ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
It is deficient in sth., tá easpa éigin air.
He lacks (for) money, tá easpa, díth, ceal, airgid air; tá airgead in easnamh, de dhíth, air.
I am at a loss for company, tá easpa comhluadair orm.
She is sadly deficient in intelligence, tá easpa mhór éirime uirthi.
To do oneself well, gan aon easpa a fhágáil ort féin.
While I live you shall lack nothing, fad a bheas mé beo ní bheidh aon easpa ort.