PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag imeacht le h~ an tsaoil, pleasure-seeking, leading a gay life.
2. Folach ~, hide-and-seek.
Rud a chur le ~, to seek out the origin of sth.
Dul ar do chaomhnú, to seek refuge, to go ‘on the run’.
Rud a chur i g~ duine, to seek s.o.’s permission for sth.
Dul ar choimirce duine, to seek s.o.’s protection, put one’s trust in s.o.
Ní fhaigheann ~ ina cónaí dada, one must seek out opportunities.
An chreach a sheilg, to seek out the prey.
Comhairle a chrú, to seek, take, counsel.
Obair a chuardach, to seek work.
Eolas a chur, to seek information.
Chuir siad leis an ól, le haer an tsaoil, é, they drove him to drink, to pleasure-seeking.
Ag éileamh ~e, seeking an excuse.
Ag iarraidh na ~e, seeking alms, begging.
Tá an ~ ina chosa, he is forever on the go, seeking out mischief.
~ a iarraidh, to seek refuge.
Dul faoi dhíon, ar ~, to take cover; to seek shelter.
Chuaigh sí ar lorg a ~, she went to try her fortune, to seek her prospects in marriage.
~ i bhfolach, hide-and-seek.
~ a iarraidh, a lorg, to seek information.
~ a chur faoi rud, to seek information about sth.
Bheith ag ~, to be seeking information.
Tá ~ orthu, they are sought after, are in demand.
~ a lorg, a thabhairt, to seek, give, information (of what is going on).
7. ~ a chur ar dhuine, to seek out, to summon, s.o.
D’fhios, to seek, to inquire about.
~ cruach, ~ bíog, a dhéanamh, to play hide-and-seek.
Folacháin a dhéanamh, to play hide-and-seek.
1. D’fhortún a lorg, a thriail, to seek, try, one’s fortune.
Ag ~, seeking warmth, keeping close to the fire.
Dul ar an ~, to retire to a remote place, to seek solitude.
An fhírinne a ~aidh, to seek the truth.
4. Ar ~, sought for, missing.
Ag ionsaí na fírinne, seeking the truth.
~ ruda a chur, to track sth.; to seek out sth.
Níl ~ mór ar rudaí mar sin, things like that are not much sought after.
Cuideachta a ~, to seek company.
~ a thabhairt, a iarraidh, to give, seek, battle.
Ag ~ ar lorg éisc, seeking surfaced fish by their phosphorescent light.
Ná hiarr troid agus ná h~ í, you should neither seek nor shun a fight.
Ag santú na fírinne, eagerly seeking the truth.
Shir mé an Tiarna, I sought the Lord.
Ag ~ almsan, seeking alms.
Ag ~ comhairle, seeking advice.
Ag ~ mo shealbha, seeking my inheritance.
Ní mór an ~ atá orthu, they are not much sought after.
Duine a thóraíocht, to seek out s.o.
~ duine a chur, to seek tidings of s.o.; to inquire for s.o.
Dul ar thuairisc duine, to go to seek s.o.; to go to ask after s.o., to visit s.o.
~ mná a fháil, a chur, to get, seek, information about a (marriageable) woman (in matchmaking).