ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ná déan ~ ar sheanóir, don’t make fun of an old man.
Níl ann ~ greann, it is only in fun.
Le ~ a dúirt sé é, he said it only for fun.
~ a dhéanamh, to have fun;
Is againn a bhí an chuideachta, we had such fun.
Tá ~ agaibh orm, you are poking fun at me.
Níl ann ach ~, it is only fun.
Comhrá, greann, spórt, a dhéanamh, to make conversation, fun, sport.
1. Gáire, magadh, greann, a dhéanamh faoi dhuine, to laugh at, mock, make fun of, s.o.
Shíl sé ~ (magaidh) a bhaint asam, he thought he could have a bit of fun at my expense.
Bíonn siad ag ~áil dom (do mo bhualadh, ag magadh orm), they keep at me (beating me, making fun of me).
Cá bhfuil an ~ á róstadh anocht? Where is the fun to be to-night?
~ grinn, bit, spell, of fun.
~ a dhéanamh (de dhuine, de rud), to make fun (of s.o., of sth.).
Rud a rá le ~, to say sth. in fun.
Bhí siad ag ~aidh a bheith ag magadh fúinn, they were trying to make fun of us.
Le greann a dúirt mé é, I only said it for fun.
Ag ~ faoi, ar, dhuine, mocking, making fun of, s.o.
Nuair is mó an greann, when the fun is at its height.
Lá grinn agus oireachtais, a day of fun and sport.
~ beag grinn, little bit of fun.
Oíche randaim, night of fun and sport.
Ba mhór an ~ a bheith ag amharc orthu, ag éisteacht leo, it was great fun to look at, to listen to, them.
Lá mór ~, a great day’s fun.
Lá sorcais, a day at the circus; a day of fun and sport.
Ag déanamh spóirt, having sport, making fun.
Is mór an ~ é, it is great fun; he is very amusing.
Ag ~, sporting, making fun.
Bhí ~ acu air, they were making fun of him.
1. Ag déanamh ~, playing, sporting, having fun.
Ba mhór an ~ é, it was great fun; he was very entertaining.
Ag ~, playing, having fun.
Ag ~, passing the time pleasantly, having fun.
Ag déanamh suilt, amusing oneself, having fun.