PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ chainte a thabhairt do dhuine, to make quick retorts, give smart answers, to s.o.
~ a thabhairt ar dhuine, to answer back; to give impudence to s.o.
~ eile seanchainte uait, give no more back-answers.
An focal, an freagra, an tomhas, ~, the right word, answer, measure.
~ agam ort, answer me this.
An cheist a fhreagairt, to answer the question.
Freagra den chineál sin, that kind of answer.
Freagra, gealltanas, ~, definite answer, promise.
Níor dheonaigh sé mé a fhreagairt, he vouchsafed me no answer.
Tabhair freagra ~ orm, give me a straight answer.
Freagra, vóta, ~, negative answer, vote.
1. D’athair, do mhac, d’fhocal, do fhreagra, your father, your son, your word, your answer.
Ná glac ~ uaidh, don’t take no for an answer from him.
Freagra, toradh, toirt ruda, a fháil, to get an answer, a result, the volume of sth.
Faí agus ~, call and answering call.
Ní ~ freagra a thabhairt air, he is not worth answering.
Duine, glaoch, a fhreagairt, to answer a person, a call.
Ceist, litir, a fhreagairt, to answer a question, a letter.
D’ainm a fhreagairt, to answer one’s name.
Guí a fhreagairt, to answer a prayer.
do) ~t do rud, to answer, correspond, to sth.
Ceist agus ~, question and answer.
~ a thabhairt ar dhuine faoi rud, to give an answer to s.o. about sth.
Níor thug sé ~ ar mo litir, he didn’t answer my letter.
Ní raibh ~ agam le tabhairt air, I had no answer for him.
Ná tabhair ~ mar sin orm, don’t answer me (back) like that.
Ceist a fhuascailt, to solve a problem; to answer a question.
~ ceiste, solution of problem; answer to question.
Ghabh sé an dúshlán air féin, he took it on himself to answer the challenge.
Na ~nna a fhreastal, to answer one’s calls, meet one’s engagements.
Do ghuí a fháil, to get an answer to one’s prayer.
Ba ~ an freagra é, it was an unexpected answer.
Freagra ~, quick, ready, answer.
~ ceiste, answer to question.
Tá ~ an scéil agam, I know the answer to the problem.
Ceist a réiteach, to answer a question.
Freagra ~, evasive answer.
Níl siad faoi shotal dá chéile, they are not diffident about answering each other back.
Tháinig an freagra liom, the answer came to me.