
In ~ na mblianta, well advanced in years.
Airgead a thabhairt ar ~ do dhuine, to advance s.o. money.
~ in aois, advanced in age.
Dul ar aghaidh ~ ar aon, to advance together, in unison.
Dul chun cinn, advance, progress.
Chuir sé é féin chun cinn, he advanced himself.
chun cinn, advance, promote.
Ag iarraidh cúis a chur chun cinn, trying to advance a cause.
~ a dhéanamh de dhuine, to advance (to power) over s.o.
Níl ~ ar a chúl ná ar a aghaidh aige, he can neither advance nor retreat, he must face up to it.
Shílfeá gur ~ a bhí aige, one would think he was able to tell in advance.
Chuir sé ~ roimhe go raibh sé ag teacht, he notified his coming in advance.
~ iomlán, ar chuntas, roimh ré, payment in full, on account, in advance.
Sular tháinig ~ dá aois, before he was advanced in years.
~ a dhéanamh ar áit, to advance upon, attack, a place.
Ná ~ orlach eile iad, don’t let them advance another inch.
An adhaint a luathú, to advance the ignition.
~ thosaigh, advance party.
Oibreacha tosaigh, advance works.
Roimh ~, in advance, beforehand.
~ a fháil ar rud, to see sth. in advance.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to attend to sth. in advance.
An ~ a luathú, to advance the spark.
Bhí tú chun tosaigh orainn ar scoil, you were in advance of us at school.