PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Aistí agus ealaíona nua, new arts and crafts.
Faisean nua atá ag teacht ~, a new fashion that is being introduced.
Nuair a tháinig an dlí nua ~, when the new law was introduced.
Culaith nua ~ as an bpíosa, ~ ón tsnáthaid, a new suit just completed.
~ a chur i rud, to reanimate, put new life into, sth.
Thug sé aiseag beatha dom, it gave me a new lease of life.
Chomh soineanta leis an leanbh a rugadh aréir, as innocent as a new-born babe.
Tá ~ orthu, they have a new baby.
An Bhliain Nua, Úr, the New Year.
Lá Caille, New Year’s Day.
Ball gan chaitheamh, new, unused, article.
Ainm cúl le ~, a name new in the family.
Is maith a úr is a chríon, it is good when new or old.
~ beag, little one, new-born baby.
An ~ nua, the new (season’s) barley; welcome change of food.
Tá ~ saoil do dhuine ann, it gives one a new lease of life.
Fuaireamar múinteoir nua, we got a new teacher.
Culaith nua (amach) as an bh~, brand-new suit.
Margadh, culaith nua, an tseamróg, a fhliuchadh, to wet, celebrate (with drink), a bargain, a new suit, the shamrock.
Níorbh fholáir dóibh bróga nua a fháil, they had to get new shoes.
~ úr, lán, new, full, moon.
2. ~ féasóige, new growth of beard.
~ a dhéanamh do scoil nua, do dhuine i gcruachás, to ask for subscriptions for a new school, for a person in distress.
Fógraím m’~ ort! What about my new-year’s gift?
Lá na n-iarsmaí, New Year’s Day.
Go n-éirí bhur n-~ libh, may you be lucky in your new home.
Dá bhfeicfeá é lena chulaith nua, if you saw him with his new suit.
Chomh soineanta leis an ~ a rugadh aréir, as innocent as a new-born babe.
An ~ nua, the new learning.
Tá ~ ar a shaol aige, (i) he has a new lease of life, (ii) he bears a charmed life.
Go ~e sibh bhur saol nua, may you enjoy your new life; congratulations on your marriage.
Mhair sé an carr nua dom, he wished me luck with the new car.
Níor mhair tú mo nuacht dom, you didn’t congratulate me on my new acquisition.
Go ~ saoil, until there is a new order of things, indefinitely.
2. Lá Nollag Beag, (i) New Year’s Day, (ii) Epiphany.
An sean agus an ~, the old and the new.
Culaith, bróga, ~, new suit, shoes.
Teach ~, new, newly-built, newly-acquired, house.
Alt ~, new, fresh, paragraph.
Mapa ~, new, up-to-date, map.
Faisean ~, new, newly-introduced, fashion.
Ar bhealach ~, in a new, original, way.
Dearcadh ~, new, different, outlook.
Réalta ~, new, newly-discovered, star.
An máistir, na scoláirí, ~, the new master, pupils.