ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá ~ éigin faoina fhiacail, (i) there is something gritty between his teeth, (ii) there is something irritating him.
~ a chur ar shúil, to irritate an eye.
3. Súil, cneá, fheargach, irritated, inflamed, eye, wound.
Tá rud éigin ag dó na geirbe aige, something is irritating, worrying, him.
~ a chur ar dhuine, to irritate s.o., to make s.o. feel grumpy.
Cad é atá ag déanamh mosáin duit? What’s irritating, bothering, you?
~ an scéil, the irritating part of the story.
Cad é atá ag cur an tochais air? What’s irritating him?