PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá na ~a ag cur air, he is stiff in the joints, suffers from rheumatism.
~ bog, crua, soft, stiff, collar.
Cruachan in aghaidh na hanachaine, to face up to trouble, to keep a stiff upper lip.
Gaoth dhocht, stiff wind.
Tá mé gafa sna cnámha, my bones are stiff. (Of feelings)
Tá ~ righin air, he is stiff-necked, obstinate.
Tá seithe, muineál, ~ air, he is thick-skinned, stiff-necked.
~tha le fuacht, stiff, perished, with cold.
Beidh sé ina ~ ar maidin, he will be stiff by morning.
Tá mo chnámha ag stálú leis an aois, my bones are getting stiff with age.
Táim ~tha ag an bhfuacht, I am stiff from cold.
2. ~ (de dhuine), stiff erect person.
Duine ~tha, stiff, obstinate, person.
Bheith ~tha le fuacht, ó obair, to be stiff with cold, from work.
~tha sna hailt, stiff-jointed.
Tá ~ chrua romhainn, we are faced with a stiff encounter.