ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
When I opened the door a man jumped in, nuair a d'oscail mé an doras léim an fear isteach.
He jumped backwards, chaith sé léim i ndiaidh a chúil.
He separated them by rushing in between, léim sé isteach eatarthu gur chuir sé ó chéile iad.
To take, catch, the ball on the bounce, an liathróid a cheapadh ar a léim.
At a bound, d'aon léim amháin; de phreab.
To bound away, (of pers.) imeacht de léim, de sciotán.
His heart bounded with joy, léim a chroí le lúcháir.
To burst upon s.o.'s sight, teacht ar amharc duine de léim.
He burst in, tháinig sé de léim isteach.
To charge down upon s.o., duine a ionsaí de léim.
Clean jump, léim ghlanoscartha.
(Of ship) To dive into it, déanamh ceann ar aghaidh, léim ceann ar aghaidh.
Sp: To put a horse over the fences, capall a chur thar an léim.
On the fly, ar eitleog, sa léim.
The branch flew back, léim an ghéag ar ais.
He gathered himself together for the spring, chuir sé fuinneamh ann féin chun na léime.
To give a jump, léim a thabhairt, a chaitheamh, a ghearradh.
Hop, skip and jump, preab, coiscéim agus léim.
To hop over a wall, dul thar bhalla de léim.
To hop out of bed, teacht de léim amach as an leaba.
He hurled himself into the fray, léim sé isteach sa teagmháil.
To take a jump, léim a thabhairt, a ghearradh, a chaitheamh.
To jump off a wall, léim (anuas) de bhalla.
To jump at an offer, glacadh le tairiscint de léim.
It made me jump, bhain sé léim, preab, asam.
He jumped the stairs, chuir sé an staighre dhe d'aon léim amháin.
Bill: To jump a ball off the table, liathróid a chur de léim den bhord.
Aut: Rail: Jump in! isteach leat! bí istigh de léim!
To jump out of bed, preabadh, léim, amach as an leaba.
To take a leap, léim a chaitheamh.
He leapt over the ditch, léim sé thar claí; thug sé an claí de léim.
He leapt at the offer, ghlac sé de léim leis an tairiscint.
To jump on (to) the table, léim (suas) ar an mbord.
(Of game) To rise, éirí, léim.
F: He has crossed the Rubicon, tá léim Dhroichead na nAlt caite aige.
Running jump, léim f reatha, rothaig.
To rush into an affair, léim a thabhairt ar rud.
To vault into the saddle, dul de léim sa diallait.
Salmon leap, léim bradáin.
Sp: Scissor jump, léim siosúir.
Seven-leagued boots, bróga fpl draíochta (a thabharfadh an cnoc de léim agus an gleann de choiscéim).
To jump sideways, léim i ndiaidh do thaoibh.
To skip from one subject to another, léim ó scéal go scéal.
To skip (over) a page, leathanach a léim.
To skip a form, rang a léim.
To snap up a bargain, léim a thabhairt ar saorchonradh.
He turned somersault, (i) chuaigh sé de léim thar a chorp; chuaigh sé tóin thar cheann; rinne sé cleas an chuaille; (ii) (accidental) cuireadh thar a chorp é. Av: Iompú m tóin thar ceann.