PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ná h~ an scéal sin, don’t carry that story (to other ears).
~ le tógáil, le hiompar, unwieldy to lift, to carry.
Tá mála mine air, he is carrying a bag of meal.
Ardaigh, iompair, luchtaigh, ar, raise, carry, load, on.
D’~ sé leis, chun siúil, í, he carried her off; he eloped with her.
Ná ~ leat! Carry on! (But you will rue it).
Rud a iompar ar bhacán do láimhe, to carry sth. on one’s bent arm.
Bhí an leanbh ina, ar a, ~ aici, she was carrying the child on her arm.
Thug sé do na boinn é; bhain sé as na boinn é, he made off (on foot); he walked, ran, as fast as his legs could carry him.
An leanbh ar a ~ aici, carrying the child in her arms.
~a branra, crossed hands (for carrying sth.).
Bhí siad ag ~adh leo, they were carrying on, working away.
~ tine, fire-brand; lighted sod, etc., carried as torch.
Bhris sé an t-áth orthu, he carried the ford against them, drove them from the ford.
Is deas an cheird atá agat, ort! It’s a nice way you carry on!
~ (arbhair), wicker frame, float, for carrying corn.
Tá sé leat i do chlupaidí, you are carrying it in the folds of your clothing.
~ trá a bhreith go hInse, carrying coals to Newcastle.
Gealltanas, dualgas, a chomhall, to carry out a promise, an obligation.
Gealltanas, dualgas, a chomhlíonadh, to carry out a promise, an obligation.
~ a dhéanamh, a thógáil, to carry on, cause, a dispute.
D’imigh sé an méid a bhí ina chorp, he made off as fast as his legs could carry him.
D’imigh sé an méid, chomh géar is, a bhí ina chosa, he made off as fast as his legs could carry him.
Rug an seabhac leis ina chrobh é, the hawk carried it off in its talons.
Rud a chrochadh leat, to carry off sth.
Chroch an sruth chun siúil é, the current carried it away.
Thug sé leis ina chrúba é, he carried it off in his claws.
2. ~ a dhéanamh, to carry off sth. on one’s back; to take sth. on the crook.
Tá seacht gcúraimí an tsaoil air, he is carrying the world on his shoulders.
Bhí ~ m’anama, mo dhá bhonn, orm, I was hurrying for dear life, as fast as my feet could carry me.
Ag ~ meala is ag ceannach milseán, [’selling honey to buy sweets’, carrying coals to Newcastle.
Rud a chur, a iompar, ar do dhroim, to put, carry, sth. on one’s back.
~ a dhéanamh, a iompar, to make, carry, sail.
Ní h~ duit é, it is no fit occupation for you, no way for you to carry on.
D’fhan sé i mbun a ghnó, he carried on with his business.
Bheith ~ ualach, to be carrying a burden.
D’iompair sé ~na dhroim é, he carried it on his back.
~ a dhéanamh, to fulfil a function, to render service, to carry out the duties of an office.
Bhí ~ ann, he was carrying himself upright, cutting a figure.
~ coise, lighted sod carried to field.
An fhoghail a bhreith leat, to carry off the spoils.
Imeacht le ~ de rud, to carry off a bundle of sth.
~ creiche, the carrying off of a prey.
Tháinig ~ gaoithe orthu, they were carried away by the wind.
Cuid an duine eile a fhuadach, to carry off another person’s property.
D’fhuadaigh an stoirm é, it was carried away by the storm.
~ ar láimh, anonn, balance in hand, carried forward.
~áil faoi ualach, to go under, carry, a load.
Tá sé ina ghabháil aige, he is carrying it in his arms, in front of him.
Beidh an áit ina ghabháil leis, he will carry everything in the place along with him.