ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
D’anam, do náire, a anacal, to guard one’s soul, one’s honour.
Duine a chur ar a ~, to put s.o. on his guard.
Bí ar d’~ ar, be on your guard against.
Duine a chur ar a ~, to put s.o. on his guard.
Rug na gardaí air, the guards caught him.
2. Fuarthas ~ air, he was caught off his guard.
~ a chosaint, a sheachaint, to guard, avoid, a blow.
Rún a chaomhnú, to guard a secret.
Ar a choimeád, on his guard; ‘on his keeping,’ in hiding.
~ leabhair, claímh, a guard, a covering, for a book, a sword.
Dún, cathair, príosúnaigh, a choimeád, to guard a fort, a city, prisoners.
~ a chur ar rud, to put a watch, a guard, on sth.
Bí ar do choimhéad (ar), be on your guard (against).
Chuir tú thar mo choimhéad mé, you put me off my guard.
Tú féin a choimhéad (ar), to watch, guard, oneself (against).
An leanbh a choimhéad ar an tine, to guard the child from the fire.
Bhí na gardaí á g~, the guards were watching them.
~ aife, feistiúcháin, sciathfháinneach, slíomacháin, reflux, trimmer, guard-ring, smoothing, condenser.
~ thú féin air, guard yourself against him.
~ airm a chur ar áit, to put an armed guard on a place.
Duine a chur ar a chosaint (ar), to put s.o. on his guard (against).
Chruthaigh na gardaí air, the guards gave evidence against him.
Duine a chur thar a choimhéad, to put s.o. off his guard.
Chumhdaigh sé a uillinn le ceann an bhata, he covered, guarded, his elbow with one end of the stick.
Claibín, cóta, díon, deannaigh, dust-cap, -coat, -guard.
~ claímh, hand guard of sword.
Duine a chur ar a fhaichill (ar), to put s.o. on his guard (against).
Bhí sé ar a fhaichill romhainn, he was guarded in our presence.
Dá mbeadh ~ aige ar a theanga, if only he would guard his tongue.
~ a thóna féin ar gach fear, let every man guard his own rear, every man for himself.
Tá sé ~ ar a, faoina, shláinte, he guards his health.
Bhí sé chomh ~ ag caint, he was so guarded in his speech.
Duine a fháil ar ~, to get s.o. off guard.
Bhí focal na ~ acu, they were on the alert, were placed on their guard.
Rud a fhoimhdin, to beware of, guard against, sth.
Ghabh na gardaí é, the guards arrested him.
Tá sé ~ ag na gardaí, he has been arrested by the guards.
~ gharda, without a guard, unguarded.
Dul faoi, ar, do gharda, to put oneself on guard.
Bhí sé faoina gharda go maith, he had himself well guarded, well covered.
Do gharda a chur suas, to put up one’s guard.
Níl ~ ar bith aige air féin, he is not able to guard himself.
Bheith ar ~ (ar rud), to be on guard (over sth.).
Dul ar ~, to mount guard.
~ a sheasamh, to stand guard, sentinel.
~ a chur ar rud, to set a guard on sth.
~ saighdiúirí, guard, body, of soldiers.
An G~ Síochána, the Civic Guard.
~ gradaim, guard of honour.