ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
This was meant as a draw, but he did not rise to it, d'fhonn é a bhaint amach a rinneadh é seo, ach ní bheadh aon roinnt aige leis.
As an experiment, by way of experiment, d'fhonn tástála.
In order to do sth., chun, le, d'fhonn, rud a dhéanamh.
Th: To ring down the curtain, (clog a bhaint d'fhonn) an brat a ligean anuas.
Th: To ring up the curtain, (clog a bhaint d'fhonn) an brat a ardú.
To do sth. so as to annoy the neighbours, rud a dhéanamh d'fhonn buaireamh a chur ar na comharsana.
He does it that he may be rich, déanann sé é le bheith, d'fhonn bheith, saibhir.
To remove any uncertainty . . ., d'fhonn aon éideimhne a sheachaint ...
With a view to doing sth., d'fhonn rud a dhéanamh.
With the object of attracting attention, ag iarraidh, d'fhonn, aghaidh na ndaoine a tharraingt ort féin.
To work for an end, oibriú d'fhonn cuspóir a bhaint amach.