TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
contráilte, a3. 1. Contrary. Duine ~, contrary, wrong-headed, person. Aimsir chontráilte, unfavourable, adverse, weather. ~ don ní atá san intinn, contrary to what one thinks. Caithfidh tusa a bheith ~ leis an saol mór, you choose to be different to everybody else. 2. Wrong. An t-ainm, an focal, ~, the wrong name, word. San áit chontráilte, in the wrong place. An lá ~, the wrong, awkward, day. Bhain sé an chiall chontráilte as, he mistook its meaning. Tá rud éigin ~ leo, there is something wrong with them. Ceart nó ~ mé, whether I am right or wrong.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An ~ chontráilte, mistaken identity.
An ~ ceart, contráilte, de rud, the right, wrong, end of sth.
Bhain tú an chiall chontráilte, do chiall féin, as, you took the wrong, your own, meaning out of it.
Thóg tú contráilte mé, you took me up wrong.