TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ábhaillí. 1. f. (gs. ~). Playfulness, mischievousness. Cuir uait an ~, stop playing like a child. (As vn.) Ag ~ le rudaí, tinkering with things. Páistí ag ~, children playing mischievously. 2. gsf. & comp. of ábhailleach. (Var. of 1:ábhailleacht f, ~ocht f)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ná h~ a chuid ábhaillí ar an leanbh, don’t punish the child for playing pranks.
Ná h~ a chuid ábhaillí ar an leanbh, don’t blame the child for playing pranks.