PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ éisc, quantity, catch, of fish.
~ cainníochta, costais, díolacháin, luchtaithe, malairte, bill of quantities, of costs, of sale, of loading, of exchange.
~ dí, a quantity of drink.
~ anaithnid, unknown quantity.
Bille ~aí, bill of quantities.
Ag ~ agus ag tormas ar an mbia, complaining about the quantity and quality of the food.
~ éisc, large quantity of fish.
Is fearr greim de choinín ná dhá ghreim de chat, quality is better than quantity.
~ tuí, éisc, quantity of straw, of fish.
Cainníocht, fealsúnacht, dheimhneach, positive quantity, philosophy.
Cainníocht dhiscréideach, discontinuous quantity.
Cainníocht dhiúltach, minus quantity.
Cainníocht, sraith, ~, infinite quantity, series.
D’ól sé ~ bláthaí, he drank a large quantity of buttermilk.
~ féir, éisc, bainne, quantity of hay, of fish, of milk.
~ a ithe, a ól, to eat, drink, a large quantity.
~ arbhair, mhine, handful of corn, of meal. (Of small quantity)
~ éisc, large quantity of fish.
~ chruithneachta, worthless (quantity or crop of) wheat.
~eanna a thaisceadh, to store quantities, casks, of butter.
~ maith bainne, good quantity of milk for churning.
~ mine, quantity of meal from grinding.
Lán méaracáin, thimbleful, small quantity (of spirits, etc.).
Rud a cheannach ina mhórchodanna, to buy sth. in large quantities.
~ bainne, quantity of milk taken with food.
Chuir sí amach ~ tae dúinn, she poured out a quantity of tea for us.
~ cainníochta, quantity surveyor.
~ chainníochta, talún, quantity-, land-, surveying.
Tá ~ éisc acu, they have a good quantity of fish.
~ a dhéanamh, to distil a quantity of spirits.