Misc. Phrases / Snippets Flashcards

1
Q

ar mhuin na muice

A

(Proverb)

On the pig’s back (doing well)

— e.g. Tá mé a bheith ar mhuin na muice

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2
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ó mhaidin go hoíche

A

From morning to night

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3
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Tá roinnt mhaith acu

A

A good few of them

— e.g. Tá roinnt mhaith díolta
(A good few of them have been sold)

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4
Q

fara

A

(Archaic, Munster)

Along with / In addition to

— faram
— farat
— fairis / fairae
— farainn
— faraibh
— faru

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5
Q

as baint as duine

A

Teasing / egging on

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6
Q

Arú!

(Interjection)

A

Ah! / No! / So! Indeed!

— e.g. Arú! An t-amadán!
(Ah! The fool!)

—e.g. Tá sé ag cur báistí, arú
(It’s raining, so it is)

— e.g. Arú, ní íosfaidh mé é
(No, I will not eat it)

— e.g. Agus tá sé ina dhoctúir, arú?
(So he’s a doctor, is he?)

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7
Q

Bíonn súil leis an bhfarraige

A

There’s hope with the sea

(Hope springs eternal)

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8
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Níl bua gan dua

A

There’s no victory without hardship

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9
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Ní hé lá na báistí lá na bpáistí

A

A rainy day is not the children’s day

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10
Q

An áit a mbíonn toit bíonn tine

A

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire

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11
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A [name] chroí

A

My dear _____

— e.g. A Sheán chroí
— e.g. A Cháit chroí

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12
Q

ionann agus a rá _____

A

As if to say _____

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13
Q

maith a dhéanamh ar _____

A

To do a kindness to _____

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14
Q

Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine

A

It is in each other’s shadows that people live

(Re: community and interdependence)

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15
Q

[Rith] ar nós na gaoithe

A

Run like the wind

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16
Q

faoi shúil an / na _____

A

Under the eye of_____

— faoi shúil aireach an / na
(Under the watchful eye of)

17
Q

Gabhaim orm go / nach _____

A

I’ll warrant that _____

18
Q

Téigh i dtigh an diabhail!

A

Go to hell!

19
Q

Téigh ag feadaíl

A

Get lost!

— less abrasive version than Gread leat
— feadáil = whistling

20
Q

ar ámharaí an tsaoil

A

By good fortune

21
Q

Chomh deas is a bheidh sé nuair a bheidh _____

A

How nice it will be when _____