PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí sí ag caoineadh an t-~ a bhí sí ag caint liom, she was weeping while she was talking to me.
Caint san ~, nonsensical talk.
Caint ~, gay, frivolous, talk.
Is diail an t-~ atá aige, he is the devil for talk.
Is deacair ~ a bhaint as, it is hard to make him talk.
Tá ~ ort, you are being foolish; you are talking nonsense.
~ chainte, nonsensical talk.
An iomarca cainte, too much talk.
Cad é an chaint atá ort? What are you talking about?
Is doiligh é a bhaint, it is hard to get him to talk, to annoy him.
Nuair a bhaineann sé amach ní féidir é a stopadh, when he gets going (talking) he cannot be stopped.
~ airgid, cainte, too much money, talk.
Ag ~, prating, gossiping; talking scandal.
Níl as béal an bhig is an mhóir ach é, everybody is talking about it.
~ beo, (i) talk; talkativeness, (ii) the spoken language.
Ná cuir thú féin i m~ an phobail, don’t make yourself the talk of the parish.
Tá sé i m~ na tíre, an tsaoil, an tslua, an bhig is an mhóir, everybody is talking about it.
~ na céille, sensible person, one who talks sense.
Caint bhéalscaoilte, loose talk, babble.
Sin é an uair a bhí an ~ acu le chéile, it was then that they started to talk excitedly to one another.
Níl ~ orthu ach ag caint, they can’t stop talking.
Ní ~ dó gan a bheith ag caint, he can’t stop talking.
Ní raibh maith a bheith leis, it was no use talking to him.
Duine a mhealladh le ~, to talk s.o. round.
Duine a bhodhrú le caint, to weary s.o. with talk.
Is breá ~ atá sé agat, it is easy for you to talk.
~ chainte, extravagant, bragging, talk.
Ag ~, talking extravagantly, bragging.
Tá an domhan ~ le rá aige, he never stops talking.
Ag ~ (chainte), talking nonsense.
Tá ~ le rá agat, you talk too much.
Caint gan bhrí, inconsequential talk.
Dá ndéanfadh briathra béil é, if talk could do it.
~ bhreaille, nonsensical talk; vulgar gossip.
~ cainte, vulgar, nonsensical, talk.
Bhuail siad leis an gcomhrá, they set to talk.
Tá an domhan mór ag cur buartha uirthi, she concerns herself with everything, talks about everybody’s business.
Is fada ~ a mhair a n-iomrá, they were talked about for a very long time.
Labhairt le ~, to speak with authority; to talk sense.
Caint gan bhun, baseless talk.
Tá ~ ort, you are talking nonsense.
Tá ~ aige lena chuid cainte, he has first-hand authority for what he states; he knows what he is talking about.
Cuir ~ ar do chuid cainte, talk sense.
Cá air a raibh sé ag caint? What was he talking about?
Is beag an chabhair a bheith ag caint air, it is no good talking about it.
~ cainte, imeartha, oibre, worthless talk, play, work.
~ air a raibh sé ag caint? What was he talking about?
A leithéid de chaibidil! Such debating! Such a lot of talk!