PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Duine a ardú ina phost, i gcéim, to promote s.o. in his job, in rank.
Sin é an ~ chun na hoibre, that is the proper implement for the job.
Tá an ~ béil agat air, you have laid the framework for the job.
Sin í an ~ chun na hoibre, that is the proper implement for the job.
Chaith sé suas a phost, na leabhair, he gave up his job, abandoned his books.
Tá a cheird aige, he knows his job.
Déan do chion oibre, do your job of work.
Chaith sé a chloch is a ord leis, he gave it up as a bad job.
Is air atá ~ na gcuanta, his job is to watch the harbours.
Chomhairfinn lá iomlán don obair sin, I reckon it would take a whole day to do that job.
Ag déanamh ~e, ~í oibre, timpeall an tí, doing odd jobs about the house.
Tá sé i g~ go maith agat, you have put it together very well, made a good job of it.
Do bheart a chur i gcrích, to achieve one’s purpose; to finish one’s job.
Obair a chríochnú, to finish (a job of) work.
Obair chríochnúil, work well done; thorough job.
Duine a chur ar obair, ar fhoireann, to put s.o. on a job, on a team.
Duine a chur as obair, as a phost, to put s.o. out of work, out of his job.
Duine a chur i bpost, san arm, to place s.o. in a job, in the army.
Cur isteach ar phost, to apply for a job.
~ tí, teaghlaigh, áite, oibre, the care of a house, of a family, of a place, of a job.
Tá an ~ seo le cur díom agam, I have to get this job finished.
Ag ~, doing odd jobs (about the house); running errands.
Tá sé ag an ~ mhullaigh leis, he has it (the thatching, job of work) almost completed.
~ oibre, inferior work; odd jobs.
~, ~thaí, a dhéanamh le rud, to make a bad job of sth.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to make a bad job of sth.
Rinne tú ~ leis an alt sin, you made a great job of that article.
Eireabaill a fhágáil ar rud, to do an untidy job on sth.
An scoil, an post, a fhágáil, to leave school, the job.
Fuair sé post mar mhúinteoir, he got a job as a teacher.
Tá an giorria ~ta (as an tor) againn, we have completed the harvesting operations, finished the job.
Duine a fhostú (ar feadh tréimhse, le hobair a dhéanamh), to hire s.o. (for a period, to do a job).
Níor mhaith liom dul i bh~ ann, san obair sin, I wouldn’t like to tackle him, that job.
Ag ~ (do dhuine), doing turns, odd jobs (for s.o.).
Ag ~ (thart), doing small jobs, pottering.
Gnó ~ a dhéanamh de rud, to make a clean job of sth.
Obair ghníomhach, active work; busy job.
Rinne tú ~thaí maithe leis, you made a good job of it.
~ a dhéanamh, to do a job.
~ beag oibre, little job of work.
Rinne tú ~ maith de, air, you made a good job of it.
Tá ~ air, it is a difficult job.
2. ~ (oibre), doing jobs.
Thug sé ~ na braiche air, he made a hurried job of it.
~aimse an obair a dhéanfása! What a wonderful job you would do!
Tá post ~ aige, he has a big job.