PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ aige, able for him, a match for him.
An mbeidh cluiche maith ann Dé Domhnaigh? Beidh agus é. Will the match on Sunday be good? It definitely will.
In ~ aige, able for him, a match for him.
Rug sé an ~, he won the match, the day.
Thug sé lán an bhata dó, he laid into him with the stick; he was quite a match for him.
Rug sé an chraobh leis, he won (the match, etc.).
Bhuamar an báire, we won the match, gained the victory.
~ báire, match-playing, hurling.
~ a lasadh, to light a match.
~ a dhéanamh (idir, le), to make a match (between, with).
Cláir chomhalta, match-boards.
~ rámha, matching oar-stroke.
Bheith ar ~ le, to match strokes, beat time, with.
Fear comhlainn céad, leader of one hundred men; match for a hundred.
Ní ~ ar bith dó iad, they are not to be compared to him, are no match for him.
Hata a bhí ag cur lena gúna, a hat that matched her dress.
le chéile, unity (of opinion, of effort); matching (of objects); coherence (of ideas).
Oíche na dála, (on) the night of the match-making, of the betrothal.
Rinneadh an ~, the match was made.
Casadh fear a dhiongbhála air, he met his match.
Cluiche dornála, boxing-match.
Ba leis a ~adh í, she found a poor match in him.
Bhí sé ina fhear acu uile, he was a match for all of them.
Tá siad ag ~t dá chéile, they match each other.
Níl an dá bhróg ag ~áil le chéile, the two shoes do not match.
~ d’fhreagair dá scéimh, talents that matched her beauty.
Cén chaoi a bhfuil an cluiche ag imeacht? How is the match going?
Dá mbeadh a ghníomh ~ lena chuid cainte, if he could match his words with action.
Tá an bheirt acu ~ le chéile, the two of them are well matched; one is as bad as the other.
Scéalta ~e, marriage, match-making, rumours.
Cluiche, báire, iomána, hurling match.
Tá fear do dhiongbhála ~ anois leat, you are pitted against your match now.
Tá sé ~ agam, dom, he is rather more than a match for me.
Níl aon reathaí sa tír leis, there isn’t a runner in the country to match him.
Ba ~ dóibh uile é, he was a match for all of them.
Thug tú lán a ~ dó, you were quite a match for him.
Pósadh ~ le leadhb, as God made them he matched them.
Bí ag troid le do mhacasamhail féin eile, fight with someone like yourself, with your match.
Tá do mhargadh déanta, you have made your deal; your affairs are settled; your match is made.
Níor mheá do Bhrian é, he was no match for Brian.
~ an chluiche mhóir, (on) the night of the big match.
Níl aon duine ~ duit ach é, he is the only person who can match you.
Cluiche, dreas, ~a, fencing-match, -bout.
Tá ~ mhór ar thicéid don chluiche, there is a great run on tickets for the match.
Thiocfainn céad míle go bhfeicfinn an cluiche sin, I would come a hundred miles to see that match.
Níl sé ag teacht leis na dathanna eile, it doesn’t match the other colours.
Tá ~ maith istigh leat anois, you have met your match now.