ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Teacht faoi bhráid duine, to come before, take precedence over, s.o.
Níl ~ an tsagairt ann, he will be dead before the priest comes.
Sula ~ oíche, before night comes.
Ní thiocfaidh sé go raibh ~ ar an oíche, it will be pitch-dark before he comes.
Ní théann na paidreacha agus na headraí le chéile, [’prayers and idle chatter don’t mix’, work must come before play.
Ar lorg a ~ roimhe, like the people who came before him.
Ag an stad ~ an scoil, at the stop before (coming to) the school.
An mhuintir a tháinig rompu, the people who came before them.
~ theacht Phádraig go hÉirinn, before St. Patrick’s coming to Ireland.
Mo sheana agus mo shinsir, all who came before me.
Tá startha fada aige ar na daoine a tháinig roimhe, he tells lengthy stories of the people who came before him.
Tháinig sé romham ar an liosta, he came before me on the list.
Is ~ deoch ná scéal, a drink comes before a story.
Tá an ~ agam ort, my turn comes before yours.