ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
F: He was left to hold the baby, fágadh i mbun an bhacáin é.
To keep within bounds, fanacht i mbun na measarthachta.
v.tr.To box s.o.'s ears, cluaisín, smitín i mbun na cluaise, a thabhairt do dhuine.
To answer the call of duty, dul i mbun dualgais.
He handled his troops with consummate captainship, ba sárcheannphort é i mbun a chuid fear.
To commence work, dul i mbun, i gcionn, oibre.
To concern oneself with, about, in, sth., dul i gcúram, i mbun, ruda; dul ag plé le rud.
To be concerned in, with, sth., bheith i gcúram, i mbun, ruda; bheith ag plé le rud; bheith páirteach i (ngnó); bheith i gceist i (scéal).
To be at one's devotions, bheith i mbun urnaithe.
In the discharge of his duties, agus é i mbun a chuid dualgas.
(Of mutineer, etc.) He returned to duty, chuaigh sé i mbun a dhualgais arís.
He entered upon, took up, his duties, chuaigh sé i mbun a chuid oibre.
To attain full growth, teacht i méadaíocht, i mbun fáis.
To keep house for s.o., bheith i mbun tí do dhuine.
To impose (up)on s.o. suí i mbun duine.
He went beyond his instructions, níor fhan sé i mbun a chuid orduithe.
To linger over a meal, bheith tamall fada i mbun béile.
To take measures accordingly, dul i mbun oibre dá réir.
To mind the house, fanacht i mbun, i bhfeighil, an tí.
In moderation, go measartha, i mbun na measarthachta.
P: He got it in the neck, fuair sé i mbun na cluaise é.
To be in negotiation with s.o., bheith i mbun margála le duine.
P: I fetched him I landed him, one on the jaw, thug mé aon dorn amháin i mbun na cluaise dó.
F: To plant oneself on s.o., suí i mbun duine.
Medical practitioner, dochtúir m (i mbun a ghairme).
To preside at the organ, a bheith i mbun an orgáin.
To presume on s.o.'s friendship, suí i mbun duine; buannaíocht a dhéanamh ar dhuine.
To proceed to business, dul i mbun oibre.
F: To put upon s.o., suí i mbun duine; dul ar dhuine.
To go roundly to work, dul i mbun oibre go dúthrachtach.
To run s.o.'s house, bheith i mbun an tí ag duine.
Not over-scrupulous in one's dealings, mímhacánta go maith i mbun gnóthaí.
To set a man to work, fear a chur ag obair, i mbun oibre.
To set to work, dul i mbun oibre; cromadh, luí isteach, ar obair.
Shrewd business man, fear críonna i mbun gnóthaí.
To be slack at one's work, bheith faillíoch, siléigeach, i mbun oibre.
To start in business, dul i mbun gnóthaí.
To start negotiations, dul i mbun caibidle, i ndáil chomhairle.
To stick to facts, fanacht i mbun na fírinne.
I’ll take the first class, rachaidh mé i mbun an chéad ranga.
To tell off one's men, gach aon duine a chur i mbun a chúraim féin.
To see sth. through, fanacht i mbun ruda go deireadh; rud a chur i gcrích.
He toddled off about his business, siúd leis i mbun a ghnó.
To trespass (up)on s.o.'s kindness, suí i mbun duine lách; buannaíocht a dhéanamh ar fhéile duine.
To keep to the truth, fanacht i mbun na fírinne.
To be within the truth, bheith i mbun na fírinne.
She has grown to womanhood, tá sí i mbun a méide.
To work with a needle, a scythe, dul i gceann, i mbun, snáthaide, speile.
Traveller working the western counties, taistealaí i mbun na gcontaetha thiar.