PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Dá mbeadh trucail ar an asal, if the donkey were drawing a cart.
Níl siad ach ag ~t asat, they are only drawing you out, pulling your leg.
Tá siad ag breith uainn, they are drawing away from us.
Tá sé ag breith chuige féin, he is getting cautious, drawing in his horns.
Bhí an lá mór ~te linn, the great day was drawing near.
~ líníochta, drawing-board.
Bhí an bás i g~ dó, death was drawing near him.
10. ~a gréine, downward shafts of sunlight, sun drawing water.
Triantán, léaráid, pictiúr, dealbh, a dhéanamh, to make a triangle, a drawing, a picture, a statue.
Tá siad ag ~im linn, leis an teach, they are drawing near us, near the house.
~ cuirtíní, the drawing of curtains.
~ parlúis, drawing-room doll.
Líníocht ghualaigh, charcoal drawing.
Pictiúr ~, profile (drawing).
Tá tú ró~ leis, you are taking too long at it, drawing it out.
Líníocht ~a, wash-drawing.
~ phionsail, pencil-drawing.
Ag tarraingt uisce ar do mhuileann féin, drawing water to one’s own mill.
~ líníochta, drawing-paper.
~ líníochta, drawing-pen.
~ tarraingthe, drawing-knife.
Tá ag teacht faoin urlár, the floor is drawing damp.
Ag ~t céachta, drawing a plough.
Ag ~t lóin, drawing provisions.
Ag ~t piontaí, drawing pints.
Ag ~t cúnamh dífhostaíochta, drawing unemployment assistance.
Ag ~t earraí ar cairde, drawing goods on credit.
Níl an simléar ag ~t mar is ceart, the chimney is not drawing properly.
Tá an bád ag ~t uisce, the boat is drawing water.
Tá sé ag ~t litreacha ar an scláta, he is drawing letters on the slate.
Long ag ~t fiche troigh uisce, a ship drawing twenty feet of water.
Bhí siad ag ~t anall i rith an ama, they were drawing over closer all the time.
Ag ~t isteach ar an stáisiún, drawing into the station.
~ figiúirí, figure-drawing.
Tá siad ag ~adh leis an mbaile, they are drawing near home.
Tá sé ag téarnamh ar am luí, it is drawing near bedtime.
Tá na scadáin ag ~im leis an talamh, the herring are drawing closer to the land.