PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Breith gan fhios ar dhuine, to take s.o. by surprise.
Níl sé aige gan fhios dá chnámha, he has had to work hard for it.
Gan fhios nó i g~, secretly or openly.
Níl aon chor ina chroí gan fhios dom, I can anticipate his every thought; I know all his tricks.
4. Gan fhios, unknown; secretly.
D’imigh sé gan fhios dom, he went away without my knowledge.
Pósadh gan fhios iad, they were married in secret.
Gan fhios duit féin, unknown to oneself, unwittingly.
I bh~ nó gan fhios, wittingly or unwittingly.
Ní gan fhios dá chnámha a rinne sé é, he didn’t do it without exerting himself.
Gan fhios nár cailleadh iad, when they may have been lost for all we know.
Gan fhios nach ndoirtfeá é, when you might very well spill it.