ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
The plan broke down, theip ar an bplean.
Even if, even though, he fails, má theipeann féin air, fiú (amháin) má theipeann air.
Without fail, gan teip, go cinnte.
His sight is failing, tá an radharc ag teip air.
The play was a failure, theip ar an dráma.
I was at fault for an answer, theip orm freagra a thabhairt.
It flashed in the pan, theip air; ní raibh ann ach mar a bheadh gal soip.
It was a flop, theip glan air.
It went flop, (of play) theip air, chlis sé; (of business) briseadh é.
He had, got, cold feet, theip an misneach air.
Furious at having failed, le geiltíocht gur theip ort.
I gather from the papers that he has failed, tá mé ag déanamh amach de réir na bpáipéar gur theip air.
My strength was giving out, bhí ag teip ar mo neart.
His sight is going, tá na súile ag teip air; tá an radharc ag meath aige.
The light went, theip, chlis, an solas,
The plan came to grief, theip ar an bplean.
If her courage fails, má theipeann an misneach aici.
If his courage fails, má theipeann an misneach aige.
The scheme however failed, theip ar an scéim áfach.
He lost his voice, theip an guth air.
(In debate) The motion was lost, theip ar, buadh ar, an tairiscint.
Loss of voice, teip f an ghutha.
If my courage fails, má theipeann an misneach agam.
If our courage fails, má theipeann an misneach againn.
He failed and small blame to him, theip air agus cé thógfadh air é.
To-morrow for sure, amárach gan teip.
He is invariably tactless, níor theip an tuathal riamh air.
The negotiations were unsuccessful, theip, chinn, ar an margáil.
No wonder, little wonder, that the scheme failed, ní hionadh, ba suarach an t-ionadh, gur theip ar an scéim.
You always say, do, the wrong thing, níor theip an tuathal riamh ort.
The business went wrong, theip ar an ngnó.