PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Seachain an bharraíocht, avoid excess.
~ a chosaint, a sheachaint, to guard, avoid, a blow.
Seachain a chomhluadar, avoid his company.
Beannaigh don ~ agus lig an drochdhuine thart, ‘salute the good person and let the bad person pass’, cherish your friends and avoid your enemies.
An ~ a dhéanamh, a sheachaint, to do, to avoid, evil.
An t-olc a ~áil, to avoid evil.
Bheith ar d’~ ar rud, to avoid, be on one’s guard against, sth.
Seachain an t-~, avoid evil.
An ~ a chur ó do theach féin, to evade responsibility, avoid the blame, for something.
Cad chuige a mbíonn tú ag ~ uaim? Why do you try to avoid me?
Buille a sheachaint, to avoid a blow.
Tú féin a sheachaint ar rud, to guard oneself against sth.; to avoid being caught up in sth.
Dul ar do sheachaint, (i) to avoid committing oneself, (ii) to go on the run.
Bheith ~ ar chuideachta, to avoid company.
Téarnaimis ó bhaois, let us avoid folly.
Dul ón obair a dhéanamh, to avoid doing the work.
Dul ó bhéal na ndaoine, to avoid public censure.
Bíonn siad i gcónaí ag ~eadh romhainn, they always try to avoid us.