ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To play by ear, seinm de réir na cluaise.
He is always harking back to that, tá sé i gcónaí ag seinm ar an téad sin.
To play sth. from memory, rud a sheinm as do chluais.
To play on a violin, seinm ar veidhlín.
To perform on a flute, seinm ar fhliúit.
The organ is playing, tá an t-orgán ag seinm.
To play (on) a musical instrument, seinm ar ghléas ceoil; gléas ceoil a chasadh.
Mus: The execution is ragged, tá an dóigh seanma go liobarsach.
To play solo, ceol aonair a sheinm.
To beat, sound, the tattoo, dord na hoíche a sheinm.