PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Cúrsaí báis is ~, matters of life and death.
~(í) a chur i seol; dul i gcúrsaí, to reef (a sail).
~í an lae, an tsaoil, daily, world, affairs, events.
~í dlí, creidimh, legal, religious, matters.
~í airgid, money matters.
Scaoileadh le ~í, to let things take their course.
D’inis sé a chúrsaí dom, he told me of his affairs.
Mar atá ~í, as matters stand.
Níl ~í goil, feirge, agat, you have nothing to weep, to be angry, about.
Ní raibh uaithi ach ~í cainte, she only wanted something to talk about.
B’fhéidir go bhfuil a chúrsaí aige, perhaps he has reason for it.
I gcúrsaí ruda, in the matter of sth.
Tá biseach ar an tír i gcúrsaí fostaíochta, there is an improvement in the country in regard to employment.
I gcúrsaí an cháis, in the circumstances (of the case).
Ceart, saoirse, cúrsaí, an ~, human right, freedom, affairs.
Ní thig liom ~ a bhaint as na cúrsaí seo, I can’t say what these affairs will lead to.
~ ar chúrsaí na tíre, familiar with the affairs of the country.
Cúrsaí ~, general matters, generalities.
~ cúrsaí, current of events.
Cúrsaí, nuacht, an lae, events, news, of the day.
Cúrsaí na ~e, current affairs; contemporary matters.
Tá na cúrsaí sin ~ anois, those events are forgotten now.
Cúrsaí, foireann, riaracháin, administrative matters, staff.
Cúrsaí, gnóthaí, an tsaoil, worldly matters, affairs.
Cúrsaí ~a, scholarly matters.
Smaointe casta ar chúrsaí an tsaoil, complicated thoughts on the affairs of life.
Níl ionam ach ~ sna cúrsaí seo, I have no qualification in these matters.
~ i gcúrsaí gnó, discerning in business matters.
~ ar obair, ar chúrsaí leighis, ar an saol, an understanding of work, of medical matters, of life.