PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí ~ ban ina measc, there were a number of women among them.
A n-~ féin ar a chéile, let them fight it out among themselves.
Ar an triúr a tháinig aréir, among the three who came last night.
Tá sé ar an duine is deise acu, he is the nicest person among them.
As a measc, from among them.
Tá sé ina bhall mór acu, he is an important person among them.
~ ar imeachtaí na comharsan, alert to what goes on among the neighbours.
~adh ina measc é, he happened to be among them.
Ba cheanúil liom a bheith ina measc, I’d love to be among them.
Dílseacht na g~, honour among thieves.
~ againn, whoever among us, whichever of us.
Dháil sé a shaibhreas dóibh, he divided his wealth among them.
Dháil sé pinginí orthu, he distributed pennies among them.
I measc na n~, among the worms, in the grave.
Is é rí na bhfear é, ~ leis féin, he is a prince among men, in his own estimation.
Bhí sé ina dheoraí eatarthu, he was (like) a stranger among them.
Ag déanamh díoscáin idir chomharsana, causing friction among neighbours.
~ atá againn féin, a rule which we observe among ourselves.
Tá mé mar a bheadh strainséir ~ ina measc, I am like a black stranger among them.
I measc na ndaoine, among the (ordinary) people.
~ acu féin é, let them settle it among themselves.
Ní thabharfainn an ~ maith d’aon duine acu, I would yield to no man among them.
Céard a chuir an ~ orthu? What set them off, caused the stir among them?
Bheith ar ~ daoine, to be among people.
Is ~ a thomhais sí an bia linn, she rationed the food severely among us.
Bhí ~ geab acu eatarthu féin, they were chattering away among themselves.
Ag priocadh is ag ~adh ar a chéile, ‘pricking and pecking at one another’, quarrelling among themselves.
Idir a ghnátha ionmhaine, among his dear companions.
I measc na ndaoine, among the people.
Eatarthu féin atá sé, let them settle it among themselves.
Is beannaithe thú ~ mhná, blessed art thou among women.
Faiteach ~ dhaoine, shy among people.
~ idir dhaoine, discord among people.
I measc an iomláin acu, among all of them.
I ~ na bhfear, na leabhar, na gcnoc, among the men, the books, the hills.
As ~, from the midst of, from among.
Toghadh as a ~ é, he was chosen from among them.
Is tú is mó saothrú againn, you are the biggest earner among us.
Na náisiúin a shiúl, to travel in different countries, among various peoples.
Ag ~ eatarthu féin, planning, plotting, among themselves.
Is é ~ na bhfear é, he is a king among men.
Tá sé inár ~, he is numbered among us.
Rud a ~t ar dhaoine, to divide sth. among people.
~ sí na milseáin orthu, she shared out the sweets among them.
~ sé a ionnús orthu, he distributed his wealth among them.
Tá ~ maith aige i measc a mhuintire, he is a man of good standing among his people.
Roinn eatarthu ~ é, divide it among these.
~ Dé inár measc, may the peace of God be among us.
Rinne an sioc mór ~ ar na caoirigh, the great frost wreaked havoc among the sheep.