PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is mór an spórt é i mbaile gan ~, it is great sport for those who have nothing better to do.
~ an bhaile mhóir, the gaiety of the city.
Ó na bailte móra ~, apart from the towns.
Lucht ~ mhóir, townspeople.
Saol an bhaile mhóir, town, city, life.
I gcluasa an bhaile mhóir, in the suburbs.
Tá ~ an bhaile mhóir acu, they live near the town.
B’fhearr duit go mór ~ fanacht sa bhaile, it would be far better for you to stay at home.
Ní h~ dul chun an bhaile mhóir agus teacht as, ‘it is easier to go to the town than to come back from it’, delays are inevitable.
Baile ~ mór, good big town.
~ an bhaile mhóir, the lure of the city.