ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tháinig ~ air le gairid, he has improved of late.
Tháinig an ~ ar fad air le gairid, he has let everything slide of late.
Bheith ~ le duine, to be curt with s.o.
Is ~ liom é, I think it is rather short.
Is ~ a rachadh sé ort; ba ghairid le dul ort é, it wouldn’t last you long.
Bhí mé ann le ~, I was there recently.
Go dtí le ~, until lately.
Ba ghairid Dia liom é, it would be a godsend to me.
Ba ghairid Dia leis é a fháil, he was very glad to get it.
Bheith gar, gairid, i n~ le duine, do dhuine, to be closely related to s.o.
Is mór a d’~ an saol le gairid, the world has changed a lot lately.
Is mór a mheath sé le gairid, he has failed a lot lately.
Le ~ gairid a dhéanamh de; le ~ fada a dhéanamh gairid; trí gach aon ~, to make a long story short.
Nós a tugadh isteach le gairid, a custom that was recently introduced.