PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ré ~, time to repent; time to change one’s mind.
Gearr ré na beatha de bhunadh, life is essentially of short duration.
~ na ré, waning of the moon.
In ~ a ré, a aoise, in his extreme old age.
Ní fhágfar i bhfad i réim iad, they won’t be left in power for long.
poiblí, seachtaine, roimh ré, public, week’s, prior, notice.
Cian nó ~ mo ré, whether my span of life be long or short.
Tinn le ~ na ré, moonstruck.
2. Ó ghointear an ré, from the time the moon begins to wane.
~ iomlán, ar chuntas, roimh ré, payment in full, on account, in advance.
Tháinig a ré ~ ar ~, on all sides they passed away.
~ ghealaí, ~ ré, lunar month.
~, ré ~, nine-day period;
An ~ agus na réaltaí, the moon and the stars.
An ~ ghealaí, an ~ sholais, the visible moon, moonlight.
Oíche ~ gealaí, bright moonlight night.
An ~ dhorcha, the dark of the moon, the dark.
Oíche ~ dorcha, moonless night; very dark night.
Uair sa ~, once a month; once in a while.
Gach ~ sholais, regularly; at every opportunity.
~ mhór den lá, a great part of the day.
Leis an ~ sin, during that time.
Is fada an ~ a fuair sé, he had a long life.
Chaith sé a ~ leis, he spent his life at it.
I ~ Iorua, in the time of Herod.
Le mo ~, during my lifetime; as long as I live.
An Ré Órga, the Golden Age.
~ na Críostaíochta, the Christian era.
Roimh ~, in advance, beforehand.
Bhí mé ann roimh ~, I was there beforehand.
An oíche roimh ~, the previous night.
An ~ ó thalamh go firmimint, the distance between earth and sky.
~ shléibhe, stretch of moorland.
~ rosaigh, stretch of woodland; bushy ground.
Tá an áit ina ~ rosaigh, the place is in a chaotic state.
~ charbaid, chariot-course.
~ chatha, chomhraic, battle-ground.
Don ~ (braon, pingin), not a, devil a (drop, penny).
~ roithleagán, dizziness.
~ roithleagánach, dizzy, causing dizziness.
Ár ~ saoil, our earthly course.
Bhí siad ina ~ ruathair, they were in full career.
Lig ~ leis; tabhair cead ~e dó, let him have his way.
Lig dó a ~ a rith, let him run his course.
Má bhíonn an ~ seo linn, if this course is in our favour; if we succeed this time.
Chuir sin deireadh lena ~, that put a stop to his gallop.
Tá mo ~ caite, my race is run.