PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ó thús, ó thosach, ~e, since the beginning of time.
Tá ~ saighdiúirí ag teacht orthu, they are beginning to look like soldiers.
Ar ~ bisigh, beginning to improve (in health).
I m~ earraigh, at the beginning of spring (work).
I m~ an earraigh, at the beginning of spring.
Tá sé ina bhog-sheanduine, he is getting on in years, beginning to look old.
Bhí an deoch ag ~ chuige, the drink was beginning to affect him.
Tá an coirce ag ~adh, the oats are changing colour, beginning to ripen.
I m~ an earraigh, at the beginning of spring; with the spring (work) coming on.
Is maith an ~ é, it is a good beginning, sth. to be going on with.
Tá an lá ag ~adh, the days are beginning to lengthen, shorten.
I dtús an chéid seo, at the beginning of this century.
Bhí ~ na haoise ag teacht air, he was beginning to look old.
Tá ~ ag teacht air, he is beginning to fail.
Lón, bun maith, an cíos, a dhéanamh, to make provision, a good beginning, the rent.
Tá an tine ag ~adh, the fire is beginning to glow.
Ó thús go ~, from beginning to end.
~ na cogarnaí, an smuit, Sunday before, after, beginning of Lent.
Bhí an t-ocras ag ~im liom, I was beginning to feel hungry.
Tús dúblála, beginning of second run in distillation.
Tá sé ag teacht abhaile ar a dhúchas, he is beginning to frequent his former haunts, getting into his old ways.
Tóg as ~ a chéile, ceann as ~, iad, take them one by one (from the beginning), as they come.
Tá mo cheann ag éadromú, I am getting light-headed, dizzy; I am beginning to feel queer in the head.
Tá sé ag éirí aniar as féin, he is beginning to sit up and take notice; he is beginning to fancy himself.
Gan cheann gan ~, without beginning or end.
~ tús ~ deireadh, without beginning or end, in utter confusion.
Tá sé ag bisiú ina ghné, he is beginning to look better.
Ní raibh siad ach i dtús a maitheasa, they were only beginning to show promise.
B’éigean dom teacht ina ~ arís, I had to go at it again from the beginning.
Tá sé ag dul san aois ~, he is beginning to dote.
~ ag teacht in arbhar, corn beginning to ripen.
Tá ~ ag teacht ann, he is beginning to think himself a great fellow.
Tá ~í ag teacht ar na prátaí, ar na rósanna, the potato-tops, the roses, are beginning to bud.
I dtús na ~ bliana, an ~ bliain, at the beginning of the ninth year.
Ó thosach an leabhair, from the beginning of the book.
Ó thús aimsire, from the beginning of time.
Ó thús go deireadh, from beginning to end.
Laethanta na riabhaí, spell of cold weather at end of March (or, variably, at beginning of April).
I dtús, i ndeireadh, a reatha, at the beginning, at the end, of his race.
I dtús, i ndeireadh, ár saoil, at the beginning, at the end, of our lives.
I dtús an tsaoil, in the beginning of the world.
Tá an ~ ag teacht air, he is beginning to look old.
Lean mé ~ go bun é, I traced it back to its beginning.
Tá na barra ag teacht chun ~, the crops are beginning to look well.
Bhí a neart á thaibhreamh dó, he was beginning to realize his strength.
Bhí na deora ag teacht, the tears were beginning to flow.
Tá mé ag teacht ort anois, I am beginning to understand you now.
Tá an bhó ag teacht ar a bainne, the cow is beginning to give a proper yield of milk.
Tá siad ag teacht chun snua, they are beginning to take on colour.