PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Long a bhriseadh, (i) to wreck a ship, (ii) to break up a ship.
Chuir siad an scéim ó chrích, they wrecked the scheme.
Bristear long le ~, ‘force may wreck a ship’, it is better not to rush matters.
~ scéime, wrecking of scheme.
1. Bád ~e, wrecked boat, wreck; stranded hulk.
2. ~ (mhara), wreck of the sea; flotsam and jetsam.
3. ~ a dhéanamh de rud, to wreck sth.
Tá an áit ina ~ acu, they have wrecked the place.
Rinne sé ~ de féin, he wrecked himself, ruined his health.
~ loinge, the wreck of a ship.
1. Bád a ~, to wreck a boat.
2. Áit a ~, to wreck a place.
Tá cuma ~te air, he looks a wreck.