PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
As ceithre hairde an domhain, na cruinne, from the four quarters of the earth.
Ar bhás an domhain, under no circumstances.
Ag breith (amach) ar an domhain, bearing out to sea.
Bhí an saol, an domhan, ~ ann, everybody was there.
Tá an domhan ~ le rá aige, he never stops talking.
Ar feadh an bheatha, an domhain, an tsaoil, bhraonaigh, throughout the whole wide world.
Tá an domhan mór ag cur buartha uirthi, she concerns herself with everything, talks about everybody’s business.
I g~ an domhain, while the world lasts, to the end of time.
Glóir dhíomuan an domhain ché, the transient glory of this earth.
Ciníocha an domhain, the peoples of the earth.
An domhan cláir, the wide world.
Ceithre ~a an domhain, the four corners of the earth.
~ na hÉireann, an domhain, the championship of Ireland, of the world.
~ an domhain, the territories, countries, of the world.
~ an domhain, the creation of the world.
Shiúil sé an domhan ar a chúinní, he travelled all the corners of the earth.
~ an domhain, na gréine, the earth’s, sun’s, course.
Go ~ an domhain, to the ends of the earth.
Snámh ar an ~, to swim in deep water.
Sa, ar an, ~ mhór, in, on, the ocean deep.
Tá an aicíd go ~ ann, the disease has got a firm hold of him.
Is ~ an intinn atá aige, he has a profound mind.
Is ~ an duine é, he is a deep-thinking person; he is hard to fathom.
Tíortha, ciníocha, iontais, an domhain, the countries, peoples, wonders, of the world.
Ar fud an domhain, all over the world.
An ~ a shiúl, to travel the world.
An ~ thíos, the lower world.
An ~ thoir, thiar, the eastern, western, world.
Go lá dheireadh an domhain, till the end of time.
Dá bhfaigheadh sé an ~ mór, if he were to gain the whole world.
Scaradh leis an ~, to forsake the world.
An ~ (mór, brách) de rud, a vast amount of sth.
Rinne sé an ~ oibre, he did an enormous amount of work.
Tá an ~ saibhris aige, he is immensely rich.
Bhí an ~ daoine ann, there was a huge concourse of people.
Bhí an ~ is a mháthair ann, everybody who could come was there.
Slua, eolas, acmhainn, an domhain, vast crowd, knowledge, resources.
Tá meas an domhain, an ~ measa, acu air, they think the world of him.
Bhí áthas, iontas, an domhain orm, I was extremely glad, surprised.
An domhan ~, the solid earth.
Ar dhroim talún, an domhain, on the face of the earth.
Ar dhromchla na talún, an domhain, on the face of the earth.
I n~ an domhain, in the nethermost parts of the earth.
~ an domhain, earthly glory; worldly wealth.
An domhan ~, the solid earth.
Farraigí an domhain, the seas of the world, the seven seas.
Tá siad ar fheabhas Éireann, an domhain, they are extremely good; they are wonderfully well.
~ an domhain, the earth’s spin.
~ an domhain, terrestrial gravitation.