PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ na beithígh, head off the cattle.
Thógfadh sé ~ an chinn díot, it would lift the head off you.
~eadh na cinn díobh, their heads were knocked off.
Ainmhí a cheapadh, to head off an animal.
~adh an ceann de, his head was cut off.
~ sé an ceann de, he chopped off his head.
~ na ba sin dom, head off those cows for me.
~ siad a cheann leis, they cut off his head.
~ siad an ceann de, they struck off his head.
~ sé an ceann de, he knocked his head off.
~ an bhó dom, head off the cow for me.
Is fearr duit dul idir iad agus an chontúirt, you had better head them off from danger.
Chuaigh siad roimh na caoirigh, they headed off the sheep.