PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní raibh aon chleas ina chorp nár fhéach sé, he tried every trick he was capable of.
Ní chuirfinn tharat é, I wouldn’t put it past you, I believe you are capable of it.
1. ~ a bheith ionat, to be capable, competent.
Fear, capall, ~, strong, capable, man, horse.
Fear a bhfuil ~ ann, an able, a capable, man.
Fear ~ i gceann oibre, a capable man at his work.
Ní raibh a fhios agam go raibh an ~ reatha sin ionat, I didn’t know that you were capable of such a feat of running.
I gcumas éirí, capable of rising.
Rud a bheith ionat, to be capable of sth.
Tá aithne a ~ is a bheart aige, he is quite capable of looking after himself, is quite sober.
Is ~, is able to, is capable of.
Bó a bhfuil ~ maith bainne aici, a cow that is capable of giving a good yield of milk.