PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To assist s.o. in misfortune, cúnamh a thabhairt do dhuine atá in anás.
The poor blighter! an t-anás bocht! an diabhal bocht!
To be in need, bheith ar an anás, san angar.
To be badly, poorly, off, bheith ar an anás.
Extreme poverty, abject poverty, anás m, anró m.
Distress is rife, tá mórán ar an anás.
Ruin was staring him in the face, ní raibh roimhe ach an t-anás.
To be in straitened circumstances, bheith ar an anás, ar an ngannchuid.
He is in a bad way, tá sé ar an anás.