PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Níor mhór duit ~ láidir a bheith agat chun féachaint air, one would need a strong stomach to look at it.
~ a fháil, a thabhairt, ar rud, to get, take, a look at sth.
~ ar rud, to look at sth.
Le h~ air, to look at him, to see him.
Ag ~ uaim, looking around me, at the scenery.
Amharc, breathnaigh, dearc, féach, ar, look at, consider.
Is iomaí ~ air, there are many ways of looking at it.
~ a chur ar do shúile le rud, to look sharply, piercingly, at sth.
Súil bhorb a thabhairt ar dhuine, to look sternly, fiercely, at s.o.
Bhí sé ag breathnú orainn i g~ na faide, he kept looking at us all the time.
Chugat an tarbh! Look out! The bull is coming at you.
Tá siad ag ~ orainn, they are watching, looking at, us.
Ag ~ (ar), looking back (at).
~adh ar dhuine, to look at s.o.; to consider, to have consideration for, s.o.
Is é sin an ~ atá acu air, that is how they look at it.
Do cheann a chur isteach ar, thar, an ~, to look in the door; to call at the house for a moment.
~ an chuma atá air, look at his appearance.
~ ansin é, look at him there.
~ an fear a d’imigh, look at the man who went away.
~ sin anois! Look at that now!
~aint ar chluiche, to look at a game.
Bhí sé ag ~aint orm anall, he was looking over at me.
Le ~aint air, to look at him, to judge by the look of him.
~ a thabhairt ar rud, to take a look at sth.
Níorbh fhéidir gan amharc orthu, one couldn’t help looking at them.
Dearc an ~ atá air, look at his get-up.
Amharc go ~ ar dhuine, to look sharply at s.o.
Breathnú i leith do ghéill ar dhuine, to look askance at s.o.
~ a chur i rud, to look closely at, to take particular notice of, sth.
Ná cuir ~ i do mhala, i d’éadan, leis, don’t frown at it; don’t look so sulky about it.
Féach an ~ atá aige, see how he is being maltreated; look at the sorry state he is in.
Féach ~ é, look at him over yonder.
Chuirfeadh sé ~ ar do shúile cinn, it delights the eye; it was delightful to look at.
Breathnaigh uait an tír, look around you at the country.
~ a fháil, a fheiceáil, ar rud, to get a look at sth.
Ba mhór an ~ a bheith ag amharc orthu, ag éisteacht leo, it was great fun to look at, to listen to, them.
~eadh ar rud, to look at sth.
~ a thabhairt ar rud, to take a quick look at sth.
~ a thabhairt ar rud, to take a look at sth.
Lán do shúl a bhaint as rud, to stare wide-eyed at sth.; to take a good look at sth.
Le dearcadh ó thaobh eile air, to look at it from another angle.
Ná ~ súile na ndaoine orainn, don’t have everybody looking at us.