ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tabhair ~ don bhodach agus tabharfaidh sé féin slat leis, give him an inch and he’ll take an ell.
~aim orm go raibh sé ann, I’ll bet he was there.
Is mór an fear ~ é, he is a great man for betting, for saying ‘I’ll bet you’.
Léifidh mé dó cén sórt duine é, I’ll let him know what sort of person he is.
Tá sé ~ leo feasta, he’ll see no more of them from now on.
Socróidh mise leis mura raibh múineadh air, I’ll deal with him if he doesn’t have manners.
Fágfaidh sé ~ ort, he’ll leave a mark on you.
Téarnóidh sé, he’ll get over it.
Má thréigeann siad é beidh ~ air, if they desert him he’ll be left in the lurch.