ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a chur ar rud, to construe, put one’s own construction on, sth; to twist the meaning of sth.
~ droichead, the construction of bridges.
Do dhóigh féin a chur ar rud, to put one’s own construction on sth.
~ a bhaint as rud, to put a bad construction on sth.
~ cainte, construction (of speech).
Tá ~ an Bhéarla air, it follows the English construction, is an English turn of phrase.
~ conartha, construction of contract.
~ caolaigh, wattle construction.
~ mheán lae, meridian line. ~ thógála, construction line.
~ thógála, construction work.
~ tithe, droichead, construction of houses, of bridges.