PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To abut sth., to abut on, against, sth., bheith teoranta le rud.
Const: To abut on, against, a wall, teagmháil le balla.
To accompany a person on the piano, duine a thionlacan ar an bpianó.
To pay ten pounds on account, deich bpunt a íoc mar chuid den chuntas, mar ghlasíoc, ar chuntas.
To act (up)on the brain, gníomhú ar, dul i gcion ar, an inchinn.
Keep on adding to it, bí ag cur ina cheann.
v.i. & pr.To adventure (oneself) (up)on an undertaking, dul i bhfiontar le gnó.
To act on s.o.'s advice, comhairle duine a dhéanamh.
To advise s.o. on a question, eolas a thabhairt do dhuine ar cheist.
To put an affront on s.o., to offer an affront to s.o., masla cainte a thabhairt do dhuine; lasadh a bhaint as duine.
To be agreed (with s.o.) (on, about, sth.), bheith aontaithe, ar aon intinn le duine (faoi rud).
To go on ahead, imeacht ar dtús.
To walk on air, bheith ag aoibheall.
To be on the air, bheith ar an raidió.
To keep s.o. on the alert, duine a choinneáil ar a fhaichill.
To put s.o. on (short) allowance, a chuid a chumadh le duine.
To come on alternate days, teacht gach dara, gach re, lá.
To animadvert on s.o.'s action, achasán a thabhairt do dhuine faoina ghníomh; a ghníomh a chasadh le duine.
To appear on the stage, teacht ar an ardán.
To approach s.o. on the subject of . . ., dul chun cainte le duine faoi . . .
To make an attack on s.o., sth., duine, rud, a ionsaí; dul i gceann (oibre).
To make an attack on s.o.'s life, iarraidh mharfach a thabhairt ar dhuine.
To attend s.o., to attend on, upon, s.o., freastal ar dhuine, giollaíocht a dhéanamh ar dhuine.
Backed on to sth., greamaithe do chúl ruda.
He was admitted to bail, let out on bail, ligeadh amach ar bannaí é.
To bang on the table with one's fist, tailm, dorn m, a bhualadh ar an mbord.
To bang the lid on sth., an clár a bhualadh anuas ar rud.
F: To bank on sth., talamh slán a dhéanamh de rud.
To lie on the bare ground, luí ar an lompaire.
To base oneself on sth., dul i muinín ruda (mar bhun argóinte).
To batten on others, teacht i dtír ar dhaoine eile.
F: To draw a bead on s.o., díriú ar dhuine.
To bear hard, heavily, on s.o., (i) (of pers.) bheith dian ar dhuine; (ii) (of thg.) luí go trom ar dhuine.
(Of pers.) To bear on a lever, tromú ar luamhán.
To bring all one's strength to bear on a lever, iomlán do mheáchain a chur, a ligean, ar luamhán.
To bring your mind to bear on sth., d'intinn, d'umhail, a leagan ar rud. S.a. PRESSURE
To bring a telescope to bear on sth., teileascóp a dhíriú ar rud.
To bring a gun to bear on sth., gunna a chocáil ar rud.
v.i.To bear down on sth., tarraingt caol díreach ar rud.
To bear down on the enemy, fogha a thabhairt faoin namhaid.
To take its bearing on sth., luí ar rud.
To go on before, imeacht ar tosach.
To speak in, on, s.o.'s behalf, labhairt ar son duine.
To, for, on, s.o.'s behoof, ar mhaithe le duine; ar son duine.
To bend one's gaze on sth., na súile a dhíriú ar rud.
To bestow one's affections on s.o., grá a thabhairt do dhuine.
To bestow one's hand on s.o., duine a ghlacadh mar chéile.
To bet on sth., geall a chur ar rud.
To stick bills on a wall, duilleoga a chur ar bhalla.
To billet troops on s.o., in a town, saighdiúirí a chur ar coinmheadh, ar billéad, ag duine, i mbaile.