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PHRASES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To bang on the table with one's fist, tailm, dorn m, a bhualadh ar an mbord.
Box: Blow below the belt, dorn faoin mbeilt.
He had his hands clenched, bhí na doirne dúnta aige.
He doubled (up) his fist, dhún, d'fháisc, a dhorn.
F: To gnaw, bite, a file, gabháil de dhoirne ar iarann fuar; snámh in aghaidh easa.
He went for them with his fists, ghabh de dhoirne orthu.
He clenched his fist, rinne dorn láimh.
To shake one's fists at s.o., an dorn a bhagairt ar dhuine.
She had something in her fist, bhí rud éigin i gcúl a doirn aici.
They resorted to fisticuffs, chromadar ar ghabháil de dhoirne ar a chéile.
F: He had, held, the game in his hands, bhí an cluiche ina dhorn aige.
He was carrying his life in his hands, bhí a anam i gcúl a dhoirn aige.
To fight with naked fists, troid le doirne teo.
P: I fetched him I landed him, one on the jaw, thug aon dorn amháin i mbun na cluaise .
He shook his fist at me, bhagair a dhorn orm.
F: It was a sitter for me, bhí i gcúl mo dhoirn agam.
To make a slam, an cluiche a chur as cúl doirn.
To strike your fist on the table, do dhorn a bhualadh ar an mbord.
To thump on the table, an bord a ghreadadh le dorn.
P: Hes pretty useful with his fists, doirne maithe aige.
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