PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
De bhiseach ar (fheisteas), to go with, to set off (an attire).
Bualadh chun poirt, chun an aonaigh, to make for port, set off for the fair.
~ ar scéimh seoda, jewels set off beauty.
~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to set off a false alarm for s.o.; to play a practical joke on s.o.
Duine a chur ar an ~, chun an drabhláis, to set s.o. off on a drinking career; to debauch s.o.
Fáscadh chun reatha, to set off on a run.
D’imigh sé sna fáscaí, he set off at great speed.
Céard a chuir an ~ orthu? What set them off, caused the stir among them?
Cur le ~ ruda, to enhance the appearance of, to set off, sth.
Uillinn a mharcáil, to set off an angle.
Dul chun siúil, i gceann siúil, to set off on a journey.
Tá sé an-~, it is very easy to set him off, to make him laugh.
Cur sa ~, to set off fast.