PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
3. Tinneas ~, lingering illness.
Tá ~ air i ndiaidh na breoiteachta, he looks very bad after his illness.
Níor tháinig an t-~ fós air, he has not yet reached the critical stage (of his illness).
~ tinnis, bout of illness.
Tá an ~ air, his illness is fatal.
Tá sé ag biorú, he is recovering (from weakness, illness).
~ a fháil (ó thinneas, ó ghortú), to recover (from an illness, an injury).
Buaileadh ~ é, he was struck down by illness.
Níl tú in áit a bheith ag ~, you shouldn’t complain; you are not so badly off. (Of illness)
Chuir mé an ~ sin díom, I survived that struggle, got over that illness.
~ ar thinneas, preventive of illness.
~ a bheith ort, to be laid up for a long time with illness.
Tinneas ~, slight illness.
Níor ~ sé é féin riamh, he never complained of illness.
Tinneas ~, lingering illness.
~ tinnis, fiabhrais, fit of illness, of fever.
Chuaigh an tinneas i n~, chun gadhscail, dó, the illness became chronic with him.
~ tinnis, fit of illness.
~ báis, fatal, last, illness.
Dhá dtrian galair le hoíche, the risk of illness is greatest at night; sickness is most intense at night.
Tá a ~ caite aige, he has reached the turning-point (in his illness).
~ tinnis, bout of illness.
~ aosán, sudden (mysterious) attack of illness.
~ thinnis, bout of illness.
Galar ~, lingering illness.
~ thinnis, attack of illness.
Níl mé ~ ón tinneas go fóill, I haven’t quite got over my illness yet.
~eadh ó bhreoiteacht, to recover from illness.
I do sheanrith, going at full speed; completely recovered from illness.
Tinneas ~, constant illness.
~ tinnis, prostrating bout of illness.
1. ~ tinnis, attack of illness.
~ an bháis, fatal attack (of illness).
Tiocfaidh sí as an tinneas sin, she will recover from that illness.
Bhí sé cloíte ag an tinneas, ach tá sé ag teacht tríd, he was worn out with illness, but he is pulling through.
Dul trí thinneas, to pass through an illness.
~ (breoiteachta), heavy bout of illness.
Chuir sí an tinneas thairsti, she got over her illness.
~ an bháis, fatal illness.
~ bréige a ligean ort, to feign illness, to malinger.
2. ~ (tinnis), attack (of illness).
Gheofá ~ as fliuchadh mar sin, you could contract an illness from a wetting like that.
2. ~ a fháil, to get a fit of illness.