Maoin 3 Chap 6 – 10.qxp:Maoin 06/12/2010 16:21 Page 403
Aonad a naoi |Mar chabhair - Nathanna úsáideacha - Scéal/Eachtra An gheit is mó a baineadh asam riamh
baineadh geit/preab asam – I got a fright lig mé béic asam – I yelled
Scread mé in ard mo chinn is mo ghutha. – I screamed at the top of my voice. D’fhan mé i mo staic. – I was rooted to the spot. Bhí dath an bháis orm. – I looked like death.
Ba bheag nár bhuail taom croí mé. – I nearly had a heart attack. Bhí eagla/faitíos an domhain orm. – I was very frightened. Bhí mé sceimhlithe i mo bheatha. – I was frightened out of my life. Tháinig crith cos agus lámh orm. – My legs and arms began to shake. Bhí mé scanraithe. – I was frightened. Bhí mé go mór trí chéile. – I was very upset.
Bhí mé ag cur allais go fras. – I was sweating profusely. Tháinig líonrith orm. – I panicked.
Thug an strainséir na sála leis. – The stranger hightailed it.
Déan cur síos ar eachtra a tharla duit nuair a bhí tú féin agus do chairde amuigh ag siúl sna sléibhte
B’áit iargúlta í. – It was a remote place.
Thosaigh mo chroí ag preabadh i mo chliabh. – My heart began to pound in my chest. Bhuail scanradh mé. – I was frightened. Thit an lug ar an lag agam. – I lost courage.
Bhíomar an-bhuartha go deo. – We were very worried.
Shíl mé go raibh mo phort seinnte. – I thought I was done for. Ní raibh focal ó aon duine. – Nobody uttered a word. Rith mé ar nós na gaoithe. – I ran like the wind. thug mé aghaidh ar – I headed for
ag béicíl agus ag screadaíl – shouting and screaming
Ansin chuala mé rud a chuir sceon orm. – Then I heard something that terrified me. Leath mo shúile orm le hiontas. – My eyes widened in surprise. Bhí mé ar crith le heagla. – I was shaking with fear.
Bhí mé i ndeireadh na feide le himní. – I was at the end of my tether with worry. Bhí mé an-neirbhíseach. – I was very nervous. Phléasc mé ag caoineadh. – I burst out crying.
Ní raibh tásc ná tuairisc ar mo chairde. – There was no sign of my friends. Bhí an t-ádh dearg orm nár maraíodh mé. – I was lucky that I hadn’t been killed.