PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tagann sé as teas na gréine, it comes from the heat of the sun.
Nuair a thagann an chaill tagann an fhaill, misfortunes never come singly.
Tagann gach maith le ~, everything comes to him who waits.
Tagann an chré bhuí aníos, bad qualities (in man, beast) are bound to show.
Tagann an ~ i ndiaidh an chaite, waste makes want.
Tagann bád isteach go ~ sa chuan, a boat comes into the harbour at regular intervals.
Tagann grásta Dé le ~, patience wins the grace of God.
Tagann gach aon rud lena ~ (ach an madra rua is an marbhán), talk of the devil and he will appear.
Tagann laigí uirthi, she is subject to fainting fits.
Tagann sé ina ~anna, it comes in fits and starts.
Tagann ~ta as mo cheann orm, I get dizzy spells.
Tagann sé ina rabháin air, he gets it in spasms.
Tagann sé ina ~a air, he gets it in spasms.
Tagann na rotháin sin air, he gets those fits of spleen.
Nuair a thagann na míolta tagann na sneá, misfortune breeds misfortune.
Tagann ~anna air, he is impulsive; he gets fits of temper.
Tagann sé ina thallanna air, he gets it in fits.
Tagann screamh ar bhainne bruite, boiled milk forms a skin.
Tagann gearba ar na prátaí sa talamh sin, potatoes form a scab in that soil.
Tagann de seo (go), it follows from this (that).
4. Tagann le, tig le, is able.
Tagann sé ina threallanna air, he gets it in spasms; he does it in fits and starts.
Tagann an ola ar ~, the oil comes to the surface.