PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ chúil, backward current, eddy.
~ ar cóisir, socially backward person; wallflower.
~ (ar aghaidh, ar gcúl) a thabhairt, to take a step (forward, backward).
~ chun tosaigh, ar gcúl, do leataobh, a step forward, backward, to one side.
Níl ~ ar bith sna páistí sin, those children are in no way backward, never feel shyness.
Duine ~, backward, retiring, person.
Ar chúl ~a, in a backward state or position; isolated, unnoticed, forgotten.
Sna hiarthair seo, in these backward places.
Ná bíodh ~ ar bith ort labhairt leis, don’t be in the least backward about speaking to him.