ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To come abreast of a car, teacht aníos cothrom le carr.
When I got ahead of the other car, nuair scoith mé an carr eile.
The approaching car, an carr (atá, a bhí, etc.) ag teacht i mo (do, etc.) choinne.
The car backed into the garage, chuaigh an carr isteach sa gharáiste i ndiaidh a chúil.
To travel by rail, by car, by bicycle, taisteal ar traein, i gcarr, ar rothar.
The car caught two pedestrians, theagmhaigh an carr le beirt choisithe.
To coast (down a hill), teacht anuas le fána i gcarr sleamhnáin; Cy: dul le fána ar rothar (gan na troitheáin a oibriú); Aut: dul le fána i ngluaisteán (agus an t-inneall stoptha).
He cranked up the car, chuir sé an carr ag imeacht leis an lámhchrann; thug sé casadh d'inneall an chairr.
The car crashed into a tree, buaileadh an carr in aghaidh crainn.
The car struck the curb, bhuail an carr faoin gcosán.
A six cylinder car, carr sé shorcóir.
Dilapidated-looking car, seanghliogar m de charr.
The car was doing sixty, bhí luas seasca míle san uair faoin gcarr.
He went for a drive, thug sé geábh i gcarr.
To drive s.o. to the station, duine a thabhairt go dtí an stáisiún i gcarr.
To drive to a place, dul i gcarr go dtí áit.
Electrically driven, á thiomáint le leictreachas, (carr) leictreach.
To ferry the car across the river, an carr a chur thar an abhainn.
To fill a boat, a car, etc., bád, carr, a luchtú.
F: It took two hours for the car to arrive, bhain sé dhá uair a chloig den charr teacht.
Carriage gateway, geata carranna.
Aut: To go into second gear, (an carr) a chur sa dara giar.
Carriage grease, cart grease, (i) bealadh m cairr; (ii) (dirty) troighean f rotha.
Car with a folding head, carr faoi cheann infhillte.
High-power car, carr mórchumhachta.
Car that holds six persons, carr a bhfuil áit do sheisear ann; carr a dtoilleann seisear ann.
A forty horsepower car, carr daichead each-chumhacht.
He was knocked down by a car, leag carr é.
I look after the car myself, coinním féin caoi ar an gcarr.
F: Black Maria, carr an phríosúin.
A most costly car, carr an-daor.
A car is a necessary of life nowadays, ní féidir teacht gan carr ar na saolta seo.
To nip in and out of the traffic, éalú amach is isteach idir na carranna.
The occupants of the car, na daoine a bhí sa charr; lucht an chairr.
Outside car, carr cliathánach.
Car park, loca m carranna; áit pháirceála carranna.
Cust: etc. Particulars of a car, sonraí mpl cairr.
Car plying for hire, carr m le fostú.
High-powered, low-powered, car, carr mórchumhachtach, beagchumhachtach.
My private car, mo charr féin.
Aut: To pull out from behind a vehicle, teacht amach le carr a scoitheadh.
That car is beyond my purse, tá an carr sin ródhaor agamsa.
Quality car, carr m den togha.
To ram a car, carr a sháinniú.
Ramshackle car, gliogar de charr.
Cars at ransom prices, carranna ar luachanna as compás.
Cars within the reach of small purses, carranna is acmhainn d'fhear an bheagáin.
To go for a ride in a car, geábh a thabhairt i gcarr.
Car that holds the road well, carr a bhfuil greim maith ar an mbóthar aige.