PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ón trá, as an tobar, up from the strand, out of the well.
Tá sé san áit nach mbaineann an cat an ~ de, it is well secured, locked up.
Tú féin a chlúdach go maith, to wrap oneself up well.
Páistí a bhfuil ~ orthu, children who are well brought up.
Chuaigh an tobar i n~, the well dried up.
Chuir sé ~ mhaith air féin, he fixed himself up well.
Níl sé ~ leis an donn, it doesn’t show up well against the brown.
Tá sé ina fholach inniu, he has himself well-covered up, is wearing too much clothes, today.
Ghin tobar ann, a well sprang up there.
Caith do ~ leis, you may ‘throw your hat at it’, may as well give it up.
Tá sé léite go maith agat, you have sized him up pretty well.
Mhaidhm tobar as, a well sprang up from it.
Ba mhaith riamh é go dtí sin, things were well enough up to that point, that really started it.
Ba mhaith an triail a thug sé uaidh, he stood up to the test very well.
Thug siad ~ mhaith dá gclann, they brought up their children well.
Ag ~adh aníos as an talamh, welling up out of the ground.
~ tobair, drying up of well.
Thráigh an tobar, the well dried up.