PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar thús ~a, in the vanguard; leading the flight, the gang.
~ na n-éan, the flight of birds.
Ghabhadar teitheadh, they took to flight.
Go himeacht na nIarlaí, until the flight of the Earls.
~ éan, string of birds in flight.
~ aingeal, flight of angels.
I~ na nIarlaí, the flight of the Earls.
Éan a mharú sa ~, to kill a bird in flight.
3. ~ maidhme, rout, headlong flight.
Bhí siad ina raon maidhme ~e, they were in headlong flight before him.
2. ~ file, rhapsodical chant; flight of oratory, peroration, purple patch.
Chuir siad an ~ ar an namhaid, they put the enemy to flight.
Chuir sé ~ iontu, he scattered them, put them to flight.
~ beach, swarm of bees (in flight).
~ cliath, flight of hurdles.
Shraon siad roimhe, they broke in flight before him.
An ~ a chur ar an namhaid, to put the enemy to flight.
Dul ar do theitheadh, to take to flight; to go on the run.
~ na talún, the flight from the land.