PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tharraing sé lena ~ air, he struck at it as hard as he could.
Fiú) ~ is nár bhuail sé mé, even though he did not strike me.
Tháinig an t-~ orthu, they were stricken with poverty.
Clog, boschrann, a bhaint, to strike a bell, a knocker.
Bhain an clog, (i) the bell rang, (ii) the clock struck.
Bhí sé ~te ar mo bhualadh, he was bent on striking me.
Rinneadh ~ de, he was struck dumb, dumbfounded.
Ar bhiorán buí bhuailfinn é, for two pins I’d strike him.
~ a stríocadh, to strike colours.
Buaileadh ~ é, he was struck down by illness.
1. Duine, rud, a bhualadh, to beat, strike, s.o., sth.
~ an liathróid, strike the ball.
Bhuail sé bradán, he struck, hooked, a salmon.
Bonn a bhualadh, to strike a coin, a medal.
Bhuail an eitinn é, he was stricken with tuberculosis.
Bhuail eagla, náire, é, he was struck with fear, with shame.
Bhuail smaoineamh mé, a thought struck me.
Bhuail siad isteach sa choill, they struck into the wood.
Bhuail sé buille de bhata orm, he struck me a blow with a stick.
~eadh, bhuail, an bád ar charraig, the boat struck on a rock.
~ a tharraingt, a bhualadh (ar), to aim, strike, a blow (at).
~ a bhualadh le duine, to strike a blow with s.o., do a stroke of work along with s.o.
Ar aon bhuille, striking in unison.
~ a shuí, a scaoileadh, to pitch, strike, camp.
~ buailte, striking hammer.
~ aláraim, balla, buailte, cuaiche, alarm-, wall-, striking-, cuckoo-, clock.
An ~ a thógáil, a bhualadh, to lift, strike, the (hurling-)ball.
Chnag sé lena dhorn, le bata, é, he struck him hard with his fist, with a stick.
Chnag sé an díon le cloch, he struck, rattled, the roof with a stone.
Fuair sé ~ sa chúl, he was struck in the back.
Thug mé ~ a bhuille dó, I returned his blow, struck him back.
Bhuail sé a cheann ar chorr na carraige, he struck his head against the projecting edge of the rock.
Tine chreasa a bhaint as clocha, to strike sparks from stones.
Amhrán, port, a chrochadh (suas), to strike up a song, a tune.
Fréamhacha a chur, to strike roots.
Stailc a chur suas, to become stubborn; to go on strike.
Chuir sé ~ na hoibre, na troda, air féin, he put on a workmanlike appearance, struck a fighting attitude.
~ (agus caochadh, dubhadh) orm (má), strike me blind (if).
~ buailte, clis, reatha, teacht abhaile, striking, first, running, home, base.
~ a bhualadh, a bhagairt, ar dhuine, to strike, threaten, s.o. with one’s fist.
Buaileadh é, he was struck.
Bualadh in ~ ruda, to strike, knock oneself, against sth.
Bhuail sé ar fhad mo leicinn mé, he struck me across the cheek.
Bhuail sé a cheann ar fhaobhar an bhoird, he struck his head against the edge of the table.
Bhuail sé a chos ~ chloch, he struck his foot against a stone.
Buaileadh ar ~ an bhéil é, he was struck across the mouth.
Chuaigh na fir ar stailc, the men went on strike.
Bheith, dul, ar ~, to be, to go, mad; to be terror-stricken, to run away in terror.