EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tar roimh, v.i. Come before, precede, intercept, anticipate, interrupt. Tháinig sé romham ar an liosta, he came before me on the list. ~ rompu sa bhearna, intercept them at the gap. Tháinig sé romham sa tslí, he intercepted me on the way. Tháinig deacrachtaí romhainn, we encountered difficulties. Is fearr dúinn teacht roimh an dainséar, we had better anticipate the danger. Tiocfaidh an tromobair sin romhat go fóill, that heavy work will tell on you yet. Ná bí ag teacht romham ar gach focal, don’t anticipate every word I say. Ní ag teacht romhat é, pardon my interrupting you. S.a. roimh 5.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí sé romham ag teacht dom, he met me when I was coming.
ag, ar, faoi, le, ó, roimh, thar, trí, um eclipses
Ní thagann ~ roimh aois, youth will have its fling.
Chuir sé ~ roimhe go raibh sé ag teacht, he notified his coming in advance.
An ghlúin atá anois ann, a tháinig romhainn, atá ag éirí aníos, the present, preceding, rising, generation.
An mhuintir a tháinig rompu, the people who came before them.
Tháinig sé romham faoi bhealach, he intercepted me on the way.
Is féidir teacht ~ an aicíd sin, that disease can be prevented.
Ná bí ag teacht romham ar gach focal, don’t interrupt me every time I say a word.
Ní ag teacht romhat é, pardon my interrupting you.
Tá startha fada aige ar na daoine a tháinig roimhe, he tells lengthy stories of the people who came before him.