ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Bear up! misneach! bíodh uchtach agat!
His spirit broke, chaill sé a chroí agus a uchtach, thit an lug ar an lag aige.
v.tr.To buck s.o. up, uchtach a thabhairt do dhuine.
v.i.Buck up! (i) bíodh uchtach agat! (ii) croith thú féin! bíodh beos ionat!
Take heart! pluck up heart! bíodh uchtach agat!
To lose heart, uchtach, misneach, a chailleadh.
Keep up your courage! bíodh uchtach agat!
F: He has good lungs, is breá an t-uchtach, an buinneán, atá aige.
Keep up your spirits! bíodh uchtach agat! coinnigh do mhisneach!
I don't feel up to it, níl uchtach agam a ghabháil ina cheann.