PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a bhaint as caint, a dhéanamh de chaint, to make sense out of what is said; to draw a conclusion from what is said.
Ná tabhair ~ an phobail orainn, don’t draw everybody’s attention to us.
D’~ a tharraingt, to draw breath; to rest.
Glas, bolta, laiste, a bhaint, to open a lock, draw a bolt, raise a latch.
Duine a bhaint, to draw s.o. out; to anger s.o.
Airgead a thógáil, a tharraingt, as an m~, to draw money from the bank.
~ a bhaint as tine, to draw out embers from front of fire.
~ a chur, a bhaint, to shoot, draw, a bolt.
~ a bhaint as rud, to draw an inference from sth.
Is maith leis é féin a chur i g~, he likes to draw attention to himself.
Do chos a chrapadh, to draw in, bend, one’s leg.
~adh chugat, to draw oneself together; to shrink into oneself.
Triantán, léaráid, pictiúr, dealbh, a dhéanamh, to make a triangle, a drawing, a picture, a statue.
Pictiúr a dhéanamh de rud, to draw, paint, a picture of sth.
~adh ar dhuine, to draw blood from s.o.; to attack s.o.
~ do chos, draw in your leg. (To cow at milking)
Cuirtíní a dhúnadh, to draw curtains.
~ a chur, a thógáil, to cast, draw, a net.
~ a bhaint as rud, to draw out, prolong, sth.
~ a chur ort féin, to wrap oneself up; to draw one’s clothes neatly about oneself.
~ a dhoirteadh, a tharraingt, to shed, draw, blood.
Fuiliú ar dhuine, to draw blood from s.o.
Éanlaith a ghlanadh, to clean, draw, fowl.
Tarraingt na láimhe de rud a bheith agat, to have sth. to draw on; to have enough of sth. for one’s needs.
Rud a ligean chun leadráin, to let sth. become long drawn out.
a tharraingt, to draw a line.
Figiúr a líniú, to draw, trace, a figure.
Teacht ar ~, to tie, draw.
Clú duine a mhaslú, to revile s.o.’s character, draw opprobrium on s.o.
~ a bhaint as rud, to find a meaning in sth., to draw an inference from sth.
~ a bhaint as duine, to draw blood from, to trounce, s.o.
~ a tharraingt ort féin, to draw enmity on oneself.
Ag tarraingt uisce ar do mhuileann féin, drawing water to one’s own mill.
~ a bhaint as rud, to draw a lesson from sth.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to draw a picture of sth.
Scéal a righniú, to draw out a story.
2. Rud a tharraingt de réir ~, to draw sth. to scale.
Scéal a sheadú, to draw out a story.
2. Dul chun ~ le rud, to carry sth. too far; to make a long-drawn-out story of sth.
Druidim ~, to draw back. (As vb. imp.)
~ta a theannadh, to draw rein.
~ a dhéanamh de scéal, to draw out a story; to tell a story in a tedious, boring, manner.
~ a dhéanamh trasna ar leathanach, to draw a line across a page.
Balla a ~, to draw lines on a wall.
Ná tarraing ~ orainn, don’t draw attention to us.
Uisce a thaoscadh, to draw off water.
Cairt, carráiste, carr sleamhnáin, a tharraingt, to draw a cart, a carriage, a sledge.
Clocha, móin, uisce, a tharraingt, to draw stones, turf, water.
Líonta a tharraingt, to draw nets.
Cuirtín, dallóg, a tharraingt, to draw a curtain, a blind.