PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ gáire, bróin, gearáin, cause of, for, laughter, sorrow, complaint.
Tá a ~ aige, he has cause, reason, for it.
Ní i bhfad uaidh a chonaic sé an t-~, he had real cause for anxiety.
~ an chronaithe, a wasting disease (supposed to be caused by witchcraft).
Tá an ghaoth ag ~t uaithi, the wind is causing it to drift.
(Is) ~ buailte é, it is a lost game, cause.
Bhris sé anáil an chapaill, he caused the horse to become broken-winded.
An spéir a bhriseadh, to break up the clouds, to cause rain.
~ aife, (ruffle caused by) start of ebb-tide.
Ag beochan bruíne, causing trouble.
Ag ~, quarrelling, causing trouble.
1. Duine a bhuaireamh sa cheann, san intinn, to cause worry, mental anguish, to s.o.
Tá na plandaí ina mbuinneáin leis an mboglach, the wet weather has caused the plants to sprout, bolt.
~ bróin, primary cause of sorrow.
Tusa is ~ leis, you are the real cause of it.
Cár bith is cúis leis, whatever is the cause of it.
~ is cúis leis? What is the cause of it?
~ é is cúis leis? What is the cause of it?
~fidh sé sinn, he will cause our deaths.
Ag ~eadh daoine gan ábhar, ar chúl a gcinn, censuring people without cause, behind their backs.
Níl aon chall bróin air, he has no cause for sorrow.
~ a thógáil, to create a noise, cause a disturbance.
~ a thógáil, to cause pandemonium, kick up a shindy.
Chan mé is cúis leis, I am not the cause of it.
Ag ~ (le), contending (with), causing annoyance (to).
Sin an rud is ~ leis, that is the real cause of it.
Cad é ba chiontaí leis sin? What was the cause of that?
~ a dhéanamh do dhuine, to cause s.o. inconvenience.
~ a thógáil, to cause a riot.
Chuirfeadh sé dhá cheann na ~e ar a chéile, ‘he would set both ends of the forest at each other’, he would cause a row in any company.
~ a dhéanamh, a thógáil, to carry on, cause, a dispute.
Ábhar ~e, contentious matter, cause of controversy.
~ cirt, cúise, duine, tíre, anama, defence of right, of cause, of person, of country, of life.
~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to cause anguish to s.o.
~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to cause affliction to s.o.; to annoy s.o.
Is tú atá ag déanamh na g~, you are the cause of all the mischief.
~ ar an trioblóid a bheadh leis, consider the amount of trouble it would cause.
Ag iarraidh cúis a chur chun cinn, trying to advance a cause.
~ a bheith agat le rud (a dhéanamh), to have cause, reason, for (doing) sth.
Bheith i do chúis le rud, to be a cause of sth.
An té, an rud, is ~ leis, whoever, whatever, is the cause of it.
Tá ~ ghearáin aige, he has cause for complaint.
~ na saoirse, na teanga, na síochána, the cause of freedom, of the language, of peace.
Thug sé a anam ar son na ~e, he gave his life for the cause.
Lucht ~e, supporters of a cause.
~ bróin, deor, cause of sorrow, of tears.
Is beag an ~ a dhéanfadh braon, the tiniest thorn can suppurate, little things may cause a lot of trouble.
Dochar, scrios, a dhéanamh, to do, cause, harm, destruction.
Tá sé ag ~amh imní dó, it is causing him anxiety.
An chúis dhéanmhasach, the efficient cause.