PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Léim a thabhairt (in airde) san ~, to jump into the air.
~ reatha, (short) sprint, run (as at a jump).
Chuaigh sé d’aon léim ~ isteach san abhainn, he took one jump, jumped suddenly, into the river.
Léim, damhsaigh, satail, ar, jump, dance, trample, on.
~í a bhriseadh, to jump bail.
Ná déan deimhin, dóigh, scéal, de do bharúil, do not jump to conclusions.
Léim as ~, standing jump.
Léim sé as a chabhail, he gave a sudden, startled, jump.
Léim a chaitheamh, to take a jump.
Chaith sé an abhainn (de léim), he cleared the river (at a jump).
Chaithfeadh sé an teach, he would jump over the house.
Thug sé léim cheathairchosach, it jumped with all four feet.
~ léime, dornála, jumping, boxing, practice.
Léim sé as a chorp, he jumped out of his skin.
D’éirigh sé de chothrom talún, he rose, jumped, right off the ground.
Léim, chuaigh, sé as a chraiceann, he jumped out of his skin, went wild with rage.
Léim sé (anuas) den charraig, he jumped (down) from the rock.
Éirí de léim, to jump up.
Fuair sé ~ leis an léim sin, he got a bad knock at that jump.
Ag ~ ar a chéile, jumping on each other’s back.
Thug sé mo dhúshlán léim a ghearradh leis, he challenged, dared, me to jump against him.
Bhí ~ agus áthas air, he was jumping for joy.
Éirí de léim (san aer), to jump up (into the air).
Bhí sé ag éirí de lár, de thalamh, he was jumping off the ground, flying into a rage.
Tháinig ~ ar mo chroí, my heart jumped with joy.
D’fháisc sé (é féin) chun léime, he gathered himself for a jump.
Chuir sé ~ ann féin chun léime, he gathered himself for a jump.
Léim a ghearradh, to take a jump.
~eadh le scanradh, to jump with fright.
Gheit mo chroí le háthas, my heart jumped with joy.
Ghlan sé an lata, na sé troithe de léim ard, he cleared the lath, the high jump at six feet.
Bhí sé ag imeacht as a chraiceann, he was jumping out of his skin.
~ ard, fhada, high, long, jump.
~ as bonn, ~ choirp, standing jump.
~ an tsiosúir, na srathrach, scissors, straddle, jump.
~ a thabhairt, a ghearradh, a chaitheamh, to jump.
Thug sé ~ na díge, he jumped the ditch.
Ghearr sé seacht dtroithe de ~ ard, he cleared seven feet in the high jump.
Chuaigh sé de ~ chabhlach isteach san abhainn, he jumped bodily into the river.
Chuaigh sé de ~ thar a chorp, he jumped head over heels, turned somersault.
Déan de ~ é, do it immediately, jump to it.
~ a thabhairt ar rud, to jump on, on to, sth.; to spring at sth.
~ i leataobh, jump to one side; aberration.
~ a bhaint as duine, to make s.o. jump, to startle s.o.
Thug sé ~ as a chorp, he jumped out of his skin.
Capall a chur sa ~, to set a horse to a jump.
Cuir thar an ~ é, put him over the jump.