PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí ~ mór air, there was a great party at his christening.
~ na Poblachta, C. na P. political party.
~ bhainise, wedding-party, -guests.
~ shamhraidh, picnic-party.
~ shochraide, funeral-party.
Bhí ~ ag na páistí, the children had a party.
Bheith ar ~ ag duine, to be at s.o.’s party, to be the guest of s.o.
Ní bhfaighfeá duine ar chóisir mar é, he is the life and soul of a party.
Ní bhíonn ~ ar bith gan amadán, there is a fool at every party.
Tá a chóisir leis, he has brought his party along.
Ag ~, attending parties, social gatherings; visiting houses, gossiping.
Páirtithe a chomhcheangal, to coalesce parties.
Duine den chomhluadar, one of the company, of the party.
~ na lánúine, the retinue of wedding guests, the bridal party.
Páirtí conartha, contracting party.
~ agus anam na cuideachta, the life and soul of the party.
~ meitheal ar do chuid móna, get a working party to cut your turf for you.
Tá ~ sa teach thall inniu, there is a party in the house across the road today.
Bíonn cuirí acu go minic, they often have parties.
Páirtí a dheighilt, to split a party.
An ~ seo againne, our family group; our party, set.
D’fhág sé ~ ag coimhéad na críche, he left a party to hold the territory.
~ a chur ar obair, to engage a fiddler to play at dance provided for working party.
~ Gael, Fine Gael political party.
An ~, the opposition (party).
Má iompaíonn tú leis an dream eile, if you go over to the other party.
Na páirtithe agus a n-ionpháirtithe, the parties and their privies.
~ bhán, hobby-horse (used by wren-parties).
Foireann, páirtí, a ~úint, to follow, support, a team, a party.
~ sé de pháirtí an lucht oibre, he continued to support the workers’ party.
Páirtí ~, interested party.
An ~ tarrthála, the rescue party.
Fear cinn meithle, leader of working party, pace-maker.
~ thosaigh, advance party.
Bhí sé ~ sa choir, he was a party to the offence.
~ polaitíochta, political party.
~ an Lucht Oibre, the Labour Party.
~ i gcúis, party to a dispute.
~ conartha, contracting party.
An tríú ~, the third party.
~ páirtí, stáit, party, state, policy.
Breith idir dhá ~, a decision between two parties.
De thoil an dá ~, with the consent of both parties.
An páirtí a tháinig i ~, the party that came to power.
~ i ngluaiseacht, i bpáirtí, split in movement, in party.
Páirtí, cumann, a ~eadh, to split a party, an association.
~ a dhéanamh, to have a festive party on stolen, scrounged, food.