ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Aon) lá ~ tháinig sé isteach anseo, one day, on a certain day, he came in here.
Tháinig sé ~ go maith le bliain, he has come on well during the past year.
Tháinig, tiocfaidh, sé Dé hA~, he came, will come, on Friday (last, next).
Ar a theacht, on his coming.
I m~ eadra, coming on to milking-time.
Tá sé ar a bhealach abhaile, he is on the way, coming, home.
Rug an oíche orainn, the night came on us.
Teacht ar ~, to come forward, on the scene.
Bhris bruth, an bhruitíneach, amach air, a rash, the measles, came out on him.
I m~ an earraigh, at the beginning of spring; with the spring (work) coming on.
Tháinig, tiocfaidh, sé Dé ~, he came, will come, on Wednesday (last, next).
Chuir sí an chluain (Mhuimhneach) air, she ‘put the come-hither on him’, beguiled him.
Tháinig sé de shiúl a chos, he came on foot.
Dul, teacht, ar ~ (chuig, chun), to go, come, on a visit (to).
Ar an g~ sin a tháinig sé, (it was) on that pretext he came.
Tháinig mé ar chuntar go mbeifeá istigh, I came on the chance that you might be at home.
~ ar d’aghaidh, proceed; come on in.
Tháinig, tiocfaidh, sé ~, he came, will come, on Thursday (last, next).
1. Tá sé ag dul chun deireanais; tá an ~ ag teacht, it is getting late, the night is coming on.
Tá an ~ ag teacht, the darkness (of night) is coming on.
Ar eagla na ~ thuas, for fear of the wrath to come; to be morally on the safe side.
Níl a fhios agam ó thalamh na (naoi) bh~ cárb as é, cér leis é, I don’t know where on earth he comes from, who on earth owns it.
Teacht ar an bh~, to come on the scene.
~ uait liomsa, come on along with me.
Tá fear eile ~ ina áit, another man has come on in his place.
Siúil leat, walk on; come along.
Ní ar leathchois a tháinig Pádraig go hÉirinn, St. Patrick did not come to Ireland unprepared; one should not rely on half-measures.
Tháinig sé (ar) ~ Dé Luain, he came on Monday morning.
Tháinig sé Dé ~, he came on Tuesday (last).
Beidh siad isteach sa mhullach orainn, they will crowd in on us; they will come in and find us unprepared.
Tiocfaidh sé ~ minice feasta, he will come oftener from now on.
Tar ~ad síos, come on down.
Tháinig sé d’aon ~, he came on purpose.
Nuair a bhí an oíche ag teacht, when night was coming on.
Teacht anuas ar dhuine, to come down on s.o.
Teacht ar an láthair, to come on the scene.
~ ar bord, come on board.
Teacht ar an gcoiste, to come on the committee.
Tiocfaidh sé saor ort, it will come cheap on you.
Ag teacht chun tosaigh, coming forward; coming on, progressing.
Tháinig sé romham ar an liosta, he came before me on the list.
Is mallaithe do thoisc chugainn, you come to us on an evil errand.
Ag teacht chun tosaigh, coming forward; coming on, progressing.