ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
There is no accounting for tastes, ní lia duine ná barúil; beatha duine a thoil.
He has a lot to answer for, is iomaí rud a gcaithfidh sé cuntas a thabhairt ann, atá le cúiteamh aige.
An engine is composed of many parts, is iomaí ball atá in inneall.
It is known under several designations, is iomaí ainm atá air.
Many people have helped me including . . ., is iomaí duine a chuidigh liom agus . . . mar dhuine.
It will last many years yet, is iomaí bliain fós ann.
He takes a good many liberties, is iomaí cead a thugann sé dó féin.
Manners change with the times, ní lia aois ná gnás.
Many a time, many's the time, I heard it, is iomaí uair, is minic, a chualas é.
Many a one saw it, is iomaí duine a chonaic é; chonaic mórán é.
So many men, so many minds, ní lia duine ná barúil.
It is a many-sided question, is iomaí taobh ar an scéal; is iomaí dóigh le dearcadh air.
He might have offered me a drink, is iomaí a leithéid a thairgfeadh deoch do dhuine.
He acted from mixed motives, is iomaí fáth a bhí aige leis.
Numbers of people died of it, is iomaí duine a cailleadh leis.
The drops in the ocean are not more numerous, ní lia braon sa mhuir.
Many live on less than that is iomaí duine ag maireachtáil ar chuid is lú ná sin.
A young person goes through many phases, is iomaí craiceann a chuireann an óige di.
Life is full of possibilities, is iomaí cor sa saol.
It serves many purposes, is iomaí feidhm atá le baint as.
There is much to be said for it, is iomaí bua aige.
So many men so many minds, ní lia duine ná barúil.
Many people would have run away -- Not so he, is iomaí duine a theithfeadh -- Ach níor theith seisean.
It is a subject of much speculation, is iomaí barúil air.
Much ink has been spilt about that question, is iomaí focal a scríobhadh mar gheall ar an. scéal sin.
It takes all sorts to make a world, is iomaí duine ag Dia.
Everyone to his trade, ní lia ceann ná ceird.
The conversation turned on a variety of subjects, is iomaí scéal ar tarraingíodh an comhrá air.
I have umpteen reasons for doing it, is iomaí fáth agam lena dhéanamh.
F: There are wheels within wheels, is iomaí cleas atá ar obair ann.
You might do worse, is iomaí rud ba mheasa a dhéanfá.