ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhain tú an t-~ asam, you frightened the life out of me.
Bhí na gadhair asam, the dogs were pestering me.
Bhain sé gáire asam, he made me laugh.
~eadh asam é, I was provoked into saying it.
Bhain sé seachtain asam é a dhéanamh, it took me a week to do it.
Bhain sé ~ na ngéag asam, it paralysed me.
Níor bhain sé ~ asam, I did not feel the kick.
Bhrúigh siad an t-anam asam, they squashed the life out of me.
Tá na páistí ~ asam, the children are hanging on to me.
Chroith sé an t-anam asam, it shook the life out of me.
Bain do chrúcáin asam, stop pawing at me.
Chuach sé an t-anam asam, he squeezed the life out of me.
Ag baint ~a asam, taking advantage of me.
Ná ~ an t-anam asam, don’t crush the life out of me.
Níor bhain sé feacadh ná ~ asam, it did not move me in the least.
Níor bhain sé ~ ná easpa asam, he didn’t hurt me in the least.
Shíl sé ~ (magaidh) a bhaint asam, he thought he could have a bit of fun at my expense.
Bhain an cheist sin ~ asam, that question shook me.
Baineadh ~ asam sa doras, I (stumbled and) fell in the doorway.
Baineadh ~ mór asam, I was greatly disappointed.
Bhain sé ~ asam, he pinched me.
Baineadh ~ asam; bhain ~ dom, I was delayed.
Baineadh ~ asam, I got a fright.
Scanraigh tú an croí, an t-anam, asam, you frightened me out of my wits.
~ an t-anam asam, I got the fright of my life.
Bhain sí ~ asam; thug sí ~ orm, she snapped at me.
Baineadh ~ asam, I was taken aback.
Tá sibh ag baint spóirt asam, you are making sport of me.
Shrac sé an t-eolas asam, he dragged the information out of me.
Baineadh ~ asam, I was taken aback.
Baineadh ~ asam, I was taken aback, disconcerted.
Ná ~ an dá shúil asam, don’t tear my eyes out.
Baineadh ~ mór asam, I was badly shaken; I was knocked about a lot.
Bhí an ghrian ag baint na súl asam, I was dazzled by the sun.
Bhain sé ~ maith asam, it took me a good while.
Bhain sé ~ dhá lá asam, it took me more than two days.
Baineadh ~ asam, I stumbled and fell.
Baineadh ~ asam in éadan an bhalla, I was thrown heavily against the wall.
Baineadh ~ asam ar chnap cloch, I stumbled over a heap of stones.
Baineadh ~ asam, I stumbled and fell.