PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chaith sé in, san, ~ é, he threw it up, abandoned it.
Chaith sé suas a phost, na leabhair, he gave up his job, abandoned his books.
Do chúl a thabhairt do, le, rud, to turn one’s back on sth., to abandon sth.
Dhílsigh an Coimdhe iad dá naimhde, the Lord abandoned them to their enemies.
~ láimhe a thabhairt le rud, to abandon, abjure, sth.
D’~ sé dá bhóthar, he abandoned his path, his course.
D’~ an chearc de na huibheacha, the hen rose from, abandoned, the eggs.
Chas sé an ~ sa doras, he locked the door, abandoned the house.
D’fhág sé síos siar é, he left it scattered about; he abandoned it.
D’fhág siad an amaidí sin ina ndiaidh, they abandoned such foolishness.
Ligeadh as ~ é, it was abandoned as a custom.
sí í féin le brón, she abandoned herself to sorrow.
An ~ a fhágáil, to abandon ship.
2. Luí amach ar rud, to set about sth. in earnest; to abandon oneself to sth.
Dóchas a thabhairt suas, to abandon hope.
2. Tú féin a thabhairt suas do rud, to abandon oneself to sth.