ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá sé ina ~ marbh eatarthu, neither of them has gained an advantage over the other.
Gnóthaigh, caill, ar, gain, lose, by.
Onóir a bhaint, to gain an honour.
Clú, ceart, a bhaint amach, to gain a reputation, a right.
An chéad áit a bhaint (amach), to gain first place.
Daingean a bhaint amach, to gain, capture, a fortress.
Tá rud dá bharr aige, he has gained sth. by it.
Is beag dá bharr a bhí agam mé féin a bhá san fhearthainn, little I gained by getting myself drenched in the rain.
Bheith ~the le rud, to gain by sth.
Ní dheachaigh sé ar bláth ná ar ~ dó, he gained nothing by it.
Bhuamar an báire, we won the match, gained the victory.
Níor bhuaigh sé mórán air, he gained little by it.
Bheith buaite nó caillte le rud, to gain or lose by sth.; to take a chance on sth.
Fuair sé an ~ is fearr orm, he gained the advantage over me.
Áit do choise a bhaint amach, to gain a foothold.
Do bheatha a thabhairt i gcrích, to gain one’s livelihood.
Ná tréig do chara ar do chuid, don’t forsake a friend for gain, stick to your principles.
~ a fháil, to gain a trick, score a five (in game of twenty-five, etc.).
Ní raibh ~ dá bharr agam, I gained nothing by it.
~ chun éadála, striving after gain.
Ba mhó a shola ná a dhola, he gained more than he lost.
Dá bhfaigheadh sé an ~ mór, if he were to gain the whole world.
~ a thuilleamh, a tharraingt ort féin, to gain oneself a bad name.
Dá mbeadh a dhubh nó a dhath le gnóthú orthu, if there was anything whatever to be gained by them.
~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to despoil s.o.; to gain at the expense of s.o.
A ~ a bhaint de dhuine, to deprive s.o. of his gains.
Is beag an ~ dó é, he has little to gain by it; it avails him little.
Ní h~ ar bith duit é, you have nothing to gain by it.
Sin nó tá Dia i bh~ aige, or else he has gained favour with God.
Bua, buntáiste, a fháil, to gain a victory, an advantage.
Bheith ~ le rud, to gain by sth.
Neart a ghabháil, to gain in strength, increase in power.
Ó ghabh sé a bhoinn arís, since he gained his feet again.
Ag ~ (ar rud), winning, gaining (by sth.).
Ba bheag an ~ dó é, he gained little by it.
Is beag a ghnóthaigh mé air, I gained little by it; it availed me little.
~ a bhreith, a ghabháil, ó dhuine, to gain an advantage over s.o.
Airgead ~, spurious money; ill-gotten gain.
Níl ~ ar bith duit ann, it will not gain you any merit.
Níl maith ná ~ ann, there is nothing to be gained from him; he is useless.
Ní bheidh tú bainte ~ caillte leis, you will neither gain nor lose by it.
Tá sé ag neartú sa saol, he is gaining power, influence, in the world; he is gaining in wealth.
Níl ~ dá bharr agam, I have gained nothing by it.
Ní mór an phrae dom é, it is not much use to me; I have little to gain by it.
Ní raibh ~ dá bharr agam, I gained little by it.
An bheatha shíoraí a shealbhú, to gain eternal life.
Is mó atá mé ~ ná aniar leis, I have lost more than I have gained by it.
Is beag de shochar é, there is little to gain by it.
Tháinig sé chun ~a dúinn, we gained quite a bit by it.
Thabhaigh sé clú dó féin, he gained a reputation for himself.