PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a choinneáil ar rud, to keep sth. in check.
~ a bhaint as duine, to check, hinder, s.o.
Fuair sé ~, he was checked, impeded.
Cuir ~ leat féin, check, control, yourself.
Cheap sé é féin, he checked, restrained, himself.
Is deacair ~ a chur ar bhó bhradach, it is hard to keep a thieving cow within bounds, to check a rogue.
~ a chur ar dhuine, to check, restrain, s.o.
Bac, cosc, a chur le rud, to prevent, check, sth.
Cuntas a dhearbháil, to check an account.
~ fillte, pass-out check.
Chuir mé ~ sa ghaosán aige, I ringed his nose, checked him in his mad career.
Chuir sé ~ lena fhearg, he checked his anger.
~ a chur ar dhuine, to check s.o.