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needs could be a grammatical form of: need »
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhéarfadh ~ sneachta ann é, he needs no persuasion to go there.
Níor ~ sé aige é, it had no effect on him; it was inadequate for his needs.
Níl rud ar bith gan a chóir féin, everything needs proper attention.
Tá ~ airgid air, he needs money badly.
Do chuid a bhaint as rud, to take one’s share of sth.; to make sth. suffice for one’s needs.
~ duine de rud, enough of sth. for a person’s needs.
Tá an obair seo ~, this work needs urgent attention.
An bhean atá ~ is furasta a cóiriú, [’a handsome woman is easily dressed’, good wine needs no bush.
Do dhóthain a bhaint as rud, to take as much as one needs of sth.
Cé gur beag díol ~ caithfidh sé a sholáthar, ‘little as a wren needs it must gather it’, even the smallest necessities of life have to be provided for.
Ní ~ dó é, he needs it; it is just as well for him.
Díol do fhreastail a sholáthar, to provide enough for one’s needs.
~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to attend to s.o.’s needs.
~ ar dhuine, to attend to s.o.’s needs.
Bheith ~ ar, do, dhuine, to be attentive to s.o.’s needs.
~ ama a bheith agat, to have more time than one needs, plenty of time.
Níor ghabh an bia i bhfad orthu, the food didn’t go far to meet their needs.
~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to act as guide to s.o.; to attend to s.o.’s needs.
Do ghnó a dhéanamh, to do one’s needs, to relieve nature.
Tá ~ ag teastáil ón gcapall, the horse needs shoeing.
An té nach bhfuil ~ ní foláir dó a bheith glic, he who is not strong must needs be clever.
Tarraingt na láimhe de rud a bheith agat, to have sth. to draw on; to have enough of sth. for one’s needs.
A ~ de rud a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. all that he needs of sth.
2. ~eann do, wishes, needs, requires.
Tá mo ~ ann, it is enough for my needs.
Tá ~ a gcáis, a riachtanais, acu, they have enough for their needs.
Mo sháith airgid, enough money for my needs.
Is mór a sháith féin de, he needs it all for himself.
Níl uaidh ach an t~, all he needs is an excuse.
A bhurdáil atá ag dul dó, what he needs is a trouncing.
Ní dhéanfadh sé ~ coisricthe dúinn, it is nowhere near enough to meeting our needs.
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