PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí mé ag feirmeoir anuraidh, I was working for a farmer last year.
Tá sé ag na prátaí, he is working at the potatoes.
Ag obair ar ~, working without necessary facilities.
In ~ a bheith ag obair, supposed to be working.
Ag obair de réir an ~a, working to time.
2. Ag déanamh ~ díobhaill, working mischief.
Ar deil, in proper working order.
Ar an ord, working with the sledge-hammer.
Ag teacht chun béil, getting a proper edge on, getting into proper working order.
~ oibre, way, manner, of working.
Tá sé ag obair, he is working.
Ag ~adh is ag at mar a bheadh cat i mála, working oneself into a frenzy of exasperation.
Bhí siad ag ~adh leo, they were carrying on, working away.
Tá tú ag ~eadh na saoire, you are breaking the Sabbath, working on a holy day.
Ag obair go ~, continually working.
Ag siúl, ag obair, sa cháidheadas, walking, working, in filth.
Ag ~, working as a craftsman, at a trade.
Tá siad ag obair go ~ anois, they are really working now.
Ag obair, oilte, ar do cheird, working, skilled, at one’s trade.
Ag tochras ar a cheirtlín féin, working in his own interest.
Acra maith ~ oibre, a good working implement.
Ag obair ar chion a láimhe féin, working on his own account.
Rud a bheith faoi chiúir agat, to have sth. going nicely, in proper working order.
Ag ~ oibre, piling up work, working at great speed.
Ag ~, working along the shore, gathering seaweed, etc.
Ag ~ , moving, working, listlessly.
Ag ~ leis an am, leis an aimsir, working against time.
~ oibre, working equipment, facilities.
Ag obair i g~, working together, sharing work.
Bhí ~ fear, capall, aige, he had men, horses, working for him on a reciprocal basis.
Duine ag obair is duine ina chónaí, one person working and another idle.
Cóngair tí, oibre, household, working, appliances.
Fear crua ~, a hard-working thrifty man.
Ag obair go ~, working hard.
Ag obair chomh dian le ~ ithreach, working very hard.
Rud a chur ag gabháil, ag oibriú, to set sth. going, working.
~ meitheal ar do chuid móna, get a working party to cut your turf for you.
~ oibre, working clothes.
Ag obair go ~, working quietly, without fuss.
Ag obair Domhnach is ~, working on Sundays and holidays, ceaselessly, without rest.
Ag obair, ag báisteach, ar ~, working, raining intensely.
Ag obair d’oíche is de lá, working by night and by day.
Ag obair go ~, working late.
Ar ~, in good working order; neatly arranged.
~ oibre, imeartha, snámha, working, playing, swimming, facilities.
Ag imeacht, ag obair, in ainm an diabhail, going, working, like the devil.
Ag obair go ~, working hard.
Ag obair go ~, working feverishly.
Duine ~, hard-working, industrious, person.