ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
4. Bheith in áit do charta, to be in a dangerous position, in an evil plight.
Tá ~ orthu in airde ansin, it is dangerous for them to be up there.
Níl ~ ar bith san ainmhí sin, that animal is not at all dangerous.
Ná bí ag cur na gcontúirtí sin i gceann na bpáistí, don’t talk of such dangerous matters before the children; don’t instil those dangers into the minds of the children.
Tá ~ sa rud sin, that thing is dangerous.
~ an mhadra nó gáire an tSasanaigh, a dog’s snarl and an Englishman’s laugh (are equally dangerous).
Bheith i n~, to be in a dangerous situation.
Amas ~, dangerous attack.
Tá tú ag rith ar thanaí, you are on dangerous ground.
Tá sé in áit a threascartha, he is in a dangerous spot, in an evil plight.
Duine ~, wicked, dangerous, person.