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PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chart an tuile é, the flood swept it away.
~adh i dtír iad, they were swept ashore.
I g~ na heangaí, within the sweep of the net.
Dul le ~ na habhann, to go down river, be swept downstream.
~adh chun siúil iad, they were cleared, swept, away.
Ghlan sé tharam, he swept past me.
~ simléar, chimney-sweep.
Imithe leis an n~, swept away, gone to glory.
~ (de) thruip, sweeping kick.
Cartadh leis an taoide iad, they were swept away by the tide.
~ scríbe, sweep-net.
An clár a ~adh, to sweep the board.
~ abhann, loop, sweep, meander, of river.
~ fada, long oar, sweep.
~ plá is gorta ar an tír, plague and famine swept through the land.
Chuaigh sé de ~ tríothu, he swept through them.
~ siad tharainn, they swept past us.
4. ~ ghaoithe, sweeping gust of wind.
Urlár a ~adh, to sweep a floor.
~ an salachar de, sweep the dirt off it.
~ sí amach an chistin, she swept out the kitchen.
~ suas na grabhróga, sweep up the crumbs.
An clár a ~adh, to sweep the board.
2. Rud a ~adh leat, to sweep sth. along.
~adh chun siúil iad, they were swept away.
~ an ghaoth é, the wind swept it away.
~ an aicíd iad, the disease swept them off.
3. ~adh leat, chun siúil, to sweep, dash, off.
~ siad thart an coirnéal, they swept round the corner.
Eireaball ~, sweeping tail.
Róba ~, sweeping robe.
Gaoth ~, sweeping wind.
An ~ a dhéanamh, to do the sweeping.
~ gaoithe, sweeping gust of wind.
Tharraing mé capall sa chrannchur, I drew a horse in the sweep.
Sciorr siad ~ainn, they swept by us.
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