PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ón lá seo ~, from this day forward.
Thug sin an tsúil ~ aige, that enabled him to look forward with confidence.
Ar aghaidh, ar gcúl, ar deis, ar clé, forwards, backwards, to the right, to the left.
Céim ar ~ a thabhairt, to take a step forward, make progress.
Gabh, déan, ar d’~, come forward, come in.
Litir, beart, a chur ar ~, to forward a letter, a parcel.
Teacht chun boinn, to come forward, to come up to scratch.
Teacht ar ~, to come forward, on the scene.
Chomh ~ le tuar ceatha, as bent as a rainbow, arched forward.
Cábán cinn, forward cabin.
~ (ar aghaidh, ar gcúl) a thabhairt, to take a step (forward, backward).
~adh chun tosaigh, os cionn ruda, to lean forward, over sth.
~ chun tosaigh, ar gcúl, do leataobh, a step forward, backward, to one side.
~adh chun tosaigh, to bend forward.
~ ar aghaidh, ar gcúl, é, put it forward, back.
~ i gcomhluadar, forward in company.
~ aníos, aniar, anall, (liom), move up, forward, over, (towards me).
~ ar láimh, anonn, balance in hand, carried forward.
~ ar d’aghaidh, come forward.
Conradh ar ~, forward contract.
1. ~ tosaigh, forward part; fore quarter.
~ clé, deas, láir, left, right, centre, half-forward.
~ sé é féin chun tosaigh, he leaned forward.
An clog a luathú, to put the clock forward.
Ag ~adh siar agus aniar, bending backwards and forwards.
Tá an t-ualach ag luí chun tosaigh, the load is tilting forward.
Ag meabhrú a shlí roimhe, feeling his way forward.
An plean a mhol sé, the plan he put forward.
~ chun cinn, forward thrust, lunge.
~ mná, (i) patient and courageous woman, (ii) bold, forward, woman.
~ coiscéim chun tosaigh, take a step forward.
~ ar aghaidh an t-iomlán, bring forward the total.
Ag teacht chun tosaigh, coming forward; coming on, progressing.
~ aniar thar do ghuaillí é, pull it forward over your shoulders.
Ní raibh ~ ar mo chúl ná ar m’aghaidh agam, I could go neither backwards nor forwards; I had no way out of the difficulty.
Dul ar aghaidh, to go forward, to progress.
~ ar an lántosaí, mark the full forward.
Tarraing aniar ~ do ghuaillí é, draw it forward over your shoulders.
~ aniar sa leaba é, lift him forward in the bed.
Dul chun tosaigh, to go forward.
Chun tosaigh leat, move forward, move up towards the front.
Ag teacht chun tosaigh, coming forward; coming on, progressing.
~ a tharraingt ar rud, to bring forward, introduce, sth.
Thug sé ~ aniar sa chathaoir, he jerked himself forward in the chair.