ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Coinnigh agat féin é, keep it in your possession.
~ a choinneáil ar rud, to keep sth. in check.
Duine a choinneáil ar ~, to keep s.o. in suspense.
Sinn féin a chaomhnú i ngrásta Dé, to keep ourselves in the grace of God.
Rud a chur i g~, chun ~ta, to put sth. in safe keeping.
Ar a choimeád, on his guard; ‘on his keeping,’ in hiding.
Éadach a choimeád orthu, to keep them in clothes.
5. Rud a choimeád i mbosca, to keep sth. in a box.
~ amuigh, istigh, (to) keep out, in.
~ a dhéanamh le duine, to ‘make strange’ with s.o.; to keep aloof from, be shy in the presence of, s.o.
Bheith ar choimirce duine, to be in s.o.’s charge, keeping.
Comhrá, cuideachta, a choinneáil le duine, to keep s.o. in conversation, in company.
Éadach, bróga, a choinneáil ar dhuine, to keep s.o. in clothes, in shoes.
Duine a choinneáil beo, slán, faoi smacht, to keep s.o. alive, in good health, under control.
Rud a choinneáil te, i gcóir, ar snámh, to keep sth. warm, in order, afloat.
An tsláinte a choinneáil, to keep in good health.
Rud a choinneáil i mbosca, i dtaisce, faoi ghlas, to keep sth. in a box, secured, locked up.
~ amuigh, istigh, keep out, in.
Rud a chur i g~, to put sth. in safe keeping.
Ar a chomhad, in his keeping.
Tá bó ar a ~ aige, he has (the milk of) a cow (in return) for her keep.
Rud a chur i bhfolach, i dtaisce, to put sth. in hiding, in safe keeping.
Ag cur lena aois, in keeping with his age.
Coinnigh do theanga ~, keep a quiet tongue in your head.
Is doiligh comhaireamh a choinneáil le ~, it is hard to keep count in single play.
Ag ~ le duine, making up to, trying to keep in with, s.o.; philandering.
Tá ~ docht aige ar an airgead, he has the money tightly in his grasp; he keeps a tight hold of money.
Fan ~ as cosán na gcarranna, keep in from the path of the cars.
Tá sin ag luí lena iomrá, that is in keeping with his reputation.
Bíodh ~ ar do theanga, keep a civil tongue in your head.
Choinnigh siad tine ar a phíopa aige, they kept him in a constant state of anxiety.
Tá sé ar lámh shábhála, it is in safe keeping.
Ní sheasfaidh an fheoil sa teas seo, the meat won’t keep in this heat.
~ a chur ar na páistí, to keep the children in order.
Coinnigh i d~ é, keep it in good repair.
Tabhair do d’~ agus do d’aire é, keep it carefully in mind.