PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá ~ saighdiúirí ag teacht orthu, they are beginning to look like soldiers.
Níl sé ina shaighdiúir ~, he is not quite (trained as) a soldier.
~ na bhFiann, the Soldier’s Song.
Saighdiúirí calma a bheadh iontu, they would have made brave soldiers.
~ saighdiúirí, band, troop, of soldiers.
Saighdiúirí a chur ar ~in, to quarter soldiers.
3. ~ saighdiúirí, feithiclí, long, column of soldiers, of vehicles, of ships.
Saighdiúirí, gunnaí, a chomhchruinniú, to concentrate soldiers, guns.
A chuid fear, saighdiúirí, his men, soldiers.
~ saighdiúra, mairnéalaigh, soldier’s, sailor’s, uniform.
~ mór de shaighdiúirí, large detachment of soldiers.
2. Saighdiúirí a dhruileáil, to drill soldiers.
Cuireadh ~ catha ar na saighdiúirí, the soldiers were drawn up for battle.
In ~ banaltra, garda, saighdiúra, in nurse’s, garda, soldier’s, uniform.
~ de na fir, de na buachaillí, de na saighdiúirí, one of the men, of the boys, of the soldiers.
Lucht ~e, functionaries; agents, servants; servicemen, soldiers.
Saighdiúir a fhianú, to attest a soldier.
~ eachtrann, foreign band (of soldiers).
~ saighdiúirí, body of soldiers.
~ saighdiúirí, guard, body, of soldiers.
Saighdiúirí a chur ar ~, to manoeuvre soldiers.
~ saighdiúirí, enlistment of soldiers.
Saighdiúirí a mháirseáil, to march soldiers.
~ saighdiúra, soldier’s knapsack.
1. ~ singil, private (soldier).
~ rialta, regular soldier.
Is maith an ~ é, he soldiers on manfully.
~ (seangáin), soldier (ant).
~ (portáin), soldier (crab).
~ a dhéanamh, to soldier on.
2. Saighdiúir ~, private soldier.
~ dá saighdiúirí, a number of their soldiers.
Ag dul i gceannas ar na saighdiúirí, taking command of the soldiers.
~ saighdiúra, mairnéalaigh, soldier’s, sailor’s, kit.