PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Más peaca a bheith ~ tá na mílte damanta, ‘if it’s a sin to be sallow thousands are damned’, beauty is only skin deep.
Tá sé ~ glic, míréasúnta, he is damned sly, unreasonable.
Na damantaigh, the damned.
(nár thaga orm) má tá a fhios agam, damned if I know.
D’anam, do chorp, don ~! Damn you!
Ní miste liom sa ~, I don’t care a damn.
Baistim ~ ort, you are not worth a damn.
B’fhearr liom ar ~a (dearga) ifrinn é, I’d see him damned first.
Bréagach ~ é, he is a damned liar.
Ní thabharfá do sheacht ~ air, it is not worth a damn.
Is cuma sa ~, it doesn’t matter a damn.
Níl a fhios agam sa ~, I’m damned if I know.
Ní thabharfá ~ orthu, they are not worth a damn.
Ní fiú ~ é, it is not worth a damn.
~ don diabhal blas oibre a rinne sé, he didn’t do a damn bit of work.
~ cait is féasóg air! It’s all damned nonsense!
Is cuma liom sa ~, I don’t care a damn.