ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá mo cheann ina bholgán béice agaibh, you have me fuddled with your chatter.
Bhí a chár ag greadadh ar a chéile, his teeth were chattering.
Bhain siad an ~ (dubh) dá gcroí le cabaireacht, they relieved their tedium with chatter.
Ní théann na paidreacha agus na headraí le chéile, [’prayers and idle chatter don’t mix’, work must come before play.
~igí bhur gcabaireacht, give over your chatter.
Bhí ~ geab acu eatarthu féin, they were chattering away among themselves.
~ gleag, click clack; chatter.
~ na gcág, the chatter of jackdaws.
~ chainte, silly talk, chatter.
Tá ~ ar a teanga, she is a chatter-box.
Bíonn siad ag ~eadh leo, they chatter away about everything; they talk incessantly.
Cad é an t~ atá ortsa? What are you chattering about?
Tá sí ag seinm léi, she is chattering away.