PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ na hoíche, the night air.
Bhí an-oíche againn, we had an excellent night.
Fad na hoíche is ~ linn, we think the night very long.
Thug siad ~ na hoíche dó, they entertained him for the night.
Bhí mé ar ~ acu aréir, I stayed with them, was their guest, last night.
Ag ~, lodging here and there for a night.
Oíche airneáin, a night’s visiting; a social evening.
Lucht airneáin, night-visitors.
Teach airneáin, a house frequented by night-visitors.
Suigh agus déan d’~, sit down and stay a while of the night.
Rinne sibh ~ fada aréir, you sat up late last night.
Tá an t-~ againn feasta, we have the long nights from now on.
Tá ~ ar an oíche, the night is bitterly cold.
An oíche ~, tomorrow night.
An lá agus an oíche, day and night.
Chuala mé an scread san oíche, I heard a (sudden) scream in the night.
~ na hoíche, blackness of night.
An oíche ~, the night after next.
(Tá sé anseo) ó aréir, ó inné, ~, (he is here) since last night, since yesterday.
In ~ na hoíche, at a late, unreasonable, hour of the night.
Go h~ san oíche, late at night.
Amuigh go h~, out late (at night).
Oíche A~, oíche Dé hA~, Friday night.
D’~ an oíche, the night wore on.
Ar an triúr a tháinig aréir, among the three who came last night.
Oíche áir, night of destruction; fearfully stormy night.
Ar cheann oíche, against the coming of night.
~ na hoíche a thabhairt do dhuine, to house s.o. for the night.
Stoirm na hoíche ~, last night’s storm.
Oíche ~, bitterly cold night.
~ aréir, the night before last.
Níor chodail mé aréir as mo chluas, I did not sleep last night because of my (sore) ear.
Bhain sé codladh na hoíche díom, it left me unable to sleep at night.
Nára Dé do bheatha an uair seo d’oíche, bad welcome to you at this hour of the night.
Rug siad as an oíche mar sin, in that way they passed the night.
Rug an oíche orainn, the night came on us.
Níor bhobáil mé súil aréir, I did not sleep a wink last night.
Chodail sé néal de bhreis aréir, he slept a bit better, longer, last night.
Bhuail mé romham go bhfuair mé dídean na hoíche, I kept right on till I got shelter for the night.
Bhí ~ mór ann aréir ag an damhsa, there was a big fight last night at the dance.
Is geal an ~ san oíche, yellow is bright, easily seen, at night.
Tá ~ ar an oíche anocht, it is a fearful night; tonight will bring death to someone.
Chaill tú é (nach raibh ag an damhsa aréir), you missed it (that you weren’t at the dance last night).
De réir mar a bhí an oíche á ~eamh, according as the night wore on.
1. Tá an oíche, an fharraige, ina ~, the night, the sea, is calm, serene.
Chuir siad ~ orm i gcomhair na hoíche, they fixed me up for the night.
Le ~ na hoíche, at night-fall.
Mura raibh oíche againn ~ liomsa é, we had a great night, I assure you.
Tá ~ fuar san oíche, the night is turning cold.