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Idiomatic Expressions.
CUIR.
| Cuir ormsa é. | Say it was I did it. | |
| Cuirimse ortsa é. | I say it was you did it. | |
| Cuir umat (ort). | Dress yourself. | |
| Ċuir an tart go mór air. | Thirst annoyed him greatly. | |
| Cuirfeadsa d’ḟiaċaiḃ ort stad. | I’ll make you stop. | |
| Cuir iaċall air é (a) ḋéanaṁ. | Make him do it. | |
Ná cuir orm ⁊ ní ċuirfead ort.
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Don’t interfere with me and I will not interfere with you.
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| Ċuir sé a rian. | He tracked him (her, them). | |
| Ċuir sé stró orm. | He addressed me. | |
| Ċuir sé speic (or furán) orm. | ||
| Ċuireas róṁam a ḋéanaṁ. | I resolved to do it. | |
Tá cur síos (tráċt or iomráḋ) ar an gcogaḋ.
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There is talk about the war. | |
Ċuir sé culaiḋ éadaiġ dá ḋéanaṁ.
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He got a suit of clothes made. | |
| Ċuir sé ’na luiġe orm. | He convinced me of it. | |
| Cuir i gcás gur saiġdiúr mise. | Suppose me to be a soldier. | |
| Cuir ar bun. | Established. | |
| Ċuir (ḃain) sé faoi i gCorcaiġ. | He settled down in Cork. | |
| Tá sé ag cup ’s ag cúiteaṁ. | He is debating in his mind. | |
