ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Duine a chur chun feirge, chun éada, chun díomhaointis, to drive s.o. to anger, to jealousy, to idleness.
An lá a chaitheamh go ~, to spend the day in idleness.
Do shaol a chaitheamh le ~, to spend one’s life in idleness.
In am an díomhaointis, in times of idleness, of unemployment.
Ag ~ ar lorg gaoithe, whistling for a wind; passing the time in idleness.
~ searraigh, wild pansy, love-in-idleness.
~ dhall ag leadaí na leisce, idleness rusts the mind.
Ná caith do shaol le díomhaointeas, don’t spend your life in idleness.
D’fhág sé an obair gan déanamh ~ dheargdhíomhaointeas, he left the work undone through sheer idleness.
Is ~ fear curaigh le cuan, enforced idleness is wearisome.