EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
roimhe1, adv. Before. 1. Chonaic mé ~ iad, I saw them before. Go minic ~, often before. Ní raibh mé ann riamh ~, I was never there before. 2. (With sin, seo, in adv. phrase) Tharla sé ~ sin, it happened before that, previously. Ba cheart duit a bheith sa bhaile ~ seo, you should have been home before this. ~ seo bhí an áit lán acu, formerly the place was full of them.
roimhe2. 1 = roimh. 2 : roimh.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag cruinniú roimhe is ag bailiú ina dhiaidh, gathering up everything he can lay hands on.
Níor ~eadh Mí de Mhaigh Uisnigh roimhe sin, the plain of Uisneach was not called Meath before then.
Tá an bhearna réidh roimhe, it is all plain sailing for him.
Ag brath na slí roimhe, feeling his way along.
Bhuail sé roimhe agus ina dhiaidh, he lashed about him, beat everybody around him.
Cá roimhe a bhfuil eagla ort? Of what are you afraid?
Beimid roimhe ach a gcasfaidh sé, we will be there to meet him when he returns.
~ an diabhail, an donais, an tseaca, roimhe, bad welcome to him.
Bhí sé ag céimniú roimhe, anonn is anall, he was striding along, back and forth.
Ba bhocht an chinniúint a bhí roimhe, an ill fate awaited him.
Tá a chrosa roimhe, his troubles are still to come.
An cheird a ~eadh roimhe, the trade he was set to.
Mhothaigh mé mé féin ag diúltú roimhe, I found myself taking a dislike to him.
Rinne mé ~ leis mar go raibh lá mór oibre roimhe, I gave him something extra (to eat) because he had a hard day’s work ahead of him.
I bh~ roimhe sin, long before then.
An té nach bhfuil ~ roimhe, he who is not welcome, wanted.
Níl duine dá fhánaí nach mbeadh fáilte roimhe, any person who chanced to come would be welcome.
Níl ~ roimhe ann, he lacks foresight.
fáilte roimhe, he was heartily welcomed.
Chuir sé ~ roimhe go raibh sé ag teacht, he notified his coming in advance.
Ghabhadar eagla roimhe, formad leis, they became afraid, envious, of him.
Thóg sé ~ roimhe, he took an aversion to it.
D’~ sé roimhe, he travelled on.
Duine bocht ag imeacht roimhe, a poor man wandering from place to place.
~ roimhe sin, on the previous day.
B’~ uair a chuala mé roimhe é, I had heard it many times before.
Ba ~ go raibh eagla orthu roimhe, they were evidently afraid of him.
~ sé roimhe agus ina dhiaidh, he tried to ingratiate himself with everybody.
Ar lorg a ~ roimhe, like the people who came before him.
Ar ~ a dhaoine roimhe, like his people before him.
Ag meabhrú a shlí roimhe, feeling his way forward.
D’~ na flaithis roimhe, the heavens opened to receive him.
Bhí sé ag ~ roimhe sa dorchadas, he was probing his way in the dark.
Bhí sé ag ~adh roimhe, he was ripping along.
~ roimhe ná ina dhiaidh, never before or after.
Cuir marc ~e, put a mark in front of it.
Tá sé ar an leathanach ~e sin, it is on the page before that.
Cuir an ceann caol de ~e, put the thin end of it foremost.
Bhí siad ina raon maidhme ~e, they were in headlong flight before him.
Bhí sé ag siúl ~e, he was walking along.
Oscail an doras ~e, open the door to receive him.
Bhí uamhan orthu ~e, they were in terror of him.
Bhí an leanbh sceimhlithe roimhe, the child was terrified of him.
Bhí mé ~ ansin roimhe, I was there a long time before him.
Roimhe ~, before this, formerly.
Iomlán ar shín roimhe, all who stretched back in line before him. (Of descendants)
Bhí sé ag siúl roimhe, he was walking along.
Tá sé ag ~ roimhe, he is feeling his way along.
Shraon siad roimhe, they broke in flight before him.