PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ reatha, (short) sprint, run (as at a jump).
Bhí ~ ar mo chroí i ndiaidh an reatha, my heart was beating fast after I had been running.
Bhain sé chun reatha, he started to run.
Fuair sé ~ reatha, he was made to run the gauntlet, was severely treated.
~ ainmniúil, cúltaca, eisithe, glaoite, íoctha, reatha, nominal, reserve, issued, called-up, paid-up, circulating, capital.
Ní thagann caonach ar chloch reatha, a rolling stone gathers no moss.
~ reatha, running contest.
~í reatha, current co-ordinates.
Chuir siad chun reatha, they started to run.
~ buailte, clis, reatha, teacht abhaile, striking, first, running, home, base.
Ná lig dó tús reatha a fháil ort, don’t let him lead you in the race.
Fáscadh chun reatha, to set off on a run.
~ reatha, dash, burst of speed.
~ ghaoithe, reatha, raice, wrack.
~ reatha, creeping thistle.
~ beo, reatha, súraic, quicksand.
Ní raibh a fhios agam go raibh an ~ reatha sin ionat, I didn’t know that you were capable of such a feat of running.
~ reatha, running contest.
Bhí ~ reatha faoi, he was running at full stretch.
7. Tú féin a ~ean chun siúil, chun reatha, to get going, to start running.
~ reatha, running start; run-in (before jump).
De ~ reatha, with a spurt.
Chuaigh sé i ~ a reatha, he made a run for it.
De ~ reatha, by dint of running.
~ reatha, (scarlet) runner-bean.
I dtús, i ndeireadh, a reatha, at the beginning, at the end, of his race.
Tá sé chun reatha, he is ready to make a start in life.
Cuairt reatha, fleeting visit.
Cuntas reatha, current account.
Feamainn reatha, drifting seaweed.
Greim reatha, stitch in side from running.
Scéal reatha, current rumour.
Lámhscríbhneoireacht reatha, cursive handwriting.
Troid reatha, running fight.
Uisce reatha, running water.
2. ~ reatha, vagabond, devil-may-care person.
D’imigh siad sa ~ reatha, they ran helter-skelter.
~ reatha, shimmering light, shimmer.