PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí m’aigne ~te ar dhul ann, my mind was set on going there.
Giota a bhaint de thuras, den bhealach, to shorten, set out on first stage of, a journey.
Duine a chur, a thógáil, ar a bhoinn, to set, lift, s.o. on his feet.
Cur, dul, chun bóthair, to take the road, set out on journey.
~ ar pháipéar é, set it down on paper.
Tá sé ~te ar bharr na haille, it is set on the very edge of the cliff.
~ fút ar an stól, set yourself down on the stool.
Bhunaigh sé an ráfla sin le holc orm, he set that rumour on foot to spite me.
~ ar a fhearsaid é, set it straight on its axis.
Duine a chur ar a chosa, to set s.o. on his feet.
~ a leagan ar, to set foot on.
~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to set off a false alarm for s.o.; to play a practical joke on s.o.
Tá a g~ san obair, san airgead, sna páistí, their hearts are set on work, on money, on the children.
3. Áit a chur trí thine, to set a place on fire.
Chuir sé ~ i m’fhiacla, it set my teeth on edge.
Do dhóigh a chur i nduine, i rud, to set one’s hopes on s.o., sth.
Duine a chur ar an ~, chun an drabhláis, to set s.o. off on a drinking career; to debauch s.o.
Chuaigh siad in ~ na cruaiche, they set to work on the stack.
Ar an ~, on uneven ground; unevenly set, unbalanced.
Duine a chur ar an ~, to set s.o. on the right road; to direct s.o.
~ a chur ar dhuine, to set watch on s.o.
Fáscadh chun reatha, to set off on a run.
Rud a chur ar a fhaobhar, to set sth. on its edge.
Bualadh fút ar rud, to set oneself down on sth.
Chuir sé ~ i m’fhiacla, it set my teeth on edge.
~áil ar dhuine, to set about s.o.; to take on s.o.; to mark s.o. (in game).
~ a chur ar rud, to set a guard on sth.
~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to become fond of, set one’s affections on, s.o.
Thug mise a ghnóthaí le hinsint dó, I set him right about his affairs, told him what I thought of his goings-on.
Cuir an bia in ~ a chaite, set the food on the table, serve the food.
D’intinn a ~an ar rud, to set one’s mind on sth., to concentrate on sth.
Mar ~ an drúchta ar chiumhais an róis, like dew-drops set on the edge of the rose.
Duine a chur ar a ~, ar bhealach a ~a, to set s.o. on the right course.
Tá sé faoi choinne an tsaoil, his mind is set on worldly matters.
Ná ~ an gráscar sin faoi na sráideanna, don’t set that mob loose on the streets.
Dul faoi do ~, to stand on the defensive; to get set for battle.
Duine a chur ina sheasamh, to set s.o. on his feet.
Cad é an ~ atá fút anois? What course are you set on now? Where are you heading for now?
Dul chun siúil, i gceann siúil, to set off on a journey.
Ná cuir do ~ i maoin shaolta, don’t set your heart on worldly wealth.
Tá siad ina ~ ar oíche a dhéanamh de, they are set on making a night of it.
~ a leagan ar rud, to set an eye on sth.
Tharraing sé ar bhealach a leasa, a slánaithe, iad, he set them on the right course, on the path of salvation.
Teach a chur trí thine, to set a house on fire.
a chur le rud, to set a term on sth.