TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
back up, v.tr. = BACK³, I. 1. (b).
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
The cat set up its back, tháinig colg ar an gcat.
You get his back up, cuireann tú colg air.
He got his back up, tháinig stuaic air.
To back (up) s.o., sth., seasamh le duine, le rud; tacaíocht a thabhairt do dhuine, do rud.
To lean up against the wall, with one's back against the wall; to lean back against the wall, droim a chur le balla; seasamh (droim) le balla, i gcoinne an bhalla.