ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He was accorded a welcome, fearadh fáilte roimhe.
He was walking along, bhí sé ag siúl roimhe.
Reading as he went along, é ag léamh roimhe.
That would not come amiss, ní bheadh doicheall ar bith roimhe sin.
He was greeted with applause, tógadh gáir mholta (nuair a tháinig sé), cuireadh na gártha fáilte roimhe.
This page and the one before, an leathanach seo agus an ceann roimhe.
(In time) The day, the year, before, an lá, an bhliain, roimhe sin.
The year before, an bhliain roimhe sin.
He was blundering his way along, bhí sé ag smúracht roimhe.
Jur: He has previous convictions, ciontaíodh i gcoireanna eile roimhe seo é.
At an earlier date, lá éigin roimhe sin.
He did not look so far into the future, níor fhéach sé chomh fada sin roimhe.
I am, stand, go, in fear of him, tá eagla orm roimhe.
He is feeling his way, (i) tá sé ag brath na slí roimhe (ii) tá sé ag smúrthacht leis.
He fought his way (out), ghearr sé bealach roimhe amach le teann troda.
He found the birds flown, ní raibh roimhe ach an easair fholamh.
P: He's for it, he's in for it, tá a phosóid gléasta roimhe; tá sé faoina chomhair.
I had known him for years, bhí aithne agam air leis na blianta roimhe sin,
He forced his way, sháigh, bhrúigh, sé roimhe.
The foregoing, a bhfuil roimhe seo.
Want of foresight (on his part), ceal féachaint roimhe.
He went straight forward, ghluais sé díreach roimhe.
He is free of our house, tá fáilte roimhe i gcónaí chun an tí againn.
He was gazing into space, bhí sé ag stánadh roimhe.
To go on as before, leanúint mar bhí roimhe.
He groped his way in the dark, bhí sé ag gliúmáil, ag gancaíl, roimhe sa dorchacht.
He groped his way in, out, mheabhraigh sé, bhraith sé, a shlí roimhe isteach, amach.
You have been in prison before -- I haven't, bhí tú i bpríosún roimhe -- Ní raibh mé.
As heretofore, mar a bhí roimhe.
He is improvident, níl aon fhéachaint roimhe ann.
He insinuated himself into office, ligh sé roimhe go bhfuair sé post; shleamhnaigh sé isteach i bpost.
He jibbed at it, loic sé roimhe.
New in kind, de chineál nach raibh riamh roimhe ann.
I have known it (to) happen, chonaiceamar a mhacasamhail roimhe.
He followed his master's lead, rinne sé mar a rinne a mháistir roimhe; lean sé lorg a mháistir.
He fears him no less than me, tá oiread eagla air roimhe agus atá air romhamsa.
A fine future lies before him, tá saol breá roimhe.
He found himself locked out, fuair sé an glas ar an doras roimhe.
For a long time past he had been contemplating this step, le fada roimhe sin bhí sé ag cuimhneamh ar an méid sin a dhéanamh.
Long, before, after, i bhfad roimhe sin, ina dhiaidh sin.
Not long before, after, tamall beag roimhe sin, ina dhiaidh sin.
(Of animal) To lop along, bheith ag pocléimneach roimhe, ag abhóga roimhe.
He met with a kindly reception, cuireadh fáilte charthanach roimhe.
The morning before, an mhaidin roimhe sin.
The like had never before been seen, ní fhacthas a leithéid riamh roimhe.
The night before, aréir roimhe sin.
Not that I fear him, ní eagla atá orm roimhe; ní hé go bhfuil eagla orm roimhe.
The preceding day, an lá roimhe.
In the preceding article, san alt roimhe seo.