ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a dhéanamh i gcoinne ruda, to protest against sth.
I gcoinne na haimsire, against the weather, the storm.
Céim a bhreith (thar, i gcoinne), to take a step (over, towards).
I g~, do choinne, faoi choinne, (i) appointed for.
Cur i g~ duine, ruda, to oppose s.o., sth.
Siúl i g~ an chnoic, to walk against, up, the hill.
Snámh i g~ an tsrutha, to swim against the current.
I g~ a thola, against his will.
Uair i g~ na bliana, once a year.
8. Cur in aghaidh, i gcoinne, in éadan, ruda, to oppose sth.
(in aghaidh, i gcoinne, in éadan, against).
Rud, duine, a chuimilt in aghaidh, i gcoinne, an fhionnaidh, to rub sth., s.o., against the grain, the wrong way.
I gcoinne an ghráinne, against the grain.
~adh i gcoinne an bhalla é, it was dashed against the wall.
faoi thalamh a dhéanamh i gcoinne duine, to intrigue against s.o.