ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He lay awake all night, bhí sé ina luí múscailte, ar neamhchodladh, i rith na hoíche.
F: It proved a bonanza, bhí an t-ádh ina rith air.
F: You are on dangerous ground, tá tú ag rith ar thanaí.
At length it dawned on me that . . ., ar deireadh, rith sé chugam go. . . phreab sé isteach i m'aigne go . .
In double quick time, double quick, (i) ar luas reatha; (ii) F: go prap, ar an bpointe.
Driving ashore, ag rith ar an gcladach.
It is exposed to the wind, tá bualadh na gaoithe air, tá sé rite le gaoth.
To pay s.o. a fleeting visit, cuairt reatha a thabhairt ar dhuine.
I paid a flying visit to Dublin, thugas cuairt reatha ar Bhaile Átha Cliath.
To hare back home, rith abhaile ar an dá luas.
To skate over thin ice, rith ar thanaí.
He kept a sharp look-out, bhí na súile rite air ag faire.
There's nothing in these rumours, níl fírinne ar bith sna scéalta reatha seo.
To give sth. the once-over, súil reatha a thabhairt ar rud.
You are playing with fire, tá tú ag rith ar thanaí.
He had a great run of luck, bhí an t-ádh ina rith air.
To run a mile, rith ar feadh mile.
It was a slip of the tongue (on my part), d'imigh rith focal orm.
The sky was streaked with shooting stars, bhí stríoca de réaltaí reatha ar an spéir.
A man who has achieved success, fear ar rith an saol leis.
He is successful in everything, tá an t-ádh ina rith air.
All through his life, i rith a shaoil ar fad.
Throughout the year, i rith, i gcaitheamh, na bliana ar fad; ó cheann ceann na bliana.
All the time, i rith an ama, ar feadh na faide.
F: He always turns up trumps, bíonn an t-ádh ag rith air i gcónaí.
To view the fox away, radharc a fháil ar an sionnach ag baint chun reatha.
I had to watch my steps throughout the discussion, b'éigean dom a bheith ar m'aire i rith na díospóireachta.
To turn on the water, an t-uisce a chur ar siúl, ag rith.
He stayed here two weeks, during which time he never left the house, d'fhan sé anseo ar feadh coicíse, agus níor fhág sé an teach i rith an ama.
All the while, ar feadh na faide, i rith an ama.