ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Lán do bhonn d’áit éigin a fháil, to get one’s feet firmly planted somewhere.
Níor chis sé ar a chos leonta fós, he hasn’t been able to stand firmly on his sprained foot yet.
Chothaigh sé é féin ann amhail carraig, he stood firmly there like a rock.
Cos a chur i bhfeac, i dtaca, i dtalamh, i dteannta, to put down one’s foot firmly, to refuse to budge.
~ na fírinne, the firmly-established basis of truth.
~ a chur ar rud, to secure sth. firmly.
Tá an charraig i n~ sa talamh, the rock is firmly embedded in the ground.
Cuir do lámh i n~ ann, grasp it firmly with your hand.
Suite go ~, firmly based, established.
Go ~ istigh i mo cheann, firmly implanted in my mind.
~ sa bhalla é, fix it firmly in the wall.
Dhaingnigh siad iad féin sa tír, they established themselves firmly in the country.
Tairne ~, firmly-fixed nail.
Do chos a chur i bh~, to plant one’s foot firmly, put one’s foot down.
Tá siad fite fuaite ina chéile, they are firmly interwoven, inextricably mixed up.
Fódaithe sa talamh, firmly implanted in the ground.
Tá sé i bh~; tá suí forais air, it is firmly fixed, steady.
Tá ~ maith ar a chosa aige, he is firmly planted on his feet.
Tá sé neadaithe ina cheann, it is firmly fixed in his mind.
Bord ~, steady, firmly-fixed, table.
~aimis go daingean ina n-éadan, let us stand firmly against them.
Bhí mé ~ ar é a dhéanamh, I was firmly bent on doing it.
Tá sé ~ dearfa, ~ meáite, de, he is firmly convinced of it.
Do chosa a chur i d~, to plant one’s feet firmly; to refuse to budge.
Ní raibh siad ~ ina thimpeall, they didn’t stand firmly by him.
Theann siad a dtroithe le talamh, they planted their feet firmly on the ground.
Do chos a chur i d~, to plant one’s foot firmly; to take a firm stance, refuse to budge.