PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá sé ar m’~ ó mhaidin, it has been on my mind all day.
Tá an t-airgead sin in ~ don chíos, that money has been set aside to pay the rent.
Tá an talamh sin ~ le trí bliana, that land has been in lea for three years.
Tá a bheagán nó a mhórán déanta, a certain amount has been done.
2. Tá ~ sneachta caite aige, there has been a light fall of snow.
Tá sé ~te síos le fada, he has been bedridden a long time.
~eadh go leor leat, enough has been spent, wasted, on you.
Tá sé ag ~ le fada, he has been ailing for a long time.
Tá an t-ordú curtha ar ~, the order has been cancelled.
Tá sé ~ ón lá a rugadh é, he has been peevish since the day he was born.
Tá sé ag ceiliúradh le fada, he has been failing for a long time.
Níl rud ar bith ~te fós, nothing has been determined yet.
Tá an féar coscartha ag an aimsir, the hay has been broken up by the weather.
Tá an leabhar sin curtha amach go healaíonta, that book has been artistically produced.
Tá sí ag cur thairsti ó mhaidin, she has been letting off steam all day.
Tá sé ar chúl a chinn le ráithe, he has been laid up for three months.
De bharr a bhfuil ráite, on account of what has been said.
Tá an bainne, an brachán, ~e, the harm is done, offence has been given.
Tá sé ar an ~ le fada, he has been on the booze, has been leading a wild life, this long time.
~ an dorais i ndiaidh na foghla, locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen.
Is fada ag ~eadh é, he has been ailing for a long time.
Is fada an lá ar an ~ sin é, he has been at that game for a long time.
An chéad ~ dó le mí, the first time he has been on his feet in a month.
Is iomaí duine a ~adh le saint, greed has been the downfall of many.
Is é an ~ (ar an ngort) tar éis na foghla é, it is a case of locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen.
Tá sé ag ~adh air le fada, it has been affecting him for a long time.
Fál ar an ngort tar éis na foghla, locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen.
Tá sé ag ~ le fada, he has been ailing this long time.
~ mallacht, one who has been accursed.
Tá sé ~ ag na gardaí, he has been arrested by the guards.
Tá sé anseo le fada, he has been here this long while.
Tá fad, leithead, leis, it has been lengthened, widened.
~adh an oibleagáid sin orainn, that obligation has been placed on us.
Tá sé ag ~ean as na caoirigh le déanaí, he has been giving up sheep-rearing lately.
Tá an áit luaite leis, he has been named as the inheritor of the place; the place has been assigned to him.
Tá siad luaite (i gcleamhnas) le chéile, their engagement has been announced.
Tá an choill ina ~ ar lár, the wood has been levelled to the ground.
An mhaith a fuaireamar, the good that has been done to us; the kindnesses we have received.
Tá ~ éigin air, he has been stricken in some mysterious way.
Tá sé ar ~ le huair, it has been going on for an hour.
~ gréine, ~ odhar, potato that has been exposed to sunlight.
~ seaca, potato that has been exposed to frost.
Cé hé an Cormac ~? Who is this Cormac (who has been mentioned)?
Tá ~ maith feamainne istigh, a good string of seaweed has been cast in.
Tá ~ trom caite aige, there has been a heavy fall of snow.
Tá sé mar sin le ~, he has been like that for some time.
Suífidh an chúirt go raibh an cás pléite, the court will sit until the case has been considered.
Níl aon ~ suas air, he has been badly brought up.
Tá sé sa ~, it has been foretold.
Chuaigh caoi air ó shin, it has been repaired since.