PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní ag teacht atá siad ~ ag imeacht, they are not coming but going.
Bhí sé romham ag teacht dom, he met me when I was coming.
Chonaic mé ag teacht é ~ cóta mór air, I saw him coming and he was wearing an overcoat.
Tá sé ag teacht i m’~, he is coming to replace me.
Ní thiocfaidh sé in ~ ná in uair, he will be hopelessly late in coming.
Bhí sin ~ agat, that was coming to you.
Ag teacht ~ an pháirc, thar an abhainn, coming across the field, the river.
An fear ~, the man who is coming across.
~ an staighre, an bóthar, (coming) up the stairs, the road.
An fear ~, the man who is coming up.
~ an bóthar, (coming) down the road.
Ag teacht ~ sa saol, coming down in the world.
Ar a theacht, on his coming.
Ullamh ar do cheann, ready for you, for your coming.
Ar cheann oíche, against the coming of night.
Ag teacht as Luimneach, coming from Limerick.
Is ~ nach bhfuil sé ag teacht, I’m afraid he’s not coming.
I m~ eadra, coming on to milking-time.
Tá sé i m~ a mhaitheasa, he is coming into his prime.
Tá sé ar a bhealach abhaile, he is on the way, coming, home.
Tá sé ag ~adh, he is coming to life, stirring himself.
I m~ an earraigh, at the beginning of spring; with the spring (work) coming on.
Tá an uair, an meán oíche, ~te linn, it is coming near the time, midnight.
Bhunaigh sé fáth a theachta, he set out the reason for his coming.
Gheobhaidh tusa do chandam féin, you will get your own share, what is coming to you.
Le teacht na chéad uan, with the coming of the first lambs.
Ag teacht chun cinn, coming to a head.
Chonaic mé chugam é, I saw him coming towards me.
Chugat an tarbh! Look out! The bull is coming at you.
Ag teacht i g~ an bhaile, coming near home.
Ag teacht ~, coming near, approaching.
Ag teacht ~ ar aghaidh orainn, coming full at us.
Tá céad punt cosanta aige, there is a hundred pounds coming to him.
Ag teacht chun críche, coming to an end; coming to pass.
Tá an scéim ag teacht i gcrích, the scheme is coming to fruition.
~ ag teacht agus ~ ag imeacht, some coming and others going.
Bó ag teacht ar ~, faoi dháir, i n~, chun dárach, a cow coming in heat.
Tá sé ~ duit, it is coming to you.
Ag teacht faoi mo dhéin, coming towards, for, me.
1. Tá sé ag dul chun deireanais; tá an ~ ag teacht, it is getting late, the night is coming on.
Ag teacht dom, when I was coming.
Tá ~ maith airgid ag teacht chuige, there is a good sum of money coming to him.
Tá an ~ ag teacht, the darkness (of night) is coming on.
An ~ isteach, the people coming in.
~ ag teacht agus ~ ag imeacht, some coming and some going.
Bheith ag ~ le cabhair, le teacht duine, to be expecting help, the coming of s.o.
Le teacht, titim, an duilliúir, with the coming, the fall, of the leaf.
~ agus teacht, going and coming.
Níl ~ aige teacht, there is something that prevents him from coming.
1. Teacht an earraigh, the coming of spring.