ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Arts and crafts, ealaín agus ceird.
Birds of a feather, bráithre mpl aon cheirde. S.a. KILL2 1.
He is a tailor by trade, táilliúireacht an cheird atá aige.
Two closely connected trades, dhá cheird a bhfuil dlúthbhaint acu le chéile.
Trade dodges, cleasa ceirde.
What can you turn your hand to? cén cheird atá agatsa?
To introduce s.o. to a trade, buneolas ceirde a thabhairt do dhuine.
Every man to his job, gach duine lena cheird féin.
The know-how, an t-eolas, an cheird.
Skilled labour, ceardaithe mpl, lucht m ceirde; oibrithe mpl oilte.
Let the shoemaker stick to his last, is namhaid an cheird gan í a fhoghlaim.
F: That's not in my line, ní hí sin mo cheird.
Master of an art, eolaí m ar cheird.
He is a master hand at it, tá an cheird go léir aige; is é atá oilte air.
The niceties of a craft, mionphointí ceirde.
Old hand, duine a bhfuil seanlámh ar a cheird aige.
To ply a trade, a bheith le ceird.
A professed spy, spiaire ceirde.
The profession, (i) an t-aos ceirde; lucht na ceirde; (esp.) (ii) F: an t-aos m amharclainne.
A professional mechanic, meicneoir cáilithe, ceirde.
Professionals, lucht m ceirde, gairme.
To do sth. professionally, rud a dhéanamh mar cheird.
Put him to a trade, cuir le ceird é.
F: To know the ropes, bheith oilte ar an gceird.
To talk shop, bheith ag caint ar do cheird féin.
To take up a trade, dul le ceird.
To carry on a trade, ceird a chleachtadh.
Everyone to his trade, ní lia ceann ná ceird.
The tricks of the trade, ealaín f na ceirde.
He missed his vocation, níor thapaigh sé an cheird ba dhual dó.
What is he? céard é féin? cad is ceird dó?
Sound workmanship, feabhas ceirde.
The worst of all trades, díogha m gach ceirde.
The art of writing, ceird f na scríbhneoireachta.