ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá a máthair aici, she has her mother (staying with her, helping her).
Lámh chuidithe, helping hand.
Tá ~ fear aige, he has men helping him.
Lámh chúnta, helping hand.
~ eile den bhia, another helping of the food.
~ maith bia, large helping of food.
Thug sé ~ chuidithe, chúnta, dom, he gave me a helping hand.
~ ag bualadh agus ~ ag tarrtháil, pretending to give a helping hand.
Tá an mac ar chúl láimhe aige, he has his son to give him a helping hand.
Lámh a chur i ~ duine, to give s.o. a helping hand.
Ba bheag an mhoill ort lámh chúnta a thabhairt dom, it wouldn’t trouble you much to give me a helping hand.
As ~ a chuidigh sé linn, he was shamed into helping us.
Do lámh a shíneadh chuig duine, to proffer one’s hand to s.o.; to extend a helping hand to s.o.; to offer s.o. a tip.
Teanntú le duine, to give s.o. a hand up, a helping hand.