PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Duine a chur ar a ~, to put s.o. on his guard.
Duine a chur ar a ~, to put s.o. on his guard.
Cuir ar ~ é, send, put, it back.
Chuir sé ~ air féin, (i) he took the roundabout way, (ii) he put himself out of his way (to do sth.).
Rud a chur ina ~ féin, to put sth. in its proper place, position.
~ cathaoireach, a place in which to put a chair.
Leanbh a chur ar ~, to put a baby out to nurse.
Cuir ~ iad, put them out.
~ leis, (i) put him out, (ii) he came, went, out, (iii) out with it, say it.
Tá sé ~ (ar) an doras acu, they have put him outside the door; they have ruined him.
Cuir do lámh ~ tharam, put your arm over me (from behind).
~ a chur ar an talamh, to put farmyard manure on the land.
Chuir sé amach a theanga orm, he put out his tongue at me.
Ná cuir as an solas orm, don’t put out the light on me.
Cuir ina áit féin ~ é, put it back into its own place.
Cuir as an solas, put out the light.
~ a chur i rud, to reanimate, put new life into, sth.
Rud a chur ar ~, go h~, to put off sth. to another day.
~ a chur sa talamh, to put a peg, a short stake, in the ground.
Móin a bhaigeadh, to put turf in small heaps, bagfuls.
Ná ~ an bhiotáille, don’t put too much water in the spirits.
Cuir ~ ar an teach, put the house in order.
~ a chur ar rud, to finish off, put the finishing touches to, sth.
Cuir an bháin ar an gcuntar, put your silver on the counter.
~eadh dá chosa, dá threoir, é, he was taken off his feet, put off his stride.
Cuir ort do bhalcaisí, put on your clothes.
~ a dhéanamh de dhuine, to put s.o. in an awkward position; to make a fool of s.o.
Bhánaigh siad an halla, they put everybody out of the hall.
Ag déanamh ~e as a háilleacht, putting on airs on account of her beauty.
~ a chur ar rud, to put sth. away carefully; to give careful consideration to sth.
Duine a dhaoradh, a theilgean, a chur, chun báis, to condemn, sentence, put, s.o. to death.
Cuir faoi bhéal cléibh é, put it under an upturned creel.
Cuir ~ sa tua dom, put an edge on the axe for me.
Thug sé eolas an bhealaigh dom, he put me on the right road, showed me where to go.
Is iomaí rud a chuir an fear sin i mo bhealach, that man has put many benefits in my way.
Ná cuir thú féin as do bhealach leis, don’t put yourself out about it.
Cuir ~ ime ar an arán, put a taste of butter on the bread.
Rud a chur ina bheart féin, to put sth. in its proper place.
Chuir sí ~ ar an tine, she put fuel on the fire.
Chuaigh sé go ~ an chlaímh air é a dhéanamh, it put him to the pin of his collar to do it.
Bhíog sé nuair a chuir mé mo lámh air, he gave a start when I put my hand on him.
Duine a chur faoi luí na ~e, to put the screws on s.o.
Chuir sé ~ ar a chuid airgid, he put his money to good use.
Nuair a théann ~ go hursain is mian leis dul go gabhal éadain, put a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil.
~ a chur ar do bhéal, to put one’s hand on one’s mouth.
Duine a chur ar an m~ ceart, to put s.o. on the right road.
An ~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to put s.o. out on the road; to dismiss s.o.
Chuir sé an cheist sin orm do mo bhrath, he put that question to me in order to try me out.
Chuir sí a ~ ~ uirthi, she put on her finery, trinkets.