PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a chur ar phíopa, to light a pipe with an ember.
Ná cuir as an solas orm, don’t put out the light on me.
Cuir as an solas, put out the light.
An tine, an solas, an ghrian, a bhaint de dhuine, to get between s.o. and the fire, the light, the sun.
solais, lasrach, the house is all lit up, aflame.
Lá ~, a day of light showers.
A bheag a dhéanamh de rud, to belittle, make light of, sth.
Solas ~, little, dim, light.
2. Tá ~ sneachta caite aige, there has been a light fall of snow.
~ solais, flare of light.
~ chréafóige, light covering of clay.
~ oibre, light, patchy, work.
~ tine, fire-brand; lighted sod, etc., carried as torch.
Ní mheánn sé ~, (i) he is as light as a feather, (ii) it is of no importance.
Capall ~, light bay (horse).
Gaoth cháite, winnowing wind, light breeze.
Ga solais a chamadh, to refract a ray of light.
Chaoch an solas mé, the light dazzled me.
An chaor aduaidh, the northern lights.
~a solais, ancient lights.
Ní bhrisfeadh sé ~ faoina chos, (he is so light of step that) he would not break a twig under foot.
~ a lasadh, to light a match.
~ snáthaide, solais, deflexion of needle, of light.
Chlis an solas, the light went.
~ tharraingthe, light casting-stone.
Tá sé tógtha sa chloigeann; tá a chloigeann tógtha, he is light in the head.
~ gé, giorria, very light sleep.
Tháinig coinnle ar a shúile, ina radharc (le lúcháir, le fearg), his eyes lit (with joy), blazed (with anger).
Tá sé trom, éadrom, ar a choiscéim, he is heavy, light, of step.
Brat, solas, lampa, stáisiún, ~a, signal-flag, -light, -lamp, -station.
Ar ~, all lit up; evenly lit.
Foinsí ~a solais, coherent light sources.
Solas ~, quivering light.
~ trom, éadrom, heavy, light, heart.
Tá a ~ aici, she is light of heart.
~ tuí, light covering of thatch.
An solas a chur air, to put on the light.
Solas, tine, a chur as, to put out a light, a fire.
~ amach solais, gáis, emission of light, of gas.
~ isteach solais, installation of light.
Bheith ~ ag solas, to be dazzled by light.
An ghrian ag damhsa ar an uisce, the sun(light) playing on the water.
~ sholais, glimmer of light.
Solas a dhealú, to disperse light.
Dhealraigh sé an spéir, it lit up the sky.
Chomh ~ le solas na gréine, as resplendent as the light of the sun.
Solas agus ~ a dhreacha, the light and splendour of his countenance.
Tá mo phíopa ~, my pipe is lit.