ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní raibh mé i m’~ riamh go dtí anois, never before was I in such a fix.
Dá mbéarfadh ort, if you should be in a fix.
Tá an scéal go ~ aige, he is in a nice fix, has made a right mess of things.
Dath a bhuanú, to fix a colour.
~ prionta, fixing of print.
~ (olla), (act of) fixing wool for dyeing.
Chuir siad ~ orm i gcomhair na hoíche, they fixed me up for the night.
Cheap sé aimsir chuige, he fixed a time for it.
Ag deisiú is ag ceartú, fixing and mending.
~eadh ar lá, to fix a day.
Cuirfeadsa ~í ann! I’ll fix him!
Bheith i gcorr an chochaill, to be caught, in a fix.
Teach a chóiriú, to fix up a house.
~ a chur ar rud, to fix up sth., to put sth. in proper order.
Shuigh siad ~ agus comhartha don rás, they fixed a limit and a mark for the race.
Cuir crot is ~ ort féin, fix yourself up properly.
Tú féin a chur i g~ le rud, to get oneself into a fix over sth.
~ sa bhalla é, fix it firmly in the wall.
ghuaillí é, fix it over your shoulders.
Anois tá ~ ort! You are in a right fix now!
Tairne ~, firmly-fixed nail.
Chuir sé ~ mhaith air féin, he fixed himself up well.
~ a chur ar rud, to fix sth.
Thug sé ~ dó féin, he put himself in a bad fix, did himself a real injury.
San ~ ina raibh siad, in the way they were fixed, in their plight.
San fhaopach, in an awkward predicament, in dire straits, in a fix.
Cuir ~ ort féin, fix yourself up; make yourself presentable.
Chuireamar ~ bail air, we fixed it ourselves.
Teach a fheistiú, to arrange the furnishings in a house; to fix up, tidy, a house.
Tú féin a fheistiú, to fix oneself up, dress oneself.
Tá sé i bh~; tá suí forais air, it is firmly fixed, steady.
D’fhuascail sé ó chruachás mé, he got me out of a fix.
Lá a ghabháil le haghaidh ruda, to fix a day for sth.
~ sa talamh é, fix it in the ground.
Ghreamaigh sé mé lena dhá shúil, he fixed me with his eyes.
Ní fheadar d’~, I don’t know how you are fixed.
Líon, gaiste, a inleadh, to fix a net, a trap.
Leaba a inleadh duit féin, to fix up a bed for oneself.
Bheith i ~ an chasúir, to be in a fix.
~ a chur, to cast a net; to fix a (hunting-)net in position.
Beaignití a ~adh, to fix bayonets.
Tá sé neadaithe ina cheann, it is firmly fixed in his mind.
Bord ~, steady, firmly-fixed, table.
Duine a chur i b~, to perplex s.o.; to put s.o. in a fix.
1. ~ sheasta, fixed star.
Sháigh sé a shúile ionam, he fixed me with his eyes.