PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Cur le gealltanas, to fulfil a promise.
Tá a chúram déanta aige, he has fulfilled his trust, finished his work.
Do dhualgas a dhéanamh, a chomhlíonadh, to do, fulfil, one’s duty.
~ a dhéanamh, to fulfil a function, to render service, to carry out the duties of an office.
Tairngreacht a fhíorú, to fulfil a prophecy.
An rud a ghealltar ó bhéal agus nach gcomhlíontar, what is promised with the lips and is not fulfilled.
D’ ~í a chomhlíonadh, to fulfil one’s obligations.
Dualgas a chomhlíonadh go ~, to be scrupulous in fulfilling an obligation.
Thug tú gealltanas gan chomhlíonadh leis, you gave a promise with it that you did not fulfil.
Tháinig tairngreacht Cholm Cille, Colmcille’s prophecy was fulfilled.
Tháinig an tairngreacht isteach, the prophecy was fulfilled.
Tháinig an ~ faoin tairngreacht, the prophecy was fulfilled.