PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is ort atá an ~; d’imigh an diabhal ort le ~, what a contrary devil you are!
Duine ~, contrary, wrong-headed, person.
~ don ní atá san intinn, contrary to what one thinks.
Níor ~ mé a athrach, I said nothing to the contrary.
Níor chuala mé a mhalairt, I heard nothing to the contrary.
A mhalairt ar fad, quite the contrary.
Mac na ~, the erring son; contrary fellow, scapegrace.
A mhilleadh sin, the contrary to that.
~ duine a dhéanamh, to disobey s.o.; to act contrary to s.o.’s wishes.
Tá sé in aghaidh oirchis, it is contrary to what is right; it is unseemly.