PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
The matter is still in abeyance, tá an gnó sin ar fionraí fós.
That does not affect the matter, ní bhaineann sin leis an scéal.
The matter allows of no delay, níl moill ar bith le déanamh sa ghnó seo, ní fheileann aon mhoill don ghnó seo.
The matter will receive careful attention, breithneofar an scéal go beacht.
The style is well attuned to the matter, tá an stíl ag cur go maith leis an ábhar.
He has no authority in the matter, níl údarás ar bith sa gcás aige.
He is an authority on the matter, is údar, eolaí, ar an scéal é.
Matter that bears on the welfare of the country, rud a bhaineas le leas na tíre.
The best of the matter, the best of it, is that. . ., an chuid is fearr den scéal go . . .
The matter boils down to this . . ., seo bun agus barr an scéil . . .
To put a bold face on the matter, dul ina chionn go dána.
To sift the matter to the bottom, dul go dúshraith, go bunrúta, an scéil; an scéal a chur le bonn.
The matter brooks no delay, tá cruóg dhian leis an ngnó.
You have no choice in the matter, níl sé ar do rogha féin.
That clinches the matter, sin an dlaoi mullaigh ar an scéal.
He entered into a composition with him over the matter, rinne sé conradh leis faoin gcúrsa.
There is no compulsion in the matter, níl aon chaitheamh ann.
He enquired with concern about the matter, chuir sé tuairisc an scéil go himníoch.
Questions connected with the matter, ceisteanna a bhaineas leis an scéal.
The matter demands great care, ní mór a bheith an-aireach sa chás.
The matter in dispute, an chnámh spairne, an t-údar sáraíochta.
That has nothing to do with the matter, níl gaol dáimhe ná dúchais aige sin leis an scéal.
There the matter dropped, fágadh an scéal mar sin, ní raibh ann níos mó.
We shall never hear the end of the matter, ní bheidh deireadh go brách leis an scéal seo.
The essence of the matter, bunbhrí an ruda.
To examine into the matter, an scéal a bhreathnú, a chíoradh,
It is extraneous to the matter in hand, níl aon bhaint aige leis an ngnó atá idir lámha, ní bhaineann sé le hábhar.
I will give the matter every care, tabharfad togha na haire don ghnó.
He has a good grasp of the matter, tuigeann sé an scéal go maith.
He put the matter in the hands of a lawyer, thug sé an cás do dhlíodóir.
The matter in hand, an scéal atá idir chamáin.
The heart of the matter, bun agus barr an scéil.
I am helpless in the matter, ní thig liomsa dada a dhéanamh faoin scéal.
The matters implied, na cúrsaí atá i dtreis.
s.F: He knows the ins and outs of the matter, tá bun agus barr an scéil aige; tá fios fátha an scéil aige.
The matter is indifferent to me, is róchuma liom faoin scéal.
My interpretation of the matter, an chiall a bhainimse as an scéal.
The matter involved, an cúrsa atá i gceist, i dtreis.
It is irrelevant to the matter, ní bhaineann sé leis an scéal, le hábhar.
The kernel of the matter, croí an scéil.
I will not labour the matter, ní luífead róthrom ar an scéal; ní thabharfad chun seanbhróga an scéal.
He has said the last word on the matter, tá deireadh ráite faoin scéal lena chuid caintesean.
A matter of the last importance, cúrsa mórthábhachtach.
He laughed the matter off, níor rinne sé den scéal ach greann.
It does not matter in the least, ní fiú brobh é.
He does not see the matter in the right light, níl an dearcadh ceart aige ar an scéal; ní thuigeann sé an scéal i gceart.
He knows the long and the short of the matter, tá bun agus barr an scéil aige.
Ph: The indestructibility of matter, doscriostacht an ábhair.
The matter I speak of, an rud a bhfuil mé ag caint air.
In the matter of . . ., maidir le ...